to answer the original question......if i were only going once every 5 years, and staying off site....i would NOT spend money on a magic bad. plenty of other things i would spend $20 a head on before that.
While we were there we got behind 3 different families that couldn't remember which person went with each card because your fingerprint had to match each time.
You pretty much have to be spending more than 10 days in the parks for an Annual Pass purchase just to break even. In order for it to save you money, you really need to be able to make two trips within the year.
As I said, depending on the length of the trip (and now the dates as well), but:
7 day park hopper= $511
Memory Maker = $169
Staying off-site, daily parking x 7days = $175
$855
Platinum pass = $894
20% off merchandise or other discounts = ?
It just depends how the numbers shake out for a group's travel plans.
You pretty much have to be spending more than 10 days in the parks for an Annual Pass purchase just to break even. In order for it to save you money, you really need to be able to make two trips within the year.
A general statement is exactly what it's name implies, it is general. If someone asks a general question, without giving the minutia of their spending habits, dining habits, whether they would buy Memory Maker, or spring for Park Hopper tickets, then really, the only way to answer them is with a general answer.A general statement like this is just not something anyone should go by. For us, we buy enough stuff and meals that get discounted with the annual pass that its worth it for one person to upgrade for a 5 day trip or more for certain. For a 4 day trip we'd probably have to do the math. It really depends on your individual spending plans more than anything.