Changing MDE to married name with an AP?

[meryll83]

I've just changed my MDE account to my married name, but now I'm worried it'll cause some sort of conflict with my annual pass if that was booked under my maiden name - has anyone else had any experience with this?

 

[Robo]

I've just changed my MDE account to my married name, but now I'm worried it'll cause some sort of conflict with my annual pass if that was booked under my maiden name - has anyone else had any experience with this?

I'm going to guess that a guest arbitrarily changing her/his name in DMX is an unwise thing to do, if there are in-use tickets (AP) tickets involved.

 

[meryll83]

I'm going to guess that a guest changing her/his name in DMX is an unwise thing to do, if there are in-use tickets (AP) tickets involved.

Eek, too late!

 

[Robo]

Eek, too late!

Can you change it back?

 

[meryll83]

Can you change it back?

Probably...
What would the correct process be?

 

[Robo]

Probably...
What would the correct process be?

Can you just do what you did to change it to your married name?

 

[meryll83]

Can you just do what you did to change it to your married name?

I mean to “officially” make the change I need to, in the right way, rather than the way I managed to...

 

[KyleAfterAWhile]

Just call Disney. They can correct things for you. They may tell you to go to the will call window, but they might be able to help on the phone.

 

[disneyvoice]

Just bring your driver's license and a copy of your marriage license with you. I would imagine the process of changing your name at WDW is the same process for changing it elsewhere. Go to Guest Services and tell them you need to change your name on your AP because you got married.

 

[meryll83]

Just call Disney. They can correct things for you. They may tell you to go to the will call window, but they might be able to help on the phone.

Just bring your driver's license and a copy of your marriage license with you. I would imagine the process of changing your name at WDW is the same process for changing it elsewhere. Go to Guest Services and tell them you need to change your name on your AP because you got married.

Do you think I should try and change it back for now?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Do you think I should try and change it back for now?

It’s only changed on your own personal MDE Profile line. Your AP info hasn’t been changed by Disney.

If you don’t want to hassle with changing the name on your AP, just keep using it as is and use your new name for your next AP.

Do you only have an AP Voucher linked to your MDE? If so, just make sure the name in MDE matches the actual ID you’ll use to activate your AP.

 

[meryll83]

It’s only changed on your own personal MDE Profile line. Your AP info hasn’t been changed by Disney.

If you don’t want to hassle with changing the name on your AP, just keep using it as is and use your new name for your next AP.

Do you only have an AP Voucher linked to your MDE? If so, just make sure the name in MDE matches the actual ID you’ll use to activate your AP.

Ah great, so the fact I’ve changed it myself on MDE won’t cause any problems?

It’s an active AP...

 

[hiroMYhero]

Ah great, so the fact I’ve changed it myself on MDE won’t cause any problems?

It’s an active AP...

For park entry and FPs, there won’t be a problem because everything is valid.

When booking an onsite room reservation, use the name you have showing on your MDE as the resort reservation matches to the names on MDE.

 

[TheRealTeal]

Having just done this myself last month, no issues. I updated my name on my profile before we got married, actually, and when we went to the parks the day after the wedding they called me by my new last name.

 

[Random Ninja]

One interesting thing we ran into after I changed my name was that it didn’t update a resort reservation I made before the change. We made the reservation as a bounce back during our honeymoon so it still had my maiden name on the reservation even though everything else had been changed. My husband had to check us in.

 

[JFox]

Uggh. Getting married in January, just added "update Disney records" to my name change list...i feel like it's going to take forever too get everything updated.

 

[meryll83]

For park entry and FPs, there won’t be a problem because everything is valid.

When booking an onsite room reservation, use the name you have showing on your MDE as the resort reservation matches to the names on MDE.

Thanks for the advice. We're actually DVC members, and my membership is already in my married name, so that was actually one of the main reasons I was changing it as room bookings weren't in the same name as the rest of my MDE account linked things.

Having just done this myself last month, no issues. I updated my name on my profile before we got married, actually, and when we went to the parks the day after the wedding they called me by my new last name.

Good to know, thanks!

One interesting thing we ran into after I changed my name was that it didn’t update a resort reservation I made before the change. We made the reservation as a bounce back during our honeymoon so it still had my maiden name on the reservation even though everything else had been changed. My husband had to check us in.

That is interesting - thankfully shouldn't be an issue for us as our room reservations are already in the right name.

Uggh. Getting married in January, just added "update Disney records" to my name change list...i feel like it's going to take forever too get everything updated.

Haha, it does become a looong list!