Yet another MYW question

lark

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I have some of the old 5-day park hopper (not plus) passes. The ticket price paid for them, through WDW, was $230, plus tax. (Total of about $244.)

I'm a little slow on the MYW thing. (Not sure why -- I'm usually pretty good at figuring out disney stuff, but these tickets are complicated.)

So, I can trade in my old park hoppers and get dollar for dollar credit toward MYW tickets. A ten-day, never expire, park hopping MYW ticket is roughly $362. (I assume that since I'd be doing a dollar credit trade, there's no way for me to get an advance purchase discount.) So, to buy one of those tickets, I'd be out of pocket an extra $118.

There is no doubt that I would eventually use 10 days of park hopping tickets. It might take a number of years -- so upgrading to an annual passport makes no sense for me. If I do this upgrade, I've essentially purchased an addition 5-day park hopper pass for $118, or about $24 a day.

What's the catch? Why on earth wouldn't I do this immediately? When on earth would I ever be able to purchase 5 days of park hopping for $118? A 5-day no expire hopper would cost me nearly $270 and I can buy one now for $118 -- locking in the price forever. There must be something I'm missing. (And, while I'm at it, I could also get 5 plusses on each ticket for an additional $45 -- or $9 per plus?)
 
>>> Why on earth wouldn't I do [this above] immediately?

You might not want to rule out these alternatives:

1. Buying a 10 day non-expiring pass at advance purchase discount price for all cash and keeping your 5 day hopper also.

2. Trading in the 5 day hopper (while still totally unused) for an 8, 9, 10, (maybe a 7) day expiring pass for use during a vacation exactly that long for which the value of non-expiration is greatly diminished.

That said, what you describe is hard to beat especially considering if you don't make the decision on your next trip down, ticket prices may have gone up by the trip after.

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



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