Can you add days to a Canadian Discounted ticket??

[Disneysk]

We have 3 day Canadian discounted tickets and were hoping to upgrade to a 5 day once we use our magic morning. Has anyone successfully done this with the discounted tickets? I read on another board that when they asked a CM if they could add days they were told it wasn't allowed with the Canadian discounted tickets. I have successfully upgraded 3 day tickets in the past so made all my plans based on being able to do so again.

 

[Mama Bear Me2]

We have 3 day Canadian discounted tickets and were hoping to upgrade to a 5 day once we use our magic morning. Has anyone successfully done this with the discounted tickets? I read on another board that when they asked a CM if they could add days they were told it wasn't allowed with the Canadian discounted tickets. I have successfully upgraded 3 day tickets in the past so made all my plans based on being able to do so again.

PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ... Thanks! Just wanted to "add" to your question:

I "believe" that Canadian Discounted Tickets have to be purchased by February 28, 2017.

I "believe" that Canadian Discounted Tickets are NOT available at the "main gates" (ie. on Park site at the ticket booths) BUT need to be purchased "prior" to your arrival at the Parks.

Therefore:

a) If upgrade occurs BEFORE deadline of February 28, 2017 will cost of upgrade be "lower" since the Canadian discount would still be in effect (ie. because 5 day tickets qualify for Canadian Discount)?

b) If upgrade occurs AFTER deadline of February 28, 2017 will cost of upgrade be "higher" since the Canadian discount would not be in effect (ie. 5 day tickets no longer qualify for Canadian Discount)?

c) If Canadian Discounted Tickets have to be purchased "prior" to your arrival at the Parks (ie. Discounted Tickets not for sale at the Park ticket booths) THEN will the Canadian discount "even" be offered on the upgrade for scenario (a) outlined above?

Thanks for considering my extra questions.

 

[Mama Bear Me2]

We have 3 day Canadian discounted tickets and were hoping to upgrade to a 5 day once we use our magic morning. Has anyone successfully done this with the discounted tickets? I read on another board that when they asked a CM if they could add days they were told it wasn't allowed with the Canadian discounted tickets. I have successfully upgraded 3 day tickets in the past so made all my plans based on being able to do so again.

Hi again. Just curious. Why are you planning to upgrade your 3 day ticket after you use your magic morning. Is it because after you upgrade to a 5 day ticket you get another magic morning to use? If so I'm in awe of your smart planning!!

Never occurred to me but then again, it's highly unlikely we can get up early enough to take advantage of magic morning!

Thanks for your clarification! Have a good trip!

 

[Disneysk]

No extra magic morning.

We got the tickets from the Canadian Airmiles program. It was less points to get the 3 day. I have always done this and then upgraded to a 5 day and paid the difference. I just have never encountered a Canadian discount before. It never entered my mind that this discount would prevent any upgrades. Maybe I am being too greedy. I was reading a thread on the Canadian DIS boards last night (21 pages worth) mostly WDW information where they are successfully upgrading these passes at WDW. Someone specifically said they were told at DL that they were not upgradeable which I find hard to believe, but you never know. Was hoping someone on the DL board had done it.

We actually received 3 day park hopper tickets, not a voucher. No mention anywhere on them that they are Canadian resident discounted tickets. They look exactly like what I have got in the past. You never know what information will show up about these tickets on Disney's computer system when you go to upgrade.

 

[flyingjay]

We have 3 day Canadian discounted tickets and were hoping to upgrade to a 5 day once we use our magic morning. Has anyone successfully done this with the discounted tickets? I read on another board that when they asked a CM if they could add days they were told it wasn't allowed with the Canadian discounted tickets. I have successfully upgraded 3 day tickets in the past so made all my plans based on being able to do so again.

I had the same question (because I'm not sure how my DD6 and DS4 will handle 5 days instead of 3). I was told by a CM that you can NOT upgrade the Canadian tickets after purchase. The CM said it was because the tickets can only be purchased BEFORE travel to DLR.

