No magic morning. Once you are an AP holder, the only way to get a magic morning is to stay at an onsite hotel. You can start this trip with tickets, take advantage of the magic morning, and then upgrade to APs once you have used the magic morning. The AP is worth it if you're going to make multiple multi-day trips or lots of single day trips in one year. Crunch the numbers and see if it will save your family money over the course of the year. Also, AP holders get food discounts and merchandise discounts (although it is not known yet if the merchandise discounts will continue beyond May 31 for passholders holding less than a premium AP).