Can you pick up the DDE card instead of ordering?

[dianeschlicht]

I am wondering if we MUST order the DDE card through the mail or if we can get it somewhere at WDW once we get down there. All this mailing snafu seems like it could be avoided if we can just pick them up at WDW. Does anyone know if that is possible?

 

[Plus4206]

I was told it has to be done by mail. There is no where in the World you can pick one up.

 

[dianeschlicht]

THat seems to be a crazy way to do it. I guess I need to order our AP vouchers soon so I can get the DDE card ordered.

 

[sk8belle]

Diane:

Actually, there is a way to pick up a confirmation or authorization letter at Disney. I called yesterday because the e-mail I was sent is going to expire by the time I leave for Disney, and I haven't received my cards yet. The person I spoke with is faxing a letter for me to EPCOT's Guest Relations center. They are going to put it on file for me, and I can pick it up when I arrive.

So you can't get the actual card, but if your letter or cards won't arrive by the time you get to Disney, arrangements can be made for you.

Hope this helps.

sk8belle

 

[Plus4206]

Yep, that's the way I did it. Only recommendation.....only order one AP voucher - that's all you'll need to get the DDE. Buy your other AP's when you get to WDW. Why spend the money now for the other vouchers.

 

[Tiggerfan40]

We were in Disney 2 weeks ago and bought our Premium Annual Passes - then we called and ordered our DDE cards. We asked to have them send the fax to the resort (SSR) but were told that they stopped doing that the day before!! UGH! Anyway - we were told we had to pick up the fax at guest services in Epcot. We went to Epcot about an hour later and our fax was there. We used the DDE fax and saved 20% at Boma, O'hana, Planet Hollywood, Beaches n' Cream, and Fort Wilderness Buffet. Well worth the $$ and we will use it on our next trip also! We haven't received the card yet, but were told it takes about 5 weeks! I would say that if you have time, order the DDE card, as the fax (paper) was "lost" a few times in our room - it would have been easier to have a card to keep with the rest of our cards!

 

[dianeschlicht]

Thanks for the advice! I think I will order the AP vouchers in September and order the DDE card right after I get the vouchers. The only problem with that is that if the DDE card is dated October, we will lose out on it for our December 2006 trip. It looks like we will save enough to warant just renewing it though.

 

[OneMoreTry]

How many people in a party does the DDE cover?

 

[lllovell]

The DDE covers 10 people.

 

[TOMAR@SSR]

We`re leaving the 2nd week in Aug. (Already have our AP vouchers), and I`m wondering when I should call for the DDE card ????
I`ve been seeing alot of posts stating that people aren`t getting the email confirmation any more, and have to pick up a letter @ Epcot.??
What is the difference if I wait until Aug. 1, or just call NOW, and hope I get the "Actual Card", by the end of July. This is alittle confusing really!!!??????
HELP!!!!~~
thanks guys ( I was almost sure you couldn`t just pick the card up though, in reply to the op )

 

[DebbieB]

We`re leaving the 2nd week in Aug. (Already have our AP vouchers), and I`m wondering when I should call for the DDE card ????
I`ve been seeing alot of posts stating that people aren`t getting the email confirmation any more, and have to pick up a letter @ Epcot.??
What is the difference if I wait until Aug. 1, or just call NOW, and hope I get the "Actual Card", by the end of July. This is alittle confusing really!!!??????
HELP!!!!~~
thanks guys ( I was almost sure you couldn`t just pick the card up though, in reply to the op )

If you order it now, it will probably expire 05/31/06. If you wait until mid July, it will probably expire 08/31/06. So if you are planning a trip next year between those days, I would wait.

You only have to pickup a letter at Epcot if you do not order in time for the confirmation letter to be mailed to you. If you order 2 or 3 weeks before, the letter will have time to come in the mail. I used the letter in early March with no problem.

 

[TOMAR@SSR]

thank you so much DebbieB
I guess I`ll wait til mid july & hope that I recieve the letter by mail. Did you have to pick it up, or did the letter arrive in the mail for you ?
thanks again,
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maria

 

[lsutigger2]

At least they are being consistent! I could have written (in a thread I began yesterday, I did!) the reply from sk8belle!
The CM did tell me that the card will expire 5/31/06. So I guess we'll have two extra months to use it.

Plan accordingly!

 

[DebbieB]

thank you so much DebbieB
I guess I`ll wait til mid july & hope that I recieve the letter by mail. Did you have to pick it up, or did the letter arrive in the mail for you ?
thanks again,
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maria

It was at the end of January, it was e-mailed to me. They stopped e-mailing earlier this month, probably because they were too easy to alter (it was a word doc). I didn't get the cards until Mid-March, about a week after my trip.

 

[Epcot Mom]

I ordered my dde card April 21st and asked them to mail the temp letter to me. She said they didn't recommend it as it takes 10 days for mail to leave FL. I decided to take the chance since she said I could always call back and have them send it to Epcot as well if it didn't get here in time. At any rate, I received it in the mail today, April 27th so no problem....just keep asking....is there any other way???

It worked for me.

 

[wanna-b-Tink]

QUICK TIP

I took the faxed copy of my DDE receipt that was sent to me when I first ordered the card, put it on the copier and got it down to credit card size, made two copies (for me and hubby) and then laminated them. I also laminated a full-size copy of all of the restaurants that accept the DDE card. With all of the water rides, the letter would have fallen apart. Also, scaling it down to fit in wallets was a big help too!!!!

 

[mrsR123]

Since the cards are so slow to come in the mail, I called about ten days ago for an early June trip. The CM recommended that I call back after 5/1 so that it would be good for the same run as my activated AP: through 6/06. Picking up the letter at Epcot won't bother me much since I'll have a van, so I decided to wait.

Somethin' to consider for the earlier poster with the 12/06 trip. Was it diane?

 

[profdsny]

If my AP isn't going to start until the middle of June, why is the DDE starting before that?
And, go to Epcot to pick it up? That is going to take an extra hour out of our first day. That is way crazy. I don't understand that part at all.

 

[DebbieB]

If my AP isn't going to start until the middle of June, why is the DDE starting before that?
And, go to Epcot to pick it up? That is going to take an extra hour out of our first day. That is way crazy. I don't understand that part at all.

DDE does not have a voucher system like AP's, it takes effect when you order it. They are not tied together.

You only have to go to Epcot if you do not order in time to get your temporary letter in the mail. So if you are going the middle of June, call in late May, you will have enough time to get it in the mail and it will probably expire 06/30/06, they allow extra time for mailing the actual cards.

 

[NMW]

We are not going until Dec, but ordered the DDE card this month. The CM on the phone told me at least 8 weeks to get the card. I know I could wait until it gets closer and pick up the letter in Epcot and then use the card again for our Oct 2006 trip. I just wanted it done though! Besides paying $50 every year is worth it for us because we will use the card a lot. I just wanted the actual card in my hand when we get down there, silly I know.