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Adding a day of park tickets after the trip is paid in full?
I thought I had everything perfectly planned, and I might still keep it the same, but I noticed last night that if I added 1 day of park tickets for DH and me, it's only $11 more. We'll still be there for part of the day since we're driving this year, so now I'm thinking we could add that extra day and be able to go do something we missed or wanted to do again that last morning. Buuuuuuuut the trip is paid in full now, so I'm not sure that's even possible? So is it possible? Should I add the day if it is? Or just stick with the original plan of going to Downtown Disney for that last morning/afternoon?
Coming from the west coast, we always arrive really late on our first day, but don't have to head home until late afternoon on our last day, giving us a full morning at the parks. So we always use a ticket on our last day and end up heading back to the resort around lunchtime. Whether you should do that or stick with your original plans depends on how you feel about it, really. Do you already have plans to go to DTD at another time? Do you think you'll feel you missed out one thing if you do the other? Do you plan on making purchases at DTD? I don't know if I could go to DTD on my last day and then have to repack some things (but then again, you're driving, so it's not as big a deal).
I vote for the parks - but we're just now coming down from Commando style touring - take it with a grain of salt!
Coming from the west coast, we always arrive really late on our first day, but don't have to head home until late afternoon on our last day, giving us a full morning at the parks. So we always use a ticket on our last day and end up heading back to the resort around lunchtime. Whether you should do that or stick with your original plans depends on how you feel about it, really. Do you already have plans to go to DTD at another time? Do you think you'll feel you missed out one thing if you do the other? Do you plan on making purchases at DTD? I don't know if I could go to DTD on my last day and then have to repack some things (but then again, you're driving, so it's not as big a deal).
I vote for the parks - but we're just now coming down from Commando style touring - take it with a grain of salt!
We're planning on going to DTD the evening we go to AK since they close so early. We already have lunch reservations at Cap'n Jack's, but we basically made those because it was somewhere at DTD where we could use the Dining Plan, not because we absolutely have to go. I'm mostly worried that we'll miss out on a lot at Epcot & end up racing through the World again, or miss Toy Story Mania because we may get to HS late our first day. I'll have to talk this out with DH. Thanks for the advice!
I would say go to the parks. That's what I usually do when I can. The last time I was there, I went to DTD on my last day because ofthe money I had to spend at the time on tickets was minimal. Good luck making a decision!!!!
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You can add the extra day when you check in, or mid-trip as long as you have days left on your ticket. Just do it at the guest services desk at your resort. Don't sweat it now.