Tickets and Annual Pass Questions - Please add your ticket questions to this thread

[kool_kat]

Hi all,

We are going to Disney in August and I plan to upgrade some passes I had previously purchased and want to make sure I under the price bridging and how much I should be paying.
I purchased 2 4 day MYW PH + 3 extra days from Undercover Tourist from the pre-2/2017 batch. So essentially, they are 7 day PH.

The cost for 2 annual platinum passes is currently $1,808.38.
It appears the cost for 1 7 day pre-2/2017 pass was 467.54 x 2 = 935.08
Therefore, I should be paying 873.30.

Does this look right?
Also, we won't get to Disney until after mid-night the night we arrive, so I'm going to have to upgrade the next day after we do morning rope drop. It looks like I should be able to get my parking fee refunded or used to reduce my upgrade price. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!

 

[AllyElly]

Hello! I just wanted to make sure I have this right.

We have purchased 2 day tickets to go down to WDW in the end of Sept. We decided to go again in Nov so will be upgrading to annual passes. In order to make FP+ for our November trip I will need to upgrade to annual pass over the phone before our Sept visit.

I just want to double check that our annual passes won’t be activated until we go to the park at the end of September and will be good through the end of Sept 2019, or will they expire on the date we upgrade?

I also wanted to make sure we can make Fap+ with them even though they are not yet activated.

Thanks!

 

[Robo]

We have purchased 2 day tickets to go down to WDW in the end of Sept. We decided to go again in Nov so will be upgrading to annual passes.

1. In order to make FP+ for our November trip I will need to upgrade to annual pass over the phone before our Sept visit.

2. I just want to double check that our annual passes won’t be activated until we go to the park at the end of September and will be good through the end of Sept 2019, or
3. will they expire on the date we upgrade?
4. I also wanted to make sure we can make Fap+ with them even though they are not yet activated.

1. If you want to book 60 days in advance of the Nov. trip, and your Sept. trip is less than 60 days from your Nov. trip,
then, yes.
It may be possible to upgrade over the phone.
But, it is not "always" possible to do so.
If your first try doesn't work, call again until you find a helpful ticket CM.
2. APs cannot be activated before a guest is in-person at WDW to do so.
3. APs don't start counting down" their year until the first time a guest actually USES them
to go into a park.
4. Yes, you can.

 

[Robo]

Hi all,

We are going to Disney in August and I plan to upgrade some passes I had previously purchased and want to make sure I under the price bridging and how much I should be paying.
I purchased 2 4 day MYW PH + 3 extra days from Undercover Tourist from the pre-2/2017 batch.
A. So essentially, they are 7 day PH.
B. The cost for 2 annual platinum passes is currently $1,808.38.
C.It appears the cost for 1 7 day pre-2/2017 pass was 467.54 x 2 = 935.08
D. Therefore, I should be paying 873.30.
E. Does this look right?
Also, we won't get to Disney until after mid-night the night we arrive, so I'm going to have to upgrade the next day after we do morning rope drop.
F. It looks like I should be able to get my parking fee refunded or used to reduce my upgrade price. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!

A. In reality, they ARE regular 7-day Hoppers.
B. Yes. (Including tax)
C. Yes. (Including tax)
D. Yes. (Including tax)
E. Right.
F. Yes.

 

[Erik the Red]

Say I bought tickets from Undercover Tourist today, how long before I can link them to my Disney account to make Fastpass selections?

And if plans change? say i want to add an extra day ? or change them into park hoppers? Am i out of luck?

Thanks!

 

[Robo]

Say I bought tickets from Undercover Tourist today,
1. how long before I can link them to my Disney account to make Fastpass selections?

2. And if plans change? say i want to add an extra day ? or change them into park hoppers? Am i out of luck?

Thanks!

1. If you order "eTickets" their ticket numbers will be emailed to you within 12-36 hours. (Sometimes sooner.)
2. They are absolutely upgradable at any ticket booth or Guest Relations at WDW at any time during your trip
as long as it is not later than close-of-business ON the last day that you use that ticket's last asset.
(Just like buying a ticket directly from Disney.)

