Which tickets to purchase?

[leebee]

I can't decide... so here are the details.
Arrive MCO 5:30pm, Sat 11/07. We'll need to get Magical Express to our hotel. Possibly DTD for supper.
Sun- Planning on going to DHS; they have evening extra magic hours
Mon- Planning on going to AK, with 7pm dinner at Boma (early magic hours at MK)
Tues- NO park today; going to MVMCP that night (early magic at Epcot)
Wed- Epcot for Food & Wine (MK has evening magic hours, from 10-12) (early magic at AK)
Thur- Depart; DME pick up around 7:30am

Ticket options: Really only need 3 day base ticket if we don't do a theme park on arrival day or Tuesday. I can't decide if I want to cover my you-know-what and get either 4 or 5 day passes, or park hoppers. Additional days would give us entry into a park on Sat evening and/or on Tuesday during the day (thinking about eating at Epcot, either TS or F&W); hoppers would give us the flexibility of hopping to late-night parks for extra rides/meals. I've looked at lot of sites and USSSA or UT/mousesavers discount have the best options; both include tax, USSSA will have $29 added to the order for two-day shipping.

Three day PH- $240pp (USSSA- $509 total)
4 day base + 1 day free- $318 (so really 5 day base, UT- $636 total)
4 day PH/WPFAM- $300pp (USSSA- $629 total)

I am not sure we'd use the WPFAM option, and we are not rope droppers. Three day PH is intriguing, given the price (which is a concern), although we'd probably only hop on one day (Sun, to go to Epcot for supper) and it wouldn't get us into Epcot for supper on Saturday (not crazy about DTD). 5 day base would get us into one park per day, so we could go to Epcot on Saturday for supper/Illuminations, and if we wanted to go into Epcot for lunch/meal on Tuesday before MVMCP, or a different park, that would work, too. 4 day PH would give us the Saturday evening option OR the Tuesday option for Epcot, OR we could do Sat evening at Epcot and a water park on Tuesday before MVMCP.

Opinions? Have you ever used USSSA for Disney tickets? I really wish I could decide what to do... although with the expiration date on the USSSA tickets (Jan 2016) I might just go with UT (won't know for almost 2 weeks if I actually have the days off... the FP+ clock is running...)

 

[Narawen]

Why don't you just buy 3 day base tickets, then you can upgrade (either add PH option or add more days to your ticket) while in WDW if the need arises? Don't lock yourself into more expensive tickets unless you're sure you'll use them.

ETA- The 3 day PH does look like your best option though if you're sure you don't want to go to another park before MVMCP. I would not get up early for the EMH at EPCOT, then have to stay up late at MVMCP.

 

[supersnoop]

I don't believe you can upgrade USSSA tickets, so only go that direction if it's what you really need. Otherwise, just buy a 3-day base ticket and upgrade in site if you need.