I prefer 10 day passes to annual passes

[DeeCee735]

I'm out of the loop here, I have an AP from April of this year. I see on a previous post that there is a new 15 month renewal? Is this correct? I'm sure it's only on new AP purchases, correct?

How much are AP's with the DVC discount? (I think I paid $399, but don't remember). How much are they supposed to go up?

I go two to three times a year, however I don't go into the parks every day during each trip. I used 12 days on the prior years AP, and I had the TIW card, which paid for itself during one dinner (our anniversary dinner with our children and their significant others), at Yachtsman Steakhouse.

That to me was a savings over the 10 day, simply because I used it for 12 days. My DH has a 10 day no expire. He's used it during the last two trips and still has 2 days left, but he only goes once a year, being every 12 to 12 1/2 months, so it worked best for him to get the 10 no expire. My kids had 5 day tickets that expired on last trip, then my DD wound up going again in March with her friends, and we are going again in January, so she really would have benefited from the AP, but the March trip was a last minute decision....

I think I'm going to have to review all the new prices and options once again before our Jan. trip!

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

Why would you need the non-expiration option? Aren't one day tickets good forever until they are used?

No. They do expire. Thats whe Disney charges the $20 per day for a no expiration option.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

I've never heard of 'packs of one day tickets'. In any case, you can buy an AP for $414 as a DVC owner. And you get to hop.
The current price for one day passes, with non-expire added is about $480. I would much rather pay $414 and be able to hop from park to park. Don't want to hop? Don't have to. Still cheaper to buy an AP.

Not if you DVC like us and don't spend everyday at the parks. My 10 day ticket will last me 2 years. Do the math as to what two years of anual passes will cost. You are assuming that everyone hops. We don't.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

I've never heard of 10 packs of multiple day tickets. Are these available at the gate?

We do the PAP and get two trips out of them by staggering our trip. This year we went in July, next year we will go in June. We don't renew them, but rather restart that cycle again. In 2011 we will go in July and in 2012 in June, etc. We paid $450 this year, for PAP with the 10% discount cards we get from fellow Disboarders. That works out to about $225 per year and includes waterparks (which we love), DQ, and park hopping.

This is the point of my post. Most folks don't realize that you can buy 10 packs whic cost only $23.40 each. Disney pushes the park hoppers. 10 packs work best for our needs. If you do the math, they should be the choice for many people buying hoppers.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

We normally do the 10 day non-expiring MYW tickets but I think the OP has something different up his/her sleeve. Please share more what you mean about 10 one day packs....you have me very curious and wanting to save some $$$ if possible.

My wife and I each bought a 10 pack with the expiration option about 3 years ago. Our average stay is 4 nights and we do about 3 parks per stay.
# years later we each still have about 2 tickets remaining.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

We put 69 days on our AP last year.

And thats why you are AP candidates. For families like mine that don't do as many parks, the AP isn't cost effective.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

It all comes down to how many visits per year you take, and how many days per visit, and the right answer might be different for different people. But, the OP's measure of per-day cost is the right way to compare.

In general:
* If you take infrequent, short trips (4 park days or less), the 10-day with no-expiration often makes sense.
* If you take infrequent, long trips (6 park days or more), the expiring tickets usually work out best.
* If you take two or more trips totalling 10 or more days per year, the AP usually makes sense.

For a DVCer, the number of days/year for break-even on an AP is lower, because of the AP discount.

As the OP I thank you for summing up the intent of my post.

 

[silmarg]

i think folks are getting confused with the term "ten pack".

They think you are getting 10 individual one day tickets (meaning 10 pieces of paper or plastic).

You are simply getting a 10 day pass that does not expire right ( a single piece of paper or plastic). Right?

 

[CarolAnnC]

I believe the OP must be discussing purchasing a 10 day MYW ticket. There is no such thing as a "10 pak" of one day park tickets. Here is the LINK to the DIS's information on WDW Tickets.

 

[AKV707]

a plus for the AP is the availability for the tables in wonderland card. that can be a big savings.

I was going to mention that as well. For us, with at least 2 trips a year, and the tendency to hop the AP combined with the TIW is the best deal by far for us.

 

[christa112]

I don't want to add to the confusion going on here, but I have a question about Non Expiring.

We are going down in Jan our last 3 trips we have pretty much spent almost every day in a park. This time around will be our 1st DVC trip and were thinking about taking some days off and enjoying our resort too. We purchase just basic tickets, no hopper option. At the end of our trip if we still have 2 days we haven't used can I then add Non-Expiring to those tickets? Or do I need to purchase Non-Expiring at time of purchase. I would hate to purchase Non-Expiring and then we decide to hit the parks every day.

TIA

Christa

 

[Chuck S]

I don't want to add to the confusion going on here, but I have a question about Non Expiring.

