Guide to Discount Disney World Tickets (2024)
Our guide to discount Disney World tickets offers money-saving info, pros & cons of Park Hoppers, tips for the best deals on tickets for now through October 2025 at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom. Plus, price increase predictions, which is likely to happen this fall or holiday season. (Updated March 20, 2024.)
If you’re wondering the best place to safely buy the discounted Walt Disney World multi-day tickets from an authorized reseller, we recommend Get Away Today, which offers an exclusive discount to readers of this site–enter promo code DTB23 at checkout for an extra $8 to $30 off per ticket! They have excellent deals on Central Florida theme parks, including Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, and SeaWorld Orlando in addition to Disney’s theme and water parks.
This is one authorized sellers we recommend (see info about the other below), with the highlighted one changing based upon which currently has the best pricing. All three offer exceptional customer service and added flexibility, even superior to what Disney offers directly (call centers are currently short-staffed, making speaking with a person at Disney “challenging” to say the least). These low prices coupled with Get Away Today’s “Best Price Guarantee” makes them our recommended ticket seller.
Before we get going, let’s start with the latest Walt Disney World ticket news–there are several ticket deals currently available. First up, there’s the Discounted Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket. This offers Floridians the opportunity to buy a 4-day ticket for just $59 per day. These tickets are valid for use from April 2 to September 28, 2024, with an advance park reservation.
Much more significant is the 4-Park, 4-Day Walt Disney World Magic Ticket. This is available to the general public and offers admission starting at $99 per day admission without requiring reservations from April 2 to September 22, 2024. The big limitation here is that there’s no Park Hopping and you can only visit each park once, which is Walt Disney World’s way of redistributing attendance away from Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios (the two busiest parks) and to EPCOT and Animal Kingdom (the least busy parks).
If you can get past those two limitations (our post above explains how to work around them–especially during Party Season), the 4-Park Magic Ticket offers tremendous savings. The exact amount of the discount varies due to date-based pricing, but we’ve found that it averages around $100 per person. You can buy this ticket directly from Walt Disney World, or available for an even deeper discount via Get Away Today!
Rounding out the deals, there’s a new offer for Universal Orlando that’s very similar to Walt Disney World’s 4-Park Magic Ticket. Enjoy four days of thrills at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure when you purchase Universal Orlando’s 2-Park Play 4 Days Promo Base Ticket, starting at $74 per day. With this, you can visit one park per day, upgrade to Park-to-Park tickets to visit multiple parks in the same day, or even upgrade to a 3-Park ticket to visit Volcano Bay.
You should also be aware that free FastPass+ has been replaced by paid line-skipping at Walt Disney World. We cover everything you need to know in our Guide to Genie+ at Walt Disney World & Lightning Lane FAQ. This system is totally different from its predecessor and can be overwhelming. Once you get past that rather steep and sometimes counterintuitive learning curve, it can be leveraged to your advantage.
You can only purchase Genie+ on a day-by-day basis during your Walt Disney World vacation. The latest wrinkle is that Genie+ now has per-park pricing, which is more expensive at Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Not-so-coincidentally, we only recommend buying Genie+ for Magic Kingdom (almost always), Disney’s Hollywood Studios (usually), and EPCOT (sometimes). We seldom recommend purchasing Genie+ at Animal Kingdom–there’s a reason why it’s cheapest there; it’s usually unnecessary.
With so many different park ticket options, this might already seem overwhelming. In this WDW park ticket guide, we present the pros and cons of different tickets so you can make an informed decision about which options are best for your family. We’ll break down everything you need to know about the complexities of Walt Disney World tickets.
We sort through the different options and give you recommendations on what types of tickets are best for you, plus where you can save money on Walt Disney World tickets. (If you’ve come looking for info on discount Disneyland tickets, you’ve come to the wrong place–but we do have an article with Tips for Saving Money on Disneyland Tickets, too.) By the end of this post, you’ll know way more than you ever thought there was to know about park tickets!
With that out of the way, let’s start with the latest ticket news & rumors…
2024 Ticket Price Increases
Typically, Walt Disney World raises ticket prices in February or October–sometimes both. Thus far in 2024, ticket prices have not increased, nor did they go up last October for regular tickets. Instead, the company raised rates on just about everything else, and also introduced per-park and date-based pricing for Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes, which effectively amounted to an indirect increase to the normal price of admission.
