Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA I have always wondered if WDW is more expensive that DLR..? And I have always wondered if the ticket prices are the same…? Maybe someone might have an answer to these pondering questions
Originally Posted By lesmisfan im not sure but they do have more parks so its probably a bit more expensive that way. if you go to walt disney worlds website you can find tons of info there.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight OMG Lmf, get your fannybackside into your OWN thread and tell us what happend today for heavens sake! ;-)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros WDW tickets start at $75 per day, while DL starts at $72. Adding parkhopping for the first day at DL is about another $20 and is included in all multi-day passports. At WDW, it's an extra $30, no matter how long your ticket is valid. DL's tickets decrease in price per day for additional days, but with WDW's larger pricing scheme (you can get up to a 14 day ticket), the additional days later in the trip cost as little as $1 more. AP's for WDW are definatley more expensive, but they don't have nearly as many (or any??) blackout days. Some of the hotels at WDW may be more expensive, but by far, they are cheaper. The value resorts start at around $75 per night, while $130 is a pretty good deal for a Disney hotel at DLR. I think the rooms at the moderates are usually around $230 per night, and the deluxes are $450, which seems comparable to the DLH and GCH. From what I remember, food prices are about the same. They may actually be a little cheaper in WDW, but that may just be because of differences in local cost of living and cost of preparing the food. If you go to WDW, you will probably spend longer than you would have at DL, so it will cost you more either way.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...I think the rooms at the moderates are usually around $230 per night...< A little high. I just went on the website, and a moderate in mid-February is $196 a night, standard view. Of course, if you're smart you'll buy an Annual Pass, which gets you incredibly discounted prices on rooms. I paid $89/night for a moderate last year, and usually get a room for less than $125/night. You can get a value for around $69 or even $59 a night. The savings can easily pay for any increase between your standard park ticket and the AP. And with an AP you can also buy the Tables in Wonderland card for $75, which gets you 20% off off sitdown dining, including alcohol. If you like dining like I do while on vacation, the TiW card can easily pay for itself in one trip. FerretAfros is correct in that there are no blockout days on any AP. They have 2 levels - standard and premium. The standard pass gets you admission to the 4 main parks. It also includes park hopping and parking. The premium pass will also get you admission to the water parks, Disney Quest and the Oak Trail golf course. Standard AP is $489 for adults and $432 for kids. Premium is $619 for adults and $546 for kids.
Originally Posted By tashajilek At WDW are the ap's a problem? as in large crowds such as DL or is it actaully better? I would think with the passes being up to $600 it wouldnt be as big a problem, i could be wrong?
Originally Posted By Bellella With me, I'd have to pay round-trip air fare and hotel accomadations in addition to admission and everything else, so WDW is way more expensive for me. I was actually sent an offer to join the Disney Vacation Club, which would include a year-long pass to both parks. I wouldn't be able to fly out to Florida often enough to make it worth the 18 grand it costs to join. I'll go there someday!
Originally Posted By danyoung >At WDW are the ap's a problem? as in large crowds such as DL or is it actaully better?< It's a totally different animal in Florida. They don't have any cut-rate regional passes, although you can buy a seasonal pass if you live in Flordia. But the AP population isn't largely local like it is in SoCal. So you don't have 50,000 locals converging on the place at any given time. The Food & Wine Festival in Epcot can bring out the locals every October & November. But Epcot is such a huge park that they can be absorbed a lot better than DL can.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Disney World has several AP options.. Premium - 4 parks, waterparks, and DisneyQuest, costs a small fortune. Regular - 4 parks, all year, no blackouts. I don't have numbers, but this might actually be the most popular pass. Significantly more expensive then a comparable DLR AP. Both of those have FL-Resident discounted prices. Then we have.. FL-Res Seasonal AP - Blacked out for summer, spring break, christmas, etc.. Essentially super peak periods. Relatively cheap, but does not include parking. FL-Res Weekday AP - Only allows admission during weekdays during non-peak periods. Pretty darn cheap. No parking. FL-Res Epcot After 4pm Pass - Epcot 365 days a year, just after 4pm only. The cheapest at $139. No parking.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Inquiry: Would anyone here pay for a DCA-exclusive "5 hours before the park closes" pass at $139?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Is there any reason that there is only one single-park AP? I know I would love to spend that much time in Epcot, but it just seems a little strange that they don't offer a similar pass at the other parks. Is it something leftover from the early days of WDW APs? Or maybe just knowing that Epcot is amazing...
Originally Posted By mousermerf People can/will/do goto Epcot and none of the rest of WDW. My theory is that the pass itself sprung up from those "After 4pm" tickets they sell to convention goers. Those typically get used for Epcot. Essentially Epcot's structure readily supports such a pass - people using it are going to wine/dine or see shows, and there's plenty of that nightly at Epcot.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Mousermerf, I don't know where to post this, so, I will post it here. I enjoy your posts alot.
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA So basically in comparison, the price for a one day admission to WDW is roughly in the same price range as DLR, and although WDW probably has more offers etc on hotels and fun things to do at epcot, roughly the price to go would be the same (if you lived near WDW). That is what I got out of everyone posts!
