Eric,
Thanks for asking your question to planDisney!
I love it when people get the Water Park and Sports Option with their theme park tickets. It gets more guests experiencing all the wonderful things there are to do outside of the parks!
When you purchase your theme park ticket package, you pick the first day of your planned visit. That means the first day that you would be going to a theme park or one of those additional activities. From that day forward, with your 5-day ticket package, you have 8 days to use your different admissions, be they theme park admissions or water park admissions, like for entry to Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park or Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park. A few good things to remember.
- While you cannot redeem two theme park admissions on the same day as a way to visit more than one theme park in a day, you can visit a theme park, and one of your option selections, like a water park, on the same day.
- You do not have to use your water park admissions on a day when you are going to a theme park. You can plan an entirely theme park-free day if you wish. (I recommend it!)
- If you want to theme park hop, you can get the park hopper. There is a Water Park and Sports option that goes with that ticket package as well, called the Park Hopper Plus option.
WARNINGThe number of days you have to redeem theme park and other option admissions varies based on the number of days you have selected. You get more time, the more days you have on your ticket package. For instance, a 3-day ticket package can be redeemed across a 5-day window. A 10-day package can be redeemed across 14 days. You get more time to enjoy more of the magic!
BONUS TIPIf you would like to plus up your water park visit, you might want to consider booking one of the reserved spaces, like a
Beachcomber Shack or the Umbrella reservations at Typhoon Lagoon. Blizzard Beach has similar options as well. Just call
(407) WDW-PLAY or
(407) 939-7529 to make a reservation.
Please feel free to
write me back directly if you have any follow-up questions.
Have a Magical Vacation!
Doug