14 day park tickets?

[Courtman]

Hiya

In the UK it seems we can buy an "Ultimate 14-day ticket" which gives unlimited access to the parks, water parks etc for 14 consecutive days and costs £169 (around $355 at current exchange rate).

Is there a US equivalent we can buy direct from Disney? I'm always a little wary of buying tickets from third-parties, even over here. And if there is a 14-day option available in WDW then with the exchange rate as it is its likely to be better value!

One other thing, we are actually there for 16 days. I assume the 14-day tickets run for 14 days from when you first use them. Is that 14 consecutive days, i.e. start using on 14th and the last use is on 27th? Or would the last use be on 28th?

 

[Philo]

You can buy the 14day ultimate ticket direct from disney (www.disneyworld.co.uk). Just go to the booking section and select 'tickets only'. If you have booked through a reputable travel agent like virgin or first choice then these will be fine too. The only thing I will say is that you might end up with a voucher you need to print out and swap for the real tickets when you get to the world. I'm always a little aprehensive about these but I wouldn't worry if its direct from disney. I think that you get the genuine tickets delivered to your home if you call to book them rather than use the internet though.

I'm not sure there is a 14 day version of the same pass for the US but I'm not sure why you would want to look at it anyway because you get everything you need (waterparks, disney quest, PI, parkhopper etc) in the 14 day ultimate.

Your right about the 14 day issue. It's active for 14 days although I'm not sure if this is 14days from first use of 14days from your holiday start date - someone elese will be able to help here. I suggest you spend the first and last day either just lazing around the pools or visiting the other parks in the area (Universal etc). Another option is to buy a 21 day ticket. I think it only costs a little more and if you want to make the most of each day then it might be a good option for you.

 

[Nansafan]

The rule of thumb here in the US is that if you are going for 10 days or more, get an AP or a PAP. You benefit from the discounts, room, dining, shopping, plus if scheduled right you can get 2 big trips (July 2007 then June 2008) and still fall into the 1 year time frame. We've done this many times.

 

[Courtman]

Hadn't thought about buying an annual pass. Not a bad idea, certainly for two of us. Will go and investigate them, I would think they would be more expensive than buying an Ultimate ticket.

If I buy the Ultimate ticket from disneyworld.co.uk do you think we can add those tickets to our room keys at POR when we check in, to save us carrying 2 cards around with us?

 

[Alexx]

When my family and I went to florida (we are also from the UK) we bought from

http://www.attraction-tickets-direct.co.uk/

 

[Master Yoda]

Hadn't thought about buying an annual pass. Not a bad idea, certainly for two of us. Will go and investigate them, I would think they would be more expensive than buying an Ultimate ticket.

If I buy the Ultimate ticket from disneyworld.co.uk do you think we can add those tickets to our room keys at POR when we check in, to save us carrying 2 cards around with us?

I am not positive if this can be done with the UK tickets but I know it can be done with the MYW tickets and it can NOT be done with an AP so I would assume that you could.

What is the price of the 14 day ticket compared to an AP? The AP might be an option you want to look into. With the AP you open up the possibility of room discounts (which at PORS is around $40-$50 per night) 10% off at World of Disney and the ability to purchase a Disney Dining Experience card ($60) which will give you a 20% discount on nearly every table service and a select few counter service resturants (PORS foot court is one of the CS resturants). At the end of a 16 day trip all of that can really add up. You will also not need to get an AP for everyone to get the discounts. You will need 1 AP per room for the discount and a DDE card will cover as many as 9 people but the card holder will need to be present.

 

[coasterphil]

The 14 Day Ultimate UK is a great deal. It's about $350 for the 14 Day vs. $616 for a Premium Annual. UK guests really are lucky with their ticket options and its no surprise why so many have decided to visit recently.

 

[Master Yoda]

Does the 14 day UK ticket cover unlimited water park, PI and DQ usage like the PAP?

 

[coasterphil]

Yes, thats why I used it for comparison instead of the regular old AP.

 

[Master Yoda]

Not to shabby a deal. With respect to discounts at WDW I guess the next best thing to being a Fl resident is living in the UK.:lol:

 

[kirst_al UK]

Hiya

In the UK it seems we can buy an "Ultimate 14-day ticket" which gives unlimited access to the parks, water parks etc for 14 consecutive days and costs £169 (around $355 at current exchange rate).

Is there a US equivalent we can buy direct from Disney? I'm always a little wary of buying tickets from third-parties, even over here. And if there is a 14-day option available in WDW then with the exchange rate as it is its likely to be better value!

One other thing, we are actually there for 16 days. I assume the 14-day tickets run for 14 days from when you first use them. Is that 14 consecutive days, i.e. start using on 14th and the last use is on 27th? Or would the last use be on 28th?

Who did you book your holiday with? You say you are wary of buying tickets from third parties - there is nothing to worry about aslong as they are ABTA registered. You can get great deals from many tour operators/travel agents - we've used travel city, first choice and virgin. We were able to pick up our actual disney tickets the day before we left with first choice - they were great. I too would be vary buying them through companies such as the one Alexx said due to the fact we've had problem with a company (not the one stated i may add!) back in April when we ordered both disney and the universal flexi-ticket - we received the universal tickets but not the disney (which is when first choice bailed us out with a day to spare :sohappy:!!)

