sbkline
Well-Known Member
I posted this question in another thread, but I feel it almost deserves its own thread. First off, I want to make sure I have the basic facts correct before I go on to my next point:
Do I remember correctly that anyone under 17 stays in the room for free? Or is it 13? And anyone under 3 gets into the parks for free? And in order to get a package, everyone in the room must have at least one day's park admission and everyone has to have the same amount of days?
What I am about to ask is based on an affirmative answer on all of the above questions. Here it goes:
When we stayed at POR last month, we used 10 day parkhoppers with the NE option. We used 5 of those days, giving us a 5 day pass to use on future trips. If funds allow, we want to go on vacation again next year and the two issues have been whether or not to bring our son (who just turned a year old this month) and whether to go back to WDW or try something different (a cruise is the next most likely option, with a Disney land/see cruise a strong contender). I was almost convinced to go for the cruise, so I ordered my passport yesterday. My wife wanted to hold off on getting hers, but I don't regret ordering mine, as we will surely use it in the next 10 years, either going to Canada or on a cruise.
Anyway, the thought came to me that maybe we should do another week at WDW next year (with or without the baby not totally decided yet) due to the fact that if we bring him along, he is under 3 and won't need tickets and if we don't bring him, then obviously he doesn't need tickets either. That way, we can book a package with dining (although I understand we would have to purchase at least a one day park pass to do so) and use the remaining 5 days on our tickets. However, if we do something else next year, then we will still have that 5 day pass to use (since I understand that park admission is included with a Disney land/sea cruise anyway). And we probably wouldn't be back until our son is over 3, as we plan to start on our next child after next year so we would not be going on a vacation the following year due to the costs of having a baby. So if we went back with our son when he is over 3 years old, if I understand correctly, in order to book a package, we would have to buy theme park admission tickets to match the amount of days on our son's ticket. Is that correct, even though our son would not add to the cost of the room? I guess what I am asking is this: does WDW only consider a person to be "in the room" if they are old enough to have to pay to stay in the room? Or, despite the fact that a 4 year old does not add to the cost of the room, would we still have to get the same ticket plan as him in order to book a package? The point I am making is that if the latter is the case, then we would be stuck in a situation where we always have unused tickets that we never get a chance to use up, because we would always be having to buy tickets to match our children in the room with us. So again, I'm thinking maybe we should do WDW again next year, use up those tickets, and then do a cruise another year.
Is my reasoning sound, or do I have some of those facts incorrect?
Do I remember correctly that anyone under 17 stays in the room for free? Or is it 13? And anyone under 3 gets into the parks for free? And in order to get a package, everyone in the room must have at least one day's park admission and everyone has to have the same amount of days?
What I am about to ask is based on an affirmative answer on all of the above questions. Here it goes:
When we stayed at POR last month, we used 10 day parkhoppers with the NE option. We used 5 of those days, giving us a 5 day pass to use on future trips. If funds allow, we want to go on vacation again next year and the two issues have been whether or not to bring our son (who just turned a year old this month) and whether to go back to WDW or try something different (a cruise is the next most likely option, with a Disney land/see cruise a strong contender). I was almost convinced to go for the cruise, so I ordered my passport yesterday. My wife wanted to hold off on getting hers, but I don't regret ordering mine, as we will surely use it in the next 10 years, either going to Canada or on a cruise.
Anyway, the thought came to me that maybe we should do another week at WDW next year (with or without the baby not totally decided yet) due to the fact that if we bring him along, he is under 3 and won't need tickets and if we don't bring him, then obviously he doesn't need tickets either. That way, we can book a package with dining (although I understand we would have to purchase at least a one day park pass to do so) and use the remaining 5 days on our tickets. However, if we do something else next year, then we will still have that 5 day pass to use (since I understand that park admission is included with a Disney land/sea cruise anyway). And we probably wouldn't be back until our son is over 3, as we plan to start on our next child after next year so we would not be going on a vacation the following year due to the costs of having a baby. So if we went back with our son when he is over 3 years old, if I understand correctly, in order to book a package, we would have to buy theme park admission tickets to match the amount of days on our son's ticket. Is that correct, even though our son would not add to the cost of the room? I guess what I am asking is this: does WDW only consider a person to be "in the room" if they are old enough to have to pay to stay in the room? Or, despite the fact that a 4 year old does not add to the cost of the room, would we still have to get the same ticket plan as him in order to book a package? The point I am making is that if the latter is the case, then we would be stuck in a situation where we always have unused tickets that we never get a chance to use up, because we would always be having to buy tickets to match our children in the room with us. So again, I'm thinking maybe we should do WDW again next year, use up those tickets, and then do a cruise another year.
Is my reasoning sound, or do I have some of those facts incorrect?
