She's Having Deja Vu and Going Back to WDW, a June 2024 WL PTR

[GrandCalifornian]

So we are at 53 days to go and about all that's left to deal with are park tickets. I have been waiting to see if any particular deal pops up, but am pretty much resigned to ordering the 4 day park hoppers from Undercover Tourist.

Sounds good to me.

But... They came out with the 4 Park Magic Ticket. You get one park per day for four days at a fairly substantial discount. For our trip it would be $1781 for the four of us.

Do you really think you can do one park a day?

No, I can't.

I was just gonna say, you drug me to 3 on our last day.

I really like having the park hopping option, and our ADRs rely on it. That being said, we could technically save just a little bit if we bought single day Epcot passes in addition to our 4 Park Magic tickets. The total would be $2463.95, even with purchasing two "admissions" on our HS / Epcot day. It is mind boggling that that could actually save any money.

I'm still saying no though because it would keep us from park hopping any other day, which would mean only one possible visit to MK.

Yeah no , we cut down the length of the trip compared to what we used to do, so the extra cost of the tickets is made up for by the shorter trip. There I justified it!

Yep. I completely agree. I did however check out one more insane option, which is purchasing 2 day park hoppers and the 3 day 3 Park non-MK ticket for the other days. The cost would wind up being more than the 4 day park hoppers, but what's even worse we would have to deal with two sets of concurrent multi-day tickets. Yuck, I don't even know how they'd deal with that.

We would be at Guest Services every day. No, absolutely not.

Nope, not gonna happen. I finally consoled myself by seeing that even with our planned two days of park hopping we will save money versus buying additional park tickets.

So straight up non-discounted park hoppers aren't that bad compared to trying to take advantage of the single park discounted tickets.

Yep, just buy them. Don't overcomplicate it. Or I'm gonna make you go to the FLorida DMV for a residence pass

Ugh, we had a close friend who actually spent half a day of a Disney vacation doing that. He does not do that any more... So, there it is, if one wants to plan on one park per day they could save quite a bit of money right now, but in order to pack more in to a shorter trip we are sticking with the park hoppers.

Good Boy...

 

[SimplyGoofy]

Ticket prices are nuts, aren’t they?! I wasn’t thrilled to drop almost $2500 on three tickets for our family (at least my youngest is free!).

I think you made the right decision, though - it would be a pain in the butt to deal with (and correctly use) multiple tickets for a single trip.

 

[rdkeim]

You certainly explored every option! Ticket prices are crazy especially for a family. For a shorter trip I think hoppers are almost necessary. Good choice!

 

[Wood Nymph]

We did a short trip with Dana's sister last Sept and she had the four day $99 ticket. It was tough for us not to park hop because AK is not a full day park for us.

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Ticket prices are nuts, aren’t they?! I wasn’t thrilled to drop almost $2500 on three tickets for our family (at least my youngest is free!).

I think you made the right decision, though - it would be a pain in the butt to deal with (and correctly use) multiple tickets for a single trip.

The ticket prices are crazy. It has always been a significant cost, but it used to be less than that for a lot more days. Oh well, we don’t have much choice about it.
I’m glad people don’t think we are crazy for still wanting to park hop, or at least have the option of doing it.

You certainly explored every option! Ticket prices are crazy especially for a family. For a shorter trip I think hoppers are almost necessary. Good choice!

I still haven’t bought anything, but we are convinced it is the best option. I just can’t picture one visit to MK.

We did a short trip with Dana's sister last Sept and she had the four day $99 ticket. It was tough for us not to park hop because AK is not a full day park for us.

Yeah, we would have a problem with each park being “one and done”. We love knowing that we could go back to any park on a whim if we want to.

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Hi Everybody! We're still here patiently waiting and watching the countdown dip below 40 days. We've been super busy at work, but that does make the time fly by and the overtime helps pay for Disney.

The last week has been insane for us but we survived! We can finally share the things we got the kids for Easter for the trip. Sorry it took so long, Paul just pointed out that it’s been as long since Easter than it is to the trip.

It's not quite that long, but it is close. The kids Easter baskets had (and were) some fun things for the trip.

We got both kids new backpacks. Marshalls is super cute and shaped like a lego brick. He’s really excited about it. Allie needed a more multipurpose bag so we got her a luggage type backpack that she can use for sleepovers and school trips coming up. It’s a really cute bag too and seems super practical.

They got some fun things for the trip too. New earbuds, stuff for the plane, and Melissa even found some cool little personal fans on Amazon.

Yeah, we bought spray bottle fans last year and then we had to carry them around the whole time. This year I thought it’d be better to get smaller fans, they’re rechargeable and also work to charge a phone too. They should be super handy. Each of the kids got them and I got one for myself too.

They look pretty neat. Allie also has a cool little strap thing to hold her ear headbands. She is actually at Disneyland today with her friend living her best Disney life.

Oh yeah the Ear strap clippy things.

Oh! And her new socks, she got new socks with four of the fab 5 on them. They’re so cute.

Marshall got a Mickey hat off of Amazon, and it is cute for the price too. We have noticed that as he gets older it is harder to find Disney clothes for him.

Yes! I have been trying to pick up some new shirts for the trip for him and normally Kohl’s or Target have reasonably priced cute shirts but now they’re all too small. Everything in his size is Pokémon, or Minecraft, or Super Mario. It’s challenging to find Disney. We did pick up two shirts with Mickey on them today at Kohl’s though but they were the only two in his size. In smaller sizes they have lots of cute options.

I guess we will have to resort to shopping for specialty Disney shirts online for him too. There are cute things out there. Fortunately we pretty much have everything for the trip now, and before long we'll be packing. Wow, it is getting close.

It is! It’s almost time to dig out the packing cubes and bring the suitcases in.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

Wow, in your kitchen picture, the kids' outerwear colors match their backpack colors! Did you all plan it that way?

 

[Wood Nymph]

This year I thought it’d be better to get smaller fans, they’re rechargeable and also work to charge a phone too. They should be super handy. Each of the kids got them and I got one for myself too.

The fans look like they would be perfect for a Disney trip. I'll be interested in how well they work during your trip.

Allie also has a cool little strap thing to hold her ear headbands.

That strap is a great idea.

 

[alohamom]

Melissa even found some cool little personal fans on Amazon.

Oh wow-these fans are great. I like that it is also a power bank and flashlight.
Thanks for posting about them, I just bought one!

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Wow, in your kitchen picture, the kids' outerwear colors match their backpack colors! Did you all plan it that way?

Marshall just really likes blue. Allie tends to be pretty consistent with her color preferences too.

The fans look like they would be perfect for a Disney trip. I'll be interested in how well they work during your trip.

We will give them a try, but are excited that they are fairly small and have some use besides just as a fan.

That strap is a great idea.

It is pretty neat, that way she doesn't have to wear the ears to show them off.

Oh wow-these fans are great. I like that it is also a power bank and flashlight.
Thanks for posting about them, I just bought one!

We hope it works for you. We are excited to try them, and they are way more compact than a big water bottle fan (not to mention cheaper too...)