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

[babesboo99]

OK. That'll work.
You'd buy 8-day tickets that have a start-date on Oct. 28.
(An 8-day ticket is valid for use on 8 individual days, over the course of 12 days.)


And, yes, you can buy individual tickets at any time.
They do not need to be "connected to" or bought at the same time as tickets for any other family member or other person traveling with you.

Thank you

 

[disfanforlife]

1. Nope. Once purchased, an AP certificate can be activated at a future date to an active AP at no additional charge.
2. CM was making up "rules."
3. Your choice. You can purchase either an AP certificate to keep for later use,
-or- purchase an activated AP, ready to use at a park gate.
4. Could be.
5. Nothing has changed.
You were just unlucky with your "finding" of CMs.

Reporting back. Went GR again this morning. Everything worked as expected and I received the price exactly as you listed in the pricing thread. And the CM this time did say the certificates could be activated any time with no additional cost even if there is a price increase.

 

[Pembo]

New price.
You would use options "C" below to compute the cost.

Copied from post $6 in this thread ...

Ticket bought as part of a WDW Resort Package:
A __ Created BEFORE Feb.12,2017 - (2016) Prices HERE.
B __ Created BETWEEN Feb.12,2017 & Feb.11,2018 (2017) Prices HERE.
C __ Created BETWEEN Feb.11,2018 & Oct.16,2018. (Early 2018) Price list HERE.
D __ Created ON and AFTER Oct.16,2018. (Late 2018) Price list HERE.
_________________________________________

A __________
Find the full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the 2016 Price list HERE.
Subtract that 2016 price from the current 2018 full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT. 2018 Price list HERE.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

B __________
Find the full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the 2017 Price list HERE.
Subtract that 2017 price from the current 2018 full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT. 2018 Price list HERE.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

C __________
Find the full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the early 2018 Price list HERE.
Subtract that early 2018 price from the current full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT on the current late 2018 Price list HERE.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

D __________
Find the full Disney current 2018 price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the late 2018 Price list HERE.
Subtract that 2018 price from the current full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT on the (same) late 2018 Price list.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

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Sorry Robo but your information was incorrect. I called this morning and was able to add an extra day for only $31 for the 3 of us. Glad I made the call.

 

[KNOTTGOOFY]

We should fall under C on the upgrade calculation. My question is when to upgrade. We purchased an 8 day one park ticket from UT October 14, 2018 before the new pricing. Can we upgrade at guest services at our resort or do we need to use the ticket first to get the proper pricing on the upgrade. We will be at the parks for 10 days and want to be able to try to get fast passes as soon as possible

 

[Robo]

We should fall under C on the upgrade calculation. My question is when to upgrade. We purchased an 8 day one park ticket from UT October 14, 2018 before the new pricing. Can we upgrade at guest services at our resort or do we need to use the ticket first to get the proper pricing on the upgrade. We will be at the parks for 10 days and want to be able to try to get fast passes as soon as possible

Using a ticket (or not) before upgrading does not affect the ability to upgrade (or the cost.)
You can try upgrading at the resort concierge desk.

 

[KNOTTGOOFY]

Thanks Robo

 

[TheJasonStation]

Hi. I'm sure the answer to this is somewhere in this thread, but I don't think I was searching with the correct keywords. I am looking to change my 1-day tickets to 2-day tickets. The extra day I want to add is the day prior to my current tickets. I went into MDE to make a change to my tickets, from a 1-day ticket on March 14th to a 2-day ticket that would begin on March 13th. For my family of 4, this change saves me ~$30 compared to just purchasing March 13th separately.

My question is, by doing this will I lose the FPs I have already scheduled for the 14th? MDE says "If you change ticket dates and you previously made FP+ selections, you will need to make new FP+ selections for any new dates you'll be visiting the parks." I am technically changing my ticket date from March 14th to March 13th, but the 14th falls into the window for my 2-day tickets. I would gladly eat the $30 if I have to in order to keep my FPs. Anyone know if I will lose my FPs?

 

[Robo]

Hi. I'm sure the answer to this is somewhere in this thread, but I don't think I was searching with the correct keywords. I am looking to change my 1-day tickets to 2-day tickets. The extra day I want to add is the day prior to my current tickets. I went into MDE to make a change to my tickets, from a 1-day ticket on March 14th to a 2-day ticket that would begin on March 13th. For my family of 4, this change saves me ~$30 compared to just purchasing March 13th separately.

My question is, by doing this will I lose the FPs I have already scheduled for the 14th? MDE says "If you change ticket dates and you previously made FP+ selections, you will need to make new FP+ selections for any new dates you'll be visiting the parks." I am technically changing my ticket date from March 14th to March 13th, but the 14th falls into the window for my 2-day tickets. I would gladly eat the $30 if I have to in order to keep my FPs. Anyone know if I will lose my FPs?

You won't lose your current FPs by adding a day, as long as you still have a valid ticket for the day on which you
already booked those FPs.

to the DISboards, TheJasonStation!

 

[crazyfordisney2000]

Sooo, I’ve been reading a few posts on upgrading tickets, and I’m hoping someone could check my math. I can get 4 tickets through Airmiles - they are Canadian resident, 5 day base tickets. I would like to add hoppers to them. I calculated that 4x 5 day base Canadian resident tickets is $1400 ish and 4x 5 day +hopper regular tickets are $1987 ish - so about $600 ish I would have to pay. One post I read said they had to pay $279 PER TICKET to upgrade to hoppers.

 

[Robo]

Sooo, I’ve been reading a few posts on upgrading tickets, and I’m hoping someone could check my math. I can get 4 tickets through Airmiles - they are Canadian resident, 5 day base tickets. I would like to add hoppers to them. I calculated that 4x 5 day base Canadian resident tickets is $1400 ish and 4x 5 day +hopper regular tickets are $1987 ish - so about $600 ish I would have to pay. One post I read said they had to pay $279 PER TICKET to upgrade to hoppers.

