Non-expiring tickets, please explain

[disneydreamersx4]

I don't know if I understand these tickets.

Can you get non-expiring tickets if you book your trip through AAA?

Can you get non-expiring tickets with the Disney Dining plan package?

How much more are non-expiring tickets (non-hopper but we might want the water park option) than regular tickets?

Thank you for any info you can share.

 

[ekmom]

Here is a price chart of ticket options on Undercover Tourist:

http://www.undercovertourist.com/united-states/florida/orlando/attractions/tickets.html

 

[Marionnette]

I don't know if I understand these tickets.

Can you get non-expiring tickets if you book your trip through AAA?

Yes. Just ask your AAA travel agent to add no expiration to your tickets.

Can you get non-expiring tickets with the Disney Dining plan package?

Yep. Not a problem at all.

How much more are non-expiring tickets (non-hopper but we might want the water park option) than regular tickets?

Thank you for any info you can share.

Non expiration prices vary according to the number of park days originally on the ticket. Right now the price is $101 for a 5 day ticket but it skyrockets to $227 for a 10 day ticket!

 

[brymolmom]

It doesn't matter where you buy them - non-expiration is a feature you can add to most tickets.

If you end up with one day leftover at the end of your trip - it does not make financial sense to add this option.

If you intend to buy a non-expiring ticket to last you through two or three vacations over the course of a couple of years, it likely does make financial sense. If you are buying them to cover two or three trips in the SAME year, an annual pass might make more financial sense.

I bought 10 day non expiring hoppers with Water park and more option a couple years ago - these are the tickets we use for short, offsite trips when we'll only go to the parks a few times. When we go for longer trips and intend to go to the parks 6 - 8 days, it makes more sense to buy them as part of a package for that stay as buying more days makes the per-day cost much lower. Also we usually go for longer stays during a good promotion when you might have to buy tickets anyway.

The other time we use them is when we're going for a promotion and staying onsite - like for Free Dining this August - We buy are non-hopping tickets through our package - but then if we want to go to a water park or two - we just use our non-expires for those days.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

You might want to look at the Everything About WDW Tickets locked sticky in the TPA&S Forum. Especially the items bolded in the list below.

Post and Contents

1. This Table of Contents
2. Magic Your Way (MYW) Ticket Basics Including Definitions
3. Annual Passes and Water Park Tickets
4. Tickets Available Only to Florida Residents
5. Tickets Not Available to the General Public
6. Upgrading MYW Tickets (Not to Annual Passes)
7. Upgrading Tickets to Annual Passes
8. Dealing With Tickets Issued Prior to 1 January 2005 (Pre-MYW)
9. Children and Adults
10. Special Events
11. Comprehensive MYW Ticket Example
12. Hotel Card (Key To The World (KTTW))
13. Lost Tickets
14. Finger Scans
15. Frequently Asked Ticket Questions.
15A. Hopping Rules
15B. WPF&M With No Expire
15C. No Expire Upgrades
15D. Upgrading an Unused Ticket
15E. Upgrading Special Tickets
15F. Checking on Old Tickets
15G. Renewing Annual Passes
15H. Upgrading a Completely Used Ticket
15I. Getting Park Tickets Before Package Start Date
16. Resident 4 Day Wild 4 Disney Pass
17. 2010/2011 Armed Forces Salute Tickets
18. Prices Effective August 5, 2010
19. "Free" Tickets and Special Promotions
20. Ticket Purchase/Upgrade Locations and Telephones
21. Florida Resident Installment Purchases of Annual Passes

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