That's because the CM who did your voucher exchange made a mistake. When the CM swipes the voucher through the reader, the information comes up on their computer screen. The date defaults to the day that the voucher was purchased. The CM is supposed to override this date with the date of the day you are doing the exchange but sadly some forget. The result is what you have... an AP with an expiration date of when the voucher was purchased instead of when it was activated.
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Originally posted by jann1033
so basically the only benefit of purchasing the voucher before hand is you are sure they are not going to increase in price?
That is one benefit. Others buy them in advance to spread out the cost of the tickets instead of having to pay for them all at once at WDW. Still others just feel better knowing they have their tickets (or vouchers) in hand before they go.
or if I order them say in Dec for pickup at wdw in Jan. will I get the dec. price?
You will pay for them when you order them, not when you pick them up.
but,,,, they will not be activated till I pick them up? and what If I buy them over the phone or online and they are activated for the wrong day , then what?
They will be activated the day you pick them up. All you have to do is look at the back of them when they hand you the activated AP's to verify that they will exppire one year from the day you pick them up. That isn't too much to remember, is it?
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I'll send you my bill.Stop worrying. LOL!
That is correct.
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Then my best suggestion to you is don't buy a voucher. Wait and buy the AP's when you get to WDW. That way, you have nothing to bring and nothing to check. The AP's will take you the same amount of time buying one at Guest Relations as it will take to have the vouchers activated. And the AP will definitely be dated the day you buy it.Originally posted by jann1033
Thanks
however I don't promise to remember it and can definitly picture myself strolling away from the window with out even a glance at the back
Originally posted by jann1033
is there any best guess as to if the passes will go up by Jan? is there any time of year they usually increase..I believe someone said they had not gone up for a few years so is it more likely they are due for an increase...
First of all, when dealing with Disney remember this above all else: Past history is no indication of future events. Simply put, that means that what happened in the past does not necessarily mean it will happen again in the future.
Disney, Grinch though they may be in many people's eyes
Disney marches to their own drummer. They do what they want when they want. Over the past few years they have steadfastly avoided falling into any kind of predictable pattern on when and if their ticket prices would increase.
So the answer to your question is a definite "maybe".
.... if I order by phone and pick up at disney where do I do it since I would need them to check in if I get an AP rate..DTD?
First off, you do not need to have the AP in hand when you check in. Most times it isn't even asked for. In the event it is, you tell them that you are getting it that night/tomorrow morning and they will tell you to return sometime tomorrow to show the front desk the AP. This only happens in rare circumstances as most front desk CM's could care less whether you have an AP or not.
But if you really want to do a will call on an AP, they can only be picked up at a Guest Relations location at any of the four major parks or at either Guest Relations at DTD. Will calls will typically take you longer to get processed than either exchanging a voucher or just buying an AP while there. The reason is they have to locate your order in the computer system (not always easy for Disney) and then many CM's have to find out how to handle the actual transaction since doing will calls is not something do very often. Plan on at least double the amount of time as a voucher exchange.
