Originally Posted By patrickegan Two adults, one child. Two visit to DL May and Dec, 5 days each. Do I just do the AAA deal or buy one deluxe AP or three? Besides the obvious savings on the two 5 day ticket price are the discounts on lodging etc better then the packages AAA? (Advantages/disadvantages) Or maybe could point me to a thread that already explains all of this?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer What I would do, buy the AAA Package for May, then when you get to the park, upgrade to the Deluxe AP's. This way, you get the extra perks such as Early Entry and the Toontown Morning Madness for the trip in May. Then as soon as you have used the Early Entry, so you can get the 10% food discount, and some merchandise discounts in Downtown Disney. Then for the December trip, make your package, start with TravelAxe.com and find out the pricing for the exact dates of your trip, find a hotel or two on the list you like at a good price, and then try and find a better price, checking the Hotel's own website and ask around.
Originally Posted By DlandDug 10 days of visits to the Resort? I'd buy the APs. You would also get discounts on food and purchases. Further, if there were any reason to be in SoCal during the year, quick trips to the Parks are covered.
Originally Posted By No Waiting in Line Are you saying you can convert your 4 day passport into an Annual passport? That is my situation now as we get ready to go to the parks in a few weeks. Chances are we will want to come back this summer or fall so I am thinking an AP would be the way to go?
Originally Posted By NJ AP Yes, as long as you have not used up the last day of your 4-day passport you can upgrade. One other thought is that if you plan to return in 2008, go in mid-May and December this year and return in early May 2008 and you have three visits on your AP. Have fun!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer And you get the full value of the ParkHopper as a credit towards an AP (of course, the advance purchase discounted price), but every dollar you paid for the ParkHopper can be applied to an AP. So use the Early Entry option, then upgrade to an AP that day for the discounts. Also, I would plan to use the Early Entry as soon as possible.
Originally Posted By No Waiting in Line That is good to know! To recap... We get to the park with our very neat 4 day parkhoppers. Then we do the early entry the first morning we are there. Then we get churros. THEN we go to the palce where you get AP's and tell them we want to upgrade these parkhoppers and pay the difference?? I think I got it. (%
Originally Posted By godalejunior To give you an idea, they just released hotel rates for the resort hotels I believe yesterday. For the time I am going to be there the DLH is half of what I am paying for it. I am planning on getting an AP when I am down there so I don't run into this again.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Yes, and the place to go is the Bank of Main Street, near the Opera House. They will collect your ParkHoppers, figure out the additional amount, collect your money (or credit card), and information (such as address and Date of Birth), and take your photo (so make sure the entire family is there), and print you your new AP cards while you wait.
Originally Posted By No Waiting in Line When I get the AP should I put it around my neck and act like I own the park???? LOL
Originally Posted By knoxvelour ^^^ yes and whenever you tal to a CM, start each conversation with "Well I'm an annual passholder and..."
Originally Posted By NJ AP If the park is crowded, they might open up the auxilary processing location, which is always much quieter than the one at the Main Gate. (Crystal Palace, on the left-hand side at the top of Main Street, just past Coca-Cola Corner.) Or you can go to California Adventure to get it processed. If it doesn't happen on day 1, you still have three more days. Enjoy!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< yes and whenever you tal to a CM, start each conversation with "Well I'm an annual passholder and..." >>> And if you have a Premium AP, be sure to mention this specifically, especially so if the conversation involves the ADA in any way.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I have a kind of strange question about mine. I noticed a couple days ago that the magnetic strip on mine has a big crack in the middle of it. It covers about half of the strip (going down it), so that the top and bottom parts are detached on the left side, but still connected on the right. I'm worried about how to get that fixed (I assume I would just go to the place in DCA), since I'm not sure if it would allow me to get in the park.
Originally Posted By cmpaley They don't use the magnetic stripe, they scan the barcode, so it should be okay. I would take it in to the AP processing center ASAP so they can replace it, though.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "I would take it in to the AP processing center ASAP so they can replace it, though." Thanks. I'm always looking for a reason to get to DL ASAP, so I guess this will have to work, even though it isn't exactly a fun reason...but I can stay and have fun, right?
Originally Posted By lmoore We are going March 14-16 and are buying the 3 day Parkhopper passes. We plan on upgrading to the AP too. Is it best to upgrade the first day or wait until the last? I didn't realize that the hotel rates were discounted as much as you mentioned earlier. We will return again in mid October. We'll go that route instead of the Days Inn!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Since there are no blockout dates on your visit, the only thing you need to worry about is the Early Entry. So once you have used the Early Entry, you might as well upgrade to get the 10% food discount.
Originally Posted By Mom2aDisneyboy Okay where do I find the info on the new AP rates for the Disney hotels?? I can't find anything about it anywhere..I just bought an AP so I would love to know. Thank you!
