Magic My Way Tickets on a split reservation

[Rachael Q]

We decided on a last minute trip to the world for Christmas. We are 5 adults and 1 child. Two rooms. One room is for 3 adults and 1 child and the other is for 2 adults. The room with 2 adults already has tickets , the other all 4 people need tickets. We are staying 5 nights at All Star movies and 2 nights at POR. We are getting them 6 days tickets.

Once we check out of the first resort to the tickets expire, like the old length of stay tickets, or are the valid for 14 days?

 

[CleveRocks]

Your tickets are good for 14 days from 1st use. Tickets are no longer in any way tied to the length of your stay at a WDW resort.

 

[GinnyFavers]

Are tickets still on room keys?

Or are they seperate paper tickets, now?

 

[CleveRocks]

Are tickets still on room keys?

Or are they seperate paper tickets, now?

If you buy them through Disney, they are automatically encoded onto your room key.

 

[Rachael Q]

Thanks CleveRocks, that's what I needed to know.

 

[GinnyFavers]

If you buy them through Disney, they are automatically encoded onto your room key.

So when you switch resorts, will they encode your remaining days on your new room key?

What happens if you check out, but your days haven't expired, and you go stay off-site somewhere? Do you use your old room key up until those days expire?

 

[DISNEYNY]

Good question, I would like to know too. Anyone??

 

[HeidiGW]

You will just keep using your old keys for the parks. (Plus, your new keys for room.)
We have keys from two years ago that have a couple of days left from non-expiring passes.

And, yes, you can still use your days no matter where you are staying. (As long as it is within the 14 day period or non-expiring.)

 

[Princess Amy]

This is what I was told for our upcoming December visit.

We booked Dec 1-5 at AKL savanna bunk bed room, 8 day park hoppers, and dining plan.

Then we switch to CSR Dec 5-9 standard room, 1 day base ticket, and dining plan.

The CM said that if you are planning to have the dining plan on both reservations you have to have at least a 1 day magic your way base ticket to purchast the DP. He also said the more days you purchase for any given ticket the cheaper it is. Which is why we bought the 8 day park hopper, and then had to buy the 1 day base ticket so we could get the dining plan for our second part of our stay.

I also asked about the cards and the tickets on them. He said that when you check into your first resort, they will issue you your card which will have the room, the tickets, and the dining plan on them. On our 5th day when we check out of our resort. The room key part would be deactivated, but the tickets are still on there. The dining plan would end at 12 midnight on the 5th.

When we check into CSR we will be issued another card as our room key, the dining plan, and our 1 day base ticket. We would continue using the old room key for our hoppers until we need the base ticket.

He mentioned that you could ask the front desk at your second resort if they could transfer your tickets to your new room key card. They said it has happened before and some CM will do it for you. Just have to ask.

Hope this helps. Kinda confusing myself reading this.....

Anymore questions, feel free to ask.

 

[GinnyFavers]

Kinda confusing myself reading this.....

Yeah, confusing isn't the word for it!

It really sounds like people who want the dining plan are getting not a good deal, if they want to switch resorts, because that one day base ticket is so much more money than the two bucks or so you'd pay on a 10 day vs an 8 day park ticket.

I guess if you're staying for more than 10 days, you'd have to purchase more park tickets anyways, but for people staying 10 days or less, if they want the dining plan, there's a real financial incentive to stay at the same resort for the duration of their vacation.

But I understand, resort hopping can be a lot of fun, trying out new places, and a way in and of itself to save money - a few days in a Value or Moderate, and then a few days' splurge in a Deluxe, for example. I imagine the above cost would be easily swallowed by someone saving money by switching, taking advantage of a special deal, or who values the resort hopping to the tune of that amount of money.

I'm going to be starting as a travel agent with one of the Disney specialist web based companies next spring cloud9: can't wait!) and I am really starting to try and study study study this stuff. Not only do I have to understand it, I have to explain it to other people! Pray for me!

 

[tjmw2727]

So when you switch resorts, will they encode your remaining days on your new room key?

What happens if you check out, but your days haven't expired, and you go stay off-site somewhere? Do you use your old room key up until those days expire?

Yes - you can just keep using the old room keyswith the tickets on them.

In that case however, I would just keep the tickets separate from the room key in the first place. You have the option to put them on your WDW resort key or not - its not automatic. Even with a package the CM can seaparate the tickets for you if you wish.

I prefer to keep my room key separate from my ticket if I am switching resorts or if I have the non expire option. This way I can use the remaining days as I please and I also find it easier to keep track of.
TJ
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[tjmw2727]

Just to clarify, even with a package and even with dining you can have your park tickets separated from your room key if you wish. When booking the package everyone has to have the same MYW pass. After arriving you can separate the pass from your room key and do with it what you wish.

Folks who purchase a 1 day MYW pass can have it as a separate pass to save for the future if say they have an AP or add more days or other options that others in the party don't want or need.

So while the ticket is part of the package at booking, after check in you can separate them and add to them as you please. Unless I am using the full ticket during the trip and staying at the same resort I always have my tickets separate.

HTH
TJ

 

[Princess Amy]

Yeah, confusing isn't the word for it!

It really sounds like people who want the dining plan are getting not a good deal, if they want to switch resorts, because that one day base ticket is so much more money than the two bucks or so you'd pay on a 10 day vs an 8 day park ticket.

I guess if you're staying for more than 10 days, you'd have to purchase more park tickets anyways, but for people staying 10 days or less, if they want the dining plan, there's a real financial incentive to stay at the same resort for the duration of their vacation.

But I understand, resort hopping can be a lot of fun, trying out new places, and a way in and of itself to save money - a few days in a Value or Moderate, and then a few days' splurge in a Deluxe, for example. I imagine the above cost would be easily swallowed by someone saving money by switching, taking advantage of a special deal, or who values the resort hopping to the tune of that amount of money.

I'm going to be starting as a travel agent with one of the Disney specialist web based companies next spring cloud9: can't wait!) and I am really starting to try and study study study this stuff. Not only do I have to understand it, I have to explain it to other people! Pray for me!

Actually, believe it or not, us switching resorts and adding the base ticket and all that mumbo jumbo, is cheaper than what we were paying to stay at CSR the whole 8 nights, 9 day park hoppers, and dining plan.

We used the Disney Visa code and with that discount....that is the only reason we are switching resorts. Figured, hey, if I could get money back and even upgrade to a deluxe for 4 nights, ah, what the heck?