Have ticket prices influenced your planning?

[kdzgon]

We've been struggling with what to do about our AP's as well as it's time for renewal.

Since joining DVC, we will definitely be going at least twice a year but we'd really like to spend more time enjoying the resorts such as the pool and other activities.

Additionally, we'd like to venture to some of the off site attractions <gasp> that my grandchildren will enjoy.

How does the 10 day Hopper with no expiration compare in price to the AP?

In truth, we would LOVE a pass that would only allow entry after 4:00 PM as that would fit our needs and vacationing style perfectly.

Non-expiring 10-day tickets range from approx $40 - $100 more than the DVC prices for annual passes.

Advance purchase from Disney:

10-Day MYW Ticket w/Hopping & No Expiration 10+ $435.59
10-Day MYW Ticket w/Hopping & No Expiration 3-9 $398.31

10-Day MYW w/Hopping & Water Park Fun & More w/ No Expiration 10+ $478.19
10-Day MYW w/Hopping & Water Park Fun & More w/ No Expiration 3-9 $443.04

DVC Annual Passes:

Regular Annual Pass 10+ $334.00; 3-9 $294.00

Premium Annual Pass 10+ $434.00 3-9 $382.00

 

[LakeAriel]

WDWDad, I completely agree with you on the park tickets. Our family does exactly the same thing on vacation that you do. I would like to have more flexibility to enter & leave the park, especially for dining. We are on the lookout for an improved park ticket option as well.

I was just talking about this last night..Most of the reservations we enjoy are in Epcot. I wish there was a dining pass that would enable dining without a theme park pass. I just got a Universal 3 month 2 park pass..for $85 at Costco. It was even better then the buy one adult, get one child free deal. When you start factoring in the ticket prices, a deluxe on- property resort in Universal is looking like a much better deal and you get fast passes to every ride. May have to separate from the mouse.

 

[tubtruck]

To the OPs question, No.
Though any DVC discount on tickets would be happily recieved

 

[CarolA]

Take a look at the point ownership discussion today to see what owners are saying about what they own.

Sorry but I can't figure out how to attach the link.

Contrary to DIS Board Myth, any thread on here is not a representative sample of anything that could be extrapolated to the population as a whole...... All you know is what those who CHOSE to post tell you. (I for example chose not to open a lot of "how many points did you buy, do you own " threads, I don't really care) And if your guide says the AVG is 180 then there are LOTS of members who own over 180 points.


And the great thing about this thread is that before we got AP discounts folks were on here whining 'the ticket discount doesn't work for me, I want an AP discount' Now it's the opposite. (I wonder sometimes why Disney gives us anything?)

 

[WendyinNC]

Non-expiring 10-day tickets range from approx $40 - $100 more than the DVC prices for annual passes.

Advance purchase from Disney:

10-Day MYW Ticket w/Hopping & No Expiration 10+ $435.59
10-Day MYW Ticket w/Hopping & No Expiration 3-9 $398.31

10-Day MYW w/Hopping & Water Park Fun & More w/ No Expiration 10+ $478.19
10-Day MYW w/Hopping & Water Park Fun & More w/ No Expiration 3-9 $443.04

DVC Annual Passes:

Regular Annual Pass 10+ $334.00; 3-9 $294.00

Premium Annual Pass 10+ $434.00 3-9 $382.00

It appears that you have included tax on the MYW tickets but not on the Annual Passes.

 

[dianeschlicht]

I certainly wish Disney would discount the MYW tickets to DVC members. AP's don't make sense for us since we will only being going once a year. I do think we would spend more time in the parks though if the MYW tickets were discounted.

Why not skew your vacation dates by a week each year and get two trips on one AP? That's how we used to do it before the DVC discounted APs came out. Now we throw caustion to the wind and keep our APs and go 2-3 times EVERY year instead.

 

[diznyfanatic]

Non-expiring 10-day tickets range from approx $40 - $100 more than the DVC prices for annual passes.

Advance purchase from Disney:

10-Day MYW Ticket w/Hopping & No Expiration 10+ $435.59
10-Day MYW Ticket w/Hopping & No Expiration 3-9 $398.31

10-Day MYW w/Hopping & Water Park Fun & More w/ No Expiration 10+ $478.19
10-Day MYW w/Hopping & Water Park Fun & More w/ No Expiration 3-9 $443.04

DVC Annual Passes:

Regular Annual Pass 10+ $334.00; 3-9 $294.00

Premium Annual Pass 10+ $434.00 3-9 $382.00

Thank you very much for the helpful information. I think we're leaning towards simply renewing our AP's. We appreciate the simplicity and value, especially when you consider the DVC discounts.

 

[tfc3rid]

There is a Florida resident Epcot After 4 pass that entitiles admission to Epcot after 4 PM... I would love this pass to be offered to us DVC'ers as well....

My case is interesting... My gf does not like the parks (think's it's childish) but enjoys coming down and straying at the resorts, going to the water parks, etc... I don't want to spend the $$ on passes for a few days as I don't think they are cost-effective... I would get an annual pass for both of us because the one park she dopes appreciate is Epcot... the last few trips down to WDW we haven't gone to any park and I am ITCHING to go on Soarin' and Everest but not willing to get a MYW ticket to do it...

