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OT: Cheap Disney Tickets?
The wife and I are headed down to Disney World for 5 days the first week of May, and I figured I'd check here if anyone knows anywhere to get cheaper park passes?
Just trying to do it as economically as possible
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Isn't that title an oxymoron?
Check with AAA or craigslist. We went with the kids last year and the best deal, for us, was to do a package through Disney and use a code they sent out.
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Last Time I was in Disney Land
I was able to retro fit one of the old coin changers you wore on your belt when you sold newspapers as a kid, it was able to dispense $20, $50 and $100 bills
you will need a box of money, depending on the age of your children, If this is the first time and your Kids are under 8 years old, do at least 2 days Give the kids a break/nap time you will be glad you did, I remember walking out the first day, it will take you about an hour to leave the park at 430pm it was a war zone, crying kids/tired kids bratty kids everywhere, we left and opened a couple of bottles of wine and went back the next day It is an adult experience in dealing with the happiest place on earth, do it once or twice and then show them the beach
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oh, no, just the wife and i (no kids yet).. we've been going to disney for the last 4-5 years every year, just this year we're trying to do it as cheaply as possible.. (whereas in years past, i would just pay full price for everything...)
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Cheap disney tickets are the theme park equivalent of a Moots with bad welds.
How old are your kids? If your youngest is under 6 and you aren't Daddy Warbucks, my advice would be to not go. I think the experience is very much wasted on them, and I won't be returning until my youngest is at least that age, and perhaps a little older. Edit: just saw your post above, so ignore second paragraph but I stand by the first. |
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We took our 3.5 year old boy to Disney Magic Kingdom and Sea World, and he loved both, had a blast. Sure, he wasn't big enough to go on -all- the rides, but more than enough. We stayed at the Swan resort, which had a great pool area (shared with the Dolphin resort). |
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I'm here in Central Florida and I don't have any input on cheap tickets since we usually do the year pass thing for Florida residents. However, I was curious if you were planning on doing all five days at Disney itself? There are a number of parks in the area such as Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Sea World as well as several water parks too. You also have Busch Gardens over in Tampa as an option.
Depending on the age of your kids, you may consider Universal as they have more rides geared towards older kids and adults. Our personal favorites have been Sea World and Busch Gardens...both of these places have a good mix of stuff to do for kids (and adults) of all ages. I also find that both of these parks don't feel quite as crowded and rushed as the other parks. Most of the places have some connection to other parks and you can do the park hopper option which does save some money if you plan to visit multiple parks. I personally don't love theme parks and would rather hang out at the beach and relax. If that sounds interesting, you might consider going to Tampa since it is close to the Gulf Coast and you could spend time on the beach and do the parks in that area too. Finally, if you are spending the whole day at a park...bring some of your own food, snacks and water. Not only doesn't it cost a bunch to get into parks in the first place, but the food is expensive...especially when you are feeding a family. Some of the parks have these meal deals, which can be a little more cost effective. We always would bring food for lunch and then eat dinner either in the park if we were staying late or leave around dinner time and grab a something after we got out. One last comment, several of these parks have rides that you might get wet (even soaked) so plan/dress accordingly if you want to do those rides. Let me know if you have any questions and I'd be happy to help if I can. |
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Costco has Disney passes/multi park passes, they are usually fairly good value
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so yeah, all 5 days will be spent at the disney parks.
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We bought ours direct from the Disney website. They honored deals that were offered after we purchased our package, just had to keep checking the website. Pretty good deal, iirc we ended up getting our meal package for free.
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Mousesavers is a good source. You won't save a ton, but you'll save a couple of bucks.
There are plenty of ways to save money at Disney...just not with tickets. Check out the DIS boards and start to read through as many threads as you can to find ways to save money. Sometimes getting an annual pass gets you discounts on lodging that makes it worth while. An annual pass also enables you to buy a Tables in Wonderland pass, which gets you discounts on food and can save you money if you are planning to eat there. I like your plan of not renting a car. I'd rather stay at a Disney hotel (or the Swan/Dolphin) and take their transportation. I've been to Disney about 20 times, the last 3 with kids. I'd go every year if I could. I've been alone, been with just my wife, and started my son off when he was one. All are great experiences, you just do different things depending on who is there. Five days is not nearly as many as it sounds like. PM me if you want more info, or just spend a ton of time on the DIS boards. |
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Yes, to most of the above, you need to scout around.
Now for what not to do. Don't buy tickets from the guys who have the little booths set up at various gas stations offering 'discount' tickets. There's been a ton of fraud and you're going to hate life - and your kids will hate you - when you show up at the park and can't get in. Big tourist racket down here... |
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