 

[tink fan]

How can I find out how many days I have left on two old non expiration tickets? I know one just has water park entitlements and the other has water park and park days. I don’t want to try to link them in MDE (or know if I can) because I heard one they are linked, they can’t be transferred to another person. I’m not sure which one has the park days.

 

[erionm]

How can I find out how many days I have left on two old non expiration tickets? I know one just has water park entitlements and the other has water park and park days. I don’t want to try to link them in MDE (or know if I can) because I heard one they are linked, they can’t be transferred to another person. I’m not sure which one has the park days.

If you wish to check from home, please email us at ticket.usage@disneyworld.com and include the following:

1. Photograph or scan of the front and back of each ticket
2. Your full name
3. Where and when ticket was purchased
4. Purchaser’s name and form of payment
5. Phone number where you can be reached during the day

Please keep the total email size, including attachments, below 2 MB. To ensure your email is less than 2 MB, you may need to compress your images or send multiple emails.

We’ll try to get back to you as soon as possible, but it normally takes 14 business days for a response.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/tickets/uses-remaining/

 

[tiggerrr]

I'm hoping I've understood all the info on upgrading, but here's my question.

I have 7 day base MYW tickets bought from an authorized seller about 3-4 years ago. So, in theory these can be price bridged for an upgrade.

As long as the new ticket is more money, I can shorten the number of days? A 7 day base is $415, a 4 day PH is $455. This should be possible as an upgrade, I hope?

 

[Robo]

I'm hoping I've understood all the info on upgrading, but here's my question.

I have 7 day base MYW tickets bought from an authorized seller about 3-4 years ago.

1. So, in theory these can be price bridged for an upgrade.
2. As long as the new ticket is more money, I can shorten the number of days? A 7 day base is $415, a 4 day PH is $455.
3. This should be possible as an upgrade, I hope?

1. Correct.
2. Yup.
3. Yes.
And, beyond THAT, your 7-day base "discounted" ticket from 3-4 years ago is worth just $394.00 (pre-2016 price) in the upgrade.
You need to read (and compute values/costs from) the "Cost to Upgrade"
post in this sticky HERE.

 

[tiggerrr]

1. Correct.
2. Yup.
3. Yes.
And, beyond THAT, your 7-day base "discounted" ticket from 3-4 years ago is worth just $394.00 (pre-2016 price) in the upgrade.
You need to read (and compute values/costs from) the "Cost to Upgrade"
post in this sticky HERE.

Thanks. That's what I mis-understood. The bridging price is depedent on the age of the ticket. This is an old ticket, so it will be bridged to $370 plus tax (pre 2016), not $415 plus tax(the current price). Thanks so much.

 

[kool_kat]

A. In reality, they ARE regular 7-day Hoppers.
B. Yes. (Including tax)
C. Yes. (Including tax)
D. Yes. (Including tax)
E. Right.
F. Yes.

Thank you for the response!

 

[goofyernmost]

Hey Robo... How you doin'? Have a question that might or might not have already been asked, but, at my age reading through 240 pages might not be possible. The question... I have accumulated a number of Disney Gift Certificates from family and friends. When I go to purchase, say a 4 day, PH, is it going to be possible to use them all when purchasing on line or do I have to wait until I get there? Or can I even do that at that time?

 

[Fangorn]

Hey Robo... How you doin'? Have a question that might or might not have already been asked, but, at my age reading through 240 pages might not be possible. The question... I have accumulated a number of Disney Gift Certificates from family and friends. When I go to purchase, say a 4 day, PH, is it going to be possible to use them all when purchasing on line or do I have to wait until I get there? Or can I even do that at that time?

Yes, you can use Disney giftcards to purchase tickets on the Disney site. BUT, there is a limit of 2 giftcards per transaction, I believe. The way around this limit, if you have lots of small cards, is to go to disneygiftcard.com and select the manage cards option. There, you will be able to combine the funds on your cards onto a single card (max amount on any card is $1000). Once you've done that, you can use that card to make your purchase.

It used to be that you could call and they'd let you use as many cards as you wanted, but they may have changed that policy - I'm not entirely sure about that. It is a huge time consuming task for both guest and CM to read off the card numbers, verify, repeat for each card. Much simpler to combine on the giftcard site.

