AP Discount but arriving w/o an Annual Pass

[Gehrig1B]

We are pass holders and have reserved a room with our AP discount. The pass will expire well before arrival. We are using Undercover tourist tickets linked to MDE and will upgrade to APs upon arrival. Any problem with keeping the AP room discount doing it this way? Thanks in advance.

 

[starry_solo]

Shouldn’t have any issues. Once your APs expire, have you thought about upgrading the UT tickets to AP vouchers before your trip?

 

[Tony Toon]

In the past when we were AP holders we needed to have valid APs when we checked in in order to keep our AP discount.

Mrs TT

 

[Gehrig1B]

Shouldn’t have any issues. Once your APs expire, have you thought about upgrading the UT tickets to AP vouchers before your trip?

Is this a simple purchase transaction by calling Disney?

 

[starry_solo]

Is this a simple purchase transaction by calling Disney?

I think I remember reading it in the All About Tickets & Upgrades thread by @Robo that Disney now lets people upgrade tickets purchased from third parties to APs online...

 

[Gehrig1B]

A follow up...

I called the Anual Passholder phone number and the CM told me not to worry, I can check-in and tell the desk I am purchasing a new AP the following day (I am arriving late night) and they will allow me to keep the AP room discount.

I also emailed the Passholder address... The response was very different, seemed more a corporate answer quoting the policy: "If you have booked a room with an Annual Passholder discount you will want to be sure to do the upgrade prior to the check-in for that particular trip. The policy is that you have a valid Annual Pass at the time of check in."

Oh well... back to square one.

 

[dansdad]

A follow up...

I called the Anual Passholder phone number and the CM told me not to worry, I can check-in and tell the desk I am purchasing a new AP the following day (I am arriving late night) and they will allow me to keep the AP room discount.

I also emailed the Passholder address... The response was very different, seemed more a corporate answer quoting the policy: "If you have booked a room with an Annual Passholder discount you will want to be sure to do the upgrade prior to the check-in for that particular trip. The policy is that you have a valid Annual Pass at the time of check in."

Oh well... back to square one.

I can say from my personal experiences and countless others here on the DIS, you will not have an issue with your pass holder discount by upgrading once you get there.

 

[mickeynut1]

I can say from my personal experiences and countless others here on the DIS, you will not have an issue with your pass holder discount by upgrading once you get there.

I agree that you won't have an issue. My pass expired June 7 this year and I had a trip that started June 11. I planned to renew when I got there (which I did) and I didn't have any trouble at check in regarding my AP room discount. We arrived very late (2am) and the CM that checked us in never said anything about it.

 

[Gehrig1B]

Looks like the odds are in my favor...

Thanks for the replies!

 

[hereforthechurros]

In the past when we were AP holders we needed to have valid APs when we checked in in order to keep our AP discount.

Mrs TT

Even if the total is paid off ahead of time?

 

[dansdad]

Looks like the odds are in my favor...

Thanks for the replies!

Definitely.

 

[Lynne M]

Moving this to the Discount Codes & Rates board.

 

[Tony Toon]

Even if the total is paid off ahead of time?

We had booked an AP discounted Savannah room at AKL and when we paid were reminded that we needed to show a valid AP when we checked in or we would have to pay the additional charge. We didn't have a valid AP when we booked (it had lapsed) and had renewed it for our visit by the time we checked in.

Mrs TT

 

[hereforthechurros]

We had booked an AP discounted Savannah room at AKL and when we paid were reminded that we needed to show a valid AP when we checked in or we would have to pay the additional charge. We didn't have a valid AP when we booked (it had lapsed) and had renewed it for our visit by the time we checked in.

Mrs TT

Interesting, thanks for the info!