And now for a Disney trip question.
I haven't been to the parks in ages and have a question about how the tickets work. For our week-long trip in December, we'll probably go to the parks on 5 or 6 days. I'm sure we'll make a return trip in the future, but it probably won't be within a year of this trip (so AP is out). Should I buy a 10-day pass and then purchase the no expiration option on the unused days at the end of the trip? Then I'd have passes for a few days already paid for when I go on my next trip. Am I understanding the no exp option right? Will this work? Obviously, I'm trying to make my money stretch as far as possible. Someone help me out here.. What's wrong with that plan?
We usually buy N.E. tickets. It think you have to weigh the amount of days you are going to use per trip. If you are using less than 5 days per trip N.E. tickets are the way to go.
Check out these prices for
Undercover Tourist (regular site no mousesavers link)
A 6 day base ticket through
UT = $236
A 10 day N.E. base ticket through UT = $462
If you are going to use 5 days this trip you would have 5 days for the next trip. Looking at these prices I might just go for the base ticket. Why tie up the money now for a slight ticket increase that usually takes place in the middle of the summer.
How about using the hopper option.
6 day hopper= $286
10 day hopper N.E. = $501
If you were able to use only 5 days each trip, with this scenario the N.E. is the better option because you would only pay once for the hopping option.
It does get more interesting to use a N.E. ticket if you are going to add park hopping and waterpark & more.
A 7 day hopper, WP & more = $291
A 10 day N.E. hopper, WP & more = $503
Even if you use all you park days on a N.E. WP&more ticket, the other days do not expire until used. So say you hit a waterpark 2 days this trip, you would still have 8 entrances left. So next trip you used the rest of the park days and used 2 waterpark days, you would still have 6 WP& more days left that don't expire to be used on future trips.
On our last trip, I upgraded to an AP for the room savings, free parking, and merchandise discounts, and other perks. Since you are not going to get back in 12 months this wouldn't be the cheap option for you.
I'll try to answer any ticket questions you have. You can always ask Cheshire Figment on the park attractions board. He has the ticket knowledge!!!
WELCOME TO THE DIS DAD'S CLUB! 
He also played up in New York for a while. I think he set the league record for penalty minutes back in the day. Anyway, his wife and kids came over to our garage sale (to fund the December trip, of course) and she told me some of his fights were on 
Just wanted to make sure we weren't lured into some fisherman double talk