Here's the applicable line from the fine print:

***Tickets must be purchased between September 13, 2016 and February 28, 2017 and prior to travel to the Disneyland Resort (includes mail delivery options). Offer is not available at the Disneyland Resort Main Entrance ticket booths.***

 

[Disneysk]

The reason I was going to upgrade after using my magic morning is because once you upgrade at the ticket booth you loose your magic morning as they do not offer it when you purchase a ticket from them. Magic Morning is only available on tickets purchased before you go.

 

[Disneysk]

I wonder why they have been successful in doing so at WDW but DL won't allow???

 

[Mama Bear Me2]

No extra magic morning.


We got the tickets from the Canadian Airmiles program. It was less points to get the 3 day. I have always done this and then upgraded to a 5 day and paid the difference. I just have never encountered a Canadian discount before. It never entered my mind that this discount would prevent any upgrades. Maybe I am being too greedy. I was reading a thread on the Canadian DIS boards last night (21 pages worth) mostly WDW information where they are successfully upgrading these passes at WDW. Someone specifically said they were told at DL that they were not upgradeable which I find hard to believe, but you never know. Was hoping someone on the DL board had done it.

We actually received 3 day park hopper tickets, not a voucher. No mention anywhere on them that they are Canadian resident discounted tickets. They look exactly like what I have got in the past. You never know what information will show up about these tickets on Disney's computer system when you go to upgrade.

To Disneysk:

Thanks for your clarification and posts! Ahh ... now I understand! I didn't realize that the magic morning had to be used prior to any upgrade. I just assumed that all multi-day tickets had magic morning privileges. I didn't realize that tickets bought from the on site ticket booths didn't come with magic morning. Great info to know! Thanks a lot !

I'm also getting tickets from Canadian Airmiles program. Unfortunately, I don't have enough points for all our tickets and will need to buy some of our tickets. I've thought about different scenarios (ie. how best to redeem my Airmiles points for tickets) and about upgrading once at the Parks but didn't know what was or was not allowed.

SORRY ... GOING A BIT OFF TOPIC: Since you've successfully upgraded 3 day tickets to 5 day tickets in the past, perhaps you'll be able to answer some more questions about TICKETS IN GENERAL (I'm NOT referring to the special discounted Canadian tickets) ... again ... I'm referring to TICKETS IN GENERAL and how you were able to upgrade them in the past.

Please answer what you can as I don't know which scenario applies to you. Thanks again!

a) Can you upgrade from 1 park per day tickets to parkhopper tickets?
Meaning this: Does Disneyland allow the "value" of the 1 park per day ticket to be used towards the purchase of a parkhopper ticket at the on site ticket booth?

b) Can you upgrade from child ticket to adult ticket?
Meaning this: Does Disneyland allow the "value" of the child ticket to be used towards buying an adult ticket at the on site ticket booth?

Basically my intention is to redeem Airmiles points for "whichever" ticket (child or adult, 1 park per day or parkhopper) that my points balance would allow AND then upgrade (ie. pay the difference) for the "actual" tickets (we need child parkhopper AND adult parkhopper) when we are at the Parks.

Thanks for any info that you would be able to advise. Sorry for hijacking topic from Canadian Discounted Tickets and asking about Tickets in General.

Thanks again!

 

[Mama Bear Me2]

I had the same question (because I'm not sure how my DD6 and DS4 will handle 5 days instead of 3). I was told by a CM that you can NOT upgrade the Canadian tickets after purchase. The CM said it was because the tickets can only be purchased BEFORE travel to DLR.

Here's the applicable line from the fine print:

***Tickets must be purchased between September 13, 2016 and February 28, 2017 and prior to travel to the Disneyland Resort (includes mail delivery options). Offer is not available at the Disneyland Resort Main Entrance ticket booths.***

To Flyingjay:

Thanks for the info! Hmm ... like Disneysk stated before ... it's puzzling why upgrades were allowed at WDW but not at Disneyland.

It would make sense to me that ticket upgrades (at the on site ticket booth) would not be allowed at the Canadian discounted price (refer to the restrictions you so kindly posted above).

However, I wonder if ticket upgrades would be allowed if the "price difference" paid was for the cost of non-discounted, full price on site ticket.
Meaning this: can value of Canadian discounted ticket could be applied towards purchase price of non-discounted, full price tickets bought from on site ticket booths?

