I tried to find this - Is there an AP discount for late June?

[Disneycrazymom]

I am booked with the 7/4 deal (and it is great) but we are now considering adding 3 days to the trip and would benefit from an AP instead of the 10 day tickets. I plan to go again in November for a birthday weekend. IF there is an AP room discount in June it would make the difference in cost worth the AP.

And then I could go back next summer too - but please don't tell DH I am already thinking about that!

 

[jordancej]

This is the current offer for APs: Sunday through Thursday nights, February 15 – April 2, 2009.

I'm waiting too to see if a code will come out for May, i just booked the 4/3 offer just to be on the safe side, but if something else comes up better for AP or GP, i'll rebook.

 

[Disneycrazymom]

Thank-you. I'll just wait and leave my reservation as is for now. I wonder how long it will be?

 

[rt2dz]

I have an AP and am currently booked in June under the 4/3 offer. I doubt an AP discount will beat this offer. BECAUSE: 1) Disney is currently excluding weekends from the AP rates, 2) It is prime season and 3) the 4/3 deal even without the gift card will still end up with ~40% off the room portion.

I am assuming you don't have AP vouchers yet. The smartest thing to do would be to have 7 day tickets (you can have any ticket with the 4/3 deal) with no expiration on them. You'll have the three days free with the 7 day ticket, which isn't a big deal--about a $10 savings, but the no expiration option is a huge savings. No expiration is based on the number of days (and isn't cheap). You'll get the 7 day no expiration at the 4 day price. That will save you ~$75 for an adult AP. All you have to do is take the ticket, use it once bringing the trade up credit to current gate value, and then upgrade to an AP at guest relations.

As far as an AP v. MYW ticket, if you will be in the parks over 11 days (assuming PH option) in a year from activation date, an AP would cost you less.

 

[Disneycrazymom]

I do not have have the vouchers yet.

I am not sure I am following what you are saying to do. I do not have the non expiration on the ticket as we planned to use them. Do I have to add that to upgrade to the AP?

Thanks!

 

[rt2dz]

I do not have have the vouchers yet.

I am not sure I am following what you are saying to do. I do not have the non expiration on the ticket as we planned to use them. Do I have to add that to upgrade to the AP?

Thanks!

You do not need to add no expiration to upgrade. You could just get a one day base ticket to do the upgrade. However, you get a better deal, and a higher discount, if you have the no expiration option on your 7 day tickets if you are planning on doing an upgrade to an AP.

No expiration cost is based on the number of days you have.

• 2-day base ticket w/ no expiration for an adult costs: $176.79
• 3-day base ticket w/ no expiration for an adult costs: $250.28
• 4-day base ticket w/ no expiration for an adult costs: $286.49
• 5-day base ticket w/ no expiration for an adult costs: $310.98
• 6-day base ticket w/ no expiration for an adult costs: $324.83
• 7-day base ticket w/ no expiration for an adult costs: $359.97

By getting the 7 day base ticket w/ no expiration you are saving $73.48, as it based on the cost of the 4-day ticket. As long as you use the ticket once, you will get a full credit for the 7 day ticket and not just the 4 day ticket. In other words, you will have a full $359.97 credit for your AP. The AP costs $499.49. You’ll only have to pay $139.52 for the AP upgrade.

On the other hand, a 7-day base ticket with expiration costs $242.82 and a 4-day base ticket costs $233.24. This will save you a whopping $9.58. So, while you’ll still get the full credit of the 7-day ticket—provided you use it first—your savings will be reduced by $63.90 and you’ll pay $256.67 for the AP upgrade.

Is that any clearer? If not, let me know what you don't understand and I'll try and explain better.

ETA: And, again, this is with the 4/3 deal and you really won't save anything extra by going over the 7-day ticket as the no expiration option just gets higher and higher with each day added.

 

[Disneycrazymom]

You are the saving queen! I would never have thought to even compare them!
Are you sure we would get the full refund of the 7 days even though we only paid for 4?

 

[rt2dz]

Are you sure we would get the full refund of the 7 days even though we only paid for 4?

Yes. 100% positive. There is one, very important catch. It's the one thing I keep pointing out: Use the ticket once to walk into the park before doing the upgrade.

Some CMs are less knowledgeable than others, so do go in with knowing what price you should be getting credit for and what you should be paying in total. On my other computer I have a word file that gives you a sample of what should be done/steps to follow. I bring a copy of that with me when I do upgrades/are with people who will be doing upgrades. I'll try to remember when I'm on that computer to PM it to you.

Our family is on two different AP schedules, and when I upgraded 3 of the tickets this past October, I wasn't given full gate value. I went back the next day and had it price adjusted, but it was a hassle. I was also given the impression that they aren't suppose to adjust the price after the fact and I should have had it fixed/corrected as soon as they mistake was made.

