I SHOULD know the answer to this ticket question ....

[tinkerhon]

Hi all ! Sorry about this because after all of these years, I really should know the answer to this question - we are booked for 17 days in July - buying 10-day passes - ( doing a day at SW and one at Universal - ) so, I understand that the ticket expires 14 days after the selected start date - question - do the tickets have to be purchased with the same start date as the trip ? We are checking in 7/14, but want start date for the tickets to be 7/16- ( our first park day) to expire 7/30 -

TIA !

 

[KayaWildfire]

Are you doing a package of any kind? We did a package for our December trip and we never picked the start date for the tickets, it picked for us. We didn't mind, we were basically doing a park everyday anyway, but something to consider. If you are buying independently, I cannot imagine Disney would care what you choose to do.

 

[tinkerhon]

Are you doing a package of any kind? We did a package for our December trip and we never picked the start date for the tickets, it picked for us. We didn't mind, we were basically doing a park everyday anyway, but something to consider. If you are buying independently, I cannot imagine Disney would care what you choose to do.

thanks much ! No package - room only

 

[bryanb]

thanks much ! No package - room only

Looks like you're in good shape. Your tickets will not be tied to your room check-in date in any way. Have a great trip!

 

[tinkerhon]

Looks like you're in good shape. Your tickets will not be tied to your room check-in date in any way. Have a great trip!

thanks much !!

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

Just remember your FP window will be your ticket start date, not your room start date.

 

[subtchr]

Just remember your FP window will be your ticket start date, not your room start date.

Nope, the window will open 60 days before resort checkin date.

 

[seashoreCM]

For tickets purchased separately (not part of a package) you can also select the start date to be earlier or later in case the ticket price is lower that way. But of course positioned so the ticket usability dates span the actual days you want to be in the park.

For package tickets the usability span starts with check in. But the usability span length for non-consecutive park days is the length of the stay or equal to the usability span of a non-package ticket of the same kind whichever is longer.

 

[tinkerhon]

Thanks so much y'all !

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

Nope, the window will open 60 days before resort checkin date.

I stand corrected. I booked room and dining plan through Disney and bought tickets from work through a Disney portal. My reservation reads like a package. My fp window opened the day of my tickets and not hotel arrival day, but perhaps Disney still sees differently than a package booked WITH tickets.

 

[subtchr]

I stand corrected. I booked room and dining plan through Disney and bought tickets from work through a Disney portal. My reservation reads like a package. My fp window opened the day of my tickets and not hotel arrival day, but perhaps Disney still sees differently than a package booked WITH tickets.

It shouldn’t have mattered how you booked, or in what combination. Your FP booking window should have opened 60 days before your resort checkin date, no matter when your tickets were starting (as long as it was within the length of your eligible resort stay).