The good news is that prices for current tickets haven’t increased since December 2022, which is the first time in the 15 years we’ve been tracking prices when there was not an annual increase. The bad news is that Walt Disney World has already increased ticket prices for 2025. But the good-within-bad news is that, unlike normal, this did not apply to tickets for 2024. It was a really weird move, as ticket price increases normally take effect immediately.
There’s a chance that Walt Disney World raises prices in October 2024, but we’re skeptical. Annual Pass prices will probably increase then, but not regular admission. It would defy logic to increase prices for 2025 in Winter 2024…and then wait until only 3 months are left in the year to increase prices on the remainder of 2024 dates. Not only that, but the big ‘price increase day’ always results in a wave of negative headlines, and Disney usually does everything at once to avoid dragging out the bad press.
What’s more likely is that prices go up again in early 2025. Walt Disney World is once again tweaking things with Lightning Lane pre-booking, and our guess is that will require changes to admission options. With that, price increases seem likely, which might be why Walt Disney World has not been nearly as aggressive in increasing prices.
If the last three years have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. Subscribe to our free email newsletter for all of the latest updates as we hear more rumors or official announcements about ticket prices.
Regardless, if you have a Walt Disney World trip planned for now through October 2025, we recommend buying tickets sooner rather than later to lock-in current prices (beyond the scope of this post, but we’d advise doing the same with your hotel room). There will likely be one price increase between now and the end of 2025, with 2 price increases in that timeframe being a possibility.
With that said, this is not as imperative as it used to be. A couple of years ago, Walt Disney World was raising price twice annually, meaning that you could ‘beat’ as many as 3 price increases by buying tickets early. That amounted to locking-in huge savings, but Disney has since (thankfully) slowed down on its price increases. There’s still zero downside to purchasing tickets in advance–but there’s also not as much upside.
Where to Buy the Cheapest Disney Tickets
As we mentioned at the beginning, to save money on multi-day Walt Disney World tickets, we recommend buying from Get Away Today, which is an authorized discount Disney ticket broker that typically has the lowest prices on legitimate park tickets. You can order tickets for use now through October 2025.
Another excellent ticket seller we recommend is Undercover Tourist. These two typically compete with each other on prices, and are usually within a few dollars of one another. Which is better often depends upon the ticket type and when you’re searching. (Like airfare, ticket prices fluctuate, especially as the various reputable sellers try to beat one another on pricing.)
After purchasing, you’ll receive confirmation codes for My Disney Experience via email, which enables you to easily link the tickets to your My Disney Experience account. This also means that the tickets are compatible with MagicBands, which you’ll receive with your Walt Disney World hotel reservation; you can also purchase special edition MagicBands in the parks.
There aren’t many Disney ticket sellers that are actually legitimate, so be careful if you find a deal elsewhere. The sellers we mention in this article are the ones that have the best reputations and offer the biggest discounts. If you find a better deal somewhere else, well…you know what they say about when something sounds too good to be true!
Authorized discount Disney ticket brokers are great ways to save money on park tickets over gate prices, but not every third party ticket broker is reliable and trust-worthy. Most places selling discount Disney tickets are scams. Buying tickets on eBay or Craigslist is about as good of an idea as buying Louis Vuitton purses on a street corner.
Disney tickets are non-transferrable–they are tied to your fingerprint once partially used. If you get burned by these sellers with a partially-used or counterfeit ticket, Disney won’t have sympathy. You’ll have to pay full price for tickets at the park gates. Not exactly the best way to start the day on a Disney vacation!
The good news is that there are several legitimate, authorized Walt Disney World ticket sellers that can be trusted. In addition to Get Away Today, we also recommend Undercover Tourist. Both are highly reputable and offer great customer service. (Beyond this trio, there are other trustworthy third party sellers, but we can’t vouch for any of them.)
If you’re comparing prices, remember to compare apples to apples: Disney prices don’t include the Florida 6.5% tax, whereas prices from the sellers we recommend do include tax into the final price you pay. Sorry bold that all, but we get so many comments from people who miss that, and wonder why the discounts aren’t as good as promised. Also make sure you’re comparing Park Hopper tickets to regular tickets or not. Lots of people make mistakes in not comparing the same tickets to one another.
Additionally, you might be eligible for discount tickets through your employer or a membership program like TicketsAtWork that can save even more than the alternatives. The only downsides are that some of these tickets require more advance notice for processing, and that what you receive is a ticket voucher (it still can be linked to My Disney Experience); you will need to pick up the actual ticket when you arrive at Walt Disney World.
