Annual Pass Question

[lorimay]

We have a trip planned in Feb. Our passes expire end of January.
I am unable to book fast passes because our tickets will be expired.
I thought I would just renew now, but they will charge me the new monthly rate, "later today".
I still have month left on these passes I will be charged for, correct?
Won't I loose a month if I renew now?
Anyway around this without renewing until end of January?
TIA

 

[china mom]

I don't know how it works for Florida passes but when you renew a regular AP early, your clock starts at your expiration date so you do not lose a month.

 

[CarolynFH]

You can renew an AP 60 days before or 30 days after expiration, but no matter when you renew, the new AP year starts when the old one ends.

 

[subtchr]

You will have two payments this month, but you don't lose any time on the pass.

So say your passes expire 1/31/19.

You start the renewal process now. You will be charged 1/12 of the renewal rate (current price of the pass you have, minus 15%) immediately. But you will only have 12 payments total, so you will finish paying for this pass in November 2020, but it will be good until 1/31/20. Make sense?

 

[gharter]

When we renewed our APs, the new year didn't start till we activated the AP at the park. Our previous APs had expired before could do our FPs. I renewed them prior to our 60 day window opening and had no problem with the FPs.
Once at the park, 3 months later, we activated the APs and our year started.
Not sure if florida works the same or not.

 

[subtchr]

When we renewed our APs, the new year didn't start till we activated the AP at the park. Our previous APs had expired before could do our FPs. I renewed them prior to our 60 day window opening and had no problem with the FPs.
Once at the park, 3 months later, we activated the APs and our year started.
Not sure if florida works the same or not.

If you got the renewal discount, and had a gap between the expiration date of your original pass, and the start of your new year’s pass, then you received some pixie dust, or a glitch in the system in your favor.

When you get the renewal discount, the AP is supposed to continue with the same expiration date, one year later.

 

[gharter]

If thats what happened, I'm good with pixie dust.