We are DVC members and Disney world pros. We Went to Disney once before we had kids 20 years ago. Kids are 13 and 16 and we are taking a trip down the coast of California after an alaska cruise. Hitting Santa Cruz, Monterey, driving route 1 if it is reopened by then (we lived in monterey 20 years ago) spending a weekish seeing the sites along the coast. We will then go to Disneyland for 4 days staying In the Disneyland hotel DVC June 18-22 (checking out on the 22nd. I’m trying to decide between 3 and 4 day military tickets. We will get the tickets with genie plus. It is 359 for a 3 day ticket and 435 for a 4 day ticket With genie plus. There are four of us so the extra day ends up being 304$. I am not sure that we need it. We could take a down day to go to downtown Disney and enjoy the pools/resort/take a break.
Additional information: We will be renting an air BNB for four days after Disney and will be doing six flags magic mountain (my son is a coaster nut hubby and I went 20 years ago) and we have six flags season passes and six flags all park express pass that we bought in our home state at our home park. We are doing 2 days just so we don’t run ourselves ragged. I was then considering spending a day at universal studios and doing the VIP tour. This is expensive at 1800$ for the day we could go, but sounds like it would ensure we did everything and got to do Mario kart (huge video game nerds) with express pass. It is only about 500 more total than just an express pass ticket that only lets you skip the line once, doesn’t include parking or food, and doesn’t include Mario kart at all Or the extended backlot tour. I am on the fence about this part due to the expense… anyone highly recommend it or think it’s not worth the price?. The 304$ saved on the Disney tickets if we do 3 days instead of four would help cover some of the vip experience at universal.
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions for any of the trip? Thanks!!!
Additional information: We will be renting an air BNB for four days after Disney and will be doing six flags magic mountain (my son is a coaster nut hubby and I went 20 years ago) and we have six flags season passes and six flags all park express pass that we bought in our home state at our home park. We are doing 2 days just so we don’t run ourselves ragged. I was then considering spending a day at universal studios and doing the VIP tour. This is expensive at 1800$ for the day we could go, but sounds like it would ensure we did everything and got to do Mario kart (huge video game nerds) with express pass. It is only about 500 more total than just an express pass ticket that only lets you skip the line once, doesn’t include parking or food, and doesn’t include Mario kart at all Or the extended backlot tour. I am on the fence about this part due to the expense… anyone highly recommend it or think it’s not worth the price?. The 304$ saved on the Disney tickets if we do 3 days instead of four would help cover some of the vip experience at universal.
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions for any of the trip? Thanks!!!