Canadian Residents 25% off tickets on WDW site **Offer extended until May 20, 2017.

[quandrea]

For what it's worth, this is the exact same green card I received, ordering directly from Airmiles.

Were your air miles green cards eligible for bridging to an AP?

 

[squirrel]

I would definitely go with the Summer Room Discount plan. You may find that you won't even eat all the food you have budgeted for. Summer is hot,hot,hot and zaps your hunger (well Florida in summer does for me). I'm going in May and actually plan on eating a lot of the kids meals options at counter service (portions are more in line with the size of meals I eat at home). That or DH and I will split an adult meal and then add in a dessert (maybe).

The one counter service meal per night is not a great saving unless they can give your the Savory Summer offer with tickets at the Canadian discount rate (that would require a phone call to find out if its possible)

Already had my TA find out if I could swap out the tickets for the Canadian Resident ones-No you can't.

That's what I think we will do. A lot of sharing or ordering kids meals. Might end up eating 4 smaller meals a day.

 

[laura2287]

I'm not sure if this has already been asked but I can't seem to find my answer.

I'm hoping to go this Fall. I'm wondering if I book a package online, can I call Disney after and have them switch the tickets to CDN discount tickets?

I'm thinking if FD comes out and works out cheaper when I do the math, I can try to book the resort I want quicker online and then call to have them switch the tickets to CDN discount tickets?

Thank you all! Happy planning

 

[AngelDisney]

For free dining, you need to book a non-discounted package with room and at least 2-day tickets for each guest on the reservation. You can either buy the discounted CDN tickets for the rest of your park days or keep the 2-day tickets for later use.

 

[ottawamom]

I'm not sure if this has already been asked but I can't seem to find my answer.

I'm hoping to go this Fall. I'm wondering if I book a package online, can I call Disney after and have them switch the tickets to CDN discount tickets? NO

I'm thinking if FD comes out and works out cheaper when I do the math, I can try to book the resort I want quicker online and then call to have them switch the tickets to CDN discount tickets? NO

Thank you all! Happy planning

Do your math first. Look into the option of booking a room only reservation and a separate online order for tickets using the Canadian Discount offer. If room discounts come out for the fall you can change your room reservation and take advantage of this discount. Make sure you order hopper and water park options when placing your order if these are of interest to you.

Free dining package requires room, full price tickets for select # of days. How many days will be known when the offer is out. You won't be able to book a package online and then call and have the Canadian discount applied to your tickets (I wish it was so but it won't happen)

Room only reservation (you can probably get 15-25% off in fall offer), tickets booked separately save you 35% currently. You will have to pay for food OP or you could turn your room only reservation into a ticketless package and add the dining (which you pay for)

Lots of different math options available, where you are planning on staying, and what kind of dining you are planning on will make a big difference.

If you want someone to confirm your math report back with more details. Lots of people here to help you.

 

[laura2287]

Do your math first. Look into the option of booking a room only reservation and a separate online order for tickets using the Canadian Discount offer. If room discounts come out for the fall you can change your room reservation and take advantage of this discount. Make sure you order hopper and water park options when placing your order if these are of interest to you.

Free dining package requires room, full price tickets for select # of days. How many days will be known when the offer is out. You won't be able to book a package online and then call and have the Canadian discount applied to your tickets (I wish it was so but it won't happen)

Room only reservation (you can probably get 15-25% off in fall offer), tickets booked separately save you 35% currently. You will have to pay for food OP or you could turn your room only reservation into a ticketless package and add the dining (which you pay for)

Lots of different math options available, where you are planning on staying, and what kind of dining you are planning on will make a big difference.

If you want someone to confirm your math report back with more details. Lots of people here to help you.

Thanks for the info! Will definitely follow up for some second opinions on the Disney math!

 

[Sailormoon2]

Were your air miles green cards eligible for bridging to an AP?

I have not tried yet. My next trip isn't until January 2018.

 

[quandrea]

I have not tried yet. My next trip isn't until January 2018.

Thanks. Mine is October 2017. I'm trying to bridge. Will let you know how it goes.

 

[Sailormoon2]

Thanks. Mine is October 2017. I'm trying to bridge. Will let you know how it goes

Of course, but you are going before me. LOL!

 

[quandrea]

Of course, but you are going before me. LOL!

I know. I meant I'll let you know how it goes for me when I get back.

 

[Days In the Sun]

Couldn't figure out where to post this, decided best here. Just a couple things I thought worth mentioning from my trip to guest services yesterday:

- I upgraded an AM 5d ticket to 5d hopper earlier in the week and had no issued upgrading it again (to ap).
- I activated 3 Canadian AM 5d certificates and upgraded to 8d hoppers ($87 each). They gave me hard plastic tickets, said they can be assigned to any Canadian in the future, just show canadian passport and they'll transfer them. It was just my husband and I so I had two tickets temporarily assigned to myself and 1 to my husband.
- All my tickets now have expiry dates of Dec 31, 2030. This includes all my old non-expire ones and Canadian activated ones. My understanding is that the Canadian certificates do not have an expiry date but once activated to a ticket they do. I wanted to upgrade them before the Canadian rates expire in May and was ok with the 2030 expiry date.
- You can see the ticket expiry dates on the app, didn't know this prior to going to disney as I was using the website.

