Tickets for more than 10 days?

[usagibuffy]

The thread about your perfect length trip got me wondering. If you're going for more than 10 days, what is the best way to manage tickets? We are going for 12 days in December and have decided to simply have only 10 park days. But if we were there longer, I wouldn't want more than a couple days we couldn't visit the parks.

 

[mistysue]

The best way to manage a 2 or 3 week trip would be to not be from the US so that you are allowed to buy the longer tickets.
That not being an option, we have happily done what you are doing and taken a couple days off from the main parks. We go to water parks and Disney quest on those days.

 

[MommaPeel]

I had 2 choices for my upcoming trip of 16 nights/17 days.

Annual Passes (eek $1606 for 2 adult passes!)

or

2 10 day park hoppers ($857.20) ***I had a discount
2 1 night MNSSHP ($132.08)
2 4 day Park 2 Park at Universal ($376) ***again discount
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Total was $1365.28 so I went option 2!

Which ended up saving me a TON of money because I changed resorts from Deluxe at Disney to Deluxe at Universal. Saved $4000!

I'm also taking 2 "down" days while we are there. So much to do that you don't need to pay for park tickets for:

Mini golf
Bowling
Boating
Checking out the different Resorts
Playing in the amazing resort pools!
the boardwalk
downtown disney ** kids playing in the fountain at downtown disney

 

[Alesia]

Either add the WP&M option and spend those extra days at the waterparks, or upgrade to an annual pass.

 

[Altoqueenkelly]

Couple ways to do it:

Annual Passes
Do WP&M and use those for a few days instead of the theme parks
Do a few Non-Disney or Non-park days

 

[RealBlast3]

Not to state the obvious, but you could also just buy more tickets...

I mean the other ideas are more cost-efficient though, of course. However, sometimes an annual pass doesn't make sense at the time - you may not know when you're going back to Disney or you're planning on getting a dining plan, so you need at least 1 ticket anyway. For me, the annual pass was just too complicated/not quite right for my needs at the time I wanted to book my trip. I may very well get one in the future. Also, alot of times, at the time of booking, I only have the $200 needed to book and not the amount needed for an Annual Pass. For whatever reason, even if it makes sense to get one, it's never worked out for me to get one at the time.

My trips tend to be 10 day+ stays, so I always have to decide what I'm going to do about tickets. In other years, I did Downtown Disney and/or Universal as well or elected not to visit the parks on flying days. However, I have often still needed more tickets. So, I have just bought them. When I'm planning my vacation, that is when I decide how many days I want in the parks and if the 10 day ticket doesn't accommodate me, then I will just buy more - I look at it as another vacation expense.

 

[mummabear]

The best way to manage a 2 or 3 week trip would be to not be from the US so that you are allowed to buy the longer tickets.

UK only sadly, we fly all the ways from NZ and cannot access the 21 day tickets.

 

[mummabear]

The thread about your perfect length trip got me wondering. If you're going for more than 10 days, what is the best way to manage tickets? We are going for 12 days in December and have decided to simply have only 10 park days. But if we were there longer, I wouldn't want more than a couple days we couldn't visit the parks.

There is also a lot of resort stuff that can fill your time, the mini putt, the campfire with chip and dale, you can do BBB at DTD, the pirates and pals cruise, resort character meals.

 

[Mrsjvb]

The thread about your perfect length trip got me wondering. If you're going for more than 10 days, what is the best way to manage tickets? We are going for 12 days in December and have decided to simply have only 10 park days. But if we were there longer, I wouldn't want more than a couple days we couldn't visit the parks.

2 ways for US citizens: add the WFP&M option or buy an Annual Pass.

general consensus is you break even on an AP if you go more than 10 days in 12 months.

DH and I have less than zero interest in WFP&M. but right now we can use the military Salute tickets and make out ahead.

 

[lilclerk]

We're doing 14 nights/15 days in September-October this year. We got 10 day tickets with park hopper & WPF&M, plus we're doing 2 days in Universal, and the Halloween party. Fun fun! This kind of forces us to take a couple of days "off" (we'll probably go to the water parks for a few hours during those off days, but we won't be running around like we would the regular parks.)

 

[Meriweather]

We're doing 14 nights/15 days in September-October this year. We got 10 day tickets with park hopper & WPF&M, plus we're doing 2 days in Universal, and the Halloween party. Fun fun! This kind of forces us to take a couple of days "off" (we'll probably go to the water parks for a few hours during those off days, but we won't be running around like we would the regular parks.)

That is exactly what DS and his family are doing when they join us for 2 weeks in Dec.....except MVMCP
We have APs

 

[serene56]

I thought annual passes were 649. Or something like that.
Where did you see 800+ for AP

 

[seashoreCM]

I thought annual passes were 649. Or something like that.
Where did you see 800+ for AP

It's a little less than $800. for a premium annual pass (with water park fun).

You would need about four minor park (water park etc.) visits to make the PAP advantageous over the regular AP regardless of the number of theme park days you enjoy.

Under some conditions an annual pass can cost less than regular tickets even if you took only one (long) vacation.

 

[Alesia]

Not to state the obvious, but you could also just buy more tickets...

I mean the other ideas are more cost-efficient though, of course. However, sometimes an annual pass doesn't make sense at the time - you may not know when you're going back to Disney or you're planning on getting a dining plan, so you need at least 1 ticket anyway. For me, the annual pass was just too complicated/not quite right for my needs at the time I wanted to book my trip. I may very well get one in the future. Also, alot of times, at the time of booking, I only have the $200 needed to book and not the amount needed for an Annual Pass. For whatever reason, even if it makes sense to get one, it's never worked out for me to get one at the time.

My trips tend to be 10 day+ stays, so I always have to decide what I'm going to do about tickets. In other years, I did Downtown Disney and/or Universal as well or elected not to visit the parks on flying days. However, I have often still needed more tickets. So, I have just bought them. When I'm planning my vacation, that is when I decide how many days I want in the parks and if the 10 day ticket doesn't accommodate me, then I will just buy more - I look at it as another vacation expense.

An AP costs less than a 10 day hopper + a 2 day Hopper, not to mention the discounts that it gives you. Even if you are only taking one trip that year, it makes financial sense to get one if you need more than 10 days of tickets.