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2011 Disney World Ticket Facts and Prices

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Disney World Tickets are a major part of the expense of your Walt Disney World Resort Vacation. It is important to know the facts and understand how the tickets work and the structure of the ticket prices.

Here you will find up to date 2011 prices for the various Magic Your Way Ticket options and the information you need to help decide what tickets are right for you and your family.

2011 Disney World Magic Your Way Tickets

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Walt Disney World Theme Park Tickets are called Magic Your Way Tickets. It is an ala carte system of purchasing the number of days and options you need to suit your particular vacation.

Base Tickets
The MYW (Magic Your Way) Base Ticket entitles you to visit any one of the four Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, & Disney’s Animal Kingdom ) during each day that you purchase. You will be entitled to unlimited entry and exit to that park during that day’s operating hours.

These tickets will expire 14 days after the initial use.

Base Ticket Pricing - Updated June 12, 2011
Base Ticket Pricing is shown in the table below. You will notice that starting at vacations of 4 days and longer, the per day price goes down dramatically. Prices shown are before tax.

Options

There are three basic options that can be added to the Base tickets:

1. Park Hopping: This option allows you to visit any and/or all of the four Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks (magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, & Disney’s Animal Kingdom) during the same day with unlimited entry and exit to those parks during that day’s operating hours.

2. Water Park Fun & More: This option allows you a specific number of visits, from 2 to 10, depending upon the number of Base Ticket days, to the following entertainment or recreation venues in any combination: Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, DisneyQuest, Disney’s Oak Trail golf course, & Disney’s Wide World of Sports.

3. No Expiration: Any unused days will not expire after 14 days and are good forever.

Option Pricing - Updated June 12, 2011
The Table below shows the additional cost for each of the options for the number of days that correspond to your base ticket.

Annual Passes

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There are two types of Annual passes available to the general public. They are the regular Annual Pass (AP) and the Premium Annual Pass (PAP). Each comes in an adult (ages 10 & up) and child (ages 3 – 9 ) version.

Annual Pass (AP)
The Annual Pass entitles the passholder unlimited entry to the 4 Walt Disney World Resort theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, & Disney’s Animal Kingdom) for a period of 1 year from the date of activation (If Pass is activated on July 1st, 2011 then the last day it can be used is July 1st 2012.)

The Annual Pass grants the passholder unlimited entry and return to all of the parks on any day, including full Park Hopping privileges.

Passholders also are entitled to :

Free Parking at the 4 Walt Disney World Theme Parks
Opportunity to purchase Disney Dining Experience Discount Card
Dining and Shopping discounts at selected shops and restaurants
A Quarterly AP Newsletter called Mickey Monitor
Discounted Tours and Recreational activities.
A special AP section of the Disney Website is available only to Passholders to stay current on the most recent news, discounts, and opportunities.

From time to time Annual Passholders also receive special Resort Room Discounts and special access to preview new attractions ahead of the general public.

Premium Annual Pass (PAP)
The Premium Annual Pass includes all of the above along with unlimited visits to the Disney World Water parks (Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach), as well as, Disney Quest, Disney’s Wide World of Sports, & Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course.

Current Annual Pass Prices (shown without tax) :
Updated June 12, 2011

Upgrading Tickets

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Magic Your Way Tickets are upgradable even after they have been used. If you wish to add additional days or one or more of the Options to your MYW Ticket you may do so by paying the difference between your original ticket and the new upgraded ticket as long as your ticket has not exceeded the 14 day window since initial activation.

Stipulations include that you cannot upgrade the number of days on the ticket past 10. You also cannot downgrade to a lower valued ticket to recover used options. If you add the No Expiration Option you must pay the rate for the total number of days on the ticket, not just the remaining days on a used ticket.

It is highly recommended to take advantage of this policy and do not add options initially if you are unsure if you need them or not. There is no cost penalty to add them later.

MYW Tickets can also be upgraded to Annual Passes. Regular Annual Passes can be upgraded to Premium Annual Passes.

Special Note: If you are upgrading tickets that were purchased somewhere other than at the Walt Disney World Resort it is recommended that you use the ticket to enter a park before upgrading. The reason for doing this has to do with Disney upgrading policy.

If you upgrade an “unused ticket” the computer scans the ticket to determine its original sales price. If this ticket was sold to a discounter, like AAA, the initial credit that you receive is the price the discounter paid (not what you paid). Then it calculates the difference between that ticket and the new one with the upgrades and you pay the difference.

