Friday, January 6, 2012

The 5 Basics of Disney Vacation Planning: Part 5-What Sort of Tickets Should You Get?

The 5th and final installment of the top 5 Disney vacation planning elements is here!

You know where you're staying, when you're traveling, how long you're staying and if you are using the dining plan now it's time to decide on your tickets.

Disney has something called "Magic Your Way" and like everything else, offers you options in your ticket choices.

There are 2 kinds of tickets:
Base Tickets
Park Hopper Tickets

The base tickets offer you unlimited access to one park per day. So if you head to the Magic Kingdom in the morning you can leave the Magic Kingdom and go back as many times as you want, but you can't go to a different park on that base ticket. The first park you enter is the park you have access to..no hopping.

Park Hopper tickets allow you to visit any or all of the parks as many times as you want that day. So if you want to start your morning off in the Magic Kingdom and end your day in Epcot you can do that. You can go to all 4 parks in one day if you like, you can hop as much as your little feet will let you.

Adding the park hopper option adds an additional $58.58 to each ticket; that's a flat rate-not a per day rate. If you're considering the hopper some things you should first consider are where you are staying (if you are at a value resort and only have the bus transportation are you going to be able to maximize the use of the park hopper?) and how long are you staying? If you are hitting the parks over a long weekend and want to see as much as you can than a park hopper might be beneficial. It would allow you the flexibility to come and go as you please with no restrictions on what you want to accomplish. The last thing to consider is your travel party. If you are traveling in a large group or with small children your pace will be slowed down considerably.

Disney also has a "the more you play, the less you pay" policy, so you'll find that the price breaks a bit on your 5th day.

If you don't know what tickets would work best for your family, just ask. I'll help!

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