 

[pigletto]

Couldn't figure out where to post this, decided best here. Just a couple things I thought worth mentioning from my trip to guest services yesterday:

- I upgraded an AM 5d ticket to 5d hopper earlier in the week and had no issued upgrading it again (to ap).
- I activated 3 Canadian AM 5d certificates and upgraded to 8d hoppers ($87 each). They gave me hard plastic tickets, said they can be assigned to any Canadian in the future, just show canadian passport and they'll transfer them. It was just my husband and I so I had two tickets temporarily assigned to myself and 1 to my husband.
- All my tickets now have expiry dates of Dec 31, 2030. This includes all my old non-expire ones and Canadian activated ones. My understanding is that the Canadian certificates do not have an expiry date but once activated to a ticket they do. I wanted to upgrade them before the Canadian rates expire in May and was ok with the 2030 expiry date.
- You can see the ticket expiry dates on the app, didn't know this prior to going to disney as I was using the website.

This is very pertinent to my situation and I appreciate your coming back to tell us how it worked.

So I have three 5 day base tickets that I got through airmiles. One was earned pre- Canadian discount, the other two were ordered during Canadian discount. Does anyone have a clue what it would cost me to add two days to each ticket. Would I essentially lose the Canadian discount?

My dilemma is this.. I am comparing two scenarios for our trip. I have a firm budget. I either go with free dining at a moderate resort, and use the five day tickets I have AND the two day tickets I have to get for free dining.. OR if it isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to upgrade these tickets, I can stay at Beach Club or AKL with a discount , and pay OOP for dining for the same cost. However if I am going to lose the Canadian discount to upgrade.. I have to stick with the mod because it puts me way over.

I really need to make a decision soon and would love to know how to calculate this to see which scenario makes more sense. Any help that anyone could provide would be so very very welcome!

 

[elaine amj]

- I activated 3 Canadian AM 5d certificates and upgraded to 8d hoppers ($87 each). They gave me hard plastic tickets, said they can be assigned to any Canadian in the future, just show canadian passport and they'll transfer them. It was just my husband and I so I had two tickets temporarily assigned to myself and 1 to my husband.

THANK YOU! That is exactly what I have been wondering. Did you HAVE to assign them when u exchanged the vouchers or could u just hold on to the hard plastic tickets? I bought 4 tix for my family but just want to keep my options open.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

This is very pertinent to my situation and I appreciate your coming back to tell us how it worked.

So I have three 5 day base tickets that I got through airmiles. One was earned pre- Canadian discount, the other two were ordered during Canadian discount. Does anyone have a clue what it would cost me to add two days to each ticket. Would I essentially lose the Canadian discount?

My dilemma is this.. I am comparing two scenarios for our trip. I have a firm budget. I either go with free dining at a moderate resort, and use the five day tickets I have AND the two day tickets I have to get for free dining.. OR if it isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to upgrade these tickets, I can stay at Beach Club or AKL with a discount , and pay OOP for dining for the same cost. However if I am going to lose the Canadian discount to upgrade.. I have to stick with the mod because it puts me way over.

I really need to make a decision soon and would love to know how to calculate this to see which scenario makes more sense. Any help that anyone could provide would be so very very welcome!

The thing is, until someone tries to upgrade after the Canadian Discount offer is over, we won't know the answer to this. The person that added the days and hoppers above, it looks like Disney charged them the difference between the 8 day Canadian Rate hopper and 5 day Canadian rate base ticket. But the Canadian sale is still on. So we don't really know what will happen once the sale is over. Hopefully you would just be charged the difference in price between a regular 7 day and 5 day ticket, but until someone tries it...who knows. And even still, as we know, people will have different outcomes depending on where they try and upgrade.

So, if I were in your position...I'd book FD and a room only (assuming it's one of those Magical Deals through that TA?) and hopefully by the time you have to make a final decision we'll have some answers.

 

[Days In the Sun]

This is very pertinent to my situation and I appreciate your coming back to tell us how it worked.

So I have three 5 day base tickets that I got through airmiles. One was earned pre- Canadian discount, the other two were ordered during Canadian discount. Does anyone have a clue what it would cost me to add two days to each ticket. Would I essentially lose the Canadian discount?

My dilemma is this.. I am comparing two scenarios for our trip. I have a firm budget. I either go with free dining at a moderate resort, and use the five day tickets I have AND the two day tickets I have to get for free dining.. OR if it isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to upgrade these tickets, I can stay at Beach Club or AKL with a discount , and pay OOP for dining for the same cost. However if I am going to lose the Canadian discount to upgrade.. I have to stick with the mod because it puts me way over.

