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[disneynewbee]

I'm not sure if this is where this should go but I have a question. I plan on going to disney from 11/18/06 to 12/1/06. Since 11/18 to the 25th are reg season and 26th thru 12/1 are value I plan on booking room only and dividing the reservation to get value price for the second half of my trip. I was thinking that since I will be going to sea world, universal, and taking hotel only days that I would only need 10 days in the parks. I definately want park hopper but am debating adding the water park, disney quest option since it's hard to do disney quest with little ones and I'm not sure how the weather would be for water parks. My question is the trip is a total of 14 days if I only get the 10 day park hopper it says it is good for 14 days from first use so if I use it on the first day I still actually have the whole 14 days of my trip to use the 10 days I don't have to use them on the first 10 days straight is that right. I really don't want to purchase the no expiration option since I'm sure we'll use all 10 days and it would cost a little over $400 for our whole family. Also since I am purchasing the park hopper if I go to 2 parks in one day it only counts as one admission off of the 10 is that correct? Also how many people were able to go to the water parks during this time and not freeze there tail ends off? My kids love water parks but since I'll have a 11 month old and 4yo I don't want to freeze either. If I add the water park option it would be an additional $200 for 3 over 10 and 1 under 10 would it be worth it if I only make it to the water park once? Any help is greatly appriciated. If anyone knows a cheaper way to do this I would love to hear. How much of a discount would AAA be on a value resort would that be worth it to get the discount??

 

[stacy6552]

Double check, but I think hopper passes are good for 2 weeks (????). For that trip, I probably wouldnt bother with the plus features. The water parks could be too cold, or rather walking around them wet will eb too cold and DQ isnt really all that appealing to smaller children. If you have to use the tix in 10 days straight, then plan them for the middle of your trip and to the off property stuff at the beginning and end.

Book by calling 407WDISNEY, not through the website and the cast member will be able to help you figure all that stuff out.

 

[isyt]

I just doubled checked and you can use the tkts upto 14 days after the 1st use day. You don't have to book a seperate room to get the value price, but if you don't want to do tkts than you do. I have 3 small kids and I am never a fan of the water parks. The water is well heated but like Stacy said getting out and walking around can be chilly. Its always hit and miss with the weather but generally it is warmer with 1 or 2 chilly days. I have done this time of year several times and it is my favorite.

 

[Camping Griswalds]

Skip the water parks etc option. We have done them in Jan and while the water is warm, its not bath tub, and oly feels warm if you are mostly submerged. With kids the age that you have I assume they'll like the more "running and playing" option. It just isn't worth it at that time of year. Also we have decided to buy just DQ tickets through ticketmaster for ourselves. Even at one day entrance, we'd still be saving and only use exactly what we want.