Should we buy annual pass or regular tickets?

[FSU Girl]

I think you can go to GR and make one a priority over the other

Thanks!

 

[gap2368]

Thanks!

Check out this thread that @Robo started. https://www.disboards.com/threads/all-about-tickets-upgrades.3570721/

 

[FSU Girl]

Check out this thread that @Robo started. https://www.disboards.com/threads/all-about-tickets-upgrades.3570721/

Ok I will thanks

 

[FSU Girl]

So I think what we are going to do is just buy the 4 day Florida Resident pass. We'll do 3 days in November and then when we go back for New Years we'll use the 4th day on New Years Eve. Cheapest option

 

[ppjluvsdvc]

Just be careful of the eligibility dates. I find the Florida ones rather confusing - only good for a certain period of time, etc.

 

[FSU Girl]

Just be careful of the eligibility dates. I find the Florida ones rather confusing - only good for a certain period of time, etc.

I checked on the ticket thread about it. On the Disney website it mentions the ticket is good for 180 days after first use so it should be fine, doesn't mention blackout dates anywhere

 

[bryanb]

That's a perfectly good decision.

Just thought I'd share a side story about the perils of "Annual Pass Logic," which I've fallen for in the past.

The idea is that for just a few hundred dollars more, I can buy an AP and "save" money by taking more trips to WDW. Of course, once you've paid for the pass, that money is already sunk... so I might as well take more trips, since the tickets are now "free." Which means more gas/airfare, hotel nights, food, etc. Then there are the discounts, which many people use in their "breakeven" calculation. That assumes that to "break even" faster, I won't go buying merchandise and meals that I wouldn't otherwise have -- and it's hard to always know that for sure. I probably end up justifying additional spending because that $25 t-shirt I don't need is now $5 less. And Memory Maker, it was easy to throw in there though I personally wouldn't have paid hundreds for it.

Before I know it, a few thousand dollars (and a nice percent out of my annual income) have been spent with The Walt Disney Company. Now, I can't say that I didn't have fun and really enjoy those trips... or that I won't do it again when I have the budget. But I couldn't kid myself. It wasn't a logical decision... it was an answer I justified with AP math.

 

[FSU Girl]

That's a perfectly good decision.

Just thought I'd share a side story about the perils of "Annual Pass Logic," which I've fallen for in the past.

The idea is that for just a few hundred dollars more, I can buy an AP and "save" money by taking more trips to WDW. Of course, once you've paid for the pass, that money is already sunk... so I might as well take more trips, since the tickets are now "free." Which means more gas/airfare, hotel nights, food, etc. Then there are the discounts, which many people use in their "breakeven" calculation. That assumes that to "break even" faster, I won't go buying merchandise and meals that I wouldn't otherwise have -- and it's hard to always know that for sure. I probably end up justifying additional spending because that $25 t-shirt I don't need is now $5 less. And Memory Maker, it was easy to throw in there though I personally wouldn't have paid hundreds for it.

Before I know it, a few thousand dollars (and a nice percent out of my annual income) have been spent with The Walt Disney Company. Now, I can't say that I didn't have fun and really enjoy those trips... or that I won't do it again when I have the budget. But I couldn't kid myself. It wasn't a logical decision... it was an answer I justified with AP math.

I definitely get this. I went on so many weekend trips this year with my first annual pass. Although I made it worth it in respect to the actual tickets part we definitely spent way more money than just doing a week long trip one or twice a year