5 day convert to annual pass

[jerseyduke]

I currently have a unused 5 day park hopper ticket in my MDE account. Can I "upgrade" it to a DVC annual pass by paying the difference?

 

[chalee94]

short answer: yes. (also, be careful when upgrading not to lose your fastpasses.) more details here:

Everything About WDW Tickets

D. I have a completely unused ticket that I want to upgrade. Is there anything special I should know.

There are three possible answers to this question.

If this is a ticket for which you have paid the full Current Gate Price (CGP) there is no problem. You may upgrade it either before it has been used or after first use. If it was sold as part of a package and is on your KTTW it is considered to have been sold at a discount (as WDW Ticket Operations "sells" the tickets to WDTC at a wholesale price).

If this is a ticket which was sold by Disney for less than the CGP, Disney will only allow you credit for the amount they sold the ticket for. If it was bought directly from WDW before a price increase it is only worth what you paid for it.

If it was bought from outside of WDW, such as a discounter, AAA, a travel agent, or even The Disney Store the amount credited will be what the seller paid WDW for it, not the amount you were charged.

However, if the ticket was used at least once, then the CGP is locked into the ticket as its value. The ticket seller (in a booth or GRO) will first issue an “intermediate” ticket at the current gate price and charge the difference between the initial selling price and the CGP to an internal account. These intermediate tickets will then be upgraded to add days and/or options to your target, and you will only be charged the difference between the CGP of the intermediate ticket and he new ticket.

If your unused ticket was pre-MYW your best bet is to just use the ticket. You will not get any high value for it when unused and once it is used it cannot be upgraded.

See Post #22 for detailed information related to Price Bridging (or not).