What should I do?? Help me figure out the whole upgrade thing!

[Claire]

Help! I posted this at MP, but I'd also like anyone's input that I can get. Accurate info is key.

I'll be going to Disneyland July 15th-July 19th this summer. The 16th and 17th are black-out dates for DAPs.

I was thinking of buying a 3-day park hopper for $139 and upgrading to a Deluxe AP on the third day (17th), because I've read time and again that you can buy a DAP on a black-out date.

A DAP is $209.

Questions:

1. What can I expect to re-coup from my original $139 3-day park hopper when I upgrade?

2. Is it one-third of the $139 since I'm upgrading on the third day? Or way less because it's "discounted" according to Disney's way of thinking?

3. Should I just buy the PAP for $329 and not worry about it? (We'll be down again in December for 5+ days, so I'll get some use out of it, plus the discounts, but the days we'll be there in Dec. are not DAP black out days, so I don't necessarily need a PAP.)

4. Also, when you buy an AP, when is the expiration? For example, if I purchase on 7/17/05, is the expiration 7/17/06? Or a day sooner? (I'm thinking about 2006....will I want to come down next July to play? And if I do, will I want to buy single day passes when my AP expires? Ugh!)

My husband is reading over my shoulder and complaining right now.....

Help! My brain is fried.

[wendybeth]

I wanna know, too. I'm plotting a similiar move. I already have the ParkHopper pass for 4 days, and was planning on upgrading on the 18th, but if I could do so on the 17th, that would be cool.

[BarTopDancer]

1. What can I expect to re-coup from my original $139 3-day park hopper when I upgrade?

2. Is it one-third of the $139 since I'm upgrading on the third day? Or way less because it's "discounted" according to Disney's way of thinking?

4. Also, when you buy an AP, when is the expiration? For example, if I purchase on 7/17/05, is the expiration 7/17/06? Or a day sooner? (I'm thinking about 2006....will I want to come down next July to play? And if I do, will I want to buy single day passes when my AP expires? Ugh!)

Last I heard you pay the difference between the park hopper and the DAP which is $70. $209-$139 = $70. They pro-rate the expiration date to the first day of use of the park hopper. So if you use your park hopper for the first time on 7/15/05 and upgrade to the DAP on 7/17/05 your AP will expire on 7/15/06. If you don't do any sort of upgrade and just buy an AP on 7/17/05 it will expire on 7/17/06. If you buy an AP on a day it is blocked out you can use it that day (under normal circumstances... don't know if they'll change the rules for the 17th)

3. Should I just buy the PAP for $329 and not worry about it? (We'll be down again in December for 5+ days, so I'll get some use out of it, plus the discounts, but the days we'll be there in Dec. are not DAP black out days, so I don't necessarily need a PAP.)

YES!!! PAP $329. Difference between PAP and 3-day park hopper is $190. I don't know how much a 5 day hopper is, but you should break even at the least, with the store, food and hotel discounts.

[Claire]

209-139=70 Bwahahaha

From what I understand you pay the difference between the park hopper and the DAP which is $80. $209-$139 = $80.

I'm so mean!!

Thank you!!!

Edit: Also, the three day hopper is $139.....not $190, thank goodness!!!

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Claire

209-139=70 Bwahahaha



I'm so mean!!

Thank you!!!

Nah, not mean. I was correcting my typo as you were replying. :shrug: Nice try though

The 3 day hopper is $139. The difference between the PAP and the 3-day hopper is $190. A 5 day hopper is $169. Unless you don't plan on buying anything during your Dec. trip I'm pretty sure you'll recoup that $21 in discounts.

[wendybeth]

Thanks, BTD!

[BarTopDancer]

No prob WB!

You're welcome Claire.

[Claire]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

The 3 day hopper is $139. The difference between the PAP and the 3-day hopper is $190. A 5 day hopper is $169. Unless you didn't plan on buying anything during your Dec. trip I'm pretty sure you'll recoup that $21 in discounts.

Snort! Could I read a little more closely??? This is why I never correct people!!!

I'm having trouble with the stupid disneyland website.....I can't find an exact list of the PAP and DAP benefits/discounts. The only info I can find says that there are discounts and that certain restrictions apply. Verrrrrry helpful.

[wendybeth]

LP used to have a list of benefits in the Tickets section, but last time I checked they still had last year's ticket prices, so I don't know how current or accurate the list is.

Oh, and I have to fess up- I was going to correct BTD also, but then I am really tired and I wasn't sure I was adding correctly....so, I call my nine year old for verification and by the time I was going to post that, Claire had beaten me to it. Am I sad or what?

[MickeyD]

Originally Posted by Claire

Snort! Could I read a little more closely??? This is why I never correct people!!!

Bwahahaha, correction karma!