Is there no option for directly buying Canadian resident, 5 day Hopper tickets?

(I don't have any reference for what is offered only to Canadian residents.)

 

[Robo]

Thanks Robo

to the DISboards, KNOTTGOOFY!

 

[crazyfordisney2000]

Is there no option for directly buying Canadian resident, 5 day Hopper tickets?

(I don't have any reference for what is offered only to Canadian residents.)

There is an option to purchase them, but no option for tickets with hoppers through Airmiles, at least not right now. We have just enough Airmiles for 4 tickets now, but once this deal is over, my guess is the standard tickets will be available, but will cost more Airmiles.

 

[Simba06]

Just to provide another positive data point...yesterday I was able to upgrade to an AP from a 7 day PH bought from undercover tourist right before the price increase last fall. They applied my previously purchased Memory Maker, and bridged the price of the ticket correctly. Very smooth process!

 

[Robo]

There is an option to purchase them, but no option for tickets with hoppers through Airmiles, at least not right now. We have just enough Airmiles for 4 tickets now, but once this deal is over, my guess is the standard tickets will be available, but will cost more Airmiles.

I'm sorry, but I just don't know how (or if) the Canadian tickets (bought via Airmiles) are handled regarding upgrades.

 

[siren0119]

Just to provide another positive data point...yesterday I was able to upgrade to an AP from a 7 day PH bought from undercover tourist right before the price increase last fall. They applied my previously purchased Memory Maker, and bridged the price of the ticket correctly. Very smooth process!

That's really good to know - I was wondering if they would also apply the purchase price of the Memory Maker AND the ticket value to the AP cost. I had held off on adding MM to our August trip because we are considering upgrading to AP, but I was concerned about making the decision to add it in time to still get the discount if we decide NOT to do APs

 

[KirbyLouWho]

Okay I'm feeling dumb. I'm sure the answer to this is here, but I'm struggling with the correct keywords...

I have an AP that expires this Sunday 3/10. My daughter is cheering at the IASC competition this weekend. We won't be making as many trips to the World this year, so rather than upgrade, I purchased the 3 day hopper pass (with ESPN admission) through Varsity/the competition. I've been assured that using this ticket to enter ESPN won't take any park days off the hopper. Here's where I'm looking for reassurance. Because of my AP expiring, I can only make FP on it through Sunday. I won't be able to make any FP with my 3day until I physically pick it up from the competition registration center & link it to my account, which I plan to do when I arrive Thursday night. Originally, my daughter was going to have practice on Friday, so we wouldn't have any park time until Monday, but the coaches waited too long to book flights so now Friday is a free day (yay!) and we are planning to have a chill day at EPCOT. Can someone please reassure my paranoid, anxious self, that the system is "smart" enough to "know" that when I enter the park Friday it needs to used my AP and not any days off that newly added 3day?


Sorry if any of this is convoluted or confusing. I'm relatively sure I'm getting worried over nothing, but that's anxiety for you.

 

[anorman]

I purchased 4 Canadian Resident tickets for myself and my family for our upcoming trip to Florida in August; staying offsite. When I look in the MDE app I see the tickets that I purchased indicating that they are Can Res tkts and I see our Magicbands linked to each family member from our onsite trip 2 years ago as well as ticket numbers linked to each family member (separate from the Can Res tkts)....
1. Will we still need to go to Guest Relations at our first park to verify we are Canadian residents or are we good to go if we don't need physical tickets because of the MBs.
2. Also, the ticket numbers on the tickets linked in MDE to the MBs do not match the exchange vouchers they sent me. Does this mean they are not actually linked and that these may be my old ticket numbers from our trip 2 years ago?

 

[PolyRob]

Okay I'm feeling dumb. I'm sure the answer to this is here, but I'm struggling with the correct keywords...

I have an AP that expires this Sunday 3/10. My daughter is cheering at the IASC competition this weekend. We won't be making as many trips to the World this year, so rather than upgrade, I purchased the 3 day hopper pass (with ESPN admission) through Varsity/the competition. I've been assured that using this ticket to enter ESPN won't take any park days off the hopper. Here's where I'm looking for reassurance. Because of my AP expiring, I can only make FP on it through Sunday. I won't be able to make any FP with my 3day until I physically pick it up from the competition registration center & link it to my account, which I plan to do when I arrive Thursday night. Originally, my daughter was going to have practice on Friday, so we wouldn't have any park time until Monday, but the coaches waited too long to book flights so now Friday is a free day (yay!) and we are planning to have a chill day at EPCOT. Can someone please reassure my paranoid, anxious self, that the system is "smart" enough to "know" that when I enter the park Friday it needs to used my AP and not any days off that newly added 3day?


Sorry if any of this is convoluted or confusing. I'm relatively sure I'm getting worried over nothing, but that's anxiety for you.

The system is not smart enough to know this is what you want to do. You need to go to guest relations and ensure your AP is prioritized over the 3-day ticket.

 

[KirbyLouWho]

The system is not smart enough to know this is what you want to do. You need to go to guest relations and ensure your AP is prioritized over the 3-day ticket.

hmm.. bummer. In that case I may wait to add mine until after I've entered EPCOT Friday morning. At this point I'm not really concerned with a 12-ish hour difference in when I do it, but I'd rather not risk messing anything up.

 

[pix13dust]

I need some help! I’m pretty well versed in Disney BUT tickets just confuse me?! I read the first few pages and the last few pages but I just don’t undtand upgrades.

We are a family of 4, all Disney adults. I won 20 park hopper tickets. Can I upgrade those to 4 annual passes? About how much would it be?
Thanks for any advise!