Make sure you purchase your tickets or upgrade your AP before this weekend

[JerseyJanice]

I wonder—is it confirmed yet that prices are going up tomorrow?

 

[subtchr]

The AP time doesn't begin to run until the voucher is activated and you've gone through a gate.

Wait, at least for me, activation was activation. I bought my pass online, then visited Disney Springs about 6 weeks later to activate it. I did not enter a park with it until the next day. My expiration date is based on the day I activated at Disney Springs, NOT the day I entered a gate. Did I get cheated out of a day?

 

[VFL]

Just got off the phone with a CM and was told I could not upgrade my 6 day park hoppers over the phone and must do it in person because it was part of a package. That stinks since I will arrive in 9 days. Going to cost me an additional $210 to upgrade now. Sheesh.

 

[Robo]

Just got off the phone with a CM and was told I could not upgrade my 6 day park hoppers over the phone and must do it in person because it was part of a package.

That's bad info.
Call again.

(You may have to pay a "change fee," however.)

 

[Robo]

Wait, at least for me, activation was activation. I bought my pass online, then visited Disney Springs about 6 weeks later to activate it. I did not enter a park with it until the next day. My expiration date is based on the day I activated at Disney Springs, NOT the day I entered a gate. Did I get cheated out of a day?

That has changed (very) recently.
USED to be the way you described.

 

[VFL]

That's bad info.
Call again.

Really? The first one said he couldn't help me but believed I had to do it in person then transferred me and after a half hour wait was told the same thing. So frustrating

 

[subtchr]

That has changed (very) recently.
USED to be the way you described.

Thanks! This was end of Feb 2017.

Guess I won't cry about a day...

 

[Robo]

Really? The first one said he couldn't help me but believed I had to do it in person then transferred me and after a half hour wait was told the same thing. So frustrating

Package tickets are the "easiest" to get changed in advance.
(Not kidding.)

 

[cassie58]

Just got off the phone with a CM and was told I could not upgrade my 6 day park hoppers over the phone and must do it in person because it was part of a package. That stinks since I will arrive in 9 days. Going to cost me an additional $210 to upgrade now. Sheesh.

What are you trying to upgrade to?

 

[Robo]

I wonder—is it confirmed yet that prices are going up tomorrow?

It's now 6PM, Eastern Time, and nobody has yet posted (here) about an announcement from Disney that new ticket prices will go into effect tomorrow.

 

[JerseyJanice]

It's now 6PM, Eastern Time, and nobody has yet posted (here) about an announcement from Disney that new ticket prices will go into effect tomorrow.

I was just curious. I don’t regret buying mine now since I was going to soon anyhow.

Last year, I held off because I was hoping to get a good deal like I did in 2016–Parksavers buy 4 days & get 7. As busy as the parks have been, that doesn’t seem likely this year.

 

[VFL]

What are you trying to upgrade to?

I am trying to upgrade my 6 day park hopper to an annual pass. They told me it has to be done in person since it's a package.

 

[bryanb]

Package tickets are the "easiest" to get changed in advance.
(Not kidding.)

Worst case, can they just cancel the package tickets and then add new package tickets? I always thought that tickets were non-refundable and non-cancellable, but I was once able to remove tickets from my package and get a full refund with zero hassle.

 

[VFL]

Worst case, can they just cancel the package tickets and then add new package tickets? I always thought that tickets were non-refundable and non-cancellable, but I was once able to remove tickets from my package and get a full refund with zero hassle.

My fast passes are tied to the tickets I believe and I do not want to risk losing them so I will try one more time calling and hope for the best. Not sure the formal announcement on increases has come out so perhaps I'll get lucky.

 

[JerseyJanice]

My fast passes are tied to the tickets I believe and I do not want to risk losing them so I will try one more time calling and hope for the best. Not sure the formal announcement on increases has come out so perhaps I'll get lucky.

See Robo’s post above. It does not look like the increase will happen tomorrow.

 

[Lewdannie]

See Robo’s post above. It does not look like the increase will happen tomorrow.

Perhaps they don't want any bad press to muddy the D23 Expo announcements

 

[bryanb]

My fast passes are tied to the tickets I believe and I do not want to risk losing them so I will try one more time calling and hope for the best. Not sure the formal announcement on increases has come out so perhaps I'll get lucky.

Ooo... good point. Yes that would be a loss, so not a good idea. Hope you will be lucky!

 

[Robo]

It's now 8PM, Eastern Time.
Nobody has yet posted (here) about an announcement from Disney that new ticket prices will go into effect tomorrow.

 

[Tiggr924]

It's now 8PM, Eastern Time.
Nobody has yet posted (here) about an announcement from Disney that new ticket prices will go into effect tomorrow.

While I could be mistaken, I feel like one year (within the last 5-6) they increased ticket prices without any prior announcement.

 

[Robo]

While I could be mistaken, I feel like one year (within the last 5-6) they increased ticket prices without any prior announcement.

Disney never pre-announces it to the PUBLIC.

But, they need to pre-announce it to their ticket CastMembers.
It is they who let us know about it on these boards.