GAD ticket... What should I do with it?? (and pre planning my first trip)

[SandrA9810]

So I know every deal and which way to go when it comes to WDW and FL resident stuff. I'm totally lost when it comes to DL and how to stretch my dollar. I'll be moving to the northern half above the SoCal line. I know some one who lives 10 miles north of the cut off line and makes her sooo mad. Even if i'm that far away, i'm sure there's going to be plenty of trips in.

I already plan on buying a sea world platinum pass. i had the four fl park pass, but it'll be cheaper to upgrade to a platinum out there. So there's already more than one reason to head to the south end of the state.

I'm planning my first trip for October. I've always wanted to see the Haunted Mansion decked out. And I love Halloween at Disney.
My friend has a close cousin that works for the marriot chain, so we're hoping for a pretty good hotel deal. But I'll be scouring the internet for every deal.

Now I just need to figure out my ticket. He's not a fan of Disney or theme parks or crowds or anything else I'm used to. So if he wants to sit his butt in the hotel... I won't be stopping. And I've got two one day hopper tickets. Which I figure he can use, and I'll upgrade my GAD ticket. But I don't know to what.

Can I use the ticket as the one day price for the annual pass payment plan?? I'd love to have an annual pass just to make weekend trips down there or hop around from park to park without feeling like I'm loosing a day.
And are there different AP's available?? I always had a seasonal pass at WDW. Well we would buy Play 4 tickets to use during the summer, then upgrade those to seasonal just before the Play 4's expired. It split the cost of buying tickets, and allowed us to visit during blockout times.

And I'm only on my cell's internet, and it ain't gonna load disney's website. So no linking to that stuff. And i have no other net options at the moment.

 

[CrazyDuck]

Donate it!

You can't do the payment plan if you are not in the socal area!

"* Passport purchaser must live in Southern California within zip code areas 90000-93599 and make a down payment that's the cost of a one-day ticket."

 

[SandrA9810]

when i looked at the website about a month ago. There were two different options, if you were a socal resident, you had to enter your zip code, and then it would show the special pricing. If you entered any other, it sent you back to the main page with the higher price.

And i'm not donating my ticket. I just need to figure out how to best utilize it.
See if i was in fl, i'd upgrade to a play 3 for 25$. At the end of summer, upgrade to a weekday or seasonal annual pass for about 80$ more. Then it would expire on the first date of my original GAD ticket use.

I grew up going to WDW ALL the time. So i don't think that'll change when it comes to DL. And the thing with the two other tickets, is they're cast comps, there's no value to them. So i can't upgrade one of those like i can the GAD ticket. And if i have an annual pass... Then it's well worth the gas money to use it.

Let's see, when i get there.... I plan on getting a yearly pass for yosemite national park, platinum pass for sea world, and some sort of pass for DL. I love nature and theme parks, and living in orlando has had me spoiled for so long, i could just walk into the theme parks whenever i felt like it... Ride a few rides, get a favorite snack, walk right back out and not feel like i wasted day on my ticket or spent too much money. I felt like another month's payment well worth it when i drove through the toll plaza at sea world (pretty much every other day).

So if there's like a play pass good for 6 months or something, i'd get that, then upgrade it later. The monthly payment would be awesome (if only it worked like sea world's). Then i wouldn't have to worry about the up front cost of a one day, and just have the monthly payments.