expired Disneyland tickets?

[Bossy22]

My family and I are considering going to DL this coming Christmas season (yes, a year away). Canadians have great deals on tickets if you buy them by the end of Feb and the tickets expire by the end of 2017. My question is, if we end up not being able to go are we out the cost of the tickets? Can you use them after the date and pay the difference to new tickets? Anyone have any idea on this?

 

[mom2rtk]

I believe (in general) after the expiration date they are no longer valid for entry, but the value can be applied to new tickets.

Not exactly sure how it works with a special promotion like that.

 

[SMD]

I think APs hold the value paid and you pay the difference, but tickets are use them or lose them by the expiration date.

 

[Ryan120420]

I believe (in general) after the expiration date they are no longer valid for entry, but the value can be applied to new tickets.

Not exactly sure how it works with a special promotion like that.

This is correct.

 

[Darkbeer1]

The big issue, Disney will only allow the "price paid" for the expired ticket to any current regularly priced ticket, so there is quite a jump for a discounted rate, to the Ticket Booth price.

 

[Bossy22]

Thanks everyone. So it seems that I would not lose my money but would have to pay the extra after they are expired? If that's the case I can definitely afford that chance! Here's hoping November works as I need my Disney fix!!!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

You can email Guest Services to be certain about this. It wouldn't be fun to learn about an odd loophole after it's too late to do anything about it. CMs have told me that DLR entrance media does not lose its value after expiration (meaning that if you paid $100 for a ticket and that ticket expired, it would still hold its value at $100), but that you will have to pay the difference for any new ticket after the old ticket expires. If the price increases before your ticket expires, e.g. price hike, you won't have to pay the difference because your ticket will still be good. Hope this makes sense. But I would still check with Disney to make sure that there haven't been any recent policy changes.

 

[StormyCA]

I agree with *lucky*, call and ask. But also be aware that what you are told today may not be the 'way things work' next December (or even tomorrow!).

 

[Malcon10t]

I think APs hold the value paid and you pay the difference, but tickets are use them or lose them by the expiration date.

Tickets hold the value you paid. After the expiration date, you would apply them to the price of a new ticket at that value. So if you bought them for $200 and a new ticket is $210, you would still have to pay the $10. Same as an AP.