 

[Maistre Gracey]

My gf does not like the parks (think's it's childish)

Perhaps you should think about renewing your girlfriend...

MG

 

[tfc3rid]

After 5 years, no plans to at all!!! WDW theme parks are just not her thing...

 

[CarolA]

After 5 years, no plans to at all!!! WDW theme parks are just not her thing...

They aren't my boyfriends thing either.
We have been dating for 15 years. I go to Disney he goes fly fishing. Life does not have to be a three legged race. If you want to go... GO, and leave her at the pool.

 

[JTimber]

Contrary to DIS Board Myth, any thread on here is not a representative sample of anything that could be extrapolated to the population as a whole...... All you know is what those who CHOSE to post tell you. (I for example chose not to open a lot of "how many points did you buy, do you own " threads, I don't really care) And if your guide says the AVG is 180 then there are LOTS of members who own over 180 points.


And the great thing about this thread is that before we got AP discounts folks were on here whining 'the ticket discount doesn't work for me, I want an AP discount' Now it's the opposite. (I wonder sometimes why Disney gives us anything?)

I just wanted to add that I posted that a guide stated 180 is the average points owned by DVC members. I'm certainly not willing to stand behind that just relaying what I was told. I saw information in another thread that leads me to belive that it is incorrect. According to that thread they took all the owners and divided by the total number of points. I believe they said the average was in ther high 200's.


Jay

 

[tfc3rid]

CarolA... I'd love to but I know I'd be in deep doo-doo if I did...

 

[BWV Dreamin]

I found the best way is to buy some tickets online thru legitamate ticket sellers. They have some great prices with some one day free tickets.

 

[BroganMc]

We do APs and are looking forward to enjoying the DVC discount this year. We let our existing AP's expire in March so we'd get fresh ones in May and adjust our AP schedule to our travel schedule (we stopped going in March 2 years ago).

The major pain is figuring out what to do for our guests. We've used up days on old PHP tickets and have been playing out the Plus options for PI for us. (We don't do waterparks.)

In some ways the new MYW ticket system makes for a more complicated planning trip. It forces you to decide how many days you'll actually visit a park before debating the various options. And it drives our guests mad when we have the ability to hop or go for a short park stay and they blow an entire day on a pass. (One guest blew an entire PHP day on a 3pm entry to MK on a Christmas Party ticket day. Senseless for an hour's sake.)

Now I'm debating what best to recommend to my sister this Fall. She'll be with us 6 days, with one of those days Halloween Party tickets and another her anniversary (my babysitting day of her kids). So I'm thinking it best she just get a base ticket for X number of days. Her oldest is 9 this year and so it doesn't make sense to get non-exp for him. Cheapest I can go for their tickets is $704. As it is the more sensible thing for them is not to add the water parks but buy single day tickets and just plan one day at Typhoon Lagoon. At least she only has 4 in her family. My SIL has 6 in hers (3 adults and 3 under 10's). It'll cost them around $1200 next year for them to just do 5 days in the parks.

 

[keishashadow]

Undercovertourist thru mousesavers link (via signup for newsletter) has had the lowest prices (including S&H/tax) over the last year.

Knocking off the PH option saves $48 pp (certainly an viable option unless you'll be using the same MYW tix @ DL). Why not try the tix w/o the PH option for a day or two, you may find you don't really need them. If you do, can always add it on @ guest services.

Sample prices
10 day MYW no expir option = $367 ($28 less than gate price)
10 day MYW w/PH & no expir = $412 ($31 less than gate price)

Little known fact, currently you can purchase the discounted tix, and trade them in (unused) for full current "rack" value @ guest services (along with DVC discount) towards purchase of an AP.

Still don't see why so many posters seem to be so protective of an AP only discount, an across-the-board discount % on all Tix media would be more inclusive imo.

 

[hrsmom]

We bought into DVC in October, haven't even made our first trip home yet, but we purchased our APs and have already used them! We have 3 trips already booked at SSR within the next year and we're also planning to try to get down there around my birthday, so that will be 4 trips within a year. For us it makes perfect sense to have the APs, it really saves us money and gives us the flexibility we want. I'm also excited to hear that we'll get room discounts with it.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Here is the link for discount park tickets. Also, there is a plan that if you buy 4 days, you get the 5th one free.
http://www.mapleleaftickets.com/
Every little bit helps!

 

[dsneygirl]

We will manage 4 trip this year on our APs. Dec, May, Aug and Dec. Our DS is still young but when he is 3 and we have to buy passes I think we may change our habits. Especially if we drop down to only 1 trip/year.

 

[colleenc]

We're FL residents and buy the seasonal annual pass. When our kids were smaller we would buy the "Play 4" pass - when it came out, it was only $100 for 4 days of parks. As our kids got older, and that Play 4 price went up, we decided to do the SAP. Our last year of doing the Play 4 we went to Disney in the summer and we were MISERABLE. I'm used to the heat, having lived in Florida my whole life, but the heat was insane. After that we decided we'd never go back in the summer and that the SAP was the way to go for us. We don't mind not going during the big holiday weeks either, so it's win win for our family.