Discount on WDW Annual Pass?

[ClaireinTN]

High school son will be making two trips to Disney over the next 12 months and I am thinking it might make monetary sense for him to buy an annual pass. Are there any places that sell these at a discount? If not, where is the best place I can buy one in advance? Or is there an advantage to buying them at the park?

Thanks!

 

[helloirishkitty]

I think the only discount available is florida resident and DVC, if you are DVC member. I haven't heard of any other ones

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

And they have black out days so be careful of checking them as they may be when your son is performing! The tickets my DD received while performing were so discounted that an annual pass would have been more expensive. So just make sure to find out what the organization is paying for the tickets.

 

[partypa]

Black out days ?

 

[NancyIL]

There are also military discounts for APs. I think only some FL resident APs have blackout dates, like seasonal and weekday annual passes.

 

[worm761]

Black out days ?

No. Annual Passes do NOT have black out days. Florida resident Seasonal passes have black out days.

 

[partypa]

Thanks, that's what I thought

 

[clanmcculloch]

When you say HE will be going twice, does that mean he won't be taking these trips with you? Will these trips be part of some kind of sports activity or youth group or school acitivity? If he'll be going as part of some group, find out if he'll be required to purchase tickets as part of the mandatory components of a required group package. If he has to get tickets as part of the group then this is a moot point.

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

When you say HE will be going twice, does that mean he won't be taking these trips with you? Will these trips be part of some kind of sports activity or youth group or school acitivity? If he'll be going as part of some group, find out if he'll be required to purchase tickets as part of the mandatory components of a required group package. If he has to get tickets as part of the group then this is a moot point.

This is a very valid point. We have APs (Florida residents) and my son's class went on a YES field trip to MK this past January, but we still had to buy the one-day YES ticket even though he had an active AP.

The tipping point for tickets (where an AP is cheaper than MYW tickets) is something like 11 park-hopping days or 13 base-ticket days. If he won't be in the parks at least 10 days during the year, the AP doesn't make financial sense.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

You might want to look at the Everything About WDW Tickets locked sticky in the TPA&S Forum. Especially the items bolded in the list below.

Post and Contents

1. This Table of Contents
2. Magic Your Way (MYW) Ticket Basics Including Definitions
3. Annual Passes and Water Park Tickets
4. Tickets Available Only to Florida Residents
5. Tickets Not Available to the General Public
6. Upgrading MYW Tickets (Not to Annual Passes)
7. Upgrading Tickets to Annual Passes
8. Dealing With Tickets Issued Prior to 1 January 2005 (Pre-MYW)
9. Children and Adults
10. Special Events
11. Comprehensive MYW Ticket Example
12. Hotel Card (Key To The World (KTTW))
13. Lost Tickets
14. Finger Scans
15. Frequently Asked Ticket Questions.
15A. Hopping Rules
15B. WPF&M With No Expire
15C. No Expire Upgrades
15D. Upgrading an Unused Ticket
15E. Upgrading Special Tickets
15F. Checking on Old Tickets
15G. Renewing Annual Passes
15H. Upgrading a Completely Used Ticket
15I. Getting Park Tickets Before Package Start Date
15J. Upgrading After Departure

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16. Reserved for Future Use
17. 2011/2012 Armed Forces Salute Tickets
18A. Prices Effective June 12, 2011
18B. Per Day Pricing for Ticket Combinations
18C. How to Save Money on Annual Pass Purchases
19. "Free" Tickets and Special Promotions
20. Ticket Purchase/Upgrade Locations and Telephones
21. Florida Resident Installment Purchases of Annual Passes

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