Disney
Theme Park Tickets
Disney
has moved to a “build it yourself” type of ticket. The Magic Your Way ticket starts with a base price for
one theme park/one day. The more
days you buy, the less each day costs.
To
get the best value for your money, each person you are buying tickets for needs
to answer the following questions.
·
How many days of your vacation
will you spend in a Disney theme park?
·
How many Disney theme parks do you
want to visit?
·
How many days of your vacation do
you want to spend in Disney water parks?
·
Do you intend to visit Disney
Quest or Pleasure Island or Disney’s Sports Complex?
If
everybody in your party (infants and grandparents included) has put the same
numbers against each of the questions, all of your tickets will be the same.
If not, their tickets will be slightly different.
Base
Ticket
If
you plan to visit Disney theme parks, you must buy the Base Ticket. Additional
options may be added at time of purchase (see below). The Base Ticket is available in blocks of up to 10 days, but
most visitors will use much less.
Cost of Base Ticket
|
|
1 day |
2 day |
3 day |
4 day |
5 day |
6 day |
7 day |
8 day |
9 day |
10 day |
|
Adult |
$67 |
$132 |
$192 |
$202 |
$206 |
$208 |
$210 |
$212 |
$214 |
$216 |
|
3-9yr |
$56 |
$110 |
$160 |
$168 |
$169 |
$171 |
$173 |
$175 |
$176 |
$177 |
Average
Cost per Day
| 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days | 8 days | 9 days | 10 days | |
| Adult | $67.00 | $66.00 | $64.00 | $50.50 | $41.20 | $34.60 | $30.00 | $26.50 | $23.78 | $21.60 |
| 3-9yr | $56.00 | $55.00 | $53.33 | $42.00 | $33.80 | $28.50 | $24.71 | $21.88 | $19.56 | $17.70 |
Cost
for each additional day
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
| Adult | $65 | $60 | $10 | $4 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 |
| 3-9yr | $54 | $50 | $8 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $1 | $1 |
All
of the day passes on the Base Ticket expire 14 days after the ticket is first
used. Any unused days are cancelled.
If your plans change or a member of your party becomes ill, the base
ticket cannot be used on a future vacation.
The
Base Ticket cannot be used to move between theme parks on a given day (park
hopping). Agents insist that once
the ticket is used to enter a theme park you are locked out of the other Disney
theme parks for the remainder of the day.
Disney
Ticket Options Available at Extra Cost
Options
that allow park hopping, extending the life of your ticket, and include extra
venues can only be added to your Base Ticket at time of purchase. They can be
added individually or in any combination.
No
Expiration
Cost:
Added to adult and child Base Ticket.
| 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days | 8 days | 9 days | 10 days | |
| Cost | $10.00 | $15.00 | $40.00 | $55.00 | $60.00 | $90.00 | $125.00 | $150.00 | $155.00 |
| Cost/day | $5.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 | $11.00 | $10.00 | $12.86 | $15.63 | $16.67 | $15.50 |
If
this option is purchased, the days remaining on your Base Ticket never expire.
They can be used at any time. This option can be used as an insurance
policy. If a child becomes ill, it is unlikely any member of the
family will be using their theme park tickets for several days of the vacation.
This option may also be a consideration if you plan to be in Florida
often and expect to visit Disney again.
Park
Hopper
This
is a one-time fee regardless of the number of day passes purchased.
| 1 day | 2 day | 3 day | 4 day | 5 day | 6 day | 7 day | 8 day | 9 day | 10 day | |
| Adds | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $43.00 | $40.00 | $39.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Cost/day | $45.00 | $22.50 | $15.00 | $10.75 | $8.00 | $6.50 | $5.43 | $4.75 | $4.22 | $3.80 |
The
Base Ticket allows you to visit one theme park each day. Park Hopping allows you
to move between the parks to catch events event you missed or revisit your
favourites. Since outdoor performances may be cancelled because of rain, and
events such as the illuminated parade in the Magic Kingdom, are not performed
every night, many guests choose this option.
Water
Park Fun & More (Magic Plus Pack)
This
option gives you entrance to Disney water parks, Disney Quest, Pleasure Island
and Disney’s Sports Complex. These
events are added to your Base Ticket in the following way.
| 1 day | 2 day | 3 day | 4 day | 5 day | 6 day | 7 day | 8 day | 9 day | 10 day | |
|
Number of Events: |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
|
Cost: |
$53.25 | $53.26 | $53.28 | $51.12 | $47.95 | $45.84 | $44.73 | $44.72 | $44.73 | $44.70 |
|
Average cost/event: |
$17.75 | $17.75 | $17.75 | $125.78 | $11.99 | $9.17 | $7.45 | $7.45 | $7.45 | $7.45 |
Regular prices for these events are:
| Adult | 3-9yrs | Note | |
| Water Parks | $36.00 | $30.00 | closes at dusk |
| Disney Quest | $36.00 | $30.00 | |
| Pleasure Island | $21.95 | Not suitable for children | |
| Sports Complex | $10.28 | $7.71 | not all events included |
In
order to get your money’s worth you need to visit the water parks at least
twice. This should not be a problem
as the water is heated and both Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach are a full day
of entertainment. Disney Special
Events and Restaurants are not included with this option.
As
with theme park tickets, you need to estimate how many of which events you might
use to get the best value.
Discount Ticket Suppliers
Most
of the attractions you will want to visit have their own web site.
That is where you will find the latest prices and details of their often
complex pricing schemes. Tickets
purchased directly from the attraction can be safely purchased over the internet
as long as they are purchased several weeks in advance of your departure.