rob@rar.org.uk
Skiing is best, Mickey comes next
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2000
Thought that might get your attention!
Free annual passes to WDW? No, not quite. But I wanted to highlight the discounts that annual passholders can get if they stay at WDW hotels, which can cover the cost of the AP itself.
Jane and I bought our annual passes last year at a cost of about £300 each. We will use them again this August when we will be staying for 7 nights at the All Star Movies and 7 nights at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. The standard (rack) rates for our hotel accommodation totals $3,227, but with the annual passholder discounts that are currently being offered this price is brought down to $1,856. This saves us a whopping £850 - more than covering the cost of our annual passes. Most of this discount applies to the Animal Kingdom Lodge, but our 7 nights at the All Stars is discounted by $270.
Other discounts are available to non-annual passholders, but usually AP rates are the deepest discounts that WDW offer. Not every member of your party needs to be an annual passholder to get discounted rates, so buying one annual pass and hopper tickets for everyone else might be a good strategy. The cheapest annual pass that WDW offer for non-Florida residents is $354 if you are a member of the Disney Club.
Hope this is food for thought if you are trying to decide between a package holiday or a DIY holiday.
Regards
Rob
Free annual passes to WDW? No, not quite. But I wanted to highlight the discounts that annual passholders can get if they stay at WDW hotels, which can cover the cost of the AP itself.
Jane and I bought our annual passes last year at a cost of about £300 each. We will use them again this August when we will be staying for 7 nights at the All Star Movies and 7 nights at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. The standard (rack) rates for our hotel accommodation totals $3,227, but with the annual passholder discounts that are currently being offered this price is brought down to $1,856. This saves us a whopping £850 - more than covering the cost of our annual passes. Most of this discount applies to the Animal Kingdom Lodge, but our 7 nights at the All Stars is discounted by $270.
Other discounts are available to non-annual passholders, but usually AP rates are the deepest discounts that WDW offer. Not every member of your party needs to be an annual passholder to get discounted rates, so buying one annual pass and hopper tickets for everyone else might be a good strategy. The cheapest annual pass that WDW offer for non-Florida residents is $354 if you are a member of the Disney Club.
Hope this is food for thought if you are trying to decide between a package holiday or a DIY holiday.
Regards
Rob
My AP was used for three trips, the other three family members used theirs for two trips
