Need clarification please...

[Chickysmom]

I plan on buying the 3-day Park Hopper bonus ticket prior to leaving for DLR. During the last day I will convert it to an AP...my question is this....

Do I get a seperate ticket for the EE or is it on the 3-day ticket....I would like to use the EE later in the week, after we have converted the tickets to AP's. Or will I have to do the EE on one of the 3 days we are using the ticket?

Anyone know?

 

[BrerMama]

Pretty sure it's on the 3 day ticket, so you'll need to use it before you convert.

 

[laura&fam]

We want to use our EE for the first day we will be there. We have to redeem our City Pass at the ticket office. Will this be a problem? How early does the ticket office open?

 

[robinb]

I have a question about converting at an AP. My DH is in LA on business for the next few months. We are going to DL for 3 days at the end of this month and another 4 days in March for a total of 7 days (2 of which are Saturdays). I was thinking about getting my DH an PAP as it's only $61 more and it gets us discounts. Our first day will be a Friday and I am thinking about doing EE on Saturday. If he upgraded on Saturday, would they apply the entire purchase of the 3-Day Hopper to the PAP, or just the one remaining day?

 

[Chickysmom]

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe they apply the whole purchase price of the ticket you are converting towards the price of the AP....anyone else?

 

[iceskatejen]

I'm pretty sure it's the whole price as well. BTW, the Deluxe and So Cal APs now have more food discounts--10% at most food places (that aren't carts). PAPs are 15% and only PAPs get merchandise discounts.

 

[robinb]

I'm actually now thinking that skipping EE on Saturday (when the park opens at 8:00 AM anyway) may be the way to go so we can get the discounts on our first two days .

 

[CalGal]

Unless something has changed very recently (and I doubt it), I can confirm what the others have said: the EE is tied to your hopper ticket; you do not get a separate ticket for EE. Everything is computerized, so the computer knows when/if you have used your EE and how many days are left on your parkhopper.

I can also confirm that the full price of your parkhopper is applied to your AP. By the way, while I would think that the AP would expire 1 year from the first day use of your parkhopper, that was not the way it worked for me when I converted a 5-day PH to an AP in August. My AP expires 1 year from the day of conversion, which was the 5th day of use. That may have been a mistake, but I won't complain.

While there are a lot more discounts now for all levels of APs, keep in mind that many of the discounts are also available with a AAA card or a Disney Visa. If you have these, then it might make sense for you to convert later. On the other hand, if you are staying at a Disney Hotel, you will get EE anyway, so you might as well convert early.