Tickets and Annual Pass Questions - Please add your ticket questions to this thread

[PolyRob]

@xjillianpaige are you staying onsite? If you upgrade to a package the tickets will be good for length of stay or their traditional expiration window. Whichever is later.

Otherwise I don't see any other possibility besides what @Tatebeck outlined.

 

[lanejudy]

@xjillianpaige you might also run the pricing for a 1-day (1/8) plus a 2-day (1/12-13 or 1/13-14). You may find it isn’t a big difference, especially if you didn’t plan to hop all 3 days.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Hi! Looking to clarify how tickets work... My friends and I want to do a 3 day hopper: our hope was to start with a park day on Jan 8 and then park days on Jan 12 and Jan 13 or Jan 14. The problem is that 3 day hoppers look like they expire Jan 12 if they start on Jan 8. Is there either a ticket that isn't limiting in dates or (and this is what I understood from the first page of this thread), can we go on Jan 8 and Jan 12 and then we get some sort of "credit" for the unused third day that we can put toward a single day ticket purchase?

Are you staying at a Disney Resort for the length of your trip?

 

[xjillianpaige]

Are you staying at a Disney Resort for the length of your trip?

We're not. We're staying at an airbnb nearby.

 

[Brian Noble]

I suspect a single day/single park ticket plus a two-day hopper will end up being fairly close to a three-day hopper. However, if you definitely know you want to hop all three days, it is possible that a four-day hopper will end up being cheaper. Price them out both ways and see---and don't forget to look at the authorized third-party sellers; they might be able to get you enough of a deal on the four day for it to make sense.

Of course, if you can talk yourself into four park days, then this is much easier. ;-)

 

[mrjack5]

Looking for some insight on purchasing out of state AP's.

My girlfriend and I go to Disney World 3-4 times a year and I am pretty sure we would save money purchasing annual passes.

My concerns are we always use bounceback offers to book the next trip and sometimes we have additional family members join us on trips.

When it comes to booking vacation packages through Disney doesn't everyone in the package have to have the same ticket type? If we have AP's and other family members have just regularly purchased tickets will we run into problems booking vacation packages? bounceback offers? Lighting lanes. reservations etc? Am I missing any other downsides?

Thanks in advance.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Looking for some insight on purchasing out of state AP's.

My girlfriend and I go to Disney World 3-4 times a year and I am pretty sure we would save money purchasing annual passes.

My concerns are we always use bounceback offers to book the next trip and sometimes we have additional family members join us on trips.

When it comes to booking vacation packages through Disney doesn't everyone in the package have to have the same ticket type? If we have AP's and other family members have just regularly purchased tickets will we run into problems booking vacation packages? bounceback offers? Lighting lanes. reservations etc? Am I missing any other downsides?

Thanks in advance.

First, depending on how long your 3-4 trips are per year, APs may not be a savings. If you just go for a few days, purchasing tickets may be less - you would need to price it out.

If you book a room only BB, you're fine as they don't include tickets.

Everyone in a room needs to be on the same package so if you attempt to purchase a package that includes room, tickets and possibly dining plan then yes, everyone in the room needs to be on the same package and purchase the same items.

LL reservations are based on arrival date so not really ticket related.

 

[mrjack5]

First, depending on how long your 3-4 trips are per year, APs may not be a savings. If you just go for a few days, purchasing tickets may be less - you would need to price it out.

If you book a room only BB, you're fine as they don't include tickets.

Everyone in a room needs to be on the same package so if you attempt to purchase a package that includes room, tickets and possibly dining plan then yes, everyone in the room needs to be on the same package and purchase the same items.

LL reservations are based on arrival date so not really ticket related.

Thank you for the quick reply.

So if the math did work and we purchased AP's.

The only way to add other family members to the hotel room would be to purchase tickets seperately and add them to the room as day guests?

 

[PolyRob]

Thank you for the quick reply.

So if the math did work and we purchased AP's.

The only way to add other family members to the hotel room would be to purchase tickets seperately and add them to the room as day guests?

No, you would book a room only reservation or "basic package" which is just a room. No tickets. You would add all appropriate family members to the room at time of booking like you have in the past. You're just not getting them tickets in the package.

You would then purchase whatever tickets you wanted separately for these family members. That could be directly through WDW or a third party reseller. You would need to link those tickets to each guest in My Disney Experience prior to your LL window.

If you do room only, you pay the first night deposit and you get no "magical extras" like luggage tags and free mini golf. In return, you get an eight day cancellation policy. If you book a basic package your deposit will still be $200 (like a package with tickets) and you will still get the luggage tags and free mini golf, but your cancellation window without penalty is 30 days.

 

[mrjack5]

No, you would book a room only reservation or "basic package" which is just a room. No tickets. You would add all appropriate family members to the room at time of booking like you have in the past. You're just not getting them tickets in the package.

You would then purchase whatever tickets you wanted separately for these family members. That could be directly through WDW or a third party reseller. You would need to link those tickets to each guest in My Disney Experience prior to your LL window.

If you do room only, you pay the first night deposit and you get no "magical extras" like luggage tags and free mini golf. In return, you get an eight day cancellation policy. If you book a basic package your deposit will still be $200 (like a package with tickets) and you will still get the luggage tags and free mini golf, but your cancellation window without penalty is 30 days.

Understood thanks Polyrob I appreciate your and scrappingontarios help.

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