Originally posted by jann1033
...my thought is buy the one for 7 day php with the breakfast voucher then upgrade to AP and still have the voucher. shipping would be 7.50 per but I would still come out about $10 per ticket if the up grade price is no more than $90..so how do they determine up grade price ...
I'm a little confused by your question but let me try to give you an example.
I'm assuming you are talking about getting the 7 day PHP with breakfast voucher from Paramount. Your cost would be $301/adult plus $15 shipping.
If you wanted to upgrade it to an AP before using it you can but you will not get the dollar credit for the full $301 you paid. The reason is that Disney will only allow you the wholesale dollar value of the ticket. That's the price that they sold the ticket to Paramount at. Paramount adds in a certain dollar figure to that wholesale price for their profit. Disney will not give you any credit for that added profit margin or for any shipping charges you paid.
Disney's AP price (non-DC) is $393. So instead of just being able to pay $92 to do the upgrade, you will probably have to pay in the neighborhood of $125 (strictly an estimate of difference between cost of AP and wholesale price of 7 day PHP) to do the upgrade.
Doing so would mean you will have spent $301 + $15 + $125 = $441 for the AP and the breakfast. If you just purchased the AP from Disney in the first place ($393) and paid for the breakfast ($20 for most character breakfasts), you would only have paid $413.
Botom line is that is never a good idea to upgrade any ticket that you purchased from a wholesaler as you will lose all savings you got in the first place and in some cases (as above) might actually be paying more for the upgrade than you would have by just purchasing the higher ticket from Disney in the first place.
Does that help answer your question?
...and also since I 'm asking and a little off topic already, where do you go to get Aps validated..will they charge you parking if you have to go to apark to do it and if you can do it at a resort if you have the ap rate you would need to do it pre check in?
You can take the voucher to any Guest Relations or ticket window at the major parks, or to either of the two Guest Relations offices at DTD. You cannot purchase or activate an AP or AP voucher at the resorts.
Disney's policy says you should be charged the parking fee in this case since you don't have an active AP at the time. But most CM's will waive you through. In the event you get one who makes you pay the parking fee, simply pay it and bring the receipt with you to the Guest Relations window. They will refund you the amount there when you buy or activate your AP.
As far as checking in at the resort with a voucher goes, most CM's will not even ask to see it. And most of the ones that do will accept the voucher. But there are still a few who will follow the policy of insisting on an activated AP. If you get one that does, they will allow you to check in and return later (usually the next day) just to show the activated pass to the front desk.
