Don t ignore the potential value in getting an Annual Pass. Depending on your visit plans, it could

If you pay attention rental cars canada to the news it all, you likely rental cars canada saw that Disney World has raised prices (again), and a one day ticket to the Magic Kingdom now sits at an all-time high of $99 + tax for those aged 10 and up.  In reality, this is just a $4 increase, but that is a bunch of money all-in rental cars canada to have some fun at the Mouse House.  Reminds me a lot of the cost of lift tickets Of course, most people don t go to Disney for one day, so your per day cost is lower than that via the multi-day tickets, but it isn t inexpensive by any stretch.
I m not the kind of mom that thinks Disney should be the only place our family goes every year, but I m also not the kind of mom that thinks it sounds terrible and should be avoided at all costs.  We ve been to both Disney World (several times) and Disneyland, and hopefully have several more trips in our future.  It s pretty fun and obviously a very family friendly destination.
The newsletter comes out on the 15th of each month, so you need to plan accordingly and subscribe in time to get it the next month.  They provide a private link to Undercover Tourist who is an official seller of Disney tickets at the lowest prices that are publicly available (that I know of) when you use that link.
Their one and two day tickets are currently a couple of dollars less than buying at the gate. I have personally used Undercover Tourist myself for Disney tickets and they arrived on time and worked just fine for my family.
Some rewards credit cards offer sign-up bonuses that can be used as cash toward travel expenses. One current example is the  Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard® that provides $440 toward travel charges after spending $3,000 in the first 90 days (40,000 points for hitting the spending bonus, and then 10% of those points back to use once you redeem). The $89 annual rental cars canada fee is waived the first year. I imagine if you bought your Disney tickets through a travel agent they would code as a travel expense. They may even code as a travel expense directly from Disney. If you included them with a hotel or other package I think you would also safely be in the clear as having them be a travel expense. I think this is a great way to knock some of the cost off of a family Disney trip.
Warning: This tip is only for the well organized family as it will be a waste of money if you can t keep up with your tickets.   Most multi-day Disney ticket purchases expire within 14 days from the date the ticket was first used, but you can pay extra to get a version that never expires.  For example, from Undercover Tourist you can buy a 10 day Magic Your Way ticket that never expires for $ 678.95.  Disney tickets only get pricier each year, so in theory you could use the days you want for your trip this year, and then save the remaining days for a trip in a future year.  That way you benefit from having the discount that comes from multiple days, and you guard against price increases in the coming years.  Of course, you have to be willing to shell out a bunch of cash now, bank on going to Disney again in the future, and not losing your tickets.
You can get cash back or earn points on Disney expenses by buying Disney gift cards with a rewards earning card that pays a category bonus.  For example, my local grocery store sells Disney Gift cards that can be used at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Disney rental cars canada Store locations in the US, and DisneyStore.com. For example, if you bought the gift cards at a grocery store using the  Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express that gives 6% cash back at grocery stores, rental cars canada up to the first $6,000 spent per year, you could save 6% on the Disney expenses you pay for with a gift card.  I have also seen these gift cards at drug stores, and it wouldn t shock me if they were at other types of retailers as well.  Saving 6% back isn t a ton, but every little bit helps with Disney charges that often are not discounted!
I did this recently at the Hyatt Grand Cypress. There was a fee of a couple of dollars per ticket to do this, but it lumped it in as a hotel charge on my credit card so you could maximize with a card that gives a bonus at hotels. I paid with my Starwood Preferred Guest® Business rental cars canada Credit rental cars canada Card from American Express and earned one SPG point per dollar for the charge, but I also received a 5% statement credit for the charge thanks to the Amex OPEN program. I did not earn bonus Hyatt points for the room charge, but it s always rental cars canada possible that your luck may vary with that.
If you are active or retired military rental cars canada you can get some great discounted Disney rental cars canada tickets for you and your family. I believe the current offer is a four day Park Hopper tickets for $169+ tax which is about half-off.
While we are on the topic of Disney, I also want to mention that a new FastPass+ system is being tested (aka implemented) at Disney World.  It involves reserving your FastPass times either when you arrive at the parks for non-Disney resort rental cars canada guests or up to 60 days in advance for Disney resort guests.  The individual FastPass kiosks and paper FastPass tickets each attraction are becoming a thing of the past.  You can read more about this change here .  From what I have gathered, Swan and Dolphin guests can only do same-day in park Fastpass+ reservations in all the parks, but this seems to be a fluid situation.
