New Disney World AP Pay and get less?

[TwoMisfits]

So, they are valuing each park's individual annual pass at $325 - damn, even for Disney, compared to other parks around the country...

 

[gottalovepluto]

Also, the new levels are pretty dorky sounding. Pirate pass? I can’t just be silver?

Disneyland’s Magic Key Program would like a word. (Dream, Believe, Imagine, Enchant)

 

[FrostyNaples]

Comparing the DVC Gold AP to the new Sorcerer's pass. Sorcerer's has different blackout dates (none over Easter, but now includes Thanksgiving weekend) but the Gold AP has none over Thanksgiving. Loss of Memory Maker. Higher price tag (Gold was $719, Sorcerer's is $899!) and this is after they raised prices $20 right before the shutdown.

Link to new AP types block out dates?

 

[wgeo]

And there is nothing on there about Genie +, no benefits or savings on that at all. Sigh

 

[evilqueenmindy]

So, they are valuing each park's individual annual pass at $325 - damn, even for Disney, compared to other parks around the country...

And one of those parks is Epcot! The wasteland of construction walls

 

[lhuggi1]

Do you think we will still be able to bridge tickets to the new AP. I have a 9 day ticket with Hopper and Water Park ticket in September because during the pandemic my AP expired and was unable to renew.
so hoping my 9 day tkt can be upgradeable to AP now.

 

[DavidNYC]

Someone on the News forum pointed out you only need to get one Photopass per person in your family - so there is at least that.

That was always the case.

 

[gatorlisa]

I wonder how this impacts purchased but not yet activated Platinum Annual Passes. We still have 2 APs (one for each of us) that have not yet been activated. Will those still be granted the full benefit described when they were purchased? I think the main difference is that Platinum AP includes Photopass downloads vs this new thing that does not.

 

[Sajchinook2015]

I am confuse . I go to Disneyworld for a 15 day vacation each spring. I am no longer able to go into the parks for all 15 days? I stay at disney hotels.

 

[Brett Wyman]

Disneyland’s Magic Key Program would like a word. (Dream, Believe, Imagine, Enchant)

Dream of going on the weekends!
Believe you will never get to visit on a holiday!
Imagine how much this is going to cost you!
Enchant your bank into giving you a loan to afford this!

 

[wgeo]

Link to new AP types block out dates?

https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/dam/disney-world/passes/Pixie-Dust-Pass.pdf
https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/dam/disney-world/passes/Pirate-Pass.pdf
https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/dam/disney-world/passes/Sorcerer-Pass.pdf

Not that block out dates really matter - they can very easily just shut down park reservations for certain days after you've bought your pass and block you that way as well.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Do you think we will still be able to bridge tickets to the new AP. I have a 9 day ticket with Hopper and Water Park ticket in September because during the pandemic my AP expired and was unable to renew.
so hoping my 9 day tkt can be upgradeable to AP now.

If not I don’t even have to bother running the math on this I’ve got my ticket for a trip right after my AP expires and if I can’t bridge that I’m definitely not renewing my AP.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Dream of going on the weekends!
Believe you will never get to visit on a holiday!
Imagine how much this is going to cost you!
Enchant your bank into giving you a loan to afford this!

This. Is. Gold.

 

[nancipants]

How does photopass cost them nothing? They pay people, equipment, and technology for that service. I'm sure it costs a lot.

It costs them nothing to offer it as a perk. They didn’t implement photopass just for passholders. I’m salty about this because it’s a perk I really enjoyed, especially with a new baby.

 

[csmith1004]

I really hoped they would open the lower tiers to non Fla residents. We purchased our current passes back when the price was around $850. We will not be renewing and will cut back from 3 trips per year to just one.

 

[robl45]

Also, the new levels are pretty dorky sounding. Pirate pass? I can’t just be silver?

It is, they even call it silver in the email they sent LOL.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I’m guessing no grandfather options. Another site is reporting all APs will get 5 reservations starting 9/8.

Does the additional park res thing seem super lame to anyone else? Like if Disney goes back to old capacity levels no parks should be blocked aside from major holidays/events anyway…

 

[DavidNYC]

Comparing the DVC Gold AP to the new Sorcerer's pass. Sorcerer's has different blackout dates (none over Easter, but now includes Thanksgiving weekend) but the Gold AP has none over Thanksgiving. Loss of Memory Maker. Higher price tag (Gold was $719, Sorcerer's is $899!) and this is after they raised prices $20 right before the shutdown.

And what was the Silver Pass at a moderately reasonable price if you avoided the main peak times has basically been eliminated. They gave you back a lot of the summer but took away pretty much every mid-level holiday weekend such as Labor Day which had never really been huge crowds. And it's a massive price hike over what the Silver Pass was prior.

 

[brightlined]

October 2015:
"The Platinum Pass sells for $797.69 and is good every day of the year, and now throws in Photopass downloads."

 

[supersnoop]

It costs them nothing to offer it as a perk. They didn’t implement photopass just for passholders. I’m salty about this because it’s a perk I really enjoyed, especially with a new baby.

So, what you're saying is that there's no additional incremental cost. I'd argue that there is. The shear volume of additional photos and storage to enable so many additional people access to the service certainly adds to the costs. If they only had half as many people taking advantage of the service, I'm sure it would cost them less.