Moving on, let’s take a look at which type of ticket options are best for you…
Which Tickets to Buy?
Sometimes people ask which ticket is our favorite for first-time visitors to Walt Disney World, and it really depends upon how long you’re visiting. In our Walt Disney World Vacation Planning Guide, we recommend most first-time visitors take a 6-8 trip.
Assuming you are going this route, you probably won’t spend every moment in the park. You’ll want a rest day in the middle to spend recovering poolside, and maybe a shopping day (or morning) at Disney Springs. With that said, we recommend buying a ticket that is 1-2 days shorter than the duration of your vacation–unless you’re visiting for 4 days or fewer, in which case you should purchase a ticket for every day. Always get at least a 4-day ticket. Ideally, get nothing less than a 5-day ticket.
Meaning, if your vacation is 8 days, we recommend the 6-day or 7-day ticket. If you are visiting for 6 days, get the 5-day ticket. In our experience, a 6-day Walt Disney World vacation is about the sweet spot for first-timers. That means either a 4-day or 5-day ticket is going to be a smart bet for most people reading this. (If you have more time, that’s excellent!)
Are Park Hopper Tickets Worth it?
The Park Hopper add-on allows you to visit multiple parks in the same day. You can bounce around the parks and maximize your time in the parks. Some guests can skip the Park Hopper option: particularly those with small children and those who won’t stay out late.
On the other hand, Park Hopping can be really beneficial if you want to revisit favorite attractions or head over to a certain park for the evening for dinner. With the exception of Magic Kingdom, you won’t need to spend multiple full days in any park, and the ability to bounce around is a great solution allowing you to spend additional partial days in the other parks.
Another benefit of the Park Hopper option is spending more hours per day in the theme parks. Since each park has different opening and closing hours, getting a Park Hopper is a good way to extend your day (particularly in the off-season when parks close earlier) or spend more time in Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom often closes later than the other parks, so you squeeze a couple more hours out of day by starting your day in Animal Kingdom (for example) and heading to Magic Kingdom once Animal Kingdom closes.
If you’re staying in an eligible on-site Walt Disney World resort, you’ll also potentially need the Park Hopper option to take advantage of Extended Evening Hours. This perk is incredibly advantageous, as crowds are usually low during these nighttime hours. If you don’t buy the Park Hopper option, you’ll need to start your day in the park offering Extended Evening Hours in order to take advantage. See our Guide to Extended Evening Hours at Walt Disney World for taking advantage of this perk, eligibility, and more.
Because of these two things, we generally recommend purchasing the Park Hopper option. While it does cost more, if you’re buying multiple day tickets, you might be surprised to learn that the extra cost is insignificant. Currently, a discounted 7-day Walt Disney World Adult Park Hopper Ticket will cost around $650 after tax, with some dates costing more and some costing less. Obviously, that’s a lot of money.
However, compare it to a 1-day Park Hopper ticket directly from Disney, which can cost over $180 after tax. For less than the price of three 1-day tickets, you can purchase a 7-day discounted Park Hopper. That 7-day ticket works out to being less than $95/day!
Other multi-day tickets offer similar savings, so be sure to look at the prices of other multi-day Walt Disney World tickets and do some comparison shopping to see just how much you can save. Walt Disney World advertises that “the more you play, the less you pay per day” and this is definitely true.
What About Park Hopper Plus Tickets?
The Park Hopper Plus ticket option (formerly “Water Park Fun & More”) offers everything included with Park Hopper Tickets mentioned above, plus access to Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course, and Winter Summerland or Fantasia Gardens mini golf.
With Park Hopper Plus tickets, you are eligible for the same number of “Plus” admissions as the number of days on your ticket. Meaning that if you have a 7-day Park Hopper Plus ticket, you also have 7 entrances the water parks, mini golf, etc. (Be mindful of operating schedules, as not all of these options are open year-round.)
Whether this ticket is right for you really depends upon whether you want to do any of the parks beyond the 4 main theme parks. If you want to do one of the other things even once or twice, you come out ahead to purchase the Park Hopper Plus Tickets. We love both Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, and enjoy both of the mini golf courses (albeit less so than the water parks) and recommend this ticket option to anyone who will be spending 6 days or more at Walt Disney World.
What About the Water Park and Sports Option?
