Confusion about park passes...

[singjenn]

If I posted this in the wrong place I'm sorry!
I am confused about something and I'm hoping someone can help me.

I am going to Disney with a friend From Sept 1-7. I am booking for 6 nights/7 days. I am confused on how many days we will have passes for the parks.
I am hoping we can fly and if we do we will be arriving at our resort around 11am Monday Sep 1. Will we have park passes for that day? If we fly our plane won't leave until the night we checkout (Sun. Sep 7) at 7:30pm. Will we have passes for that day as well? I don't think we will have free dining on our card for the last day (unless we don't use it all), but what about park passes? Since the plane doesn't leave until later that night I would still like to go to the Parks. I'm thinking we will havee passes for the day we come and the day we leave but I just wanted to make sure. I have never visited the parks on the day we leave becasue I always thought we didn't have passes.Thanks!


If we do have passes for the last day, what do we do with our luggage? I hope these aren't stupid questions

 

[StefLovesWDW]

These aren't stupid questions at all! When you booked your vacation you picked the number of park passes you wanted to purchase. Those passes are your tickets to the parks & can be used on any days that you like. While your hotel key card does serve as your ticket to the park, your tickets do not coincide with your stay at the resort.

When I went a few weeks ago, I stayed at the All Star Movies Resort from March 30 to April 2. We checked our luggage in at the hotel at about 6:30 am on March 30th and they held our luggage for us while we went to the Magic Kingdom. Then, we picked our luggage up later that day when we could check into our room. On April 2nd, we checked out of the hotel & went to Animal Kingdom all day!

I really hope this helps answer your questions!

 

[singjenn]

These aren't stupid questions at all! When you booked your vacation you picked the number of park passes you wanted to purchase. Those passes are your tickets to the parks & can be used on any days that you like. While your hotel key card does serve as your ticket to the park, your tickets do not coincide with your stay at the resort.

When I went a few weeks ago, I stayed at the All Star Movies Resort from March 30 to April 2. We checked our luggage in at the hotel at about 6:30 am on March 30th and they held our luggage for us while we went to the Magic Kingdom. Then, we picked our luggage up later that day when we could check into our room. On April 2nd, we checked out of the hotel & went to Animal Kingdom all day!

I really hope this helps answer your questions!

WOW!!!! That is exactly what I needed to know...except one thing. What did you do with your luggage on your last day? I'm hoping I can talk my friend into flying and if we do, we won't have anywhere to put our luggage. Will the resort we stayed at hold it for us? I am sooo excited!!!! I can't wait to go back!!! WOO HOO!!

 

[Seahunt]

I am going to Disney with a friend From Sept 1-7. I am booking for 6 nights/7 days. I am confused on how many days we will have passes for the parks.

Sorry now I'm also confused!

It all depends on what tickets you bought with your package - does your info show what tickets you paid for? For example, if you are going for free dining, you had to buy at least a one day ticket - but that's only going to get you in for one day Look and see what your res shows ticket-wise and then we can help with what you can do date-wise. It should show something like "5 Day MYW" or "6 Day MYW" - hopefully not "1 Day MYW"!

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Your Disney resort will get your luggage where it needs to be on that last day. They'll have all the answers at your concierge. I'm sure all the resorts do things their way. Also, once you get to Disney or even before you go you can ALWAYS add on more days to your tickets! It's usually about $5 to add on an extra day....or less! (Once you have a 5 day or more...) Also, if you know where you're wanting to hang each day skip the park hopper. It's a waste of $50! Many times they will add the park hopper and water parks to your pass automatically (which adds on $100!) When you have a family of 5 like me that's $500. Water parks are amazing but you have to be there long enough to enjoy them! Have fun on your trip and book your dining ASAP!

 

[singjenn]

Your Disney resort will get your luggage where it needs to be on that last day. They'll have all the answers at your concierge. I'm sure all the resorts do things their way. Also, once you get to Disney or even before you go you can ALWAYS add on more days to your tickets! It's usually about $5 to add on an extra day....or less! (Once you have a 5 day or more...) Also, if you know where you're wanting to hang each day skip the park hopper. It's a waste of $50! Many times they will add the park hopper and water parks to your pass automatically (which adds on $100!) When you have a family of 5 like me that's $500. Water parks are amazing but you have to be there long enough to enjoy them! Have fun on your trip and book your dining ASAP!

I think I will stick with Park Hopper. I did take off the Water Parks though.
When I entered my vacation information for a quote I didn't change the number of days for park pases. I just assumed the Disney site gave me park passes for all days but the day we leave.

 

[PADISFAM]

If I posted this in the wrong place I'm sorry!
I am confused about something and I'm hoping someone can help me.
I am going to Disney with a friend From Sept 1-7. I am booking for 6 nights/7 days.
If we do have passes for the last day, what do we do with our luggage? I hope these aren't stupid questions

You booked as you have written above: 6 nights/7 days. That's 6 nights at your resort & 7 days in the park. You kept park hopper, so you'll be able to hop. You are correct for your dining it is for each NIGHT of your stay, so for you that would be 6 TS meals, 6 QS meals & 6 snacks (for each of your party). You can use those in any combination that you wish. They will expire at midnight of your last DAY (for you 9/7). As far as luggage goes check w/ your resort. What airline are you flying? Several (with hopefully more added) you can do a 'resort check in'. Good luck & get your dining ressies done soon!!!

 

[singjenn]

You booked as you have written above: 6 nights/7 days. That's 6 nights at your resort & 7 days in the park. You kept park hopper, so you'll be able to hop. You are correct for your dining it is for each NIGHT of your stay, so for you that would be 6 TS meals, 6 QS meals & 6 snacks (for each of your party). You can use those in any combination that you wish. They will expire at midnight of your last DAY (for you 9/7). As far as luggage goes check w/ your resort. What airline are you flying? Several (with hopefully more added) you can do a 'resort check in'. Good luck & get your dining ressies done soon!!!

Thankyou! That really helps. I'm not as stupid as I sound I guess I was just thinking more about it then I really needed to. If we fly it will be AirTran (know anything about them, did a search but not much came up).