I think we posted at the same time
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Here's my plan and I would appreciate anyone with experience with this to tell me if I am wrong on any of the steps...
Step 1: Buy (3) Adult and (1) Child passes from Orbitz with the "Buy 3, Get 2 Free" park hopper option. This costs $1348.31
Step 2: Receive a 20% rebate into my EBates account which will be about $269
Step 3: Buy $500 in Disney Gift Cards from Target using RedCard and Pharmacy discount ($451.25) AND apply the rebate funds for a total cost of $182.25
(...bear with me...you'll see why this step is needed
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Step 4: Redeem ticket vouchers at Guest Relations in October and use them for one day. Then, UPGRADE them to AP's...
...current DVC AP price: $1976.64
...current 5-Day PH proce: $1462.25
...Use the gift cards to pay the difference of $514.39
(**I am aware that the prices for the AP and the park-hoppers will go up between now and October, but it is the
difference in price that will impact my overall cost**)
So, based on this plan, my total cost for (4) AP's would be...
$1544.95!
($1348.31 for the Orbitz tickets + $182.25 for the gift cards + $14.39 leftover)
Here's my concerns:
1. Can I use multiple gift cards at guest relations to upgrade to the AP's?
2. There will be no problem with the DATES that I use when buying the tickets through Orbitz, correct? We are looking at flying out on Sunday, but if the only non-stop flight that day is late, we will leave on Saturday instead.
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If we link the Orbitz tickets to our MDE and make FP+ reservations, what will happen to those FP+ if we upgrade to an AP? I would hope that it wouldn't wipe them out.
4. Final question...how long until the Orbitz rebate posts? Does it hold until AFTER I pick up the tickets? We aren't going until October so if it credits within 6 weeks, I should have no problems getting it (via PayPal) before we leave.
I'm ready to pull the trigger...but I want to make sure my plan is correct
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