When Does Buying An Annual Pass Make Sense?

Disney World offers 2 Annual Pass options, plus a Water Park Annual Pass. Annual passes are good for 366 Days from Activation Date. Therefore if you purchase on January 12, 2018, expiration would be January 12, 2019.

1. Disney Platinum Plus Pass Includes:

• Admission for one year to all 4 theme parks, 2 Disney water parks (seasonal), ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (certain event dates) and Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course (includes green fee) (No blockout dates).
• Visit all 4 theme parks on the same day (Park Hopper)
• Includes Disney PhotoPass downloads
• Up to 10% off on select dining and merchandise
• Theme park parking

Cost: $994 + tax/ $849 + tax (Florida Resident)

2. Disney Platinum Pass Includes:

• Admission for one year to all 4 theme parks (No blockout dates)
• Visit all 4 theme parks on the same day (Park Hopper)
• Includes Disney PhotoPass downloads
• Up to 10% off on select dining and merchandise
• Theme park parking

Cost: $894 + tax/ $749 + tax (Florida Resident)

When Becoming An Annual Passholder makes financial sense:

*For a family of 4 (2 Adults & 2 Children aged 3-9 non-Florida Residents) total would be $3,576.00 + tax. This includes unlimited visits to all 4 theme parks at Disney World in a year, with park hopper and a photo service included for photopass pictures.

*For the same family of 4 (2 Adults & 2 Children aged 3-9) to buy 7-day Walt Disney World park tickets with park hopper would cost $2,069.00 + tax.

Therefore, the Annual Pass would pay for itself in just 2 visits to Walt Disney World in the scenario above. If you plan on visiting Disney World more than once in a year with an average of one week each, it is definitely worth considering and crunching your own numbers.

Note: children under 3 do not require a pass, they are essentially free to enter.

If you happen to live in Florida, with some requirements such as proof of address, Florida Residents get a discount when they purchase an Annual Pass.

Disney’s Annual Passholders were among the first to get to see Pandora – World of Pandora.

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