Which Ticket to Purchase

[nutsforgolf]

I am going this September with DW, DD (age 6) and DS (age 2) for 7 nights and again next June '06 for 7 nights at which time my DS will be 3. We like to Hop. May go to 1 water park this time. not sure about next June due to the crowds. Should we buy AP's or 7 day MYW Hoppers. Or buy 1 AP this year for the discounts and possible room discount next trip and buy MYW for everyone else. I am really confused. I even considered buying 10 Day MYW with hop and plus and non exp so that we would use 3 park days + 2 water parks next trip which would make for only a 5 day trip (which may be OK). As you can see I am really confused.

 

[Mickeefan]

Hi!

I'm not in exactly the same boat, but let me tell you what I did. I'm taking a friend's 12-year-old in October for 5 days. At this point, I don't have another trip planned, but I KNOW I'll be going back at some point. So, I'm going to buy myself a 10-day MYW park hopper w/NO expiration so that I can use 5 days now and 5 days later. This makes the cost per day only about $35. My suggestion would be to gather all the prices of the tickets you're interested in and dividing the price by the # of days you'll use. That way, you can see the savings "per day".

Good luck!

 

[LovePug]

If you will actually go to a park for 11 days or more between your 2 trips then I'd get an AP for each of you (except the 2 y/o). The break even point is about 11 days not including any other discounts. When you go on your second trip, just get the 3 y/o a MYW pass at that time. If you're not going to spend a lot of time at a water park, I'd just buy those tickets separately. A PAP break even point is about 14 days....I think. Probably not worth it unless you plan to spend a great deal of time at a water park too. If you're only going to be in the parks for 10 days or less, then I'd get the 10 day MYW tickets with no expiration.

 

[seashoreCM]

By going to water parks on separate days, you can get as many as 15 days of enjoyment out of a 10 day pass with plusses.

If you can foresee a third trip after September 2006 you might get by with buying one 10 day non-expiring pass now and a second 10 day non-expiring pass halfway through your June 2006 trip if the first pass runs out. The most you could buy before exceeding the cost of an annual pass is one additional 2 day non-hopping pass.

If you will be going to the parks on both the arrival day and the departure day of both September and June trips and spend 7 nights on both trips (total of 16 days), an annual pass is the better bet. Four or more water park (and/or Pleasure Island or Disney Quest) visits and the premium annual pass makes sense.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/dispass.htm