Theme Park Tickets

[GrumpySue]

Is it possible to buy a theme park ticket for more than 10 days ??? We will be staying for 13 days and I remember when buying a package (hotel & tickets) you were able to get a length of stay pass which covered you for the entire trip. Now it only allows purchase of a 10 day ticket, if I wanted to add the three days I would have to buy an additional 3 day pass which is starting from the highest price point yet again. Does this make sense ?? Is there a way to get a length of stay anymore or is that gone ??

 

[DaniPoppins]

I remember those length of stay tickets! Unfortunately, they are long gone. If you want more than 10 days, I believe you are correct that you have to purchase another ticket at its regular price. The other option used to be to purchase an annual pass if you would be visiting parks more than 10 days. But, also unfortunately, Disney has not resumed sales of annual passes. (Unless you are a Florida resident.)

 

[GrumpySue]

We had Annual Passes for years and let them expire during Covid, what a mistake. I would buy one if it was available. I also used to love the Tables in Wonderland card which will probably never come back.

 

[lanejudy]

Length of tickets are long-gone.

10-day is the longest (except AP). It's good for 14 days from the start date.
If you add the PH+ (hopper, waterparks, etc.) that extends it to 15 days.
It's still only 10 days in the 4 major theme parks but does give you other options.
Or you can buy an additional 3-day ticket.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Does the math work out better to get 2 tickets for 8 / 5 days rather than 10 / 3 ?

 

[Mle8308]

Does the math work out better to get 2 tickets for 8 / 5 days rather than 10 / 3 ?

Smart idea to try that!!!

 

[stinkpickle]

To make the math even more fun, remember that ticket prices are date based, so using a 3-day ticket first and then a 10-day one might be cheaper than using the 10-day ticket first. You'll have to compare every combination and plug in their specific dates...
10+3
9+4
8+5
7+6
6+7
5+8
4+9
3+10

 

[GrumpyInPhilly]

Are you sure you'll go to the parks all 13 days no matter what? What if it pours all day one or two days. Maybe just buy the 10-day ticket and purchase another ticket later if needed. Just my two cents.

 

[TheDailyMoo]

Trying to plan a Disney trip is like the looking out the window scene from A Beautiful Mind

 

[GrumpySue]

Trying to plan a Disney trip is like the looking out the window scene from A Beautiful Mind

So true LOL

 

[GrumpySue]

To make the math even more fun, remember that ticket prices are date based, so using a 3-day ticket first and then a 10-day one might be cheaper than using the 10-day ticket first. You'll have to compare every combination and plug in their specific dates...
10+3
9+4
8+5
7+6
6+7
5+8
4+9
3+10

Interesting, I will look at this closely

 

[GrumpySue]

Does the math work out better to get 2 tickets for 8 / 5 days rather than 10 / 3 ?

I looked at getting 2 6-day tickets and the price was higher. I also looked at getting a 10-day and a 2-day and the difference per day was ridiculous. A 10-day ticket (with park hopper) averages 171.28 a day. A 2-day ticket (with park hopper) averages $398.70 per day.

 

[lanejudy]

I looked at getting 2 6-day tickets and the price was higher.

That doesn't surprise me. WDW ticket prices "front-load" with the first 3-4 days costing nearly full price (1-day ticket x # of days). Slight discount when adding days 5-7. Days 8-9-10 are the least expensive to add (~$25-$30/day). So two shorter length tickets will carry more of that front-loaded price without the greater discount of the longer ticket.

A 10-day ticket (with park hopper) averages 171.28 a day. A 2-day ticket (with park hopper) averages $398.70 per day.

Those averages don't sound right. An average per-day cost on a multi-day ticket shouldn't be more than a single-day ticket. Average daily cost of a 2-day park hopper is in the $130-$170 range (pretty much the cost of a 1-day ticket). Average daily cost of a 10-day park hopper should be somewhere in the $60-$80 range depending on dates (see the savings per-day on the longer ticket).

 

[GrumpySue]

That doesn't surprise me. WDW ticket prices "front-load" with the first 3-4 days costing nearly full price (1-day ticket x # of days). Slight discount when adding days 5-7. Days 8-9-10 are the least expensive to add (~$25-$30/day). So two shorter length tickets will carry more of that front-loaded price without the greater discount of the longer ticket.



Those averages don't sound right. An average per-day cost on a multi-day ticket shouldn't be more than a single-day ticket. Average daily cost of a 2-day park hopper is in the $130-$170 range (pretty much the cost of a 1-day ticket). Average daily cost of a 10-day park hopper should be somewhere in the $60-$80 range depending on dates (see the savings per-day on the longer ticket).

You are correct, I had put in for the price of 2 tickets. So per person a 2 day PH averages 196.59 a day and a 10 day PH averages 85.64 a day. Still a big difference.

 

[lanejudy]

Still a big difference.

Yep, it is! That's the relatively "cheap" days 8-9-10 bringing the average per-day cost down for the longer tickets.