Premium Annual Pass

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
Just ordered 2 PAP's using my DVC discount. Paid using my Nationwide CC and got the 2 for £457.66 ($840.72) That's one DVC discount that's really useful.

Mick.

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[mark&sue]

Mick

How do you order them in advance? I thought you had to be in WDW to get them with a discount.

Many thanks and enjoy using them.


Susan

[mickg7dyd]

Hi Susan,
I rang member services and they then send vouchers which you exchange for passes on arrival at Disney. There was a $10 delivery charge but I wanted to take advantage of the decent exchange rate at the moment so decided to go with that rather than wait until our planned trip in November.

Mick.

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[princess jackson]

We did the same ordered, 2 adults and 1 child it came to £617. really surprised how quick they came as well, within a week.

Just need to order the DDE card, CM gave me the number to ring.

Just can not wait to return the WDW.

[mark&sue]

This is really good to know especially the DDE. Less hastle while we are away seems a really good idea. We are not going for another 13 months though and I would imagine DDE might be discontinued by then as it sounds so good!!! Even the DVC discount might be gone by then!!

Mick and Princess I hope you both have a great time when you go.



Susan

[Miffy2003]

That is a great price for a PAP. We bought ours last December so unfortunately missed the DVC discount but we most assuredly got our money's worth with two 3 week trips out of it :)

I sincerely hope DVC members continue to get this excellent perk. Though I guess that the reasons for doing it are, I suspect not entirely altruistic, I still feel this is a perk that benefits both Disney as well as DVC members. It's a win - win situation :)

[KayleeUK]

It is a fab perk :)

[Hilary]

Yes, a great perk, whatever the motives! ;)

[disney13]

I agree, this is a great DVC perk. Especially since Annual passholders can now get the DDE. We used this on our wedding day in August and saved a LOT of money!

You can also buy annual passes online with the DVC discount. Go to the DVC members site and follow the links.

Andy

[mark&sue]

With these vouchers does the year start from the first day you activate them at WDW?



Susan

[Miffy2003]

Susan - yes it does.

[Tatakai]

Are the Annual Passes worth it for a two week holiday to WDW?
How do they compare to the Disney ultimate tickets, which do include all the water parks, downtown disney etc.

Thanks in advance
Paul & Andrea :earsboy: :earsgirl:

[Miffy2003]

Are the Annual Passes worth it for a two week holiday to WDW?
How do they compare to the Disney ultimate tickets, which do include all the water parks, downtown disney etc.

Thanks in advance
Paul & Andrea :earsboy: :earsgirl:


Hi Paul and Andrea,

You will get a better response if you post a new thread on the UK Trip Planning Board too (follow the link in my signature :) )

Are you DVC members too?

[mark&sue]

I thought they break even at about 8 days without the discount.

I have another question. Can the DDE be ordered without activating the annual pass. I assume if so the DDE comes as a voucher and was wondering where do both the annual pass and the DDE get activated.

As I am hosting two other families who will have bought their tickets earlier in advance I don't want them hanging about waiting for our family to get our annual passes etc.

Thanks for your help. I know I have ages but these things bug me when I am trying to sleep!!!!


Susan

[disney13]

You can order the DDE without activating your PAP. You will get a letter from DDE first and the actual card will be delivered later (just in case you want to use the DDE quickly. It can take upto 6 weeks for the plastic card to arrive). If I remember correctly, they ask for the numbers on the back of the PAP voucher so they can confirm you have a AP.

Andy

[gilld]

You can order the DDE without activating your PAP. You will get a letter from DDE first and the actual card will be delivered later (just in case you want to use the DDE quickly. It can take upto 6 weeks for the plastic card to arrive). If I remember correctly, they ask for the numbers on the back of the PAP voucher so they can confirm you have a AP.

Andy
Yes, but the DDE card is activated from the day of purchase not the first day of use. We knew this and bought early in case they withdrew it - it was so cheap it didn't matter to us that we only had it for one trip. If it's still around, we'll probably get another for September.

[disney13]

Very true. I just assumed that someone wouldn't get a PAP voucher more than a year earlier than they needed!

Andy

[mark&sue]

I will know by the summer whether I will go back exactly a year later (which will mean I have to get annual passess again, but love going at October and have to stick with half term) so may order to PAP in the summer then order DDE so I will have all the vouchers to take with. That just remains where to activate both these voucers? Any theme park? or the ticket center?

Thanks


Susan

[Miffy2003]

Hi Susan,

I activated my AP at Guest Services at the TTC & I think you can activate at any Guest Services outside the parks.

The DDE card was sent to my home address :) (The actual card not a voucher) but this was last August so I guess it may have changed?

HTH

karen

[mark&sue]

This all sounds very good. Thanks everyone for your help.


Susan

[gilld]

Hi Susan,

I activated my AP at Guest Services at the TTC & I think you can activate at any Guest Services outside the parks.

The DDE card was sent to my home address :) (The actual card not a voucher) but this was last August so I guess it may have changed?

HTH

karen
You exchange the voucher at Guest Relations. Isn't the pass activated when you first use it to enter a park? We exchanged ours first at Guest Relations but didn't activate it for a couple of days as we weren't going into Disney until then.

[Miffy2003]

You exchange the voucher at Guest Relations. Isn't the pass activated when you first use it to enter a park? We exchanged ours first at Guest Relations but didn't activate it for a couple of days as we weren't going into Disney until then.

I don't know Gill, as I have always swapped the voucher for the ticket immediately before I have gone into a park. Would like to know the answer to this though!

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
If you are talking about annual passes they are valid from the day you exchange your voucher and the expiry date is printed on the reverse.

Mick.

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