MYW Ticket question

[bunnysmum]

I'm on the WDW website, looking at booking an upcoming trip. Here's what I don't understand. If I am staying at one of their resorts for 6 nights, say 9/1 - 9/7 (checking out on the 7th), why do they offer me the chance to buy a 9-day ticket (or possibly even more?). Without also purchasing the no expiration option, I don't see how I could use all those days.

If I check in on 9/1, and use a day's worth of ticket (so to speak) per day, I can only possibly use 7 days worth by 9/7. So why offer me a 9-day ticket?

 

[JohnnySharp2]

I guess they do a range of tickets depending on the length of your saty, some people stay for 2 weeks for example.

We bought ours from MapleLeaf - see link below for full list of tickets available.

www.mapleleaftickets.com/disney_tickets.htm

 

[bunnysmum]

Sure, I understand that some people stay longer (lucky them!!).

But what I don't understand is, why, after I entered the info at the Disney website that tells them that I'm staying in their resort for 6 nights...why are they then offering to sell me a 9-day, or even a 10-day ticket? Surely they are not trying to accommodate people who spend the end of their trip in an off-site hotel!

When would I be able to use the extra days worth of tickets when I'm only staying in their resort for 6 nights? I can see a 7 day ticket, because maybe I want to hit a park before a late flight home, but 9 days???

 

[BeckWhy]

How about this: maybe it is so that people can buy a longer ticket at the current price so therefore when they return on another trip later they don't have to pay more for the ticket. But the tickets they are offering you are the same tickets they offer to everyone. They no longer have "Length of stay" tickets or anything like that.

 

[bunnysmum]

That makes sense, too, but they'd have to pay extra for the "no expiration option" to do this. I just don't understand why they give you the option to purchase a 9 or 10 day ticket (with a package) WITHOUT the "no expiration" option, when you've already told them that you're going to be staying with them for 7 days (6 nights).

 

[DisneyGeek2000]

For the same reason that McDonald's or any other fast food place says "would you like fries with that?" - its called an upsell, trying to get you to purchase something that you may not have thought of in your original purchase plans.

You may also see that it only costs $10 to add another day or two of tickets, so you may extend your trip.

The system also occasionally prices a preferred room instead of a standard room automatically for you - and will add insurance for you at the end - you must tell them that you don't want the insurance at the end.

Buyer beware.

 

[mouse hunt]

Some may stay off sight for a couple of days may be a possibility and I suppose one could return within the 14 day window.

 

[bunnysmum]

For the same reason that McDonald's or any other fast food place says "would you like fries with that?" - its called an upsell, trying to get you to purchase something that you may not have thought of in your original purchase plans.

You may also see that it only costs $10 to add another day or two of tickets, so you may extend your trip.

The system also occasionally prices a preferred room instead of a standard room automatically for you - and will add insurance for you at the end - you must tell them that you don't want the insurance at the end.

Buyer beware.

Okay, that makes sense. Though why anyone would actually want to take them up on a 10 day ticket when you're only there for 6 days is beyond me...unless, like another poster said, you are returning within 14 days (not terribly likely, I wouldn't think). Now that would kind of be like McDonald's saying, you can have fries with that, but you have to order a larger meal (longer stay) to get them. I dunno, maybe I just have too much time on my hands...

Yeah, they'll book you into a waterview or deluxe room or whatever costs more if you're not careful!

 

[Allison]

I guess I don't see why they wouldn't show you the option. They aren't making you do it, they are providing the opportunity to see additional choices. I would be surprised if they didn't show it. I'm not at all surprised they do.

 

[babar41]

Sorry OP, but it makes perfect sense to me for a few reasons. Being in sales myself, I would think if they didn't offer you additional days something would be very wrong.

1. It is not unusual for people to break up their vacation, staying at a less expensive hotel for part of their vacation and then moving on to Disney property. So while you may only be on property for 7 days, you may be in the area for more and able to use additional days at WDW.

2. Once you see the significant cost benefit to more days (i.e. the more days you purchase the cheaper per day your tickets are) this may entice you into extending your stay a day or 2.

3. If you are unsure of being able to stay longer, you may opt to have those additional days just in case! If you don't use them (and you don't have the no expiration, Disney just made a few dollars and it cost them nothing!)

4. If you are afraid you might not be able to stay longer you might be enticed to buy into the "no expiration", hence increasing your sale by $$$.

So, what part don't you understand?

 

[bunnysmum]

No need to be sorry!

Sure, I understand it from the "sales" angle. It just doesn't make sense to me OTHERWISE. But it doesn't need to make sense otherwise, I guess, since it's evidently all about the upsell.

I guess.....I was just wanting to make sure I hadn't missed anything with regard to the ticket options. And it sounds like I haven't.

Thanks to all who responded.

 

[indigoxtreme]

That makes sense, too, but they'd have to pay extra for the "no expiration option" to do this. I just don't understand why they give you the option to purchase a 9 or 10 day ticket (with a package) WITHOUT the "no expiration" option, when you've already told them that you're going to be staying with them for 7 days (6 nights).

Because you have 14 days in which to use the tickets. So by chance you are staying with them for 5, 6, or 7 days and chose to stay in orlando the other week, you can still use you disney tickets as long as it hasn't been 14 days since the 1st time you used it.