I thought I read on the Canadian Planning Forum that there was success at upgrading multi-day tickets to annual passes BUT maybe different rules applied because the upgrade was to an annual pass. Guess I'm going to have re-read the info from the Canadian Planning Forum.

Thanks again for your help. Gives me more to consider!

 

[Disneysk]

I have only ever tried to upgrade a hopper to a hopper, just increasing the number of days. I have done it several times and always been charged the difference between the pre-purchased 5 day hopper price and the value of my 3 day hopper. So if they are not discounted tickets it would be $335 USD - $295 USD to upgrade a 3 day adult park hopper to a 5 day adult park hopper which would be $40 USD. I have also upgraded a 5 day park hopper ticket to an annual pass. Again Disney used the dollar value of my park hopper and applied it to the cost of an annual pass and I paid the difference. I am pretty confident that they would allow you to upgrade a non parkhopper to a park hopper, again using the dollar value that shows on their computer system when they scan the ticket at the ticket booth. I am not so confident that you could upgrade a child ticket to an adult ticket as I have never tried this. Although I have been with someone that was allowed to use the value of their expired ticket towards the price of a new ticket. The rule of thumb seems to be that whatever value shows on the Disney computer system is the amount that can be applied to the new ticket.

I did call Disney directly this afternoon about upgrading the Canadian Resident Discounted ticket. The CM told me I "should" be able to add days to my 3 day hoppers but may have to pay the difference between the ticket I have and a 5 day undiscounted parkhopper which according to my calculations would be $113.75 each. He said they would try to do the best "proration" - his word at the ticket booth so they may only charge the difference between the two Canadian discounted tickets. It was not a definite answer so I guess I will just have to try it when I get there and hope for the best.

 

[Mama Bear Me2]

I have only ever tried to upgrade a hopper to a hopper, just increasing the number of days. I have done it several times and always been charged the difference between the pre-purchased 5 day hopper price and the value of my 3 day hopper. So if they are not discounted tickets it would be $335 USD - $295 USD to upgrade a 3 day adult park hopper to a 5 day adult park hopper which would be $40 USD. I have also upgraded a 5 day park hopper ticket to an annual pass. Again Disney used the dollar value of my park hopper and applied it to the cost of an annual pass and I paid the difference. I am pretty confident that they would allow you to upgrade a non parkhopper to a park hopper, again using the dollar value that shows on their computer system when they scan the ticket at the ticket booth. I am not so confident that you could upgrade a child ticket to an adult ticket as I have never tried this. Although I have been with someone that was allowed to use the value of their expired ticket towards the price of a new ticket. The rule of thumb seems to be that whatever value shows on the Disney computer system is the amount that can be applied to the new ticket.

I did call Disney directly this afternoon about upgrading the Canadian Resident Discounted ticket. The CM told me I "should" be able to add days to my 3 day hoppers but may have to pay the difference between the ticket I have and a 5 day undiscounted parkhopper which according to my calculations would be $113.75 each. He said they would try to do the best "proration" - his word at the ticket booth so they may only charge the difference between the two Canadian discounted tickets. It was not a definite answer so I guess I will just have to try it when I get there and hope for the best.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! This is exactly the kind of info I was seeking. THANK YOU!!

To trouble you further would you please be able to post your experience after you try upgrading your Canadian Resident Discounted ticket?

Interested in finding out the following based on your actual experience:

* Value you were given
* Difference you paid

When are you going on your trip? Good luck with your upgrade!!

Even it I don't get the info before I need to make a decision regarding purchasing my own tickets I'd still be interested in whatever experiences you're able to share. Hoping (I can always dream) that Disney continues with the Canadian Resident Discount and I'll be able to benefit from your shared experiences for future visits. Thanks in advance!! Appreciate your time and generous sharing of info!

ps ... is there any way for you to send me a "Personal Message" to alert me if you're able to post the above requested info? I heard about this form of communication on the forum but not really sure what it is or how to use it. Assuming it's a direct message to me? Thanks again!