We are going down in Jan our last 3 trips we have pretty much spent almost every day in a park. This time around will be our 1st DVC trip and were thinking about taking some days off and enjoying our resort too. We purchase just basic tickets, no hopper option. At the end of our trip if we still have 2 days we haven't used can I then add Non-Expiring to those tickets? Or do I need to purchase Non-Expiring at time of purchase. I would hate to purchase Non-Expiring and then we decide to hit the parks every day.

TIA

Christa

You can add the non-expiring option after the first use...but you still have to pay for the original number of days on the ticket, not just the 2 remaining days.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

For whoever mentioned the TIW card, you are right on. Once you factor that in, Disney PAYS US to enter the parks. Paying $23/day would be a major bummer...

MG

 

[christa112]

Thanks Chuck. I don't think it will be worth if for us then. I will stick with my original plan Base Tickets.

You can add the non-expiring option after the first use...but you still have to pay for the original number of days on the ticket, not just the 2 remaining days.

 

[jguner]

Totally agree about the DVC Annual pass and the TIW. To be able to get the TIW benefits alone is a huge bonus and top that with free parking at the parks and the annual pass is what we will be getting once again.

 

[silmarg]

You can add the non-expiring option after the first use...but you still have to pay for the original number of days on the ticket, not just the 2 remaining days.

chuck knows of what he speaks...

 

[vicki_c]

No. They do expire. Thats whe Disney charges the $20 per day for a no expiration option.

But it's not always $20/day for non-expiration. The terminology is again confusing with this "10 pack" thing. Depending on how many days were on your MYW ticket to begin with, adding NE can range from about $8/day (on a 3 day ticket) to about $20/day (on a 10 day ticket).

Unused 1 day tickets (or multi-day) do not expire. Partially used multi-day MYW tickets do expire. There is no such thing as a 10 pack of 1 day tickets that can be purchased, just multi-day MYW tickets.

As everyone said, you have to do the math for your own situation to see what makes the most sense for you.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

But it's not always $20/day for non-expiration. The terminology is again confusing with this "10 pack" thing. Depending on how many days were on your MYW ticket to begin with, adding NE can range from about $8/day (on a 3 day ticket) to about $20/day (on a 10 day ticket).

Unused 1 day tickets (or multi-day) do not expire. Partially used multi-day MYW tickets do expire. There is no such thing as a 10 pack of 1 day tickets that can be purchased, just multi-day MYW tickets.

As everyone said, you have to do the math for your own situation to see what makes the most sense for you.

Indeed... As stated earlier, Pinnocchiosdad is likely confused on the 10 day thing. I'm sure he means the 10 day MYW tix.

I believe Chuck is also correct. A true 1 day tix has no expiration, therefore a book of 10 would not expire. The only problem is they don't sell a book of 10. Yes, you can buy 10 one day tix, but you will pay $790.

MG

 

[Maistre Gracey]

As others have said, the AP is also great because there is no worry about entering the park just for a short while. Total freedom to enter just for dinner, fireworks, or whatever, is worth a quite a bit to us.
I would absolutely hate being tied down to a "ticket", if you know what I mean...

MG

 

[diznee princess]

I've never heard of 10 packs of multiple day tickets. Are these available at the gate?

We do the PAP and get two trips out of them by staggering our trip. This year we went in July, next year we will go in June. We don't renew them, but rather restart that cycle again. In 2011 we will go in July and in 2012 in June, etc. We paid $450 this year, for PAP with the 10% discount cards we get from fellow Disboarders. That works out to about $225 per year and includes waterparks (which we love), DQ, and park hopping.

What is the 10% discount cards from disboarders you mentioned?
How did you get it and is it off the AP per person?
Thanks for your help.

I'm deciding on the AP or 10 day NE. We have done both, there are pros and cons to both. I love the flexibility & perks of the AP. However it just makes come to Florida more often than I need to, reasoning I can because of the AP and because I want to get the most use out of it to make it advantageous.

We did AP for F&W in Nov 07 then used it twice in 08 for short weekend trips and again for F&W in 08 before it expired. Plus we had the TIW card we used also for friends who dined with us as well. It more than paid for itself.
You can't beat free parking. But if you stay in the resorts you get that anyway.

If I get the 10 day for our family I'm more frugal about using up the days too soon. Of course nontheless MY Hubby prefers the 10 day NE park hopper we use for 2 trips.
He loves Disney but not the hit in the pocketbook everytime we return home LOL. (we need a grumpy smilie or a cranky donald, that describes my husband)

We don't own dvc but we do rent here or get our airline discount of 40% off room rates at Disney resorts and we have an offsite timeshare. We also fly for free. So having the 10 day forces some self control for me or i'd be there to many times in one year. We usually get 2 trips out of it if we do water parks, DQ and universal on the same trip.