The Water Park and Sports Option is available as an add-on to select Walt Disney World theme park tickets for $70 plus tax. This option allows guests to visit one theme park each day, plus various water park or sports experiences that same number of times.
The Water Park & Sports Option is valid at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon or Disney’s Blizzard Beach water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course, FootGolf at Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course, Disney’s Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf, or Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf. (Again, pay attention to operating schedules, as not all of these options are open year-round.)
Basically, this ticket is the non-park hopper version of the aforementioned Park Hopper Plus ticket option. The analysis for the Water Park and Sports Ticket Option is identical to the Park Hopper Plus, but for those who only want to do one theme park per day. We generally favor the Park Hopper Plus option as it offers great flexibility and the upgrade cost to that is insignificant, but that’s just us.
Affiliation Discounts
If for some reason you don’t want to buy discounted Disney tickets from Get Away Today or Undercover Tourist, there’s a possibility you qualify for some other form of discount. The most common discounts are: Florida resident, military/department of defense, corporate or “club” discounts, Disney Vacation Club, and sometimes Walt Disney World ticket discounts for Europeans.
Of these discounts, military Disney ticket discounts are typically the best, followed by AAA discounts. AAA discounts are only offered through local offices and tax isn’t included in their price quotes. Note that Disney ended its relationship with AAA, so there are no additional perks for buying Disney tickets through AAA anymore.
AAA discounts typically are not as good as the prices offered by the discount ticket brokers, but military or department of defense discounts are always better. The “Stars and Stripes” promotion (only available to select members of the armed forces and department of defense) will usually annihilate what is offered by third party discount ticket brokers or AAA. This promo isn’t always offered, so call Shades of Green at 888-593-2242 prior to ordering tickets to see whether it’s available for your stay.
Another option available to some people is TicketsAtWork. This is a members-only site that partners with certain corporations to offer company employees exclusive discounts and special offers for theme parks, attractions, Broadway shows, special events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets. In other words, Tickets at Work is a “perk” that’s available only to employees of certain corporations.
Tickets at Work most definitely is legitimate. Unfortunately, we cannot offer a price comparison to Tickets at Work because we don’t work for companies partnered with Tickets at Work, nor do we know anyone who does. Anecdotally, we’ve heard that in some cases, Tickets at Work offers prices that are slightly better. In other cases, their prices are worse. We’ve also been told that shipping can take 2-3 weeks with Tickets at Work, which could be a deal-breaker if you’re trying to make reservations in a hurry. Check with your company’s HR department to see if your company is a Tickets at Work partner.
Now, let’s cover one other possible Walt Disney World park ticket options…
Florida Resident Ticket Discounts
If you live in Florida (and have proof of residence–DVC membership does not count), there are occasionally discount 2-day to 4-day Walt Disney World ticket offers from January until April and Summer through September each year during times when attendance is historically light. For Floridians, these are the best deals of the year–better than anything else on this list.
The current Florida resident ticket deal is discussed at the top of this post. The downside of this deal is that it’s only valid Mondays through Fridays, but the upside is that there’s a discount at all during the popular Christmas season. Many years, there’s nothing at all this time of year!
What About An Annual Pass?
Walt Disney World resumed new Annual Pass sales late last month. Everything you need to know about buying an AP is covered in our Walt Disney World Annual Pass FAQ. All tiers of APs (Incredi-Pass, Sorcerer Pass, and Pirate Pass, and Pixie Dust Pass) are still available for purchase. However, Walt Disney World has already warned that tiers are likely to sell out soon. Note that unless you’re a Floridian or DVC member, you’re only eligible to purchase the Incredi-Pass.
This AP can make sense if you’re taking at least two trips to Walt Disney World in the span of 365 days. Some fans use APs for this specific purpose, taking week-long trips during the Halloween or Christmas season each year, and essentially putting one of those trips at the beginning of the window and another at the end of the window. (For example, doing the second week of December 2024 and the first week of December 2025.)
If you’re doing two week-long trips, the Incredi-Pass will work out in your favor. You’re looking at 7-day tickets that will be over $700 each, adding up to more than the cost of the Incredi-Pass on their own. The story is similar if you’re taking 3 shorter trips in a 365-day stretch. Let’s say you’re doing three long-weekend trips of 3-days each. Individually, those tickets would cost you over $460 each, totaling more than the cost of the Incredi-Pass.
