Florida Resident Question

[tink2007]

My husband and I recently rented a home in Florida but are keeping our primary residency in our home state. I just purchased Florida annual passes on line and I'm confused on what prof of residency I will need when I pick them up. We will not have a Florida drivers license but will have the other forms that are listed on the website. From the web site, I read that I need my government issued pictured ID (drivers license) and ONE form from the list, utility bill, bank statement, etc. When I called to ask a question about the annual pass, the cast member I spoke to said we would need 2 forms of prof of Florida residency EACH plus our picture ID. So which is it, 1 or 2 forms of prof of residency. I just want to make sure I have what I need when I go pick them up.

 

[goofy4tink]

My husband and I recently rented a home in Florida but are keeping our primary residency in our home state. I just purchased Florida annual passes on line and I'm confused on what prof of residency I will need when I pick them up. We will not have a Florida drivers license but will have the other forms that are listed on the website. From the web site, I read that I need my government issued pictured ID (drivers license) and ONE form from the list, utility bill, bank statement, etc. When I called to ask a question about the annual pass, the cast member I spoke to said we would need 2 forms of prof of Florida residency EACH plus our picture ID. So which is it, 1 or 2 forms of prof of residency. I just want to make sure I have what I need when I go pick them up.

I believe you have to have a photo ID, with a Florida address. That could be a drivers license, a voting card....what ever shows your primary residence is in Florida. I don't think that you can have just a vacation home in Florida and be considered a resident. But, I could be wrong. I do know that my son was told he had to show his Florida drivers license when he picked up his resident AP.

 

[rustyfla]

My husband and I recently rented a home in Florida but are keeping our primary residency in our home state. I just purchased Florida annual passes on line and I'm confused on what prof of residency I will need when I pick them up. We will not have a Florida drivers license but will have the other forms that are listed on the website. From the web site, I read that I need my government issued pictured ID (drivers license) and ONE form from the list, utility bill, bank statement, etc. When I called to ask a question about the annual pass, the cast member I spoke to said we would need 2 forms of prof of Florida residency EACH plus our picture ID. So which is it, 1 or 2 forms of prof of residency. I just want to make sure I have what I need when I go pick them up.

My wife and I showed our driver licenses, but as per the website.

Either a photo id, or one of the following...... as per the website.


Florida Resident Tickets:
Proof of a Florida residential address is required. For each ticket purchased for an adult, you may provide any of the following:

Valid Florida driver's license
Valid Florida state-issued ID card (must have a Florida address)
Valid Florida-based military ID


If you do not have one of the IDs indicated above, then for each ticket purchased for an adult you must provide one of the following dated within the last 2 months and evidencing a Florida residential address (not a PO Box) together with a corresponding picture ID (passport, driver's license, state identification card):

Monthly mortgage statement
Florida vehicle registration or title
Homeowner's insurance policy or bill
Automobile insurance policy or bill
Utility bill
Mail from a financial institution, including checking, savings or investment account statement
Mail from a federal, state, county or city government agency
The persons who will use the Florida Resident adult tickets must be present at the time of ticket pick up. A print of an electronic bill of the type described above is acceptable. Photocopies and fax copies of bills are not acceptable.



If you purchased more than one florida resident ticket, each person will have to have their name on one of the above.

 

[JayLeeJay]

I have an out of state drivers license and used a bank statement. My mom used an electricity bill along with her out of state license. It was very easy to use these forms of proof.

The last time I called I was told any bill - cable, electricity, water, etc. is enough for proof of residency. A lease will not be accepted. I hope a Comcast bill will work because that is the only bill that is in my boyfriends name. We won't be changing our licenses for a few months but he wants to get his pass in a few weeks.

 

[jco_direwolf]

I have an out of state drivers license and used a bank statement. My mom used an electricity bill along with her out of state license. The last time I called I was told any bill - cable, electricity, water, etc. is enough for proof of residency. A lease will not be accepted. I hope a Comcast bill will work because that is the only bill that is in my boyfriends name. We won't be changing our licenses for a few months but he wants to get his pass in a few weeks.

It's been a few years, but you use to be able to go to the DMV and get a state ID card. It was a DL in portrait (instead of landscape)

 

[Sandy Fisher]

When we lived in FL, we knew a lot of "snowbirds" and we were told that we would only be considered FL residents if we lived at least 6 months plus one day during the calendar year IN FLORIDA.
That way we had FL driver's license, etc. You can get an acceptable picture ID at the same place where you get your license pictures taken in Florida, but it wouldn't show a Florida street address.
Never had to prove residency beyond having our licenses once we moved there, so not sure how complicated it is when you pick up the AP. They're pretty particular about proving residency.
Good luck.

