Buying tickets from Expedia

MattyFresh

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
I have been graced with a chance to go to WDW for a long weekend in September. My mom has found some tickets through expedia that are advertising if you buy three they will give you four extra. With us only being in the parks for 3 days, does anyone know if it is possible to add the no experation to the other days once we get to Disney??


We are trying to weight our options if it is better to go that route, or get the tickets through Disney and get the free dining.

Another option I suggested was to buy a ticket to MNSSHP on the 18th and then just worry about 2 days of tickets.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or opinions???
 

CleveRocks

Active Member
I have been graced with a chance to go to WDW for a long weekend in September. My mom has found some tickets through expedia that are advertising if you buy three they will give you four extra. With us only being in the parks for 3 days, does anyone know if it is possible to add the no experation to the other days once we get to Disney??


We are trying to weight our options if it is better to go that route, or get the tickets through Disney and get the free dining.

Another option I suggested was to buy a ticket to MNSSHP on the 18th and then just worry about 2 days of tickets.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or opinions???
The price difference between a 3-day ticket and a 7-day ticket is only $23.

Adding No Expiration to a 7-day ticket will cost you $142. You'll have 4 days leftover. If that 4 days' worth of tickets will TOTALLY meet your needs for one or more future trips, then you might consider it. But if you'll need more than 4 park days for your next trip, then buying the No Expiration is a bad idea.
 

New2WDW

New Member
The price difference between a 3-day ticket and a 7-day ticket is only $23.

Adding No Expiration to a 7-day ticket will cost you $142. You'll have 4 days leftover. If that 4 days' worth of tickets will TOTALLY meet your needs for one or more future trips, then you might consider it. But if you'll need more than 4 park days for your next trip, then buying the No Expiration is a bad idea.

Yes the price after 3 days is a minimal savings, but the Free Dining Plan is a better savings for you and you only have to purchase 2 tickets per person to get it. Then you can purchase the party tickets if you want and use it on a separate day. Just weigh out your savings and then have fun!
 

dreamfinder

Well-Known Member
Keep in mind, you may do better off if you can find a broker that still has "old stock" tickets. Meaning from before the price increase last week.

Example, a 3 day MYW base ticket lists at $238.56, no hopping, no plus, expires in 14 days. Even if Expedia give you a free upgrade to a 7 day MYW base ticket, that only has a current value of $263.06. A 7 day MYW no expire costs $414.29, so you would have to pay $151.23 (assuming you upgrade after using at least 1 day) This means you would end up paying $238.56 + $151.23 out of pocket, which is $389.79. Currently, Undercover Tourist still have a 7 day MYW no expire listed at $355.95, which is a savings of $33.84 off of the upgraded Expedia tickets. Now if Expedia is offering a discount in addition to the upgrade, then it may be worth it. But the only tickets I can find on Expedia are at WDW list prices. Keep in mind that Undercover Tourist or any other broker could run out of old stock tickets at any time so the savings may be less or non existent depending on the current prices.

That said, as a PP said, non expire tickets may not always be best depending on the length of you next trip. If you need to buy a second ticket in addition to your remaining non expire tickets, it may cost you more than just using the 3 days now, and then buying a ticket specifically your next trip. Do the math and see what works best.
Example, say you went for 3 days now, and a week in April. A 7 day non expire now (from your Expedia deal and upgraded), plus a 3 day expire then would cost 652.85, while a 3 day expire and a 7 day expire costs 501.62, while a 10 day no expire is 505.88 (all based off list price) A big non expiring ticket tends to work out well if you usually do 3-4 days trips. Case in point, I bought one for my wife as she would only do 3 or 4 park days during a trip. So we would get 3 trips out of that 10 day non expire at 505.88. If we had bought base tickets, the same 10 days would have cost us 724.20. So there it made sense. Run the numbers and see what works for you.
 

mp2bill

Well-Known Member
The price difference between a 3-day ticket and a 7-day ticket is only $23.

Adding No Expiration to a 7-day ticket will cost you $142. You'll have 4 days leftover. If that 4 days' worth of tickets will TOTALLY meet your needs for one or more future trips, then you might consider it. But if you'll need more than 4 park days for your next trip, then buying the No Expiration is a bad idea.

I agree.
 

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