Where the math gets complicated is for those planning two trips in a 365-day stretch with a combined total of 10 or fewer days. In this scenario, the cost of your tickets will actually end up being around $75 less than an Incredi-Pass. However, the AP also offers discounts on merchandise & dining, which alone will easily add up to $75 saved over 10 days in the parks. Beyond that, it opens up access to the aforementioned superior resort discounts or, if you won’t use those because you’re staying off-site, free parking at the theme parks.
So either way you slice it, two trips totaling at least 10 days over the course of 365 days is the likely breakeven point for the Incredi-Pass. That’s going to vary from person-to-person, though. We’ve heard from people who could make less work and others who couldn’t justify APs until 11 days.
However, that’s more or less the general rule. If you’re traveling more than that, it’s easy to justify Walt Disney World APs. Less than that, and it becomes much more difficult. If it’s a close call, we’d recommend purchasing passes. The money-saved via discounts and other perks, such as freebies and access to exclusive events like ride previews, does add up and is difficult to account for in your initial calculation.
Conclusion
Hopefully the above info helped you determine which Walt Disney World park ticket you should buy and how to save money on those tickets. If you still have some questions, here are some general rules:
- Thanks to very good discounts, our top recommendation for Walt Disney World is the 5-day to 7-day Park Hopper ticket, all of which provide excellent savings.
- We recommend the Park Hopper option for most people, but if you definitely won’t visit more than one park per day, you can save additional money by skipping the Park Hopper option.
- By purchasing via an authorized ticket broker, you can make park reservations ahead of time. If you buy tickets once you arrive to Walt Disney World, you’re at a disadvantage in two ways: you pay more for tickets and you cannot make park reservations in advance.
- Do not consider an Annual Pass unless you will visit Walt Disney World for roughly 15+ days in a 365 day window, or will take multiple shorter trips.
- If you are planning a vacation and definitely going to Walt Disney World before October 2025, it’s always best to buy tickets as far in advance as possible to lock-in current prices and avoid future increases.
It’s important to know that my suggestions are based on our preferences, and they may not work for you. It’s really best to read through this and then apply it to your own circumstances by looking at your own schedule and preferences, and determining what type of tickets are best for you. Finally, head to Get Away Today and buy the appropriate tickets at the best discount (using promo code DTB23 at checkout).
For where to eat, try out our Walt Disney World Restaurant Reviews page. If you want to save money on tickets or determine which type you should get, read our Tips for Saving Money on Walt Disney World Tickets post. Our What to Pack for Disney Trips post takes a unique look at unconventional things you should take on your trip. For overviews of all of these topics and so much more, the best place to start is our comprehensive Walt Disney World Trip Planning Guide to make the most of your experience!
Your Thoughts
Have any questions about which tickets might be best for you? Which Walt Disney World tickets do you think are best, and why? Hopefully this guide to Disney discount tickets has provided you with some valuable tips & tricks to help you save money on Walt Disney World tickets, and has helped you figure out which kind of Disney tickets are right for you. If you still have any questions, please leave them in the comments and we will try to help!
Hi,
Thank you for your informative post! I have three questions, as follows:
1. I am considering booking a stay through Dave’s DVC Rentals at Copper Creek Villas at the Wilderness Lodge during the beginning of December. Are they reliable/legitimate?
2. a) If they are legitimate, do you recommend purchasing the park tickets through them or through Parksavers?
b) If I purchase tickets through Parksavers, may I add Fastpass to these tickets? If so, what is the general process?
3. I have recently read one of your blog posts about Christmas in Disney, which actually helped me decide on staying at the Wilderness Lodge! For the Candlelight Procession at Epcot, you had mentioned in your post that it is beneficial to buy a dinner package. Is the dinner something you can buy separate from the park admission ticket or is it bundled together?
I appreciate your help!
Best,
Liz
Liz,
1. I use dvcrentalstore.com. Dave’s charges you money just to check for availability. dvcrentalstore does not charge. Lauren Enochs has helped me for the last few years.
2. buy tickets from parksavers or undercovertourist.com
b. Once you get your ticker confirmation, use that confirmation number to add tickets in your My Disney Experience account. Through My Disney experience, you add your room confirmation and ticket confirmation. Then you can schedule your Fast Passes. Look on any of the Disney Blogs for Fast pass and the instruction are out there.
