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[Anal Annie]

Question. Have never used UCT but have read about this "trick" before. When you buy from them how do you get the tickets (ie how far in advance should you purchase to be sure you have them in time)? Thx

 

[LoLaRae]

My last undercover tourist purchase was a digital ticket. I had them emailed to me less than 12 hours after purchase and linked them to MDE immediately. You can have them mailed as well and last time I did that they were delivered in about a week.

 

[tb1972]

I've never purchased from UCT before. We have an upcoming trip March 13-19 and haven't bought tickets yet. My question: March 19th is a black out date so if we purchased the gold pass, it would be blacked out. Any suggestions around it - would UCT park hopper allow me access that particular day?

We also have a short trip in Oct. 2016 for four days Food & Wine. Would it make sense for me to purchase UCT for March as a six day park hopper and then convert to gold on last day? I would need to play around with the website to figure out if it financially makes more sense rather than purchasing gold pass upfront which is quite pricey for 4 Disney adults at approx $2300!

 

[tb1972]

Buy the '3 day park hopper plus extra day free' for $364.95 from Undercover Tourist.

Use it for 1 day and upgrade it to an annual pass for each family member.

They are a $28 per ticket savings so 5 times $28 at Undercover Tourist.

You also get actual tickets so no need to worry about a voucher and you can make your fast passes ahead of time.

You can upgrade in the park after you've used it for entry. Also, if you have an Amex and have or can get the Amex UCT offer, that's an extra $30 off. Hopefully the rules don't change!

Regarding the AMEX, does any AMEX get the UCT discount or does it have to be specific type? Is there a promo code to use or does it auto deduct at the check out stage? And thanks ~ your post was helpful !

 

[Judique]

Regarding the AMEX, does any AMEX get the UCT discount or does it have to be specific type? Is there a promo code to use or does it auto deduct at the check out stage? And thanks ~ your post was helpful !

You have to have the 'offer' on your Amex card. Than you just use the card and Amex posts the $30 credit.

Some have found a way to add the offer to their card but I've never done it.

It also expires tomorrow.

 

[abja09]

We bought 3 day non- park hopper tickets through Undercover Tourist. We used them the 3 days of our trip (Dec. 19, 20, & 21st ). On the 21st, we went to Disney Studios during the day, then back again for Osbourne Lights & Symphony in the Sky. Once we went through the gate that evening, we went to Guest Relations and upgraded our 3 day tickets to Gold Passes. The wonderful CM did suggest we might want to wait until after the fireworks to upgrade, because technically we shouldn't be in the park because of being a blackout day once we upgraded, but two of us weren't staying for the 11:00 pm fireworks so she agreed to do it right then and just warned us if we left the park, we couldn't return. The next time I checked my MDE, the Gold passes were on there. This is the only time we've ever done this and it worked just as described by previous posters. Thanks for all your help and guidance!

I'm glad to hear this work out well! I will be going to WDW March 24-31 which is also black out dates. I am going to buy park hoppers from Undercover tourist for that visit and want to upgrade to Gold annual pass on last day for our return visit in October.

 

[gracelrm]

I have used UCT several times and have always had good luck with them. I had the actual tickets mailed to me and they came quicker than I expected. They come in a plain envelope, so make sure you watch for them. I added them to my MDE without any trouble and was able to make fast passes. I took the tickets with me to WDW, just in case and never even needed them. I had never upgraded a ticket before and it worked out well for us and the CM who took care of the transaction was just great.

 

[tb1972]

Does anyone know if you convert to an AP if you can use Disney gift cards as a payment method?

 

[Alice Sr.]

Step one: Buy the 4-day park hopper + water park fun and more ticket (380.95)

Step two: Use ticket for Dec trip and upgrade to gold pass at the end of the last day. Note do not use any of the water park fun and more options.

Step three is the math: Ticket current value is 395 dollars with out tax. Gold pass is 549 dollars. 549-395=154. 154 plus tax is 164.01 to upgrade. Price for ticket (380.95) plus upgrade (164.01) is 544.96 paid for a Gold Pass. Price you would have paid is 584.69 a savings of 39.73 per pass times 5 is 198.65 dollars saved. Your new passes will have an experation date of when ou first used the tickets. Always ask to see how much it cost first for the upgrade and make sure the prices are matching. Sometimes they will not give you the value of ticket and only what you paid. They need to bridge the ticket which is a manual process.

Step four: plan more trips to use the pass.

HTH

Thanks for this, I have a couple of additional questions. Does the new AP have an expiration date of when you first used the UCT tickets or when you first use the AP? Also, if they calculate the wrong price are you supposed to tell them they forgot to "bridge the ticket"? I have seen this discussed before but it just confuses me that Disney would go out of their way (manual bridge process) to credit you more than they know you paid. If you plan on purchasing the Platinum card can you use the water park options on the UCT ticket? TIA

 

[Disneycouple99]

Thanks for this, I have a couple of additional questions. Does the new AP have an expiration date of when you first used the UCT tickets or when you first use the AP? Also, if they calculate the wrong price are you supposed to tell them they forgot to "bridge the ticket"? I have seen this discussed before but it just confuses me that Disney would go out of their way (manual bridge process) to credit you more than they know you paid. If you plan on purchasing the Platinum card can you use the water park options on the UCT ticket? TIA

When you first use the UCT ticket will be the experation date of the AP.
You can ask about the bridge but the might tell you they can not do that. Ask for a supervisor and if the say no, then take your ticket and go to another GS location and try there.
NO. If you do you will need to get a Platium Plus pass.

 

[supersnoop]

Does anyone know if you convert to an AP if you can use Disney gift cards as a payment method?

Yes

 

[fishermouse]

Never used photo pass before they included it in my AP now I love it.