Annual Pass Question

[Hannah1284]

I am considering getting an annual pass. I am a PA resident so I wouldn't be go a weekend, here and there, I would need to actually plan trips. I am wondering if there is a calculator out there, or if someone has determined how many times you would need to go to make it "worth it?"

I know there are a lot of factors, but just some thoughts would be appreciated!

 

[Hannah1284]

Nope. For instance, last January, WDW knocked the merchandise discounts for premium and premier APs down to the 10% from 20% last January. I think they only gave something like 2 weeks notice. I remember checking out at the Marathon merch area, and some guy next to me was irate that the CM wasn't giving him 20% off with his premier pass. I piped up explaining that it wasn't the CM, but that the benefits had changed, but boy was he making a scene. And heck, what 4 years prior to that WDW didn't use to give merchandise discounts. I suspect one of the reasons why they switched to a 6 month listing of discounts instead of a year is so they can change things mid year if needed.

Thanks! Good to know!

 

[Hannah1284]

One thing that I found with an AP is that I go to the parks more. Not more trips, but more when I am on a trip - those short days at the beginning an and.

When I have normal park admissions, we may not go to a park on the day we arrive, and we never go on the day we leave. On arrival day we can get 6 hours out of the part if we go to an EMH park, but still you end up tired. On most days when we leave, we have to be out of the park by 11 AM or Noon. If we are on passes it is a waste of a day. But if you have Ap's, who cares? Go to the park for 2 hours if you want on a given day- it's not costing you any extra.

The OP mentioned that they were looking to do a day at UNI. Well, you could do UNI, and if you wanted, come back and hit a park in the night - if you have an AP. If not, then it is a waste of a ticket.

Just something else to think about.

I used to get AP's every year, but haven't the last two year (we have not been going as much) but we have a Nov and a June trip planned, so we will be getting APs again (of course the DVC rate makes things pay off a lot sooner)


-dave

oo! Good point!