Annual Pass Upgrade Question

[mrmet77]

Hi, I am going to Disney World later this year and possibly mid-next year, and have a quick question.

I am eligible to purchase discounted tickets from Shades of Green due to my employment but I am a civilian. I am interested in upgrading to an annual pass. Can someone please explain the price difference I would have to pay.

For example, if I purchase a 5-day park hopper ticket from Shades of Green for $500 that would cost $700 normally, but want to upgrade to an annual pass (non-FL resident) that costs $1000, would I pay $500 or $300?

Thank you!!

 

[Surr]

My understanding that they would be price-bridged and you would pay $300. (I assume you just made up those prices to make the math easy.)

Robo has a post here with more details:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/all-about-tickets-at-wdw.3570721/#post-56958167

 

[Robo]

I am eligible to purchase discounted tickets from Shades of Green... I am interested in upgrading to an annual pass.

For example, if I purchase a 5-day park hopper ticket from Shades of Green for $500 that would cost $700 normally, but want to upgrade to an annual pass (non-FL resident) that costs $1000, would I pay $500 or $300?

The reason I held off on replying to your question (I saw it in the Ticket Sticky) is that the prices in your hypothetical example are so VERY far off from actual prices that I wondered what kind of tickets you might be describing.

Your (made up) example prices of paying just $500 for a $700 ticket is a savings of approx. 30%
which FAR too much discount for a standard military discounted ticket. (I know you made up the prices, but they too far fetched to represent "normal" tickets with a "normal" military discount.
(Only "normal" tickets can be upgraded -and- "price bridged," which is what you are asking about.)
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Below is quoted from the "Military Blog" Disney information website HERE.
"The savings offered by these tickets are nowhere as good as those offered by the Armed Forces Salute tickets, which is why they are often forgotten.
These tickets will only save you anywhere from 4 to 8 percent off of what the general public pays
at the Disney theme park gates for the same ticket. Your savings will vary depending on the number of days and options you select."
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So, under a much more realistic scenario, if you were to buy a regular 5-day Hopper at Shades of Green,
the REGULAR full price might be approx. $530 without tax.
The military DISCOUNTED price from Shades of Green might be about $495 without tax (SoG does not charge tax.)
That's an approx. savings of $35 per ticket.
If you upgrade to an AP, you would likely "keep" that (approx. $35) discount in the upgrade transaction.

HOWEVER, it is quite likely that you WILL be charged TAX on the difference price of the tickets
when the upgrade is done AWAY FROM Shades of Green. That would reduce your savings even more.

Keeping these things straight (or nearly so) can be a difficult undertaking.

You can see that when making "examples" the need to make the prices closer to "reality"
can put things in better perspective.

 

[mrmet77]

Thank you for the information. I made up the amounts for ease of computation. Next time I will use actual amounts!

 

[mrmet77]

As an aside, I just checked the Shades of Green ticket price for a 5-day park hopper and the ticket price is $490 for an adult. A ticket from Disney for the dates we are traveling (first day is 12/28) is $661 (w/ tax). Based on my math, that is a 25% discount. If I am looking at the wrong prices or missing something, please let me know! Thank you!!

 

[Robo]

As an aside, I just checked the Shades of Green ticket price for a 5-day park hopper and the ticket price is $490 for an adult. A ticket from Disney for the dates we are traveling (first day is 12/28) is $661 (w/ tax). Based on my math, that is a 25% discount. If I am looking at the wrong prices or missing something, please let me know! Thank you!!

If that's the price is correct, it's a good deal.
Have fun!

 

[MickeyMouse3!]

We did a multi day trip in April and purchased a 5 day pass. We will be returning over Thanksgiving and would have needed a 4 day pass. We are fortunate enough to be DVC members which gave us a discount on the passes. If we purchased the passes separately, we would have paid an additional $120. We opted for the annual pass which not only saved us a few dollars but got us extra perks (Memory maker, discounts, special merchandise, free parking etc.). If you aren't sure what would be the best deal, guest services can assist you with varying options/costs. You can upgrade your current pass during your first leg of your trips however you must have days left on the original pass. Photo ID is also required.