GillianP1301
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2012
You can't book a full "package" with AP tickets. You can upgrade the package tickets to AP after arrival. You can use an AP discount for the room, and show the AP within 24 hours of arrival. You may be able to request a refund (on gift card) for the party ticket and tour discounts.
Another option if you are willing to put out the AP ticket funds now, you could book a "ticketless package" which is room+dining, and buy the AP separately. That AP voucher will carry-forward until activated, regardless of whether you go in August, December, 2021 or later; AP vouchers currently show expiration as 2030, no additional cost to activate. I believe you can book discounts with the AP voucher.
Enjoy your vacations!
Thanks for this info.
I'm not interested in the dining plan. I would come out ahead paying OOP especially with the AP discount. I'm mostly just trying to make sure I am able to leverage any room discount + any discounts for things like parties, tours and recreation. It is sounding like the guaranteed way to do that is purchase my voucher early before I do those bookings. I wasn't aware of the 2030 expiry, that's good to know as it takes away my concern about potentially not even being able to do a December trip. I also had not read anywhere that I had 24 hours to show the activated APs for the room discount. That certainly helps a lot with the logistics of my arrival day.
I'm actually getting a bit excited about this possibility and it would make delaying my August trip to December a lot easier to stomach.