For most families, the obvious solution to Disney s pricing (especially for Disney WORLD) is to go less frequently but stay longer. Disney is strongly incentivizing visitors to stay longer like a week. They are dis-incentivizing short visits rental cars canada (3 days or less). A 10-day ticket is almost as cheap as a 3-day ticket!
This is not a bad thing if you re willing to roll with it. A longer visit to Disney is actually more pleasant than a short visit because there s less need to rush and cram everything in. There s plenty rental cars canada to do in Disney World for a week.
Your advice to buy no-expiration tickets isn t really valid anymore. Up until a few years ago, this was a fantastic loophole. You could buy a 10-day Disney World ticket and pay something like $50 for no-expiration. It reduced the per-day cost of visiting Disney to something like $30, and you could even use those days in Disney Land! Alas, Disney closed this loophole and now adds a very steep surcharge to no-expiration tickets, making the cost something like $70/day. You are MUCH better off keeping that money in your pocket and following my go less frequently/stay longer/get free meals strategy.
Ebates had a great deal going on earlier this week. They were offering 20% back on activities and Disney/Universal tickets were classified as activities. In addition, they had a buy three day, get two days free deal for Walt Disney World and a buy a 3 or 4 day ticket get an extra day free deal for Disneyland. I picked up Disneyland tickets for my family with this promotion. The gate price for our tickets rental cars canada would have been $1100, but between the promotion and increased Ebates offer, the total for our tickets was $806. Ebates rental cars canada is back to 10% for Orbitz, but I m going to keep my eyes out for this to happen again to snag Walt Disney World or Universal Tickets.
Don t ignore the potential value in getting an Annual Pass. Depending on your visit plans, it could be much less expensive than getting two separate rounds of tickets. Plus, extra perks and discounts come with this passes that could make them even more financially attractive. Sometimes, getting one for a member of the traveling party can yield discounts for the entire group on rooms, merchandise purchases, etc.
I am so glad you posted this today because we were discussing Disney World this week. We went back in 2001 with our boys that were then 6,8, and 12 years old. We all had 5 day Park Hopper passes that don t expire ever. We only used 4 days. Believe it or not, there was one day that we were on the way to the park and the kids started rental cars canada crying and begged to stay at the condo for the day because they were so exhausted from going from morning til night. So, we have a day left on all of our passes. The oldest son had an adult pass but the other two had children passes ofcourse. rental cars canada How do we handle this if we decide to go down to Disney this summer and use the passes now that they are all adult (18, 20, and 24) or can my husband and I go and use the passes and pay the difference in price that was paid on the children s tickets. I don t know if they really want to go. I definitely still have the tickets. I have kept them in a safe place ever since our trip. Thanks for any tips.
2) we stayed at the dolphin recently, when they were testing fastpass+. As currently configured, think hard before spending the extra money on park hopper tickets. You only get 3 fastpasses a day in one park, so unless you are going to Epcot for dinner every night, a park hopper rental cars canada may not make sense.
For World, buy 10 day non-expiration tix with fun add-on (allows access to places like the water parks)-that equals 20 days at Disney. Then break trips up over a decade or more (there are other things to see in Orlando, you know) and you still can enjoy at a decent price.
Double check on Disboards, rental cars canada but Disney has historically allowed you to convert unusued days on a kid s no-expiration ticket to an adult ticket when they get older. I ve done it, and it s obviously a nice perk.
Of course, this made the purchase of multi-day tickets a BONANZA a decade ago (you should have bought the ten day ticket :)). Alas, Disney wised up to this bonanza and closed the loophole. As I mentioned above, it s now generally bad advice to buy no-expiration tickets because they re taking on a huge surcharge as opposed to the nominal fee that they charged in the past.
@winger13 rental cars canada I agree that Disney is outpricing families, but I suppose it is a case of supply and demand. They have a hot product and people are willing to pay. You have to religiously watch their deals. I would love to go this summer, but I can t justify a week s worth of time to do just that and