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The number of ticket options available makes it difficult to sort out which option
represents the least expensive way to see and do everything you want. The average
family staying for a week at an off-World hotel and planning a couple of activities
outside the theme parks has about a dozen different ticket options to consider.
Adding to the complexity, Disney's reservation agents are trained to avoid an-
swering subjective questions about which ticket option is “best.” Many families, we
suspect, become overwhelmed trying to sort out the different options and simply pur-
chase an expensive ticket with more features than they'll use.
As an example, a family of two adults and two children who want to visit the
theme parks for five days and a water park for one day could buy everyone a 5-Day
Base Ticket plus the Water Park Fun and More option, for $1,508 total. Or they could
buy separate admissions to the theme and water parks from a third-party vendor for
$1,310, a savings of $198. The problem is that comparing options requires detailed
knowledge of the myriad perks included with specific admissions.
THIS IS A JOB FOR … A COMPUTER!
IT'S COMPLICATED ENOUGH that we wrote a computer program to solve it. Visit tour-
ingplans.com and try our Park Ticket Calculator , on the home page. It aggregates
ticket prices from Disney and a number of online ticket vendors. Just answer a few
simple questions relating to the size of your party and the theme parks you intend to
visit, and the calculator will identify your four least expensive ticket options. It'll also
show you how much you'll save.
The program will also make recommendations for considerations other than
price. For example, Annual Passes might cost more, but they make sense in certain
circumstances because Disney often offerssubstantial resort discounts andother deals
to Annual Pass holders. Those resort discounts, especially during the off-season, can
more than offset a small incremental charge for the Annual Pass.
The Park Ticket Calculator has saved readers millions of dollars over the past few
years, as this husband discovered:
You just saved me from making a $408 mistake and needless expense!
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