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Originally Posted by jorm35

Having just read on another post that the Disney annual pass includes free parking, I am now wondering if it is worth the upgrade? We have already secured 21day tickets with ATD so my question is - can I upgrade at the parks (guest services?) on my first day and how much will it be? We will probably be doing about 15 days in Disney so will cost me $300 in parking. Is it worth the upgrade?

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Currently, the Platinum Pass (just the 4 main parks, no waterparks) costs $829 and the Platinum Plus Pass (all parks) costs $925. The prices of these are likely to go up in February. The discussion below is based on the current prices.

The 21 day Ultimate pass for 2018 costs £439 on Disney's UK website. That's roughly equal to $570.

Therefore I'd expect the price to upgrade to the Platinum pass will be around $259 or around $355 for the Platinum Plus pass. If you use the 21-day Ultimate ticket to go to a waterpark or play mini-golf then you'll have to upgrade to the Platinum Plus pass.

Based on this, upgrading to the Platinum pass will be worth it because you'll save around $40 plus you can get 10% off merchandise. Upgrading to the Platinum Plus pass is a little more debatable - it depends on whether you'll get good use out of the 10% discount. If you're visiting after February then the price to upgrade will probably be more.

If you are visiting Florida twice in one year then, yes, it will certainly be worth upgrading to either type of pass. The price to upgrade is less than the price of a second ticket.