Steve

 

[Robo]

Hey Robo... How you doin'?

Nice to hear from you, Goof!

go to disneygiftcard.com and select the manage cards option. There, you will be able to combine the funds on your cards onto a single card (max amount on any card is $1000). Once you've done that, you can use that card to make your purchase.

Yup.
That'll work.

 

[etzmn123]

Hi helpful people!
Can somebody please confirm that this will work the way I’m thinking it will, for some reason I’m second guessing myself all of a sudden even with 3 trips under my belt!

I’m arriving in Orlando on Sept 29 for a work conference the 30th through noon on the 3rd. I’m staying at the non-Disney conference hotel and then moving to POP the 3rd-6th. Since my flight gets in early on the 29th I’m going to go to a park that day, and then for 4 more days after the conference. So I’ll buy a 5 day ticket and use 1 day when I’m off property and 4 more days later that week when I’m staying on property. No problem with that, right?
And, I can make FP reservations for the 4 on-property days at 60 days and then the other day at 30 days, right? I can just leave the 5th day of my ticket “empty of FPs” until 30 days hits and then add them.

I feel like I’m overthinking it and stressing for no reason so thank you for the reassurance

 

[MikeF;NJ]

Hi helpful people!
Can somebody please confirm that this will work the way I’m thinking it will, for some reason I’m second guessing myself all of a sudden even with 3 trips under my belt!

I’m arriving in Orlando on Sept 29 for a work conference the 30th through noon on the 3rd. I’m staying at the non-Disney conference hotel and then moving to POP the 3rd-6th. Since my flight gets in early on the 29th I’m going to go to a park that day, and then for 4 more days after the conference. So I’ll buy a 5 day ticket and use 1 day when I’m off property and 4 more days later that week when I’m staying on property. No problem with that, right?
And, I can make FP reservations for the 4 on-property days at 60 days and then the other day at 30 days, right? I can just leave the 5th day of my ticket “empty of FPs” until 30 days hits and then add them.

I feel like I’m overthinking it and stressing for no reason so thank you for the reassurance

When your 60 day window opens for your onsite stay, it includes all 60 days between the "current" date and your on-site check-in date, so you can make your fast passes for your off-site day (the 29th) on that date.

ETA this is assuming you are using separately bought tickets. if your 5-day ticket is part of a room-ticket package, what I wrote above does not apply, and I'm not sure how it would work in that case.

 

[etzmn123]

Oh, great! That’s even better than what I was expecting to be able to do. Yes, I bought the tickets separately. Thanks so much!

When your 60 day window opens for your onsite stay, it includes all 60 days between the "current" date and your on-site check-in date, so you can make your fast passes for your off-site day (the 29th) on that date.

ETA this is assuming you are using separately bought tickets. if your 5-day ticket is part of a room-ticket package, what I wrote above does not apply, and I'm not sure how it would work in that case.

 

[goofyernmost]

Yes, you can use Disney giftcards to purchase tickets on the Disney site. BUT, there is a limit of 2 giftcards per transaction, I believe. The way around this limit, if you have lots of small cards, is to go to disneygiftcard.com and select the manage cards option. There, you will be able to combine the funds on your cards onto a single card (max amount on any card is $1000). Once you've done that, you can use that card to make your purchase.

It used to be that you could call and they'd let you use as many cards as you wanted, but they may have changed that policy - I'm not entirely sure about that. It is a huge time consuming task for both guest and CM to read off the card numbers, verify, repeat for each card. Much simpler to combine on the giftcard site.

Steve

Thank you for the help.. I have recorded the ones that I currently possess with them. The information was extremely helpful.

 

[KT0191]

Question(s). I have a BB booked that I haven't changed since the original booking (free dining booked last October). If I want to upgrade my ticket from a 6 day PH to a 7 day PH, would all of my pricing change from the original pricing? (Dining plan upgrade, ticket prices, etc). What if I wait until check in?
Also, if I wait until check in to do it, can I upgrade just mine and my son's tickets without having to upgrade my friend's ticket (if she doesnt wanna do a park the day I want to)? We are all on the same package in the same room.