Disneyland ticket advice.

[krboyd Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close krboyd]

First trip to orlando since I was a kid. How many days should I plan to spend at Disney. Not staying onsite. Be in town for 7 days but also want to see other parks in the area. First trip for my two boys,9&11 they're pumped.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

First trip to orlando since I was a kid. How many days should I plan to spend at Disney. Not staying onsite. Be in town for 7 days but also want to see other parks in the area. First trip for my two boys,9&11 they're pumped.

Go to the book store and buy a guide or check one out from your public library -and- you must be talking about Disney World not Disneyland (CA).

[krboyd Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close krboyd]

opps

Yes I meant Disneyworld. Thanks and SORRY.

[tim Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tim]

We've been to DisneyWorld 4 times in the last 7 years for a week at a time and always stayed the full week doing the 4 parks at DisneyWorld. My kids were younger than yours so we needed to build in some down time. Yet, we felt a week was perfect for really doing everything. Now, we plan to go back this year and again for a week and, yes, once again, plan on only doing DisneyWorld. My kids love it and so do we. While I think Universal would be fun, we've decided to skip it and avoid the additional expense. One year we did do a day at SeaWorld. And, one year we spent a day going over to the Kennedy Space Center.

There is lots to do in the area and it somewhat depends on your budget, your tolerance to spending lots of time at the parks, your desires, and what your kids want to do. Also, if you plan on going when it is really warm, don't forget there are several water parks that are part of DisneyWorld and thus you could easily spend lots of time there. Lots to think about. Get a couple of good books on the area and you should be able to sort it out and come up with a plan. DisneyWorld has changed quite a bit since you were there as a kid. Have fun!

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

I would probably purchase a 4 day 'Park Hopper' for Disney. And, a 2 day pass for Universal.

The tickets for Disney get cheaper per day, as the days increase, and Universal usually has a deal that offers 2 days, for the price of one.

Look for discount tickets through the various discount sites, as well as AAA, etc.

Have fun!!!

[bnoble Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bnoble]

Either get yourself a copy of the Unofficial Guide to WDW, or subscribe to www.tourguidemike.com. Either will be well worth the $20 you spend, by saving you time and aggravation.

[krboyd Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close krboyd]

We're going in Mid-April. Not sure how warm it will be for water parks. I picked up a guide today. Never been big on planning things, but I want to get the most bang for my bucks. Thanks for the replys......

[emba2005 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close emba2005]

Try subscribing for free to Mousesavers.com. They provide monthy newsletters with coupons and discounts.

Also remember that 3-7 day park entrance fees are very much the same so go for the 7 day pass. Forget the hopper pass as the parks are big and the park schedules are short therefore you may not be able to hop parks efficiently to enjoy the rides.

[urple2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close urple2]

If you're an RCI member, take a look at their prices for disney and universal.

[krboyd Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close krboyd]

Not a member of RCI. I subscribed to Mousesaver back in Nov. Started getting hundreds of Spam emails for Florida TS and travel. Not sure if Mousesavers was responsible for the spam or not. Never received the Mousesavers email on the 15th of Dec. like I read about on this sight. Now the place I was hoping to stay at doesn't have anything available. SNOOZE U LOSE

[tim Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tim]

Also remember that 3-7 day park entrance fees are very much the same so go for the 7 day pass. Forget the hopper pass as the parks are big and the park schedules are short therefore you may not be able to hop parks efficiently to enjoy the rides.

IMHO, I believe the park hopper passes are worth it. We usually hit two parks a day. We start early in the morning and go to one park and then usually come back to the hotel for a break in the afternoon (maybe swim a bit) and hit a different park in the evening. It helps if you are staying on Disney property or close by. Still, it is nice to be able to hit another park in the evening maybe to catch the electric light parade at Magic Kingdom or the Illuminations at Epcot Center. Again, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how much DisneyWorld has changed since you went there as a kid long ago.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Up and down 192 there are businesses selling unused days on multi-day passes. I know you have to understand what you are doing to make sure what you are getting.

The going discount rate that EVERYONE is charging for a 1-day/1-park pass is $71.36 for adults and around $57 for kids.

The Westgate tour deal is two 1-Day Disney Passes for $25. They added two more for us at $50 each. we could have used more but the in-laws are not ones to plan a week in advance.

[krboyd Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close krboyd]

Not sure I'm up to another WG presentation. Last time I went I bought one.(that was b4 I found this sight) Also read somewhere like you said need to be sure before buying left-over tix. Since it's our 1st trip to Disney as a family I think I'll go the safe route. Just don't know for sure how many days we'll need. Leaning towards 4-day tix. I kinda want to do the park-hopper so I can come back to resort and chill "have a beer or twelve to relax" not big on crowds but am willing for the kids. Thanks again to everyone for the info. Kevin

[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

I'm wondering when the un-used pass selling business will have to phase out. Disneyworld has now instituted bio-metric scanning, and you have to match the original scan to get in. We saw people getting stopped when we were last there. Obviously, they have no choice but to accept old passes issued before the bio-metric scanning went into effect, but I assume that any pass issued after the bio-metric check would not work.