FL Resident Disney Select Blackout Dates Changed?

[glassslippergirl]

Looking for verification. Did Disney change the blackout dates for FL Resident Disney Select passes? I bought my passes in February ahead of the rate hike; they expire Dec. 14. At the time of purchase, there was a blackout in place for most of the summer. I just saw a TV commercial for WDW that listed the 2016 blackout dates in the fine print as limited to just 4th of July week and two weeks at Christmas. I called WDW and the cast member said the blackout dates for summer were July 1-4 only.

Did I miss a big announcement (I did a quick but not thorough Google search that turned up nothing)? I know they did the same thing at spring break, and I guess that the call to WDW should serve as verification enough. But I think I'm looking for another source to verify before I get my son's hopes up that we can spend a few days at WDW this summer. Thanks in advance!

 

[DebbieB]

Looking for verification. Did Disney change the blackout dates for FL Resident Disney Select passes? I bought my passes in February ahead of the rate hike; they expire Dec. 14. At the time of purchase, there was a blackout in place for most of the summer. I just saw a TV commercial for WDW that listed the 2016 blackout dates in the fine print as limited to just 4th of July week and two weeks at Christmas. I called WDW and the cast member said the blackout dates for summer were July 1-4 only.

Did I miss a big announcement (I did a quick but not thorough Google search that turned up nothing)? I know they did the same thing at spring break, and I guess that the call to WDW should serve as verification enough. But I think I'm looking for another source to verify before I get my son's hopes up that we can spend a few days at WDW this summer. Thanks in advance!

Online is still showing most of the summer blacked out.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/florida-residents/passholder-program/

 

[wilkeliza]

Yeah just looked and most of Weekday Select is still blacked out. Are you sure it wasn't just the FL 3 day and 4 day tickets that they were talking about?

 

[DebbieB]

Yeah just looked and most of Weekday Select is still blacked out. Are you sure it wasn't just the FL 3 day and 4 day tickets that they were talking about?

That's what it looks like.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/tickets/?affiliation=FL_RESIDENT&numDays=4

Tickets and any options purchased must be used within 14 days of first use, except for Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Tickets. Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Tickets expire 6 months after first use or December 17, 2017, whichever comes first, and may not be used on the following blockout dates: July 1, 2016 to July 4, 2016; December 15, 2016 to December 31; 2016; January 1, 2017 to January 2, 2017; April 8, 2017 to April 21, 2017; June 5, 2017 to August 10, 2017.

 

[glassslippergirl]

I was referring to the 3-4 day tickets. Sorry if I was unclear.

 

[ravenclawtrekkie]

The 3 and 4 day tickets had their summer blockouts lifted EXCEPT for July 1-4.

The Weekday Select and Silver annual passes are still blocked out June 6 - August 11. (Well, the Weekday Select is really already blocked out because it's the weekend and Monday's the 6th.)