Disneyland Ticket Questions

[Belia]

Hello- I am a total DL newbie who is planning a trip to Anaheim for Spring Break, 2022. I had some questions re: tickets.

1. Is the price that you see on the official Disney website for admission tickets the out-the-door price? Or will fees be added by Disney at checkout?

2. We're definitely going to want Max Pass, which I know they are not offering now. But I'm assuming that things will be much more open in a year and there's a good chance it will be back by the time we're there. If we buy our park tickets now, can we add Max Pass later? What is that process? (i.e. Will it force us to wait in a line at the ticket booth on morning #1 that we may have otherwise been able to skip?) Can I only add Max Pass if I purchase direct from Disney? Or can I also add Max Pass if I buy tickets from ARES, or UT, or another discounter?

3. I think I read somewhere that if I buy park tickets in advance and our trip gets cancelled for some reason, AND we don't return before the tickets expire, then we can apply the $$$ value of the old tickets to a purchase of new tickets at some point in the future. Do I have that right? If so, does that policy also apply if I buy my tickets from a discounter? Or would that only apply if I buy the original tickets direct from Disney?

And finally, a random question that doesn't have anything to do with tickets but I can't stop wondering about..... are my feet going to hurt at the end of a day at DL like they do at the end of a day at WDW? Or is it a little less brutal because its so much smaller?

Thank you!

 

[Belia]

Oh dang forgot a question..... what does LMTC stand for in re: to disney tix?

 

[the donut]

Oh dang forgot a question..... what does LMTC stand for in re: to disney tix?

Last minute travel club. Are they still offering tickets? I didn't see them anymore on their website....

1. Price is out the door - no tax on theme park tickets in California though they keep threatening to add it someday, no additional fees unless you're booking through a 3rd party.
2. In the past, it's been easy to add MaxPass through the app same day. Not a bad idea to wait - if it's not too crowded and they bring back fastpass, you can generally manage if you don't mind running around a lot.
3. I don't think that's right, but I'm not sure about that.
4. My feet always hurt at the end of the day, but a trip to the hot tub usually helps.

 

[Winnowill]

2. We're definitely going to want Max Pass, which I know they are not offering now. But I'm assuming that things will be much more open in a year and there's a good chance it will be back by the time we're there. If we buy our park tickets now, can we add Max Pass later? What is that process? (i.e. Will it force us to wait in a line at the ticket booth on morning #1 that we may have otherwise been able to skip?) Can I only add Max Pass if I purchase direct from Disney? Or can I also add Max Pass if I buy tickets from ARES, or UT, or another discounter?

Some discounters do offer Maxpass with the tickets, but it's easy to purchase from the app each day as you scan in if you want it.

3. I think I read somewhere that if I buy park tickets in advance and our trip gets cancelled for some reason, AND we don't return before the tickets expire, then we can apply the $$$ value of the old tickets to a purchase of new tickets at some point in the future. Do I have that right? If so, does that policy also apply if I buy my tickets from a discounter? Or would that only apply if I buy the original tickets direct from Disney?

It doesn't matter where you buy them. You can apply the value of the expired tickets to new ones.

And finally, a random question that doesn't have anything to do with tickets but I can't stop wondering about..... are my feet going to hurt at the end of a day at DL like they do at the end of a day at WDW? Or is it a little less brutal because its so much smaller?

Yes, your feet are going to hurt. Having two different pairs of shoes and switching mid-day helps.

what does LMTC stand for in re: to disney tix?

Last Minute Travel Club. Previously, the best prices to buy tickets, but I don't know if they're offering them currently.

 

[dukeybootie]

If you can apply the value of expired tickets to new ones, what is to prevent someone from buying a 5 day pass and stretching it out over the rest of the calendar year rather than staying within the 13-day limit?

 

[ahhhcrap]

If you can apply the value of expired tickets to new ones, what is to prevent someone from buying a 5 day pass and stretching it out over the rest of the calendar year rather than staying within the 13-day limit?

Putting the value of expired tickets towards the purchase of new ones only applies to unused tickets.

 

[Bigmace]

If you can apply the value of expired tickets to new ones, what is to prevent someone from buying a 5 day pass and stretching it out over the rest of the calendar year rather than staying within the 13-day limit?

It doesn't work like that. A multiday ticket is considered used once you use the first day. The only time you would get value towards new tickets if you didn't use the multiday pass at all or only bought individual day tickets.

 

[Belia]

It doesn't work like that. A multiday ticket is considered used once you use the first day. The only time you would get value towards new tickets if you didn't use the multiday pass at all or only bought individual day tickets.

Oh! I didn't realize that. I thought if I bought a 5-day pass and only ended up using 3 days, then before the ticket expired I could roll the unused value to a new ticket. I didn't realize that using one day meant ALL days were considered used.

Ummm..... right? I'm confusing myself I think.

 

[pharmama]

Oh! I didn't realize that. I thought if I bought a 5-day pass and only ended up using 3 days, then before the ticket expired I could roll the unused value to a new ticket. I didn't realize that using one day meant ALL days were considered used.

Ummm..... right? I'm confusing myself I think.

The exact wording on multi-day tickets is: Ticket expires 13 days after first visit or on XX/XX/XXXX, whichever occurs first.

A multi-day that has been partially used must be "used up" within those 13 days. There is no "rollover" of unused days into a new ticket. However, a ticket that has never been used at all but is expired based on the date on the ticket (whatever date is XX/XX/XXXX on the ticket. Currently most new tickets expire on 01/12/2023) historically CAN be used toward the purchase of a new, unexpired ticket along with paying any difference in ticket price since the original purchase.

You also asked about discounted tickets above. Generally speaking it doesn't matter if they are full price or discounted tickets- both can be used as credit towards a new ticket if unused and expired. In the past, it has been mixed as to whether the amount of credit given for a discounted ticket was the discounted amount or the full gate price. There seems to be a way DL "knows" that some tickets were discounted at original purchase but not others. So no real way to know what you'll get on that one. Assume you will get the discounted price as credit but get a little bonus if you get the gate price.

 

[sjmac42]

Regarding your feet, I’ve covered up to 23km (about 15 miles) on one day at Disneyland over Christmas 2019. Usually, you’ll easily do 8-10 miles per day, more with parkhoppers, depending how close your hotel is. Your other questions are answered above, yes the value of unused tickets can be applied to new tickets regardless of where you buy them. MaxPass can be added through the app each day when you enter the parks (either park) or you can add it for all your days at the ticket booths and the price you see is the price you pay.
aRes Travel and Undercover T0urist are other reliable resellers if LMTC isn’t selling tickets.

 

[Jaina]

I found my feet are actually likely to hurt MORE after Disneyland, especially with park hopping, because there is so much to do, we go faster and farther every day. I have often done 15-17 miles in a day at Disneyland, and did more like 10-14 on my WDW days. There was less to do in each park, so I felt less motivated to walk as much.