AP exchange certificate

[Methosage]

Are there any differences between turning in the exchange certificate to activate the annual pass at the main gate of a park vs at the welcome center of Disney Springs?

Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[gap2368]

no not that I know of I turned mine in at MK on my first day almost 3 years ago.

 

[melanielll]

I did mine at Disney Springs in December. When I saw the line at Guest Services the next day at MK, I was glad that I had.

 

[CAS239]

No. You can activate an AP at any park or Disney Springs.

Just know that if you go to Disney springs to activate it on say April 1st, but don't go to a park until April 2nd, your pass is already active and will expire April 1st the following year and not the day you first went to a park

 

[Methosage]

Thanks all for the info!

 

[eeyoreandtink]

If the AP's are showing in MDE, do you need the actual paper certificate?

 

[subtchr]

If the AP's are showing in MDE, do you need the actual paper certificate?

Just FYI, it's a plastic card, not paper.

The letter with it says to present the card with photo ID. If it's linked and you have ID, I would think you would be fine without the card, but I don't know why you wouldn't bring it.

 

[jerzeystar09]

When I renewed mine, I received a card, but my boyfriend did not when he purchased a new one. He did get an email and it shows in his MDE. I'm assuming that should be enough to activate them this weekend.

 

[melanielll]

Yes - but he will get a card when he activates. He will need that for discounts at dining and for merchandise.

I found it funny (or sad) that they spent around a billion on the fast pass +/magicband system, but to fully use your annual pass you need a plastic card with your first name written on the back of it with a sharpie.

 

[Rash]

We didn't get cards when we upgraded our Parksavers tickets to an AP, but it shows the AP on MDE. What do we need to activate when we get to the parks?

 

[eeyoreandtink]

Just FYI, it's a plastic card, not paper.

The letter with it says to present the card with photo ID. If it's linked and you have ID, I would think you would be fine without the card, but I don't know why you wouldn't bring it.

I never got one in the mail. Bought Ap's online and got an email with a bar code.

 

[eeyoreandtink]

We didn't get cards when we upgraded our Parksavers tickets to an AP, but it shows the AP on MDE. What do we need to activate when we get to the parks?

If you upgraded tikets you would have had to do that at the parks. If said tickets were used that APs are already active. If they were unused I THINK you could have upgraded them to a voucher (you would have had to specify that is what you wanted) and you would activate that the same as any other voucher.

Someone correct me if I am wrong here.

 

[CAS239]

When you get a new AP you bring your ID and I showed the email for the AP. They type it in, give you a new AP card and write your name on the back, and you're good to go

 

[Rash]

If you upgraded tikets you would have had to do that at the parks. If said tickets were used that APs are already active. If they were unused I THINK you could have upgraded them to a voucher (you would have had to specify that is what you wanted) and you would activate that the same as any other voucher.

Someone correct me if I am wrong here.

Yes we upgraded unused tickets at the park, so they are not activated AP's. Our MDE account says to "exchange the certificate" to activate, but I don't have a ticket or a voucher. So what do I do?

 

[eeyoreandtink]

Yes we upgraded unused tickets at the park, so they are not activated AP's. Our MDE account says to "exchange the certificate" to activate, but I don't have a ticket or a voucher. So what do I do?

I'm not sure how to handle that??