3. Any type of dinner/dessert package is additional to your park admission. So if you buy a mutli day park hopper, any special packages are paid for separately. That is how the gauge you!
hello. i just purchased tickets via ParkSavers and i am a bit unclear about what happens next. will i receive information from disney that i can use to reserve my fast pass options? should i expect this in an email, regular mail, etc?
and the tickets themselves… i assume i can only pick those up in the park?
any information on what to expect for the rest of the process would be appreciated. i am doing the research for the rest of my group and want to let them know what to expect.
Hi,
I am wondering the same. If you find out any information, I would appreciate it. My email is [email protected] or here is fine too :).
I am curious as well. Is there a way we can link them to our magic bands?
ParkSavers sent me an email that had a confirmation number for my purchase. I logged into My Disney Experience, went to my resort reservation and looked for Link tickets. After clicking on that, I entered the confirmation number where it says ID number and voila, the tickets appeared. I may have had to assign them to my family members who were already entered into My Disney Experience. Pretty easy process.
My husband and I are planning a Disney World trip in August. We plan on staying at the Coronado resort. If I buy my hotel through Disney and my tickets through park savers, I’m concerned about how I connect them and get the magic your way package. How does this work with the wrist band and fastpass+? Do I just tell Disney I bought tickets from somewhere else? I want to save money, but I also don’t want to make things too complicated.
Thanks for all your blogging! I’ve been pouring over this website for the last few weeks in preparation of purchasing our vacation, and your blog had been incredibly helpful and insightful.
i have plan to go in end of aug 2017. 2 adult and 1 child . kindly what kind of tickets will be good for us and cheepe.
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I am kind of disappointed by your article. I have four park hopper one day passes that I bought at a charity auction in January of 2016. They are good for 2 years. I actually thought they would be good at Disneyland where I live but no such luck. You guys make it sound like every reseller who has passes is a crook. I am coming to Orlando in July with my kids but we want to go to Universal for the 2 days we have and go to Islands of Adventure. I would love to sell these Disneyworld passes but I am not sure how. Do legit resellers buy tickets from 3rd party sellers? Is there a way for people to simply verify validity of tickets that have never been used? Today on the Disney site 4 park hopper tickets is $741.24. How do I get my $600 back and allow someone to save a bit of money on their vacation. If anyone has a suggestion I’d appreciate it.
My personal suggestion is to just put them on ebay.
The standard “Military / Department of Defense” discount on tickets is typically around the cost of tax. The Armed Forces Salute, an excellent deal, is available to military and their families but not Defense civilians.
If anyone asks.
I have looked at every discount site for tickets you recommend and they are all higher than the Disney website prices.
I have double checked multiple times to make sure that I was comparing just the base tickets and I am. On Undercover tourist they actually have a 4 day get 2 free right now, that is higher then the Disney web site price for 6 days.
They all compare to gate price, but if buying on-line from Disney (instead of gate) is cheaper then the ‘discount’ sites, why would they be recommended instead of buying direct from Disney where we can return with no fee and/or change the package if a new Disney offer comes up?
I’m not sure where you’re getting these prices, but currently, a 6 day (4 days w/ 2 free days) base ticket from Undercover Tourist is $394.35. From Disneyworld.com, that same ticket is $415.35 after tax.
I’m guessing you’re looking at pre-tax pricing from Disneyworld.com (go further in the checkout) or comparing kids tickets on Disney’s site to adult ones on the third party sites.
I agree that Amanda must be looking at pre-tax prices. We researched too and ended up buying the 4 day with two day free from Undercover Tourist…and it was cheaper than the price at disney.
Oh this is helpful, thanks much! Only started looking at prices for.our trip on June and this is great to know!
We are planning on going next month. We have a 6 year old girl and a currently 9 month old girl. We are debating on going for 2 days to disney and 1 day to universal but are unsure. if no universal then we will do 3 days at disney. We don’t need the park hopper but we do want to try and experience some things at night and also some breakfasts with the characters. what would be the best option for us? We are on a med school salary so money is almost non-existant but we’ve been trying to save as much as we can. So in short, we want to get the most out of the short amount of time we are there. It will probably be several years before we go back.
I personally don’t think Universal would be worth it for children that age.
For character experiences, I would suggest Tusker House or Cape May breakfasts – they are on the lower end of the price ladder and have always been great experiences for us. You might also consider the character breakfast buffet at the Swan’s Garden Grove Cafe. The character buffet is only available on the weekends, so it may not be convenient, but it is rarely crowded despite having some great breakfast choices and an awesome character to guest ratio.
