Please bare with my rambling as I ponder the best budget way to buy an AP for future use. Any and all feedback appreciated.
All the talk surrounding the recent ticket price increase brought something new to my attention - that AP 'vouchers' don't expire. I consider myself pretty well informed on all things Disney (thanks to The Dis) but I never knew this.
I plan to get an AP for my (and WDW's) 50th birthday. I've never had one. I'm thinking about buying it this year and saving the price increases for the next 3 years. Wish I would have realized this before the large AP price increase this week. Historically, it looks like the price increases average $50/year. Another advantage, I would be buying directly from Disney and could use discounted Disney gift cards. Disadvantage, being tempted to use it right away.
My other option is to wait and buy the most discounted ticket I can find in 2021 and then upgrade on my first trip. The best ticket deal I've ever got saved about $80/ticket. (Oct 2016 6-day PH at 3-day price). I don't expect to be able to find a deal like that again very easily.
I guess I have time to ponder this until rumors of the next ticket price increase start.
All the talk surrounding the recent ticket price increase brought something new to my attention - that AP 'vouchers' don't expire. I consider myself pretty well informed on all things Disney (thanks to The Dis) but I never knew this.
I plan to get an AP for my (and WDW's) 50th birthday. I've never had one. I'm thinking about buying it this year and saving the price increases for the next 3 years. Wish I would have realized this before the large AP price increase this week. Historically, it looks like the price increases average $50/year. Another advantage, I would be buying directly from Disney and could use discounted Disney gift cards. Disadvantage, being tempted to use it right away.
My other option is to wait and buy the most discounted ticket I can find in 2021 and then upgrade on my first trip. The best ticket deal I've ever got saved about $80/ticket. (Oct 2016 6-day PH at 3-day price). I don't expect to be able to find a deal like that again very easily.
I guess I have time to ponder this until rumors of the next ticket price increase start.