Except for the 2 to 5 grand most are paying for dues every year .We're very similar except you own DVC so stay longer. Which also means Disney doesn't get any $$$ for a hotel stay.
Except for the 2 to 5 grand most are paying for dues every year .We're very similar except you own DVC so stay longer. Which also means Disney doesn't get any $$$ for a hotel stay.
Don't fool yourself that a company doesn't know what you're buying/how much you're spending just because you're using a credit card. That card is in your name, and they know everything you've bought from them on it, when, and how much you spent.
A local chain grocery store here sends me coupons regularly for things I've purchased there - not using their store loyalty card, and always charging it on a credit card. I know they all do the data mining, but this makes it REALLY obvious. It annoys me to no end...
Except for the 2 to 5 grand most are paying for dues every year .
If you know you are going to renew might as well do it as soon as eligible (60 day window) to avoid the chance of a price increase or policy change for the worse.Great thread. My AP expires in two weeks. So was coming here to find all the info that was included in this thread. So looks like there is no advantage of me waiting until the expiration date to renew. Might as well do it today.
And like others have said, with the risk of AP's not coming back for awhile, going to keep renewing while I can.
I agree... I think when the current travel boom starts to die down, coupled with increased capacity and staffing, APs will be back. I doubt it will be multiple years. Maybe 2024.Besides, if they dropped all AP totally, as in no one could renew, then by the time that year rolled around attendance would suffer. No way would ticket sales totally offset all AP attendance. They are crazy if they think otherwise
If you know you are going to renew might as well do it as soon as eligible (60 day window) to avoid the chance of a price increase or policy change for the worse.
If you have run into this problem, then it might be a good idea to go ahead and visit a ticket booth and get a physical card. Know that all of the information be shared right now says that Disney would rather see your Memberships & Passes screen in the MDE app. Some places wont accept the physical card anymore.Question about renewing AP. So I just renewed online. Do I need to go get a new AP card the next time I go to WDW? I have been asked in the past at the resort to see my AP card. The AP card that the CM gave to me when I bought my AP back in September 2021 had an old expiration date on it. When I questioned him about it, he said it didn't matter and that they were using up old back stock of cards that they had left over when the parks shut down in 2020. He said that when it was scanned, it would show up active and valid. When a CM at one of the resort stores asked to see my card, he kept telling me the card was no good because it had an old expiration date on it. I kept telling him what the CM told me who gave me the card. He said I was told wrong. So I actually had to pull up my AP information in MDE to show him my pass was valid. So just checking to see if I do need to go get an updated AP card as to not run into this again? If so, where can you go get them, any ticket booth?
If you have run into this problem, then it might be a good idea to go ahead and visit a ticket booth and get a physical card. Know that all of the information be shared right now says that Disney would rather see your Memberships & Passes screen in the MDE app. Some places wont accept the physical card anymore.
I got a physical card because I like to keep it in my wallet, but on both my trips this year, no one would accept the card; only the app.
I disagree. I think it all depends on the amount of people who let their passes lapse. Instead of adding more pass holders they will have to get rid of when times are good again they will most likely ease some black out dates.I agree... I think when the current travel boom starts to die down, coupled with increased capacity and staffing, APs will be back. I doubt it will be multiple years. Maybe 2024.
I do not agree. Your two points of increased capacity and staffing have been dismissed by Disney itself. That is old logic that may have been valid last spring, but it appears from recent statements of Chapek and McCarthy that those reasons are no longer valid.I agree... I think when the current travel boom starts to die down, coupled with increased capacity and staffing, APs will be back. I doubt it will be multiple years. Maybe 2024.
This is us was well! If they bring back AP’s with all major Holidays blacked out, I think we may consider dropping our AP’s. We are DVC as well and qualify for Sorcerers but one of our yearly traditions are Christmas at the parks and because of it, we purchase the highest tier to have access. It’s not like we’re going for free! We’re paying on average and extra $700 to have the privilege of attending the parks for those 2 blocked out weeks!First I think their reference to "unfavorable" was def a dig at Disneyland AP holders who literally come in many times a week, don't spend a dime, go on some rides, watch parades and fireworks then leave. It literally sits where it is an afterschool, afterwork, couple hours on the weekend stop off. I think the WDW guest base is completely different and there is no reason the two locations need to be treated the same in operation or annual passes.
In my devil's advocate you are the guest I am describing, the one who drops plenty of money in restaurants, stores etc. They already have your DVC commitment. My question to you is will your visits change, dining, shopping etc IF they no longer offer a discounted AP? What if they just offer discounted tickets to DVC like the FL Resident tickets (either the regular kind or those 4 day one park per day kind)?
I feel like the holdup on APs is (1) Right now operations are not sufficient for the current attendance so they have to fix that first. (2) I wouldn't be surprised to also get revamped APs like DL with all levels having block out dates. (3) I seriously hope the powers that be are doing more serious planning than in the past so they don't alienate a base that they will need when Epic Universe opens. LONG TERM plan instead of this knee jerk they've been doing.
We also live in NJ. DH and I have Incredipasses, purchased on 9/28/21. We are going next week and planning on renewing in the park. However, today I got an email with a "special renewal price" of $1175. This is the first time we have ever had annual passes and I don't want to let them lapse. Should I wait until next week? Is there a better in-park price (because Hopper Fan says renew is $1104)? Thanks in advance as I am just not knowledgeable about how renewals work. Any help appreciated!!Incredipass New - what you bought last November was $1299
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to Renew it this November is $1104
The amount saved isn't really enough for me to renew if I weren't returning for a long time (do the monthly math of what is saved vs lost). And if you will only get one trip out of it, a loss. BUT with no idea when or what format they will return in ... or if out-of-state will even be able to buy AP going forward, that is a gamble one has to figure out the worth. Can you break even by November 2023?
We also live in NJ. DH and I have Incredipasses, purchased on 9/28/21. We are going next week and planning on renewing in the park. However, today I got an email with a "special renewal price" of $1175. This is the first time we have ever had annual passes and I don't want to let them lapse. Should I wait until next week? Is there a better in-park price (because Hopper Fan says renew is $1104)? Thanks in advance as I am just not knowledgeable about how renewals work. Any help appreciated!!
Disney has the cameras of Vegas. They know exactly where you are.I prefer staying off Disney's radar so while I have a really good smart phone I also have a flip phone which is about as dumb as they come. I show them that and that I can't put the app on it. I shut down MDE on the smart phone when I enter a park so they can't track me. My AP only says 2022-2023 so after I renew in March I get a new card issued at some point but I don't worry about it when I renew. And I keep it in an RFID shield when it's in my wallet. Disney must really hate me with what I do to stay off their radar.
$1,175 includes the 6.5% sales tax.We also live in NJ. DH and I have Incredipasses, purchased on 9/28/21. We are going next week and planning on renewing in the park. However, today I got an email with a "special renewal price" of $1175. This is the first time we have ever had annual passes and I don't want to let them lapse. Should I wait until next week? Is there a better in-park price (because Hopper Fan says renew is $1104)? Thanks in advance as I am just not knowledgeable about how renewals work. Any help appreciated!!
I renewed my APs and made myself an "Unfavorable Mix" shirt. Say hi when you see me!