DDE card questions

[marivaid]

I will upgrade my tickets to AP once we get to Disney so that means I won't be able to call DDE until we make it there. I read here that once I get the AP I can call, order the card, and then get a temp card that night at Epcot.

How late can I call and still get the temp card that night ? I don't want to lose valuable park time by returning to the resort and ordering there, but I also don't feel comfortable ordering by phone and giving my CC # aloud in the middle of MK!

I'm not a FL resident but I do have a FL mailing address. Are the cards specific, by that I mean do they say "FL resident" or "AP holder" on them ? I was thinking I could order it now using my FL address and once I get the AP I'll be able to use it. But that would only work if the card is the same for both FL residents and AP holders.

 

[ursijam]

One thing to be careful about this approach is that I am pretty sure that the DDE guys only work during the week.

If you show up and upgrade on the weekend, you will have to wait until Monday to get your DDE card.

 

[marivaid]

One thing to be careful about this approach is that I am pretty sure that the DDE guys only work during the week.

If you show up and upgrade on the weekend, you will have to wait until Monday to get your DDE card.

Thanks, we're coming on a Tuesday.

 

[Robert P]

Don't know exactly how late you can order DDE card for same day pick-up.

But last trip, I got my pass, then found a quiet bench out of way, and called in for the DDE. Took just a few minutes, and they said the temp card would be ready for pick-up late that afternoon at EPCOT.

I wouldn't want to be giving my c/c number aloud in the middle of a park either, but there are lots of out of the way places to make that call from, if you look around hard enough.

 

[fAnnF]

It will be ready after 5:30pm the day you order it. Just let them know.

 

[marivaid]

It will be ready after 5:30pm the day you order it. Just let them know.

So even if I order at 2pm they can still have it ready that night ?

The quiet bench idea is good, but I'm not sure if we'll find one since it'll be in July and on a MK EMH day.

 

[fAnnF]

So even if I order at 2pm they can still have it ready that night ?

The quiet bench idea is good, but I'm not sure if we'll find one since it'll be in July and on a MK EMH day.

As far as I know that's how it is, I would either call and ask or hopefully be able to give you better answer.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

If you purchase an AP on site, and do not have the voucher in advance, it is possible to get a temporary DDE card. Also this works if there is very little lead time between your ordering the card and your arrival.

1. Call the DDE office at 407-566-5858 between 8:30am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday (except Holidays) and give them your name, the string of letters and numbers on the bottom of the pass (starting with a "W") and your credit card information. If you are a Florida Resient and not an AP holder they will ask for your Florida Driver's license (or State ID) number.

2. Starting at 5:30pm that day, and any time it is open, you can go to the Guest Relations Window outside Epcot's Main Entrance (On your right as you face Spaceship Earth) with a photo ID and you will be given an envelope.

3. The envelope will have in it a temporary card which expires 30 days from the date of the request and a sheet of paper listing all locations which currently accept the card.

4. The plastic embossed card whould arrive at your home within a month. The expiration date on the embossed card will be either the last day of the current month in the next year, or if you ordered it late enough in the month it will be the last day of the following month the next year.

Also, if you purchase it between the first and about the 7th of a month it will expire the next year on the last day of the same month. If your purchase is after the 10th, the expiration will be the last day of the following month the next year. If you order it between the 7th and 10th is anybody's guess.

 

[marivaid]

Thanks everyone