DVC discounts on park tickets

[jimmytammy]

Which tickets does DVC give a discount on and how much is the discount?

 

[kem330]

10% off onsite price of UPH(also known as length of stay). They let you drop the first and last day if you want to.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

They let you drop the first and last day if you want to.

Not always, depends on the CM. They are not supposed to drop but either the first or last day. If you are nice and get a nice CM they might drop both. I just would not tell anyone that was policy, because it is not.

 

[kem330]

Okay- I'm just curious- has anyone not been able to drop one or both days on a UPH or previously called length of stay pass? Because it has been my impression that if you order ahead of time they do not let you drop any days, but I have never heard of anyone who purchased onsite not being allowed to. Even before DVC we have always been allowed to do so.

 

[Dean]

There were reports a year or 2 ago about some not being allowed to drop both days while others were. I haven't heard anyone say this though for quite a while. Still the written rules are clear and require for each day including check in or checkout. That means they're covered if they decide to enforce it, even if it's just for one person.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

kem330
The issues is not if they do it, the issue is telling folks they will and when the CMs do decide to follow the rules (you know how whimsical CMs can be) then people will be disappointed.
Just MHO, but, I think it best to state the rules as they are stated and then say you can ask to have either the first or last or both first and last dropped. I just don't like people disappointed.

 

[kem330]

Good point, Dean and Gail- I was just coming from my experience in which it has never been a problem- in fact I never knew it was a rule until it was posted on this board. I posted on TP board because I really wonder what's up with this- why is there a rule if its never enforced- or how often has it been enforced? I think perhaps it is more intricate in that if you buy it the day you arrive, then you must include that day, but in fact many have been told to just purchase the pass the day after arrival and there doesn't seem to be a problem. I guess I'd really like Disney's official line on this- maybe there is more to the story- After all they are really discouraging people to buy it if they arrive late or leave early on day of departure and that seems self-defeating?

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Kem,
LOL, when have you ever seen any rule at Disney 100% enforced?
But since you asked for the "skinny" on the UMP here you go, warning it is kind of long.

Ultimate Park Hopper Passes - Provide unlimited admission to Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom, River Country, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, Pleasure Island, Disney Quest and Disney's Wide World of Sports (not valid for Hard ticketed events).

There are major advantages and disadvantages to purchasing UPH's. The major advantage is that you can come and go as you please to any of Disney's theme parks, water parks, Pleasure Island, Wide World of Sports and DisneyQuest for as long as you stay without worrying about keeping track of used park days and plus options as you would with regular tickets. The major disadvantage to UPH's is that if you don't go to any of the Disney parks on a certain day (due to illness, offsite activities, visits to other Orlando theme parks, day spent at the resort pool, etc) you are still paying Disney for a day of admissions that you didn't use and can't save for future use.

UPH's are valid from the moment you check-in (or 12:01 am of the first day you purchased them for if you dropped your arrival day) through midnight of your day of departure day (or through midnight of the last full day you purchased it for if you dropped your departure day.

Ultimate Park Hopper Passes are sold two ways: as a package (either included or added) with your WDW room reservation through CRO or WDTC or as a counter sale you purchase upon check in at your resort front desk. The two methods have different restrictions.

When you purchase your UPH's through CRO/WDTC, they are directly tied to the entire length of your reservation and the number in your party; hence the length of stay pass must be purchased by all members of your party and must equal the number of nights reserved. Holders of valid AP/PAP's are exempted from this requirement. You must purchase UPH's to cover your arrival day straight through to your departure day. One advantage to purchasing this way is you will get a slightly reduced advance purchase price for each UPH you buy.

If you wait until resort check in to purchase your UPH, you will pay a little more for your UPH's but it may be more advantageous to you since you may have either your arrival day or departure day removed thus saving you some money over the advance purchased UPH's. If your UPH's were purchased as part of a Disney package (Resort Magic, Grand Plan, etc), you cannot change them to drop a day.

TIP: Resort front desks can sell different tickets to different people right on the Resort ID card. In addition, each person does not have to buy a ticket. They can customize each person's ticket to their specific needs.

If you are staying at 2 different WDW hotels, you would have to purchase 2 different Ultimate Park Hopper Passes, not one for the entire visit on property. It will cost more getting two shorter UPH's than one longer one. Also, if staying for 5 days, you may not purchase a Ultimate Park Hopper Pass for 4 or less days. However, I continue to hear conflicting information regarding this so be sure to check with Guest Services when you arrive.

 

[EROS]

We NEVER have purchased a UPH during our DVC stays. We seldom go to the parks EVERY day of our stay, so we prefer the Hoppers ........

 

[kem330]

I don't buy UPH's anymore either, but in the early years once in awhile I did- I did however get them for guests of ours staying in another unit. I know the ins and outs thats why I get ph's instead. As DVC members it really makes more sense since we travel frequently to WDW unlike our guests and do not go to the parks everyday. Where did you get the info that if you are staying for 5 days you can not get a 4 day?