DDE and AP voucher/pass

[Eileen226]

I plan on purchasing and AP for our trip in September. I also want to purchase a DDE card. How do I go about getting them both activated at around the same time? Also, where do I purchase an AP? If I get a voucher can I still purchase the DDE before activating the AP? Any and all advice would be welcomed. Thanks!

 

[kyirish25]

Yes you can purchase the DDE with just an AP voucher. So that is the route I took in May. I called DDE beginning of April once I saw people here at DIS posting that the current expiration date for DDE was May 31, 2006. That way I knew I would be getting a full year use out of DDE and still have time for them to mail me my letter so I wouldn't have to make a special trip to Epcot on our arrival night.

On arrival night we went to DTD for shopping and dinner. Before getting started we stopped off at Guest Servies and activated the AP so we could get our 10% off at World of Disney and be able to use our DDE card.

 

[Eileen226]

so if I activate my AP in August I can only use this pass until May 2006? How come the expiration date is not a year? This may change my mind about purchasing it, because our next trip won't be until late June 2006. Any other info about this? Thanks

 

[SqueakyMouse]

Dh forgot to order our DDE card until the last minute. Still, we had no problems. Dh called the DDE number and ordered the card on the Friday afternoon prior to our Saturday arrival. The DDE letter was waiting for us at GS outside Epcot. We activated our passes and collected our DDE letter all at the same time. We haven't received our DDE card yet, so I don't know what the expiration will be. I didn't see an expiration date on our letter. Since we activated our passes at the same time, it should work out perfectly.

 

[disgirl]

No, don"t worry. If you call now for the DDE card, it will expire end of July. It seems as though they give you a months grace. The other poster, I believe, was just telling you they ordered in April so that their expiration would be end of May. If you think there is any chance of you returning again next Sept., you should order in August and the expiration date should be Sept. 2006.

Hope this helps

 

[disneydreamer98]

so if I activate my AP in August I can only use this pass until May 2006? How come the expiration date is not a year? This may change my mind about purchasing it, because our next trip won't be until late June 2006. Any other info about this? Thanks

The DDE is valid for one year also. At the time you make the phone call just ask them what the current expiration date is. We are leaving Friday and wanted our DDE to be good through the end of June 2006 so I ordered my DDE the second week of May which will give me a 6/06 expiration date. So I would suggest ordering about a month and a half before your trip. And like I said, ask first thing what the expiration date will be...if it isn't in the ball park of when you would like, just ask the CM on suggestion on when you should call back. That's what I did and it worked! Good luck!