Pre-Arrival Ticket Discount?

[RyMickey]

We tend to get Annual Passes when we go as we like to spread out two trips in one year to get our money's worth.

However, this year, we decided to head down to the World for Christmas. I seem to think that there was some ticket discount if you purchased your tickets prior to your arrival at WDW. Is this correct? Or is the same price either purchasing ahead of time or at the gate?

It's entirely possible (and likely, since I can't seem to find any info verifying this) that I'm confusing this with advance tickets for MVMCP and tickets that we purchased during the summer for various other theme parks that offered this (Busch Gardens Williamsburg and HersheyPark).

I'm sure it's a silly question, but I know someone here will know.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Jestocost]

Disney supposedly eliminated (or virtually eliminated) the advance purchase discounts on park tickets, but now some people have reported seeing information that suggests they may be doing it again. I don't see any indication of that on their Web site. You can save a small amount on multi-day tickets through authorized brokers like mapleleaftickets.com or undercovertourist.com.

 

[yulilin3]

If you buy through AAA you get a discount, other than that I'm not sure.

 

[RyMickey]

If you buy through AAA you get a discount, other than that I'm not sure.

I forgot all about AAA. They don't offer an Annual Pass discount, so for some reason, I blocked them out.

Thanks!

 

[seashoreCM]

Do not buy tickets from private individual third parties including via eBay.

When you buy tickets from other ticket agencies, they might not have the denomination of your choice. You should use the ticket a little before adding more days, non-expiration, etc. and then you keep the discount you already got. If you "upgrade" before usage, Disney generally "recaptures" the discount by giving you only a smaller wholesale value for your original ticket.

There are no official annual pass discounts except the renewal discount and the Disney Vacation Club member discount.

Disney hints: http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/dispass.htm

 

[yulilin3]

I forgot all about AAA. They don't offer an Annual Pass discount, so for some reason, I blocked them out.

Thanks!

They do offer disncounts for AP. That's how I got and been renewing my tickets, I think I saved like $80 or something. If you live in Florida check their site.