No Expiration?

[MDactor1980]

Through work I have found out that I can get a corporate discount on MYW tickets (with Park Hopper) at a great price with no expiration.

I was considering getting a huge pass (10-day) for me and DH and just using a day or 2 (or 3) at a time for our next few trips over the next few years. My thought process is now that we go at least once a year, we will definitely use them up, and could stand to save a good bit of cash.

Before I go ahead and buy them, I thought I would check with the crazy brain trust on here and see if there are any downfalls to these tickets, or anything else I should consider.

(Here is the fine print I read:
This ticket has no expiration and unused days will never expire.
)

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

I'm not sure how much of a discount you get but you may save money buying an annual pass instead..

 

[MDactor1980]

I'm not sure how much of a discount you get but you may save money buying an annual pass instead..

I just priced an annual pass but I don't think that would work... we only average about 5 days of park time a year, and usually more like 2 or 3. I was hoping the no expiration tickets would get us a low price for 2-3 years to come, by only using them a little at a time.

 

[Master Yoda]

What you described is typically the only way a no expiration ticket makes financial sense. However, it always pays to run the number to make sure. Price tickets for your next few trips, add 5% per year for inflation and see how you make out vs the 10 day no expiration ticket.

The only draw back to having your tickets ahead of time is it will exclude you from promotions such as free dining that require a ticket purchase.

 

[Tribute Trainer]

We bought 10-day, park-hopper, no expiration tickets in the past. It is a great deal for anyone that only does a couple parks each visit and only visits once or twice a year. At the time we bought ours through AAA and got a discount that way. We've saved quite a bit of money doing this. Based on how it sounds like you plan to visit the parks, it may be the most effective option for you.

 

[G8rchamps]

My annual pass expires in August and we will have made 9 trips. In fact I'm here at a conference and staying the rest of the week because hey, tickets are already paid for. We have spent a ton on food and lodging.

 

[MDactor1980]

What you described is typically the only way a no expiration ticket makes financial sense. However, it always pays to run the number to make sure. Price tickets for your next few trips, add 5% per year for inflation and see how you make out vs the 10 day no expiration ticket.

The only draw back to having your tickets ahead of time is it will exclude you from promotions such as free dining that require a ticket purchase.

I've never really been enticed by Dining packages. We tend not to eat 3 square meals and usually have a big dinner and lots of shared snacks as we walk around.

But I think it does make financial sense (for us).

 

[Nemo14]

We have done this several times for exactly the reasons you stated. We only do a couple of Disney days per year, so a 10 day no expiration pass lasts us about 3 years. In fact we still have a few days left on the last passes we bought, which was in 2011 as I recall. The price for the non-expiration option has skyrocketed now though, so I'm not sure we'll do that again, but if you can get them at a good discount, I would highly recommend it.

 

[BrianV]

We did the same and bought 10 day no expire hopper with extras in 2008 for a trip in 2009. But the price has skyrocketed since. We tend to use 2 or three days a trip, every couple of years. We have 3 days and 8 water park days left. If you use it this way, as opposed to buying 2 day tickets, you save a ton. Not so much if you go for 5 or more days at a time. We bought another without the water parks last year before the price increase as our 8 water park admissions will last us forever.

It is a huge outlay up front, but makes any given trip cheaper. And the tickets increase in price vastly faster than inflation.