Once the ticket is initially used, the starting “value” of the ticket is calculated at “Gate Price” no matter what it was initial purchase price is. In this case, you pay the difference between gate price and the upgrade price.

If you purchased your tickets through Disney as part of a package, most likely you paid gate price and can upgrade at any time without penalty.

Magic Your Way (MYW) Ticketing Buying Process

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Once you are familiar with the definitions for the Magic Your Way Tickets and what Options are available, it is time for the MYW Ticket Buying Process.

The process is relatively straight forward as depicted above.

1. Choose the number of days for your stay. This will determine the type of base ticket that you will purchase.

2. Decide if you wish to purchase any or all of the 3 options available (Park Hopping, Water Parks & More, & No Expiration).

3. Purchase your tickets!

Water Parks and More Tickets

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At Disney World their two Water parks, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon require separate tickets from those of the 4 major theme parks. The indoor amusement park with video games and virtual reality simulations called Disney Quest also requires separate admission.

You may either purchase a 1 Day ticket to these attractions, an Annual Hopper which will allow a full year of unlimited admissions, you must purchase the Water parks and more Option for your Magic Your Way tickets, or lastly purchase a Premium Annual Pass.

The table below shows pricing for the single day tickets and the Annual Hopper for these attractions.

Florida Resident tickets

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There are special discounts for Florida Residents. For those that can prove residency there are discounted MYW tickets and three types of annual passes that can be purchased:

Florida Resident Magic Your Way Tickets

Florida Resident 1 Day Base Tickets: These tickets are available to Florida Residents at a 10% savings over normal 1 Day Base tickets, allowing entry to 1 theme park. These tickets must be purchased ahead of time at one of the following locations: http://www.disneyworld.com/, AAA in Florida, The Disney Stores in Florida, and military Bases in Florida.

Florida Resident 3 and 4 Day Passes: These passes work like MYW Base tickets, but they expire 6 months after the initial use instead of 14 days.

Here is the current pricing for the Florida Resident MYW tickets:

Florida Resident Annual Passes

Florida Resident Annual Pass: This pass has all of the same entitlements as the general public Annual Pass, including admission unlimited admission to the 4 main theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Dinsey’s Hollywood Studios, & Disney’s Animal Kingdom ), complementary parking at the theme parks, park hopping privileges, and Annual Passholder discounts. The current savings (before tax) is $110 for adults and $98 for children.

Florida Resident Premium Annual Pass: This pass has all of the same entitlements as the general public Premium Annual Pass, including all of the above along with unlimited visits to the Disney World Water parks (Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach), as well as, Disney Quest, Disney’s Wide World of Sports, & Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course. The current savings (before tax) is $120 for adults and $106 for children.

Florida Resident Seasonal Pass: This pass is similar to a regular Annual Pass with the following exceptions: There are blackout dates where the passes cannot be used around Christmas/New Year’s, Easter/Spring Break, and during the peak Summer Season. Free parking is not including with this pass.

Here is the current pricing for the Florida Resident Annual Passes:

Disney World Magic Your Way Tickets

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Walt Disney World Theme Park Tickets are called Magic Your Way Tickets. It is an ala carte system of purchasing the number of days and options you need to suit your particular vacation.

Base Tickets
The MYW (Magic Your Way) Base Ticket entitles you to visit any one of the four Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, & Disney’s Animal Kingdom ) during each day that you purchase. You will be entitled to unlimited entry and exit to that park during that day’s operating hours.

These tickets will expire 14 days after the initial use.

Base Ticket Pricing - Updated August 5, 2010

Base Ticket Pricing is shown in the table below. You will notice that starting at vacations of 4 days and longer, the per day price goes down dramatically. Prices shown are before tax.

Options
There are three basic options that can be added to the Base tickets:
1. Park Hopping: This option allows you to visit any and/or all of the four Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks (magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, & Disney’s Animal Kingdom) during the same day with unlimited entry and exit to those parks during that day’s operating hours.

2. Water Park Fun & More: This option allows you a specific number of visits, from 2 to 10, depending upon the number of Base Ticket days, to the following entertainment or recreation venues in any combination: Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, DisneyQuest, Disney’s Oak Trail golf course, & Disney’s Wide World of Sports.

3. No Expiration: Any unused days will not expire after 14 days and are good forever.

Option Pricing - Updated August 5, 2010

The Table below shows the additional cost for each of the options for the number of days that correspond to your base ticket.