I really need to make a decision soon and would love to know how to calculate this to see which scenario makes more sense. Any help that anyone could provide would be so very very welcome!

For your 5d pre-Canadian am ticket:

Your pre-Canadian am 5d pass is worth $362.10 after tax. Tickets purchased before 2/12 price increase are valued at 2/11 prices. Those prices can be found on allears.net:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160715112900/http://allears.net/pl/ticketchart.htm

The 7d pass now costs $436.65 after tax from Disney's site. The website prices are discounted $20 plus tax for buying before the gate, so you need to add the $20 plus tax gate fee.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/tickets/

So your am pre 2/11 ticket upgrade to 7d will cost $436.65 + $21.30 gate fee - $362.10 old value of 5d ticket = $95.85

This info is all from Robo's ticket thread and I can confirm that it is correct.
https://www.disboards.com/threads/all-about-tickets-at-wdw.3570721/#post-56958159

 

[Days In the Sun]

This is very pertinent to my situation and I appreciate your coming back to tell us how it worked.

So I have three 5 day base tickets that I got through airmiles. One was earned pre- Canadian discount, the other two were ordered during Canadian discount. Does anyone have a clue what it would cost me to add two days to each ticket. Would I essentially lose the Canadian discount?

My dilemma is this.. I am comparing two scenarios for our trip. I have a firm budget. I either go with free dining at a moderate resort, and use the five day tickets I have AND the two day tickets I have to get for free dining.. OR if it isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to upgrade these tickets, I can stay at Beach Club or AKL with a discount , and pay OOP for dining for the same cost. However if I am going to lose the Canadian discount to upgrade.. I have to stick with the mod because it puts me way over.

I really need to make a decision soon and would love to know how to calculate this to see which scenario makes more sense. Any help that anyone could provide would be so very very welcome!

I agree with those above, you won't know for sure about upgrading the Canadian tickets until after someone reports after the promo is over.

However, we know the 7d ticket will cost $436.65 unless there is another increase, and the 5d ticket will be valued at either the Canadian 5d rate $271.58 or regular value $394.05. So the upgrade to 7d will either cost $165.07 or $42.60 respectively, plus possibly the gate fee of $21.30. I mention possibly a gate fee as I was quoted this week $11.88 to add a day to a 5 day Canadian ticket which is the difference between a 6d Canadian and 5d Canadian without a gate fee so I'm not 100% sure when the gate fee applies.

There have been at least one or two reports of people upgrading Canadian vouchers to ap and the ticket was valued at what they paid ie the Canadian rate. Based on this, I think the $165.07 cost is more likely, however, you just never know

 

[ottawamom]

I knew you'd be along with the correct numbers. I couldn't find your original post to quote last night. I should have just gone to bed.

 

[Days In the Sun]

THANK YOU! That is exactly what I have been wondering. Did you HAVE to assign them when u exchanged the vouchers or could u just hold on to the hard plastic tickets? I bought 4 tix for my family but just want to keep my options open.

Honestly not sure. I had three Canadian vouchers and there was two of us so I just asked for two to be assigned to me. He went on to tell me that they could be reassigned to other Canadians, just give them the plastic card and they will need to show their Canadian id at the gate. At the moment, I see my gold pass on MDE but I don't see the 8d hoppers, I did both at the same time. It looks like I have to link them.

 

[pigletto]

Thank you so much for the help everyone. To further complicate things I have a Universal trip May 17th to the 24th, and a rental car on arrival day. I could potentially go over to Downtown Disney and see about upgrades while the Canadian promo is still active. BUT.. we are flying into Fort Lauderdale, and only have the car for 7 hours and want to do a grocery stop. I don't think it's in the cards to go over to DTD and get the car back on time. I already booked an paid for it with airmiles.

Thank you for all the advice .. I think we have decided the decision that makes the most sense is to just go with Free Dining and use both sets of tickets. Not ideal, but I feel better having a decision.

 

[Days In the Sun]

I knew you'd be along with the correct numbers. I couldn't find your original post to quote last night. I should have just gone to bed.

lol, just hopped over to the airmiles thread, I see you were busy last night. Good to know our numbers match, I think we are finally figuring this out.

These are numbers I was quoted a WDW guest services April 5 (post 4157 on airmiles thread), in case they are helpful to anyone. I posted there because I was using AM tickets, but the numbers apply to non am tickets as well:

5d am (not Canadian) pre 2/11 upgrade prices:
Add hopper : $133.33
Add 1 day: $74.55
Add hopper plus: $149.10

5d am Canadian pre 2/11 upgrade prices (note pre 2/11 or post 2/11 difference doesn't apply since the price did not change):
Add hopper: $55.10
Add 1 day: $11.88
Add hopper+: $75.88