Can I do this??? Upgrading to a DVC AP??

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If I have an unused 10 day magic your way...no park hopping or non. exp. option added just the base ticket....can I upgrade that ticket to a DVC AP?? Would I have to use it first or add park hopping or non exp. before upgrading????


Also, if I bought my unused MYW pass at Shades of Green for a discounted price.....can that be upgraded to a DVC AP?? I know several years ago before the MYW pass I was able to upgrade a SOG purchased Disney park pass (whatever it was called back then) to the MYW pass and I got the current gate price at the time as far as the value of that ticket went ...when I upgraded it.


Thanks
 
I'm pretty sure you can exchange a 10 day base ticket for a DVC AP and pay the difference, but I don't think you can do the SOG one, because you can't use two discounts at once.
 
I'm pretty sure you can exchange a 10 day base ticket for a DVC AP and pay the difference, but I don't think you can do the SOG one, because you can't use two discounts at once.

Well I was thinking :idea: to get the 10 day park ticket at SOG because it is cheaper than buying it at say the gate at one of the parks. It is the same exact ticket just discounted.
 
Well I was thinking :idea: to get the 10 day park ticket at SOG because it is cheaper than buying it at say the gate at one of the parks. It is the same exact ticket just discounted.

You can also get it discounted at the Disney stores or ordering on-line. Not a huge discount, but cheaper than buying it when you get there. I usually buy tickets for our guests at the Disney Store in the MOA and they end up saving a few bucks a ticket.
 

I THINK (but I am not at all sure) that when you upgrade a ticket, they essentially refund you the amount you paid (which they can tell from the magnetic strip now) and put that toward the AP. So I would guess that you can get the DVC AP discount, you just won't get full price on your refunded ticket. This is just a guess, though, based on a different kind of transaction I did in May.

I don't know what effect using the ticket has on this.
 
If you use the ticket once to get in then upgrade to the DVC AP, you will get the full gate price for the 10 day ticket. The price for the 10 day ticket is 237(a) and 202(c) the AP is 369(a) and 314(c) difference is 140.58 with tax (a) and 119.28 with tax(c). See Cheshire Figment thread for info http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1452684.

Why do people say use it once?? Just curious?? I mean the prices don't go up but usually once a year right???
 
If you use the ticket once to get in then upgrade to the DVC AP, you will get the full gate price for the 10 day ticket. The price for the 10 day ticket is 237(a) and 202(c) the AP is 369(a) and 314(c) difference is 140.58 with tax (a) and 119.28 with tax(c). See Cheshire Figment thread for info http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1452684.



Upgrading Tickets to Annual Passes

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An upgrade to an Annual Pass or Premium Annual Pass follows basically the same rules as any other upgrade of MYW tickets.

Note that any upgrade requires a cash (or cash equivalent) payment and can only be done on a one to one basis. You cannot combine the value of more than one ticket. In other words, if you had a six day base ticket and a one day base, you could not add the value of both to end up with an AP, even with additional payment. If, however, you have three tickets and are paying to upgrade each of them, this can be done on one transaction.

Any upgrade must be done at WDW at a location with access to the Automated Ticketing System (ATS). Basically this is any park (including water park) ticket window or Guest Services location, or one of the Downtown Disney Guest Services locations. The Lobby Concierge staff at the Resorts are not able to handle any AP transactions.

Guests are able to upgrade or modify their MYW tickets any time within 14 days of first use, regardless of whether the No Expiration Option is purchased. After 14 days no ticket modifications or upgrades may take place.

If you purchased your MYW ticket at a price less than the current gate selling price for that ticket (such as from a discounter/broker or Advance Purchase) and you wish to do any upgrade, Disney will not penalize you for the discount provided the ticket has been used. We will make an "intermediate" ticket at the current gate price, charging the difference between your old ticket and the intermediate one to an internal voucher account. Then we will take the intermediate ticket, which is at the current gate price, and upgrade it with the additional days and/or options you want, and you will only be charged for the differences in the current gate price plus tax. Note if you had paid full current gate price for your old ticket the intermediate step is not done.

If you purchased your ticket at less than the current gate price, and your ticket has not been used, you will have to pay the difference between what Disney actually sold the ticket for and the current gate price of the ticket you are upgrading to. It is always best to use one day from the old pass prior to taking it for an upgrade; you will then have locked in the current gate price as the value of the old pass.

If the MYW ticket has been used, the expiration date of the AP will be set to one year from the date of first use of the ticket being upgraded. If the ticket has not been used, the expiration date will be one year from the date of the upgrade.

When upgrading to Annual Pass, if the Guest's original ticket included Water Park Fun & More Option, and any part of that option was used, then the Guest may only upgrade to the Premium Annual Pass. If none of the WPF&M options were used then upgrading may be done to a regular AP.

Okay I read this and let me ask a question. When we use a day on the 10 day ticket and then upgrade it. Do you get credit for the full 10 day ticket or do you only get credit for 9 now since you used one....toward that AP upgrade??? Thanks
 
Why do people say use it once?? Just curious?? I mean the prices don't go up but usually once a year right???

An unused discounted ticket will be seen as such by the CM when they do the upgrade and will only give you what you paid for the ticket. If you use the ticket to enter a park then upgrade the CM makes the ticket like a ticket brought from Disney. They will not "punish" you for buying a discounted ticket, unless it is an unused ticket.
 
An unused discounted ticket will be seen as such by the CM when they do the upgrade and will only give you what you paid for the ticket. If you use the ticket to enter a park then upgrade the CM makes the ticket like a ticket brought from Disney. They will not "punish" you for buying a discounted ticket, unless it is an unused ticket.

okay that seems so odd to me. LOL So I will use the ticket once I guess then take it to guest services and have them upgrade it to an AP. Do I get credit for the full 10 day ticket even though I used one day..or just the 9 days left toward the new AP? Thanks.
 
Okay I read this and let me ask a question. When we use a day on the 10 day ticket and then upgrade it. Do you get credit for the full 10 day ticket or do you only get credit for 9 now since you used one....toward that AP upgrade??? Thanks

You will get the ten days credit.
 
....(snip).....Okay I read this and let me ask a question. When we use a day on the 10 day ticket and then upgrade it. Do you get credit for the full 10 day ticket or do you only get credit for 9 now since you used one....toward that AP upgrade??? Thanks
You will get credit for 10 days, but your year of admission will be backdated to begin on the day you used that first day on the 10 day ticket.
 

















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