Question about Annual Pass Benefits

corgi_monster

DIS Veteran
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Jun 10, 2007
We will be a party of 4 adults visiting Sea World on January 23. If one of the members in our party buys a gold annual pass online today and activates it on the 23rd, can we access the two free guest tickets immediately? And the 50% off additional tickets? If this works, our cost would be:

Gold Annual Pass - $238.91
4th Ticket at 50% off with annual pass discount - $50
Total - $288.91


If we were to buy 4 separate park tickets our cost would be:

4 discounted tickets, inc. tax - $85.91 x 4 = 343.64
Parking - $25
Total - $368.64

It's a savings of $79.73 AND we would receive a 15% discount on food and merchandise.

This seems to good to be true so I'm wondering if there's a catch? Maybe free guest tickets can't be redeemed the same day the pass is activated?
 
The first only disclaimer I know about is the blackout dates. Doesn’t say anything about being ineligible same day, but you can always call to be 100% sure.

Free guest ticket not valid for visitation during the following 2018 blockout dates: Oct. 1-31, Nov. 19-25, Dec. 1-31 and 2019 blockout dates: March 1-April 30, June 1-July 31, Oct. 1-31, Nov. 25-Dec. 31. Tickets must be used on the day printed.
 
We always buy the Gold Annual Pass for the two free tickets. We are a family of 3 (4 now but the baby is free) and it is cheaper to do this than get the tickets separate. We also use the AP to get discounts on the All Day Dining and Merchandise for the kids.
 



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