Add PH on military ticket after you buy them

[connie1042]

We are going in Sept. We will be obtaining the 4 day military tickets. I know you can have WPM, or PH. My question is if you buy the ticket with WPM, and then later in the trip you decide to hop, could you add it? My sons family do not think they will hop except one day they would do AK, then that night they thought just the adults would go over to EP for food and wine. Can this be done.?

 

[4Spen]

The park hopping option is automatically included in the base ticket.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/special-offers/military-4-day-tickets/

 

[afrabuck]

Hi Connie,

Wish I could tell you this will be easy, but it can get difficult.

We had military issued tickets that were purchased by a family member at a significant discount and gifted to us for christmas 2 years ago. We arrived much earlier then expected on day one and figured we would add one day onto the ticket so we could go into epcot on our first evening and walk the countries. Thinking this would be no issue at all we walked up to the ticket window outside of epcots front gates. We were shocked to learn that the castmember had no idea about the "Stars and Stripes" ticket and that she would not be able to edit them.

Long story short we found out that the tickets could only be changed at the Shades of Green ticket center. If you are not staying there, be aware that you will need to show military ID to get onto the property. If the tickets were gifted to you, try taking a bus from one of the parks to shades of green to get on the property without military ID.

 

[edk35]

I know you can't add days on to the special 4 day ones. I am not sure about adding hopping option. Good question.

 

[connie1042]

I don't think anything at Disney is a quick fix these days. It use to all be fun, but not so much anymore. I have used these tickets several times without issue. You can get the 4 day pass with PH, or 4 day pass with WPM, for 168 +tax. Or you can get 4 day pass with PH, and WPM for 199, plus tax. So if my son takes the WPM option, goes to AK for the day, then decides just him and his wife want to go over to EP one evening, could just those two add the PH to their tickets?
I have planned many different trips for people. Use to give a class. With all the changes and MB, MDE, and price changes, no way can I do it. I am planning out Sept trip for our extended family. 5 rooms. It has just gotten crazy. We make our ADRs on Mar. 23. Waiting for hours to come out to plan our days. It is alot of work.

 

[Angel Ariel]

Hi Connie,

Wish I could tell you this will be easy, but it can get difficult.

We had military issued tickets that were purchased by a family member at a significant discount and gifted to us for christmas 2 years ago. We arrived much earlier then expected on day one and figured we would add one day onto the ticket so we could go into epcot on our first evening and walk the countries. Thinking this would be no issue at all we walked up to the ticket window outside of epcots front gates. We were shocked to learn that the castmember had no idea about the "Stars and Stripes" ticket and that she would not be able to edit them.

Long story short we found out that the tickets could only be changed at the Shades of Green ticket center. If you are not staying there, be aware that you will need to show military ID to get onto the property. If the tickets were gifted to you, try taking a bus from one of the parks to shades of green to get on the property without military ID.

The Stars and Stripes tickets that are only available at Shades of Green are a completely different ticket than the 4 Day Armed Forces Salute ticket that the OP is referring to. Any Disney ticket window/Guest Relations will be able to deal with Armed Forces Salute ticket issues.

Here is the info re: the Armed Forces Salute tickets from the Military Disney Tips blog:

Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida

At Disney World you have three choices for your tickets.
•The theme Park Hopper Option, which allows you to visit multiple parks on the same day
•The Water Park Fun and More Option, which allows 4 entrances to a variety of non-theme Park Disney venues
•Both the above options in one ticket



Disney World Armed Forces Salute Prices
•Four-Day Park Hopper Tickets for $169.00*
•Four-Day Water Park and More Tickets for $169.00*
•Four-Day Park Hopper Tickets plus the Water Park and More Option for $198.00

These tickets can be purchased at Shades of Green, your local Base Ticket Office, or Disney Theme Park ticket booths (Tax will be added at Disney World ticket booths, but not at Disneyland).

Blockout dates (Dates that these tickets may not be used):
•20 - 31 December 2013 (No Theme Park or Water Park Use)
•13 - 20 April 2014 (No Theme Park or Water Park Use)
•4 July 2014 (No Magic Kingdom Use)

I cannot say for sure, but you should be able to add the PH option while you are there, but will have to pay the difference in price. CheshireFigment, a poster here, would likely have the definitive answer to that question.

 

[Wishes Count]

Yes. You can upgrade to the 4D PH 4Fun within 14 days of first use. I am a guest relations CM and do these upgrades almost daily.

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[POOHsie]

http://www.militarydisneytips.com/Disney-Armed-Forces-Salute.html
http://www.militarydisneytips.com/b...rmed-forces-salute-military-discount-tickets/

In Cheshire Figment's absence, the above link has good info. The 4-day Salute ticket with PH, or the 4-day Salute ticket with WPF&M is $169, and the 4-day Salute ticket with both PH + WPF&M is $198.

I know that you can't upgrade these tickets at a military post or at Shades of Green. They don't do upgrades. But you can add PH to an existing 4-day Salute ticket that already has WPF&M at the WDW ticket booths on-site. Same goes for the reverse situation. The cost is $29 plus 6.5% tax = $30.89. I don't have a link to this upgrade info, and CF is absent. I have read his posts in the past which answered the situation you posted.

In the second link above, Top 10 things You Need to Know..., item 10 discusses adding Water Parks to a PH ticket, alluding to upgrading an existing ticket. That's the best info I can gather.