I'm getting conflicting info on ticket usage- Help is appreciated!

[Annette_C]

I read somewhere on a Disney forum to play around with the dates to get the best buy on tickets, as long as visit dates are within the 7-day window.
We're going from 3/15 to 3/19. I was waiting for the Disney sale on 4 Park Magic tickets but my dates are during a short blackout. For that reason, I went back to pricing a regular 4 day park tickets.
If I put 3/12 as a start date, my total price is cheaper than if I put a 3/15 start date. The 3/12 start date covers visits until 3/18 so we'd be ok (flying home on the 19 hence no park visits).
I asked a Disney travel agency and was told that we did not have to activate the park tickets on the stated first day. I'm detail oriented and wanted to make sure that was the case but just heard from a different Disney travel agency that we would need to activate tickets on the 12th.
I need to buy tickets or I'll miss the 60 day window opening for out FPs.
Can someone please help me by sharing their experience with a similar situation? Thanks!!

 

[Brett Wyman]

You are okay because your cheaper date is earlier and yes you can wait to activate in that window. If your cheaper date was mid-way through your trip then that would be trouble because you couldn't use the tickets until that start date.

From the Ticket sticky..


Ticket Duration Valid Use Period
1-Day Ticket Only the start date selected
2-Day Ticket Any 2 days within 4 days beginning on the start date
3-Day Ticket Any 3 days within 5 days beginning on the start date
4-Day Ticket Any 4 days within 7 days beginning on thestart date
5-Day Ticket Any 5 days within 8 days beginning on the start date
6-Day Ticket Any 6 days within 9 days beginning on the start date
7-Day Ticket Any 7 days within 10 days beginning on the start date
8-Day Ticket Any 8 days within 12 days beginning on the start date
9-Day Ticket Any 9 days within 13 days beginning on the start date
10-Day Ticket Any 10 days within 14 days beginning on the start date

For example, a 6-day base ticket with a start date of November 1 is valid any 6 days from November 1 to November 9.

 

[hiroMYhero]

You don’t have to “activate” date-based tickets. They are valid for the specified # of entitlements used during the specified timeframe.

 

[Brett Wyman]

I think by "activate" OP just meant "begin using".

 

[hiroMYhero]

It no longer matters when the ticket is first used within its valid timeframe as it’s only valid for the dated “window” of use.

The TA is using outdated MYW Ticket terms.

 

[Annette_C]

It no longer matters when the ticket is first used within its valid timeframe as it’s only valid for the dated “window” of use.

The TA is using outdated MYW Ticket terms.

Thank you so much for clarifying this for me!

 

[motherof5]

You are okay because your cheaper date is earlier and yes you can wait to activate in that window. If your cheaper date was mid-way through your trip then that would be trouble because you couldn't use the tickets until that start date.

From the Ticket sticky..


Ticket Duration Valid Use Period
1-Day Ticket Only the start date selected
2-Day Ticket Any 2 days within 4 days beginning on the start date
3-Day Ticket Any 3 days within 5 days beginning on the start date
4-Day Ticket Any 4 days within 7 days beginning on thestart date
5-Day Ticket Any 5 days within 8 days beginning on the start date
6-Day Ticket Any 6 days within 9 days beginning on the start date
7-Day Ticket Any 7 days within 10 days beginning on the start date
8-Day Ticket Any 8 days within 12 days beginning on the start date
9-Day Ticket Any 9 days within 13 days beginning on the start date
10-Day Ticket Any 10 days within 14 days beginning on the start date

For example, a 6-day base ticket with a start date of November 1 is valid any 6 days from November 1 to November 9.

Thanks for the info. I too was curious. Thanks to the OP for asking as well.