Purchasing Annual Passes?

[lpizzuro123]

We usually head down to WDW at least twice a year. We are going the end of this month and decided to look into purchasing Annual Passes (my boyfriends father lives in Orlando so this way we could go into the parks more often when we visit him. I was wonder where the best place to purchase these would be? Are they discounted through AAA or any of the ticket places? Also, what are some of the benefits that you receive with AP's. Even though we usually stay with boyfriends dad for most of the trip, we usually do 2 or 3 nights in a Disney hotel?

I would appreciate any info anyone can provide.

Thanks,
Linda

 

[poohj80]

Check out Deb's site for benefits: http://www.allearsnet.com/pl/apass.htm

There are only AP discounts for FL residents and DVC members. Once you purchase them, the renewal price will be cheaper than buying a new pass.

We use ours for discounted rooms, discounts on meals, and a 10% discount at the World of Disney store.

 

[lpizzuro123]

Thanks for the quick response. I will have to check into how many times I think we will be down in Florida this year to see if it works out $ wise to purchase AP's. I am hoping to head down the week between Christmas and New Years and then again either next March for my boyfriends birthday or April for Spring Break. I know these are busy times but would love to go down with boyfriends son who is in high school and can only go during school break times. Wish we could get the Florida discount but we are not Florida residents.
Thanks again, Linda

 

[poohj80]

Glad to help! With the new MYW passes, it's a bit more difficult to calculate how many days you have to go to the parks to break even, but we still buy APs as long as we will be there more than 7 days in a 12 month period. Having APs makes it SO much easier to just pop in for dinner or one ride or two when you're in the area without feeling like you have to stay the entire day to get your money's worth out of a hopper pass.

Be caseful though...having an AP makes it VERY easy to rationalize just one more quick unplanned trip.

 

[Tinkerbelll]

I don't know all of your exact circumstances, but just a bit of personal advice....BUY THE AP's! You will get your $$ worth. BF and I have PAP's and we are poor (just finishing college) so making that decision to buy them was not easy. But it was the best thing we ever did. Amazing!