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[Nanci]

I should know the answer to this but I guess I am getting forgetful . When can I turn my ticket into no expiration. Can I wait until i am going home? I know I did this once, i usually use up the tickets before the end of trip but I am thinking a ten day is only $9 more than 7 day and since I am always ready for a trip to my favorite place on earth I guess I shd go for it. So I know my fellow Pp are the smartest people around so Thanks ahead of time, Nanci

[CinderAbby]

The difference may only be 9 dollars for those 3 days, but to go to no expiration, you pay for the entire ticket, not what's left and I think that runs a couple hundred dollars more. I haven't done the math, but it seems like it would just be cheaper to buy a whole new ticket on your next visit or possibly invest in a annual pass if you visit frequently during the year.

[CinderAbby]

No Expiration OptionNA+ $9.00/day+ $8.00/day+ $13.00/day+ $14.60/day+ $14.00/day+ $16.43/day+ $19.00/day+ $19.78/day+ $20.90/day

I just copied this from the Disney website - it didn't exactly copy great, but it starts at 1 day and goes up to 10 days. So the no expiration offer starts at 9.00 for one day and goes up to 209.00 for a 10 day ticket.

[Caldercup]

So, you'd be paying to upgrade from a 7- to a 10-day ticket plus the cost to upgrade ALL 10 days to non-expiring.

So, that would be $209 +$9 (and, I'm assuming, tax) for three extra days entry. I believe a 3-day ticket would cost less than that.

Eileen

[MMMD]

It's a VERY expensive option and doesn't make sense for a couple days of extra park tickets.

[Nanci]

Thanks everyone. iInow remember the reason we don't do it anymore. I did do it in 2006 because my daughter was sick and we missed 4 days, but you are all right . it is too expensive and really this is not the time to be extravagant. Thanks again :0)

[happyhedgehogs]

According to the Disney website, the difference between a 7 day regular and a 10 day non-expire is $218 per adult. The price for a 3-day ticket is $219. The kid difference is also $218, and the 3-day kid price is $211. So if you got the non-expire for adults, you would save a whole entire $1 per person; with kid tickets, you would actually pay more!

We have purchased the non-expire option for one more evenly-divided stay. On our last trip, we got 10-day non-expires and used only 5 days. It's $224 more for the 10-day non-expire tickets than for 5-day regular tickets. The regular price for 5-day tickets is is $228, so we essentially would have only saved $4 per person. However, we had two things in our favor: First, we added Water Parks and More and only used 5 of those options; we get to use the remaining 5 when we go back, without paying the $50 each it would cost to add them to a second 5-day ticket. Second, we went during a 7-for-4 promotion, and the nice Disney folks covered the non-expire cost of those 3 free days in addition to the regular ticket cost. So we ultimately paid only $125 more per ticket, and we have 5 park days and 5 Water Parks and More options left for our next trip!

[CinderAbby]

we have 5 park days and 5 Water Parks and More options left for our next trip!

I was under the impression that the WP&M option did expire, even with the no expiration option added. When did this change??

[happyhedgehogs]

Originally Posted by CinderAbby

I was under the impression that the WP&M option did expire, even with the no expiration option added. When did this change??

Not sure, but I was assured by CMs on two different phone calls that the leftover WP&M options would still be available for our next trip. I hope that's correct, since we're already making plans to use them!

[Caldercup]

I think that's true -- that WP&M options don't expire. That's how it worked for friends this past June. They used old WP&M from a previous trip to go to the water parks. They just brought along those old KTTW cards and got right in.
Eileen

[AngelLily03]

If you do choose to add it, you can do it at your hotel by the concierge. Just be aware of the hours. We checked out before they were in and were unable to add the option. It took a lot of emailing and phone calls, but I can add it to our next trip. We have 2 WP and 2 Park Days left. However after doing the math, it doesn't make sense to add it now, cheaper just to get a fresh set of tickets.

[bradk]

if no expire is added, nothing expires, including WP&M