I agree with you - I do think that's the result of Parks & Resorts giving some recognition to benefiting DVC direct sales by offering the Sorcerer AP to DVC-Y owners even when it's not available to anyone else.
And Sorcerer APs could be perpetually available to all DVC-Y members. I just think DP&R and DVC don't want to over-promise that they will be.
If you wanted to take advantage of entering the parks on dates not supported by the Pixie Dust pass between when you renew and when your renewal date is, then yes you would have to pay the full price to upgrade. Example. You go online to renew today but your expiration is April 30th. You technically can't start going to the parks on the weekends until your new pass is active on May 1st.
They want the option there to pull the passes from being for sale as it helps increase renewal rates. If there is a threat they won't sell them next month, you might just renew when you renewal comes up.
I suspect the monthly payment plans for Florida residents only has to do with how that program works. It is technically a loan at 0% (Retail Installment Contract Consumer Note). So there are probably lending laws that where they don't want to get licensed in every state in order to offer this to offsite guests for what is 0% interest.
That's how it's worked since 2021 in my family. But I think yanking the passes comes at the expense of new DVC sales. Disney has to weigh which is more important to them.
Then how come Universal and SeaWorld offer monthly payment plans to everyone? Seems a bit odd since those companies are a lot smaller.
That’s true. I just renewed in February. My pass expired March 9th. My new vouchers say they expire March 9th 2024. I’ve not used them yet. My next trip is the last week of April.
It is true. You won't be able to use the new benefits of the new pass until it becomes active once the other one expires. So if you go from Pixie Dust to Sorcerer then you won't be able to go on the weekends until your new pass is active.
I never understood all the hoopla over being able to spread AP costs over the year. It’s quite simple to accomplish the same thing in the family budget.
Activation occurs upon first use for admission. You would need to activate (go to a park) within that 12 months or the “pass” reverts to cash value. If you bought tomorrow but didn’t go to a park until September 2024, you would no longer have a pass but only the value of what you paid toward a new (available) pass or tickets. That’s my understanding anyway.
My understanding is yes. Once you have a pass you can currently change to any other level. The original pass will work under the original terms and conditions to its expiration date. When it expires the new level kicks in under the T & C of the new level. If you want to use an upgraded pass in June (if you have pixie, but want to go over a weekend in June), you would need to pay the full difference in cost between the two pass types. The expiration date isn’t extended.
During the last period in which they sold AP’s we were on a trip and elected to upgrade. They applied the full value of our tickets to the AP’s and started the AP from the first use date of that ticket.
Thank you for contacting Disney Vacation Club®. |
| We appreciate your interest in upgrading to the Sorcerer Pass and will be happy to assist you. In regards to your inquiry, we at Member Services can only do one or the other, we can either upgrade the Pixie Pass or apply the amount of the unused tickets toward a pass. We would suggest contacting Walt Disney World ticketing at ticket.inquiries@disneyworld.com or call (407) 934-7639 and they can double check as they are the experts. However, you may have to wait until the 20th to do both through them. |
The number of scenarios is too funny. Disney can only thank themselves for making things so complicated.
