Annual pass expiration date?

[bcsmom]

If I buy an AP online does it expire one year after the order date or the actual first use date. Also if you renew do you keep the same expiration date as long as you have the pass?

 

[mic_key_mouse]

You are purchasing a voucher (if it isn't a renewal). It will expire 1 year after activation (first use).

 

[InstImpres]

As for the renewal, if you get the renewal discount, it is the same expiration. Sometimes I weigh the option of not renewing and paying full price if my next trip is more than a few weeks after expiration. Hope that makes sense

 

[bcsmom]

As for the renewal, if you get the renewal discount, it is the same expiration. Sometimes I weigh the option of not renewing and paying full price if my next trip is more than a few weeks after expiration. Hope that makes sense

That makes perfect sense. We usually go at the end of Jan, and I thought that we would have to go earlier each time in order to use the pass again. Do you know what the current saving's are to renew for children & adult passes?

 

[InstImpres]

Pass rates:
Adult: $420.68 Child: $357.84
Renewal A: $378.08 C: $321.63

Good luck with your decision. I also try to factor in a two year plan to see if the "delay in purchasing" and losing the $42 would gain me an extra visit.

 

[TnTsParty]

I am a Florida resident and get the Season pass. I actually did not renew when my last pass expired. There was only a $20 savings and I knew that since the date on the pass was Oct and we weren't going back to WDW until Dec it didn't make sense to save the $20 but lose Oct & Nov. And then that way I now can go again next Christmas on the same pass I just bought this year!! Like Instimpres said it depends on how much the savings is compared to when your next trip is (also have to account for any additional trips you think you may be able to fit in while that pass is still good)

 

[bcsmom]

Thanks for the tips. I decided to just buy a MYW ticket. Especially since we already got a discount on our room. That is one of the main reasons I thought about an AP for the room discount. Maybe next time, we will buy it.