One fun and free character experience is the campfire with Chip and Dale at Fort Wilderness. It doesn’t have the same opportunity for personal interactions like a character meal would have, but it is still a lot of fun.
I am planning a trip in December with a 5 day park hopper. Do you think it would be better to buy the park ticket separate and then book room only through Disney?
we have just two full days in June.
we want EPCOT one day and one other the next day.
4 people.
what is the best package for us???! We would stay at each for the entire day.
thanks
Maggie
We are in search of the best way to see (Star Wars) at Hollywood Studios on June 6 or 7 or 8 of 2017.
Can you tell us the best way to buy tickets for 5 for just one day?
I know prices are higher at the gates, but your prices are the same as purchasing with my Disney Travel agent specialist and your child price is a few dollars higher then hers, why is that? I cant say these are discounts in anyway, where is your discount?
My husband and I are just wanting to buy a one day park hopper ticket. What is the best way to do this at a discounted price? Our son in Marching in the Magic Kingdom park, but we would like to explore another park and only plan on park hopping for one day. Any suggestions?
Maggie
We are in search of the best way to see (Star Wars) at Hollywood Studios on June 6 or 7 or 8 of 2017.
Can you tell us the best way to buy tickets for 5 for just one day?
Can you please clarify or confirm this statement:
“Disney has eliminated the “Water Park Fun & More” option, and water park visits are now bundled into the “Park Hopper Plus” ticket option, meaning you should factor in water park days when considering the length of your ticket purchase (e.g. if you want to spend 4 days in the main theme parks and 1 day in the the water parks, buy the 5-day Park Hopper Plus ticket).”
The information I’ve read on the PH+ option from the Disney site (and each authorized discount retailer) do not indicate this, meaning that if you want to spend 4 days in the parks and one at the water park, you’d still buy a 4-day PH+ ticket because you’re free to use the “plus” options on either park or non-park days so long as everything is done within the 14 days of first use.
We bought 7-day PH+ tickets for our vacation later this year and planned to use one or two of our 7 plus options for some mini golf and maybe a water park on our arrival day since we usually relax, settle in, and only do Disney Springs and non-park things that day. I’ve not seen any information that says you need to have an extra park day ticket to use a plus option on a non-park day and I’d hate to see people buy more days than they need based on the above information. Maybe I’ve misunderstood something?
Advice Needed: We are planning to arrive on Nov. 9 and leave Nov. 14, 2017. If all goes as planned, we will have an early morning flight on the 9th (landing around 10 a.m. at MCO), and an evening flight (around 7 p.m.) on the 14th. My dilemma is trying to decide between a 5 or 6 day park hopper. I don’t want to waste my money, but I don’t want to throw away a chance to spend time in the parks. We are staying at Kidani, if that helps. Thoughts?
Also, after a quick search, Undercovertourist is around $33 cheaper overall for 6-day park hoppers compared to Park Savers. It just has to be activated by Dec. 31, 2018.
6 day ticket Mary! And definitely do the airline check in on the morning you leave Kidani. All of your party will need to do this prior to going to play in the park, I made the mistake of sending my family off to play when I checked us out but I did not understand that to save lots of time you have to check your luggage at the airline check in… at Kidani; the counter at the left! Each person must do this or waist time checking into airport later. Magic express will pick you up 3 hours before your flight but don’t forget also to make a reservation for this as well or you may be sweating it for airport transportation. You can get a lot of play in.. during 1st + 6th days! You timed your flights very well. Have a magical vacation!
Can I add these tickets onto my magic band?
Have you ever tried Tickets2You? They were suggested to me by one of our timeshares that we will be staying at for our upcoming trip. You seem very knowledgeable so your opinion would be great! Thanks!
Hey Tom it looks like the Water Park fun and more option is now removed when I go to purchase tickets online. Now you have to buy a park hopper and then add the water park! Is this a permanent change?
I just discovered this as well and I am not too happy! I have no desire to park hop, but if I want to visit the water parks more than once, I have to purchase the park hopper plus. My family really enjoys the water parks and now we have to pay more for the hopper option, which we will never use. But in full disclosure, the plus option is not that much more than the extinct water parks & more option. Undercover Tourist sells a 3 day Park Hopper Plus for $375, but still has 3 day Water Park & More tickets for $369, so just a $6 difference. Both are adult ticket prices. Children tickets prices are only a $4 difference.
Wondering can you buy tickets from a recommended seller and still get your FL discount or do you do that inside Disney?