 

[JayLeeJay]

It's been a few years, but you use to be able to go to the DMV and get a state ID card. It was a DL in portrait (instead of landscape)

It is my understanding that you can't hold both a drivers license and a state ID card.

 

[erionm]

I believe you have to have a photo ID, with a Florida address. That could be a drivers license, a voting card....what ever shows your primary residence is in Florida. I don't think that you can have just a vacation home in Florida and be considered a resident. But, I could be wrong. I do know that my son was told he had to show his Florida drivers license when he picked up his resident AP.

From DisneyWorld.com:

Florida Resident Tickets:
Proof of a Florida residential address is required. For each ticket purchased for an adult, you may provide any of the following:

• Valid Florida driver's license
• Valid Florida state-issued ID card (must have a Florida address)
• Valid Florida-based military ID

If you do not have one of the IDs indicated above, then for each ticket purchased for an adult you must provide one of the following dated within the last 2 months and evidencing a Florida residential address (not a PO Box) together with a corresponding picture ID (passport, driver's license, state identification card):

• Monthly mortgage statement
• Florida vehicle registration or title
• Homeowner's insurance policy or bill
• Automobile insurance policy or bill
• Utility bill
• Mail from a financial institution, including checking, savings or investment account statement
• Mail from a federal, state, county or city government agency

The persons who will use the Florida Resident adult tickets must be present at the time of ticket pick up. A print of an electronic bill of the type described above is acceptable. Photocopies and fax copies of bills are not acceptable.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/florida-residents/validation-requirements/

 

[Traveliz]

I have consistently used my IL license and my bank statement with my name and FL address on it. I most recently used these two forms of ID in May.

Liz

 

[dizzneebabe]

When we picked ours up in November, three out of four of us had our Florida Licenses, but DS left for college when we packed up and moved out of IL, so he still had his IL license. I printed out a student loan statement (with our FL address on it) and his auto loan (both DH and DS name was on it) statement and that was just fine. I think they only looked at one of the two statements.

We didn't have a problem. I would bring two just in case, but you should be fine as long as you have a picture ID to go along with it.

 

[mom2rtk]

I hope a Comcast bill will work because that is the only bill that is in my boyfriends name.

Not sure if that will work at Disney. But I bet it works really well over at Universal. Especially if you have a premium cable package.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

It is my understanding that you can't hold both a drivers license and a state ID card.

This is correct because I did ask before we moved as we were still considering options with our Florida property and what we would do with it.

 

[jco_direwolf]

It is my understanding that you can't hold both a drivers license and a state ID card.

Okay that is a change. Unless you mean a Fla State DL and Fla State ID card.

Because back in the 80's you had to have a Fla State ID (either a FL DL or a State ID card) to drink in Fla. UF even had a the DMV setup a "remote" DMV on campus for orientation so incoming freshmen could easily get one.

At the time it was to standardize the IDs you need to know.

 

[Traveliz]

When we lived in FL, we knew a lot of "snowbirds" and we were told that we would only be considered FL residents if we lived at least 6 months plus one day during the calendar year IN FLORIDA.
That way we had FL driver's license, etc. You can get an acceptable picture ID at the same place where you get your license pictures taken in Florida, but it wouldn't show a Florida street address.
Never had to prove residency beyond having our licenses once we moved there, so not sure how complicated it is when you pick up the AP. They're pretty particular about proving residency.
Good luck.

This is to be considered a FL resident for tax purposes...for college tuition it's another set of criteria and Disney has yet a different set of criteria as well. Furthermore, FL no longer provides state issued IDs aside from FL driver's license or literal FL resident (for legal purposes) IDs. For those of us who own homes in FL Disney allows us to use our state driver's license or ID and another form of ID as have been outlined on their website and another poster copied elsewhere in this thread.

Liz

 

[Otter49]

And of course there's always the Fla Concealed Carry Permit......

 

[xxliz28xx]

I'm glad I read what they wanted as proof before I left because we bought our APs a week after we moved here from Kentucky. I was just going to bring the lease because I thought that was good enough. Once I found out what I needed, I happily also brought along our renter's insurance which is what they looked at. Thank goodness for the FL resident monthly payment program!