<p>Hi! Am heading for LA several times in the next short while, with both kids attending college there & also have a convention in Anaheim in December. Any suggestions on how to get good deals on Disney theme park discount tickets? My kids aren’t too fond of Disney theme parks, but trying to figure this out.</p>
<p>No advice about discount tickets, but I would just caution you about purchasing multi-day packages if you’re not sure the family will enjoy the park. It would be a shame to feel “stuck” in Disneyland when you’d rather be doing something else. (For the Disneyland afficianados out there, I use “stuck” as a personal term!)</p>
<p>Yea, I’m thinking about just getting a day or two ticket/pass for when I’m at the Anaheim convention with a collegue. Not sure it’s worthwhile to consider taking my kids & hubby, since they’re not all that fond of things Disney. Kids would probably prefer to go with friends anyway.</p>
<p>If you know any armed services folks, retired or active, they can get specially priced tickets for you.</p>
<p>Disneyland is more intimate than the sprawling monstrosity that is Disneyworld. The family might like it better. I think expedia might have a deal on.</p>
<p>Try AAA. :)</p>
<p>AAA had the best deals when I researched our trip several years ago. Their ParkHopper multi-day ticket includes parking in some of the lots at Disneyland.</p>
<p>Sometimes Costco sells discounted Disneyland tickets, too.</p>
<p>Try los angeles craigslist under tickets. I’ve recently sold our unused portion of 4 day pass on craigslist. I listed at $35 for 4 tickets and I received 10 replies within 5 minutes. I sold the tickets to a mom just like you- a family visiting their college freshman son. You might get lucky.</p>
<p>HImom, Disneyland doesn’t give big discounts out, but that said, I believe one-day tickets and park-hoppers (both Disneyland and California Adventure on one day) are available at a discount at the USC ticket office. They offer discounts to many other attractions as well, including other theme parks. You can get an idea here: [USC</a> Ticket Office - Ticket Office](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/bus-affairs/ticketoffice/ticketoffice/services.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/bus-affairs/ticketoffice/ticketoffice/services.html)</p>
<p>Not sure if similiar discounts are offered at other L.A. area universities, but it seems likely.</p>
<p>If yyo have a Borders Rewards or corporate recreations or employee group there are some corporate discounts. Check any reward program you have. they are usually some there. Not big discount but some. </p>
<p>Be careful getting someone else’s tickets. Disney uses finger print ID now on multi-day passes.</p>
<p>try MouseSavers, an online forum for all things Disney.</p>
<p>They sell multi day packages in the grocery store at a slight discount. Also they sometimes offer southern ca discounts if you have an id with certain zips. You might have your son buy the tickets.
We had the fingerprint problem in Florida. My son had a 1 day park hopper and younger D had a 2 day. The first park did not take a fingerprint. The 2nd park did. Unfortunately the kids were alone and did not realize that my son had entered the 2nd park with the 2 day ticket. On day 2 when we tried to get my D into Disneyworld her fingerprint did not match. We had to go to customer service and they fixed the problem but we were concerned we would have to buy her a new ticket.</p>
<p>DisneyWORLD in Orlando has after2pm and after4pm discounted tickets for convention attendees. I just got an after4 this weekend. Had to buy it at my convention hotel … which was a Disney property. It worked out really well for me. Check Disney’s site and see if they available to you at DisneyLAND! Or check with the convention organizers.</p>
<p>Do you happen to be going on your birthday or the birthday of any of your fmily members? Ther is a specia promotion going on-- and if you register and go the either Disney park on your birthday, you get in for free!</p>
<p>*** Here’s the link [Detecting</a> Browser Properties . . .](<a href=“http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=FreeOnYourBirthdayPage]Detecting”>http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=FreeOnYourBirthdayPage)</p>
<p>The “free birthday” promotion doesn’t start until January 2009; 2008 is still the Year of a Million Dreams.</p>
<p>Undercover Tourist offers a slight discount in ticket prices. One thing to remember is that they include tax and shipping in their prices, while some other sites (such as Disney itself) doesn’t.</p>
<p>I second the Mousesavers.com suggestion. She recommends AREStravel for Disneyland tickets. I have used several places for Disney World discounts, but don’t think any of them have tickets to Disneyland.</p>