If when doing the upgrade you can't find someone knowledgeable, and I've heard of people having a hard time even with guest relation managers not knowing, just politely thank them and try again at a different time. Maybe a different guest relations office. I also gather from word of mouth it is better to do it inside the parks guest relation offices rather than at the outside guest relations office or at the TTC. From what I hear, I believe MK might be more knowledgeable than other parks. All hearsay though.

I recommend going for the upgrade early in your trip for this also. Also, after check-in, or as soon as possible after check-in, walk over to your resorts concierge desk and have them put your tickets on a separate admission media. Guest Relation offices are capable, but from what I hear (again hearsay), they aren't very good at it, especially if you have dining credits.

As a side note, check your AP to make sure you have the correct anniversary date on it. When doing our upgrades, actually the price adjusted ones, they gave the date for expiration as the date the tickets were sold to the ticket broker--3 months after first use. Do keep in mind that all tickets must be upgraded within 14 days of first use even with no expiration on them and the anniversary date of the AP will be the first day the upgraded ticket was used, not the date you did the upgrade. Oh, and resorts cannot do upgrades to APs.

It really is very simple, even though it doesn't sound like it.

 

[momjkm]

I am waiting for a discount---have the 4/3 deal booked but think snow days are going to mess it up... one more snow day we move into the week of the 20th--- the free days need to be used by the 27th...
Does anyone know if I can just wait and then swithc this ressie to an AP rate ressie???
like in March or april....
jill

 

[Disneycrazymom]

Wow! Thank-you rt2dz! If you think to PM the directions I will print them out and take them with me!

momjkm, I feel your snow day pain! We can work around it ok but my sister and her ex schedule all the summer weeks from the last day of school. If there are too many snow days and they go to school longer her vacation schedule is completely messed up!

I would think the worst you would have to do is cancel and rebook. But you should know before finial payment is due. Well hopefully - there has been some crazy weather.

 

[ruthma]

Yes. 100% positive. There is one, very important catch. It's the one thing I keep pointing out: Use the ticket once to walk into the park before doing the upgrade.

Some CMs are less knowledgeable than others, so do go in with knowing what price you should be getting credit for and what you should be paying in total. On my other computer I have a word file that gives you a sample of what should be done/steps to follow. I bring a copy of that with me when I do upgrades/are with people who will be doing upgrades. I'll try to remember when I'm on that computer to PM it to you.

Our family is on two different AP schedules, and when I upgraded 3 of the tickets this past October, I wasn't given full gate value. I went back the next day and had it price adjusted, but it was a hassle. I was also given the impression that they aren't suppose to adjust the price after the fact and I should have had it fixed/corrected as soon as they mistake was made.

If when doing the upgrade you can't find someone knowledgeable, and I've heard of people having a hard time even with guest relation managers not knowing, just politely thank them and try again at a different time. Maybe a different guest relations office. I also gather from word of mouth it is better to do it inside the parks guest relation offices rather than at the outside guest relations office or at the TTC. From what I hear, I believe MK might be more knowledgeable than other parks. All hearsay though.

I recommend going for the upgrade early in your trip for this also. Also, after check-in, or as soon as possible after check-in, walk over to your resorts concierge desk and have them put your tickets on a separate admission media. Guest Relation offices are capable, but from what I hear (again hearsay), they aren't very good at it, especially if you have dining credits.

As a side note, check your AP to make sure you have the correct anniversary date on it. When doing our upgrades, actually the price adjusted ones, they gave the date for expiration as the date the tickets were sold to the ticket broker--3 months after first use. Do keep in mind that all tickets must be upgraded within 14 days of first use even with no expiration on them and the anniversary date of the AP will be the first day the upgraded ticket was used, not the date you did the upgrade. Oh, and resorts cannot do upgrades to APs.

It really is very simple, even though it doesn't sound like it.

Could you PM me the directions. I am going in sept on bounceback and will have 1 ticket to upgrade....thanks for your help

 

[thunderbird1]

rt2dz--thanks so much for all your data! I've been crunching these same numbers for the last several days and my head is spinning. It's great to hear that others are coming to the same conclusion that I am about getting the NE option on 4/3 tickets is a terrific deal if you plan to upgrade to AP's. The only question I have for you is about this:

ETA: And, again, this is with the 4/3 deal and you really won't save anything extra by going over the 7-day ticket as the no expiration option just gets higher and higher with each day added.

It looks to me like it is a good deal to go with the 10 day NE tickets instead of the 7 day. With the 7, you pay for 4, and with the 10 you pay for 7. The difference in price between 4 and 7 day NE tickets is $73.48; but the difference in price between the 7 and 10 is $105.44. It's not a huge difference, but it is another $32 x the number of people in your party. Am I way off base here?

Would you mind adding my name to your list of people to PM your word document to? When we upgraded our tickets 2 years ago, we had the same problem you did--the CM (I think she was new) didn't calculate something properly and we had to go back and get a credit. I was so confused, I don't know what we ultimately paid for those passes, but I think we made out okay. This time, I'm going to make sure I know exactly what it should cost us to upgrade before I walk into guest services. TIA!

