melomouse
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Calling all ticket Experts!
...I keep reading here, and reading.. and thinking, and planning, and trying NOT to blow the budget on the last major portion of my pre-trip... and time is running out!!! You guys are great - can you stand ONE more question about how your family decides which MYW passes to get..???
Ok - this is my story - 2 adults, 2 kids - but DS is 13, which will cost me n adult pass. DD is 9 - last year as a "kid" for Disney purposes.We will arrive 10/3 late afternoon. No parks. Leaving 10/12 - no parks. 10/6 MNSSHP - have tix. No WP - pool at the rental villa and I am not up for it this trip.
Not sure if we'll go back anytime soon - this trip was rather spontaneous.. tho we did get to WDW 5 times between late 2001-2003. Had AP's at one point for DS and also for me.(I'm the widowed mom whose hubby passed while on our WDW vacation in '01 - now have very nice BF who will join us).
How do you decide how many days you will actually use and spend at the parks per trip??
We don't usually "hop" but I likely want the option. Park hours are a factor, of course, which I have checked. Definitely we will be there every evening the parks are open late - except maybe Epcot - I have STILL only been to half the countries - spending most of our time at MK and MGM.Need to get to Fantasmic again - tho no FDP left for H&V at all - we have always had the FDP 3x before this..
Don't want to "pay forward" for too much in tix I may or may not use. DS insists this time on DQ - likely DD also..but that would be the only PLUS option this time - I can buy a separate tix for that.. should I??
We don't burn the candle at both ends. (I'm too old for this!!!LOL) Typically we got to the parks late morning - before noon and just STAY late unless there's early closings.....We will also take breaks for an entire day..since we have the well-equipped villa and I know Orlando pretty well. No US/IOA in the plans and have done. Orlando Science, Wonderworks, etc. Limited interest in AK, where DS "needs" to do Dinosaurs and KRR>
So.. what do I buy from ticketmania??? 4 or 5 day MYW hoppers? Separate admission for DQ?? I will also add that one of the stress factors for me besides the hugs $ layout is that when I had the AP's - I was sooo relaxed - coming and going as I pleased. The thought of "running" out of park days makes me nuts. Should I buy less, then upgrade at the parks?
Sorry this is so long! Thank you for any and all help/input/pixiedust!!!
melomouse
...I keep reading here, and reading.. and thinking, and planning, and trying NOT to blow the budget on the last major portion of my pre-trip... and time is running out!!! You guys are great - can you stand ONE more question about how your family decides which MYW passes to get..???
Ok - this is my story - 2 adults, 2 kids - but DS is 13, which will cost me n adult pass. DD is 9 - last year as a "kid" for Disney purposes.We will arrive 10/3 late afternoon. No parks. Leaving 10/12 - no parks. 10/6 MNSSHP - have tix. No WP - pool at the rental villa and I am not up for it this trip.
Not sure if we'll go back anytime soon - this trip was rather spontaneous.. tho we did get to WDW 5 times between late 2001-2003. Had AP's at one point for DS and also for me.(I'm the widowed mom whose hubby passed while on our WDW vacation in '01 - now have very nice BF who will join us).
How do you decide how many days you will actually use and spend at the parks per trip??
We don't usually "hop" but I likely want the option. Park hours are a factor, of course, which I have checked. Definitely we will be there every evening the parks are open late - except maybe Epcot - I have STILL only been to half the countries - spending most of our time at MK and MGM.Need to get to Fantasmic again - tho no FDP left for H&V at all - we have always had the FDP 3x before this..
Don't want to "pay forward" for too much in tix I may or may not use. DS insists this time on DQ - likely DD also..but that would be the only PLUS option this time - I can buy a separate tix for that.. should I??
We don't burn the candle at both ends. (I'm too old for this!!!LOL) Typically we got to the parks late morning - before noon and just STAY late unless there's early closings.....We will also take breaks for an entire day..since we have the well-equipped villa and I know Orlando pretty well. No US/IOA in the plans and have done. Orlando Science, Wonderworks, etc. Limited interest in AK, where DS "needs" to do Dinosaurs and KRR>
So.. what do I buy from ticketmania??? 4 or 5 day MYW hoppers? Separate admission for DQ?? I will also add that one of the stress factors for me besides the hugs $ layout is that when I had the AP's - I was sooo relaxed - coming and going as I pleased. The thought of "running" out of park days makes me nuts. Should I buy less, then upgrade at the parks?
Sorry this is so long! Thank you for any and all help/input/pixiedust!!!
melomouse