Beckers 1,136 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 The trip that I won includes 4 nights hotel stay and 3 one day tickets for each of us. I just figured I would buy the extra 2 days for us. Well I just looked it up and for us to buy 2 adult and 2 kids (Elizabeth will be just 1 month over 3) tickets it's $784!!! I really don't think I can justify spending that much money for 2 days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I don't know if they will let us upgrade the ticket we have but upgrading a 1 day ticket to a 3 day isn't that much of a savings. dieseldave 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I'd use the tickets they are giving you and spend the other days visiting resorts, Disney Springs, and relaxing. Sent from my LG-V930 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Could Universal be an option on the other days? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I don't think universal is much cheaper? But there is no way I can justify paying almost $800 for 2 days. We will have a car so I'm looking to see what other things are around just in case it's not warm enough for swimming. But now I know we will have time to head over to the Fort for the campfire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 X2 on what Dave said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Z wants to go to Universal so bad, but 1 day with Express Pass would be $600. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 12 hours ago, Beckers said: The trip that I won includes 4 nights hotel stay and 3 one day tickets for each of us. I just fingered I would buy the extra 2 days for us. Well I just looked it up and for us to buy 2 adult and 2 kids (Elizabeth will be just 1 month over 3) tickets it's $784!!! I really don't think I can justify spending that much money for 2 days. First of all...Congrats!!! I didn't know you won a trip. That's awesome. As far as upgrading your tickets,.could you sell the tickets you won and then use the money to buy multi day tickets? or perhaps sell the trip you won and have Jason or Kelly book you a trip with the money make from the sale? just an idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Can't sell the trip, I've signed legal paperwork out the wazoo lol. The more I think of it, it will probably be good because it will force us to slow down! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I agree with Dave. I'd do the one day, spend time at The Fort (TE,bonfire,etc), then resort hop. I'd also consider a resort character meal to top off the magic ☺️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
articfox676 11 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Have you been to legoland? They run specials and not to far from Disney. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 52 minutes ago, articfox676 said: Have you been to legoland? They run specials and not to far from Disney. We haven't and are actually going the first day we get there (we were allowed to schedule our flight the day before our prize package starts). I have 2 coupons for buy an adult get a free child. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 I have 2 coupons for buy an adult get a free child. Good Golly, that isn't legal! GaDawgFan.....Kelly and momof3kids-Yvonne 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 11 minutes ago, DaveInTN said: Good Golly, that isn't legal! Hahahahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I agree with DIT and CL. Since this is a free trip- enjoy it as a free trip- don't spend $784. That doesn't make it a free trip anymore. Three full days in the parks is a lot. You don't need to go home exhausted. No one can see it all in one trip, so don't knock yourselves out trying. You'll be back. Come up with a reasonable plan, and plan to enjoy some of the things outside of the parks. Your kids are the age where a boat or monorail ride is a fun thing to do. All of the resorts have free kids' activities. If you haven't done the kids' stuff at AKL, I highly recommend that. There is a lot of new stuff at Disney Springs. For an extra bit of fun visiting there, take the boat from Port Orleans. Go to the Polynesian Resort and buy the kids a Dole Whip. And, of course, you can always visit the horse barn and play at the playgrounds in Fort Wilderness. You will have no problem filling a day or two with free stuff to do outside of the parks. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have 2 coupons for buy an adult get a free child. Good Golly, that isn't legal! I don't know a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she got an email from Target saying they were having a baby sale and it was ending soon. She wasn't aware Target sold babies. Neither was I Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk keith_h 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mich1073 5 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I am actually doing a fort Trip starting this Saturday for 5 days and right now we do not have Annual Passes as I let them expire. I am actually really looking forward to just looping and having fort days, going to the boardwalk, and checking all the progress on Christmas decorations at all the resorts. Have a beer at the Poly and watch the fireworks either on the beach or up by OHana. I love all the Christmas stuff at each resort, so we will be doing alot of that. Maybe doing a beer around the Monorail with the Hubs and myself instead of Epcot and beers. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seals 111 Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 That's awesome that you won a trip. What was the contest? One reason I never enter trip contests is that they are almost always for 4 and we have 5. I know no one is going to want to stay home and adding the 5th person would cost money that I didn't have. I agree with the others. Enjoy your free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 I would do as the others suggest, and just enjoy the free stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Gogo Squeeze (the apple sauce pouches) had a few contests in FB that you could enter and win. Ironically I entered the first one and only 400 people did but by the end there were like 4,000 people trying to win. We aren't adding the days. There is so much stuff at disney that we've never looked at or done just because we were trying to see everything at the parks. Now the big question is which parks do we do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Good decision. Are the tickets park hoppers? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 59 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said: Good decision. Are the tickets park hoppers? TCD Nope. MK is a given, and probably Epcot. The big decision will be HS or another MK day. This is where my 5 year age difference in kids becomes an issue. If they were both 3, I would opt for more MK, if they were both 8 I'd go for HS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 24 minutes ago, Beckers said: Nope. MK is a given, and probably Epcot. The big decision will be HS or another MK day. This is where my 5 year age difference in kids becomes an issue. If they were both 3, I would opt for more MK, if they were both 8 I'd go for HS. With the condition that DHS is currently in, I'd pick AK over DHS. And maybe over Epcot too. Two days at MK is not a bad idea. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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