Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Sadly, have had to cancel our WDW vacation this December... but every cloud has a silver lining and in this case it is that I have now booked a 4 week WDW/Orlando holiday for next July (only 311 days). However, I may be tempted to purchase an annual passport to cover the stay. The websites mention benefits of buying an AP but are a little vague. Has anyone got any more details? Thanks in advance.
Originally Posted By disney pete I can't really help,but why did you have to cancel your dec trip and am i right to assume your from uk?
Originally Posted By MPierce You get discounts on rooms, free parking, plus you can purchase the Disney Dining Experience (it's called something else now) that saves you 20% on food, and all beverages. The folks in the UK get some pretty good discounts already. I suggest you compare those with what you get with an AP to see if you are saving money.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<Tables in Wonderland>> Dumbest name EVER! I'd like to know what the Imagineers were smoking when they came up with that one.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Probably thinking of the movie coming up. Maybe they were smoking with Johnny Depp.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris I second(third?)the Tables in Wonderland(BLECCCHHHHH!!!!!)as being a dumb name. As for the OP - I also had an extended holiday in Orlando(23 nights)and decided on the AP. It saved us a LOT of money just in parking fees every day. Plus it was nice just to sail through the checkpoint, holding up an AP - made us feel like VIPs! : ) I LOVED spending so long in Central Florida because we also spent a lot of time at Uni and got to see SW and KSC. Orlando is INCREDIBLE!!!!
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Thanks guys. Yes in the UK we can buy the Disney Ultimate tickets. Our choice is between a 21 day plus extra 7 day or the AP. I had an AP when I was a teenager and used to visit with the family and enjoyed the VIP feeling described. Sadly, my commuting costs to work, council tax and some exciting (and expensive) dental work has led to the cancellation. 4 weeks does make up for it though. My partner has never been to Universal so we can do that too but I like having Disney open to us for the whole trip. Are there any discounts for shops?
Originally Posted By dizneed Maybe this will help. Good luck. <a href="http://allears.net/pl/apass.htm" target="_blank">http://allears.net/pl/apass.htm</a>
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Yeah, at the bottom of that linked page is a long list of benefits. I didn't see shops, mostly restaurants. You can get 21 or 28 days for cheaper than an AP? I'm thinking about an AP being worht it for us if we stay 7 nights.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<Tables in Wonderland>> Dumbest name EVER! I'd like to know what the Imagineers were smoking when they came up with that one. I agree with the name being stupid- but this last trip I saved enough to almost fully cover the cost of my AP --( we had 9 people in the group for 7 days - 15 meals.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 also if you are a pin collector- there are ltd ed AP pins - 50% off at the mini golf courses and some other perks ( discounts tend to mirror DVC discounts)- but if not a DVC member 10% at some stores etc. It adds up. not to mention if you happen to get back in less than a year -
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys Before they extended the length of the renewal pass we stagger our trips so we could get away buying one pass every two years. Now we don't have to do that. The DDE really does pay for itself and the passes over the course of it use year. Between my AP,DVC, DDE (now Tables) and my AMEX credit card travel points, I sometimes feel like I get every 3rd trip for free. It's probably close.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I completely agree that the DDE is fantastic, even if they name is ridiculous. It paid for itself very very quickly and we ended up saving several hundred dollars. No DDE for us right now because we don't have APs - package deals as of late have been too good.