 

[rt2dz]

rt2dz--thanks so much for all your data! I've been crunching these same numbers for the last several days and my head is spinning. It's great to hear that others are coming to the same conclusion that I am about getting the NE option on 4/3 tickets is a terrific deal if you plan to upgrade to AP's. The only question I have for you is about this:



It looks to me like it is a good deal to go with the 10 day NE tickets instead of the 7 day. With the 7, you pay for 4, and with the 10 you pay for 7. The difference in price between 4 and 7 day NE tickets is $73.48; but the difference in price between the 7 and 10 is $105.44. It's not a huge difference, but it is another $32 x the number of people in your party. Am I way off base here?

Would you mind adding my name to your list of people to PM your word document to? When we upgraded our tickets 2 years ago, we had the same problem you did--the CM (I think she was new) didn't calculate something properly and we had to go back and get a credit. I was so confused, I don't know what we ultimately paid for those passes, but I think we made out okay. This time, I'm going to make sure I know exactly what it should cost us to upgrade before I walk into guest services. TIA!

You may be right on the 10 day v. 7 day; I haven't run the numbers. I simply took someone else's word (yea, I know--I don't usually) that you don't get a discount when you go beyond the 7 days on the no expiration. Now that I'm thinking about it, it doesn't sound right. Most of the time, people just aren't doing their math right or looking at the right numbers. I do have to say that since half my family has current APs, I didn't want to invest too much into the future and didn't really care beyond 7 days. We're actually booked under the 4/3 deal with 1-day base tickets, but since half of us do need APs, I've been reconsidering that.

 

[rt2dz]

To everyone who wants my little document from here on out: PM me. I just want to make sure that if I do n't get back to this thread, it's covered. It's a very short document. I do believe I have sent everyone one who has requested it so far.

 

[Lady SnowElla]

To everyone who wants my little document from here on out: PM me. I just want to make sure that if I do n't get back to this thread, it's covered. It's a very short document. I do believe I have sent everyone one who has requested it so far.

I sent you a PM also. We are going in June and planned to get 10 day park hopper but may consider APs if price wasn't too far off.

 

[Lady SnowElla]

I am waiting for a discount---have the 4/3 deal booked but think snow days are going to mess it up... one more snow day we move into the week of the 20th--- the free days need to be used by the 27th...

I booked the 4/3 tonight starting on June 27th.

 

[laurabelle]

I went ahead and booked the 4 & 3 deal, but I still can't believe my eyes... Can you guys double check my math?

I ran the numbers comparing to the 7 day to the 10 day base non-expiring, non hopping tickets with the 4 & 3 offer. I figured the 10 day ticket saves more. Here's what I got:

For my dates, four adults at Pop the cost is $1964.30.

10 day base non-ex. ticket is $465.41, so the price difference I would pay to upgrade to an AP is $34.08 per ticket or $136.32 for four.

My total for four people, 7 nights at Pop, with the upgrade to APs is $2100.62.

With the 7 day base non-ex. ticket, the 4 & 3 deal at Pop cost $1670.38, plus $139.52 per ticket to upgrade to APs, so the total for 4 would be $2228.46, so I come out ahead buying the 10 day base non-ex. ticket to start.

My cost for four new APs would be $1997.96
7 nights at Pop is costing us $102.66!

 

[thunderbird1]

I went ahead and booked the 4 & 3 deal, but I still can't believe my eyes... Can you guys double check my math?

I didn't actually run all your numbers, but I'm coming to the same conclusion for our trip, so I hope we're both right, lol! We have 3A/1C, and our total for 8 nights (we had to add an extra night because of flight availability) at POP + 10 day NE tickets is $2113 plus $115 to upgrade to AP's for a total of $2228.

4 AP's would have cost us $1939, so the 4 nights at POP are only costing us $289. $289/8=$36 a night for Pop during spring break! (If you subtract out $150 for our extra night, I get $139--very close to your $102.66).

Plus we're going early enough that we're getting the $200 gift card, which if you subtract it from the hotel cost, brings the hotel down to $11 a night.

I think we almost have to go at those prices!

 

[laurabelle]

thunderbird1-You got a terrific deal! I hope we're both right too! I wish I could go when they are offering the gift card. Yes, I'm getting $14.66/ night...crazy!

Lady SnowElla- I wanted to add that I am checking in on 6/22. The CM thought I would get 6 nights with the 4 & 3 offer, but I had checked online and I was getting 7 nights. Sure enough, I could book the deal. So the last check in date for the offer does not have to be June 20th.

I have gotten the CM at our resort (I think it was the Concierge CM)to remove the tickets from our room key cards and had no trouble upgrading tickets in the past at the park guest service window.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Help me out here on the upgrade please. I have an AP that expires in Sept. DS need to get a new AP.

Can I take my base ticket and apply the cost to DS AP? Do we need to use the tickets first?

I am thinking about the 4/3 deal. Oh lord talk me out of it please.