From now on I would defo buy from reputable/well known company.....but there's plenty about, no need to go direct to disney and pay more then necessary.

 

[Monty]

Things that haven't been answered:

- You can't put the UK Ultimate tickets onto your room key.

- The PAP is your direct ticket comparison, if you plan to travel twice within a twelve month stretch and stay for two or more weeks each time, a PAP would certainly be worth looking at. Conversely, if you aren't likely to use the water parks, PI or Disney Quest admissions, an AP for two trips in a year would save a lot more.

I'm currently using APs, we went in February, June and August and will squeeze in a last trip slightly earlier this coming February. I have a few very old non-expiry admissions to water parks, PI or Disney Quest that I take with me in case we get the urge to do one of those. My original plan was to go 10-17 Feb this year and 2-10 Feb next year, which is a bit cheaper ticket price-wise and then there are AP discounts and you can purchase DDE for meal discounts... Then temptation got the better of me and I booked in late June and again in Late August... [hopefully, the travel costs from the UK will deter you from that temtation... :lookaroun] so I didn't exactly save anything, but we got four trips out of the deal!

 

[Rob562]

Things that haven't been answered:

- You can't put the UK Ultimate tickets onto your room key.

Totally correct. I'd suggest not even *asking* the CM to put one of the UK/foreign-market tickets on your room key. At best, they'll just say "Sorry, I can't do it" and at worst an unknowing CM will say "I'm not sure, let me try", and will crash your entire hotel reservation, which then takes forever (and most likely a manager or two) to rebuild...

I'm currently using APs, we went in February, June and August and will squeeze in a last trip slightly earlier this coming February. I have a few very old non-expiry admissions to water parks, PI or Disney Quest that I take with me in case we get the urge to do one of those. My original plan was to go 10-17 Feb this year and 2-10 Feb next year, which is a bit cheaper ticket price-wise and then there are AP discounts and you can purchase DDE for meal discounts... Then temptation got the better of me and I booked in late June and again in Late August... [hopefully, the travel costs from the UK will deter you from that temtation... :lookaroun] so I didn't exactly save anything, but we got four trips out of the deal!

It's funny how those extra trips pop up in there, huh? Especially when your brain says "But the AP is already paid for, so it's like it's free!"
I'm actually going down in 4 weeks on a trip I wasn't exactly planning on when I bought the AP at the end of May. Then I was supposed to be going with friends in September and then with another friend in May right before the AP expired. But then the September trip was pushed back to next year, and my other friend has a conference to go to in May so we won't be going until June, after the AP expires. So that made it a bit easier for me to decide to go in December, to at least get a second use out of the AP...

-Rob

 

[Monty]

It's funny how those extra trips pop up in there, huh? Especially when your brain says "But the AP is already paid for, so it's like it's free!"

Yep, that's the rather oddball logic that got me! :lol:

Oh well, it was still loads of fun...

 

[Pioneer Hall]

We don't get any tickets special like that. Like someone said the premium annual pass is the most comparable thing and that costs a lot more.

 

[Courtman]

Yep, that's the rather oddball logic that got me! :lol:

Oh well, it was still loads of fun...

Hehehe, thats how we ended up with Disneyland Paris annual passes. Been loads since then (off again on Saturday!), and have even renewed because they gave us 6 months free on the renewal!

Thanks for all the gen folks, think I will get the UK tickets - does sound like its a good deal compared to the US prices, despite the favourable exchange rate!

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Thanks for all the gen folks, think I will get the UK tickets - does sound like its a good deal compared to the US prices, despite the favourable exchange rate!

Disney "produce" 5, 7, 14 and 21 day passes specifically for UK visitors - You should have absolutely no reservations about purchasing them before you go.

Your only worry should be - from whom do I purchase. Disneys UK website sell them and they're available through travel agents etc BUT BEWARE. Shop around on the internet, you'll find them alot cheaper than your average travel is prepared to sell them for.

Ensure that your retailler is ABTA bonded and you're laughing

 

[Courtman]

Disney "produce" 5, 7, 14 and 21 day passes specifically for UK visitors - You should have absolutely no reservations about purchasing them before you go.

Your only worry should be - from whom do I purchase. Disneys UK website sell them and they're available through travel agents etc BUT BEWARE. Shop around on the internet, you'll find them alot cheaper than your average travel is prepared to sell them for.

Ensure that your retailler is ABTA bonded and you're laughing

Thanks Hook, thats what I was curious about - seeing as it only saves about £10 per ticket, will stick with the safe option - tickets ordered this morning!

 

[stitchtastic]

We had our UK ultimate ticket added to our resort key in August. Didn't even ask- when we were checking in at PORS the woman checking us in asked what tickets we had and just added them on to our keys to the world. We went with Virgin if that makes a difference.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

We had our UK ultimate ticket added to our resort key in August. Didn't even ask- when we were checking in at PORS the woman checking us in asked what tickets we had and just added them on to our keys to the world. We went with Virgin if that makes a difference.

That won't make any difference to the ticket use - just to the price you paid. Virgin are currently charging £30 PER TICKET over internet prices for 2008