 

[Beck & the Beast]

Bringing this back from the archives - I'm looking at the same scenario this year. Were you able to upgrade your tickets?
Back in 2015, we upgraded 5-day Airmiles park hoppers to Annual passes by paying the difference. Wondering if anyone has had success upgrading a 3-day to 5-day park hopper when they are Canadian discount tickets? Also, I saw online, maxpass can be added for $10/day with the offer, will they honour this price if you wan to add the maxpass to a Canadian ticket at the parks?

 

[Disneysk]

Bringing this back from the archives - I'm looking at the same scenario this year. Were you able to upgrade your tickets?
Back in 2015, we upgraded 5-day Airmiles park hoppers to Annual passes by paying the difference. Wondering if anyone has had success upgrading a 3-day to 5-day park hopper when they are Canadian discount tickets? Also, I saw online, maxpass can be added for $10/day with the offer, will they honour this price if you wan to add the maxpass to a Canadian ticket at the parks?

When you upgrade at DLR you will not get the discounted Canadian price on the extra days you want to purchase. You will pay the gate price for the extra days and may also lose your Magic Morning (early entry) depending on the CM you get. When We did it there was no Maxpass yet but I would assume you will be paying $15 day for Maxpass for your your extra days.

 

[Beck & the Beast]

When you upgrade at DLR you will not get the discounted Canadian price on the extra days you want to purchase. You will pay the gate price for the extra days and may also lose your Magic Morning (early entry) depending on the CM you get. When We did it there was no Maxpass yet but I would assume you will be paying $15 day for Maxpass for your your extra days.

Thanks! Might do the Canadian ticket offer this time and save Airmiles for a future trip.

 

[sherilaine]

When you upgrade at DLR you will not get the discounted Canadian price on the extra days you want to purchase. You will pay the gate price for the extra days and may also lose your Magic Morning (early entry) depending on the CM you get. When We did it there was no Maxpass yet but I would assume you will be paying $15 day for Maxpass for your your extra days.

Have you already bought the tickets? If not, then buy what you want before you go as upgrading once you get there can be a hassle when you have promotional tickets. This has been discussed on the Canadian board as well for both Disneyland and WDW tickets.

If you want to buy MP at the $10/day then you have to buy them through Disney directly - otherwise you'll be paying $15 per day each day you add it at Disney. We bought 5 day PH with MP through and with the 10 vs 15 maxpass price it made the discount 30%!

 

[Beck & the Beast]

Have you already bought the tickets? If not, then buy what you want before you go as upgrading once you get there can be a hassle when you have promotional tickets. This has been discussed on the Canadian board as well for both Disneyland and WDW tickets.

If you want to buy MP at the $10/day then you have to buy them through Disney directly - otherwise you'll be paying $15 per day each day you add it at Disney. We bought 5 day PH with MP through and with the 10 vs 15 maxpass price it made the discount 30%!

I haven't got the tickets yet. I can get the 5-day park hoppers at reduced points through Airmiles right now but then would still have to add the MP when I arrive. The extra savings of $25/ticket on the MP combined with the discounted ticket price through Disney seems like a pretty good value and I'll keep my Airmiles for a future trip.

I will have a look at the Canadian Board, I always thought it was mostly WDW info. Thanks!

 

[sherilaine]

I haven't got the tickets yet. I can get the 5-day park hoppers at reduced points through Airmiles right now but then would still have to add the MP when I arrive. The extra savings of $25/ticket on the MP combined with the discounted ticket price through Disney seems like a pretty good value and I'll keep my Airmiles for a future trip.

I will have a look at the Canadian Board, I always thought it was mostly WDW info. Thanks!

Yes, I find the Canadian board is usually WDW focused but sometimes, for situations like this, the truth is the same between both resorts. The deal Disney is offering now is pretty great. Have a great trip!

 

[Beck & the Beast]

Yes, I find the Canadian board is usually WDW focused but sometimes, for situations like this, the truth is the same between both resorts. The deal Disney is offering now is pretty great. Have a great trip!

Thanks! Thought we wouldn't go for another year or more, and now so excited to be sneaking in a trip before Star Wars land opens.