No Expiration upgrade?

[parboy]

I have been using the NE option for years. We go to the World every year for a visit. We spend 3 days in the parks. I buy the 9 or 10 day NE PH tickets. With the 10 day, we get two 3 day park trips and one 4 day park trip. If we were to buy just 3 day PH tickets for each trip, that would be $684 for me and my wife. Multiply that times 3, asssuming the prices don't go up, which of course they will over the course of 3 years, and we are at $2052 for three 3 day park trips. Now if I buy a 10 day NE PH ticket from UT, it costs us $1445 and lasts us the same 3 trips. Obviously saving us $600. Basically that is like getting one trip of 3 day park hoppers for free!

 

[parboy]

Sorry, back button got me 2 posts on this.

 

[hsmamato2]

Just make sure the cost of the n.e. options is not more than buying 2 sets of tickets separately. I have seen people comment that non-expire does not pay for itself unless you're doing 3 or more trips on the same ticket.

gotcha..... I was thinking 2 visits, 5 days on each (plus the wp&m,which essentially doubles our uses tho Minor parks)
so if I pay oop total cost of 547.00- that's 273.00 per each 5 day visit....vs. the cost of one 5 day ticket of 340.00 (UT) that expires..... unless I'm missing something.....according to my pp.....

 

[wdwphile]

I have been using the NE option for years. We go to the World every year for a visit. We spend 3 days in the parks. I buy the 9 or 10 day NE PH tickets. With the 10 day, we get two 3 day park trips and one 4 day park trip. If we were to buy just 3 day PH tickets for each trip, that would be $684 for me and my wife. Multiply that times 3, asssuming the prices don't go up, which of course they will over the course of 3 years, and we are at $2052 for three 3 day park trips. Now if I buy a 10 day NE PH ticket from UT, it costs us $1445 and lasts us the same 3 trips. Obviously saving us $600. Basically that is like getting one trip of 3 day park hoppers for free!

I also buy 10 day non-expiring park hoppers that cover three visits. If you do factor in the potential cost increases for tickets you'd purchase for trips two and three, the savings per person is probably closer to $385 (assuming an 8% average price increase per year). With 6 of us, the total savings is over $2,200.

 

[lovesdumbo]

ok..... please assist.... why can't I find any 'official info' for no expire option anymore? when pricing online, I am concerned that I will try to upgrade a ticket when I get there to a NE option,and they will not allow it.....
2nd question.... hypothetical scene....
I go thru UT with a discount link- buy a 5 day -ph-wp&m-ne options-cost is 522.00
go to park,enter,and ask to upgrade to a 10 day same options- but 10 day pass gate cost is 775.00 (? is that right?)
I am then another 53.00 to upgrade this ticket to the full 10 day NE/PH/WPM ticket?
making my total oop cost for 10 days with extras 547.00 ?
Is this right?
all advice appreciated!!!

gotcha..... I was thinking 2 visits, 5 days on each (plus the wp&m,which essentially doubles our uses tho Minor parks)
so if I pay oop total cost of 547.00- that's 273.00 per each 5 day visit....vs. the cost of one 5 day ticket of 340.00 (UT) that expires..... unless I'm missing something.....according to my pp.....

Talking about just gate prices - in rounded numbers with tax - not the maybe $30 you could save from undercover:

5 day base ticket $308
WP&M + Hopping $89
TOTAL about $397

10 day base ticket $361
WP&M + Hopping $89
NE option $346
TOTAL $796

$796/2=$398 This doesn't save you anything over buying 2 regular 5 day tickets.

If you make the tickets last for 3 trips you don't have to purchase the $89 WP&M + Hopping again and you're comparing it to buying 3 day tickets not 5 where each of the 3 days cost more.


One other thing to consider is that Disney often offers specials (like free DDP) that requires a ticket purchase.

 

[lovesdumbo]

gotcha..... I was thinking 2 visits, 5 days on each (plus the wp&m,which essentially doubles our uses tho Minor parks)
so if I pay oop total cost of 547.00- that's 273.00 per each 5 day visit....vs. the cost of one 5 day ticket of 340.00 (UT) that expires..... unless I'm missing something.....according to my pp.....

Still not quite sure how you got that it would only cost you $53 to upgrade. The gate value of that 5 day NE is about $552 so you have to pay the difference between the gate value of the 10 day NE and the 5 day NE or about $244 + the $522 you pay for the initial ticket so you've paid $766. You have to pay for the full 10 days or NE even if you only have 5 days left on the ticket when you do the upgrade.

 

[hsmamato2]

Still not quite sure how you got that it would only cost you $53 to upgrade. The gate value of that 5 day NE is about $552 so you have to pay the difference between the gate value of the 10 day NE and the 5 day NE or about $244 + the $522 you pay for the initial ticket so you've paid $766. You have to pay for the full 10 days or NE even if you only have 5 days left on the ticket when you do the upgrade.

aha! you found my mistake! Thank you...I hadn't thought to factor the NE for 5 vs. 10 days..and that is the killer..... hmmmm might be a better deal with todays price hikes to just buy multiple 5 day passes and use as needed without the NE.....

 

[hsmamato2]

also looks like with the new pricing, it saves to pay for PH at UT,not the gate, since a 5 day pass is only 50.00 more at UT with hopping, and it's a 64.00 difference on the dis. site

 

[capecodgoofy]

Yes.

This is my question today too with the price increase and I'm not seeing the NE option on the Disney site anymore either. I have already purchased the discounted tickets through UT with plans to upgrade to AP upon arrival. Does anyone foresee any new issues now that NE is not a gate listed option anymore? What should I be expecting to pay at the window when upgrading?

edit: sorry, I didn't quote the right post... essentially doesn't matter. Trying to figure out (so I'm not doing it on the spot) what I should be paying at the window upgrading from a UT 6 day PH+WP+NE ticket (old gate price of $573+tax) to an AP. I understand the math but don't know how to work out what the new gate price of my current ticket it to compare to the new AP price.

 

[jimandami]

This is my question today too with the price increase and I'm not seeing the NE option on the Disney site anymore either. I have already purchased the discounted tickets through UT with plans to upgrade to AP upon arrival. Does anyone foresee any new issues now that NE is not a gate listed option anymore? What should I be expecting to pay at the window when upgrading? edit: sorry, I didn't quote the right post... essentially doesn't matter. Trying to figure out (so I'm not doing it on the spot) what I should be paying at the window upgrading from a UT 6 day PH+WP+NE ticket (old gate price of $573+tax) to an AP. I understand the math but don't know how to work out what the new gate price of my current ticket it to compare to the new AP price.

According to my research this morning, it should be $25.56. I called twice and was given a quote of $649.65 for the 6 day PH, WP, NE ticket. An AP is now $675.21 for a difference of $25.56. Under the old pricing, the upgrade would have actually been around $38 so it saves is some money. The best I could tell, the 6 day ticket went up way more than the AP, which accounts for the difference.

 

[capecodgoofy]

According to my research this morning, it should be $25.56. I called twice and was given a quote of $649.65 for the 6 day PH, WP, NE ticket. An AP is now $675.21 for a difference of $25.56. Under the old pricing, the upgrade would have actually been around $38 so it saves is some money. The best I could tell, the 6 day ticket went up way more than the AP, which accounts for the difference.

Thanks!!

 

[capecodgoofy]

Now I'm thinking I should buy a ticket today for DD who isn't 3 for this trip but will be for others before the AP year is over! Maybe just buy a MYW+PH ticket guessing the number of days we'll go?? Time to crunch the numbers!