Discount Disneyland Tickets

This is in honor of those who are going to Disneyland or Walt Disney World this week — between Christmas and Easter — which is the absolute busiest time of the year for Disney…. My advise, if this is the week you really want or need to go, be sure to work with a travel agent who specializes in Disney, who can help you navigate the parks. A quick way to see if they know what they’re talking about is to say/ask “I’m going to Disneyland the week after Christmas, is there anything special I need to know?” If they don’t have anything specific to offer about that week, be weary — Disney specific agents will have a lot of feedback and advise on this specific topic…

But back to Discount Tickets…. A week doesn’t go by when I don’t hear from a client or friend that they were searching for discounted Disney tickets. They often call to see if it is legitimate… Here is an article I wrote in 2006 and it is basically still true today. This was before I was a professional travel agent myself — of course I recommend you checkout our agency, truevacay.info.

There are many ways to purchase park tickets for Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure. One of the best ways is to purchase them as part of a travel package through your travel agent. Such agencies generally provide you an excellent return on your investment. We recommend working with a Travel Agent which works directly with the Walt Disney Travel Company. As an alternative you can self-book through the Walt Disney Travel Company online. However any quality travel agency’s price will be exactly the same price as you doing it yourself with the Walt Disney Travel Company — so why do it yourself when you can get professional advise for free?!

Also, something to consider is if you are planning on taking at least one trip per year, or visiting more than 5 days, you may want to consider purchasing an Annual Pass. The Annual Pass can provide great discounts on travel packages, food, merchandise and more!

If you are looking for the very best deal and have the time to spend, you can look into the following ways to save money. Be sure to evaluate each of these before selecting what is right for you:

• Check www.Disneyland.com for the latest deals and promotions, there are frequently kids-fly-free; bonus days; etc. Always start here; sometimes the best deals only come directly from the Disneyland website.
• Check www.MouseSavers.com for up-to-date promotions and deals from official and third-party sources.
• Examine the benefits of www.CityPass.com if you’re interested in visiting other area attractions while in the area.
• Check with your friends who live in the area, who can sometimes purchase at the local Vons or Safeway stores at a discount (usually the 2fer ticket).
• Check with your affinity groups: work, social group, senior center, library, Costco, AAA, etc.
• Check with your professional/occupational group: military, education, union, etc.
• Check with your Timeshare, hotel points, or other rewards programs to purchase tickets using points/miles/etc instead of cash.
• If you know a park employee they have the ability to sign-in several guests per day.

The greatest discount for tickets only I’ve seen is 26% (certain membership and restrictions applied). If a deal sounds too good to be true for park tickets, it probably is.

Some typical things to look out for regarding Discounted Disneyland tickets:

• Online auction (e-bay/craigslist/etc) or classified pages, because:
  • Tickets may have near expiring dates.
  • You don’t want to risk your vacation on someone you don’t know.
  • There is no way to assure the tickets are still valid or unused – the worst place to find out is at the park entrance gate.
• The transfer of partially used tickets is prohibited by Disney. This is very, very common online and should be avoided as it can cause problems.
• Beginning in 2013, Disney began a new photo ID system for multi-day park tickets. If you purchase a used ticket from someone and your photo doesn’t match the one on-file for that pass, you will be denied entry, without exception.
• Online advertisement for guides which charge you money to “save money” or “save time” — see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrJ7Gr5nxAE

Other information about tickets:

• You can upgrade your park pass at anytime to a higher valued ticket, such as a single-day pass to a multi-day pass or even an annual pass. Your trade in value will be the price printed on the ticket. Your ticket will also need to be unexpired, and several other requirements apply. They’re all straight forward and we’ve had little problem with this.
• The Disney Visa Card (issued through Chase) has been running a long term promotion of 0% APR for 6 months for Disney Vacations through the Disney Travel Company.
• Take a moment to compare the various perks or benefits from various ticketing agencies. We recently purchased a multi-day ticket from AAA which was the same as the advance purchase price from Disneyland.com, however it included free parking, which is currently $14 per day. Other tickets may include early entry into the park or other discounts.

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