Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney I agree with Darkbeer...I don't love my pass...but I sure like the benefits it gives. Since I purchased mine this March I have taken my DD over twenty times. The last time I had a premium AP was back in 1998. When I weighed out the options of having no black out dates, free parking and the 10 to 15% discount that I have used on every single trip...it was more then worth it! At this point, I have pretty much paid for it with my visits, so much so that when My DD turns 3, she is getting her own.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Is this a trick question? Yes, I love my wife, I love my kids, and I love my Disneyland Premium Annual Pass. Since we live about fifteen minutes away, we use the pass a lot. I mean, a lot. I have had an annual pass every year since 1990. Now the whole family has them. We do go to the park for lunch sometimes. We also go there just to shop. And we host a lot of friends and family at the park. I also have friends who just don't get it. One close friend is baffled over why anyone would want to go to Disneyland more than once a year. But for us it's no more odd than having season tickets for a sports team, regular seats at the opera, or belonging to a country club. It makes us happy. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 "it's no more odd than having season tickets for a sports team, regular seats at the opera, or belonging to a country club." That is the PERFECT way to explain it! I never thought of it like that before. I'm using that from now on for people who just don't get it.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove I agree with that assessment of their assessment, Belle. (BTW, I have my very first annual pass and I *love* it. I only wished I lived closer.)
Originally Posted By ImNotAllThereMyself I love my APs. No matter what level i have. it is an excuse for me to go to Disneyland. This is the first time I have had a Premium AP. I wish I had not gotten pregnant 3 months into my year of having it. i was really hoping to enjoy galavanting off to the parks with DD. But I would not trade, going on rides with her, adn it just being the two of us on our trips. she won't remember them, but I will and I will always trasure the faces she makes on the rides, adn the fact that POTC knocks her out...
Originally Posted By di-tard4life "Yes, I love my wife, I love my kids, and I love my Disneyland Premium Annual Pass. Since we live about fifteen minutes away, we use the pass a lot. I mean, a lot. I have had an annual pass every year since 1990. Now the whole family has them. We do go to the park for lunch sometimes. We also go there just to shop. And we host a lot of friends and family at the park" i do that also..i in fact dont use my pass I ABUSE IT!! maybe too much..18 times a month is alot i guess..and me too i live 10 min from park.
Originally Posted By di-tard4life and i love my pass i know i already said it..but with out it i think id be soo bored at home ..i would walk around in circles in my living room probally..lol
Originally Posted By HTHgal12 I have had a pass for about 12 years (with a few months break inbetween). I love the flexibility of being able to go whenever I want. I don't go as often as I used to (boo for working full time an hour away!)
Originally Posted By Tandelothien We upgraded our 14 day park hopper to a Premium Annual Pass on our last trip in 2007. A lot of the cast members were like "You're Australian and you have an annual pass?!!!" But it turned out to be an excellent decision because there was a 20% off merchandise promotion and it came in handy at the end of our trip when we decided to ditch our 3 days in Hollywood and come back to Disneyland. WE'll be purchasing annual passes again for our trip in December as we''l be back again the following October
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^Crikey! That's fantastic! (And yes, Belle, losing my AP virginity was ever so exciting...the fact that it was a PAP practically made me pass out.)
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 That is awesome. If I lived in Australia I would have an annual pass lol. My question is, why isn't there an Australian Disney/land/world/place? Seems a logical thing to do... there's one practically everywhere else! lol STIL Nothing like the first time!!! LOL
Originally Posted By Tandelothien Every once in a while there's a rumor of Disney looking at land over here but nothing ever comes of it Still it feels more special having to travel to experience the magic (even with the horrible 12-13 hour flight) and we just absolutely adore the USA, we would marry it and have it's babies lol.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 Ha ha ha! That's good to hear. All we ever hear is about how other countries hate us. I would LOVE to visit Australia sometime-if I could ever save the money. We have a radio morning show who met a guy over there, Nelson, he owns a restaurant called Pancakes on the Rocks. I don't remember what city it's in. But our radio guys call him up a lot and he's a cool guy and you just know all the Aussies are that way. Definitely on my list of countries to visit.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove We ♥ Australia. Man...one of my favorite books "A Town Like Alice", ignited my passion back in the 80's.
Originally Posted By di-tard4life i used to live in sydney!1 for 3 yesrs..in cremorne point! in a one of those victorian houses!! i went to school at queenwood school for girls in mosmon..do u know where that is?
Originally Posted By Tandelothien No I'm afraid not, I live in Queensland just outside of Brisbane. We've got a whole mutual admiration society going here, lol, I have to confess that the Star Spangled Banner gives me goosebumps
