need help with bridging my ticket

[lookin4goofy]

I would like to get an annual pass by bridging my ticket to save money, but I want to make sure I understand how it works.
I could buy a 8 day park hopper ticket, no expiration for $561 (rounded off), a savings of $46. It is from a completely legitimate source, but don't know if I can say where.
Then I would use it once. Then I would go to guest relations or a ticket window and upgrade it to an annual pass. I would get credit for $607, the regular ticket price for an 8 day hopper no exp.
Annual passes are $612 (rounded), so I would pay about $5.
This would be a good savings if I could be sure this is how it works.
Can anyone help with this?

 

[vicki_c]

I would like to get an annual pass by bridging my ticket to save money, but I want to make sure I understand how it works.
I could buy a 8 day park hopper ticket, no expiration for $561 (rounded off), a savings of $46. It is from a completely legitimate source, but don't know if I can say where.
Then I would use it once. Then I would go to guest relations or a ticket window and upgrade it to an annual pass. I would get credit for $607, the regular ticket price for an 8 day hopper no exp.
Annual passes are $612 (rounded), so I would pay about $5.
This would be a good savings if I could be sure this is how it works.
Can anyone help with this?

That's exactly the way it works. I did not verify your price numbers.

 

[lookin4goofy]

Thanks so much for your fast reply. I guess I will try this for my October trip because we plan on going twice within a year.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

You might want to look at the Everything About WDW Tickets locked sticky in the TPA&S Forum. Especially the items bolded in the list below.

Post and Contents

1. This Table of Contents
2. Magic Your Way (MYW) Ticket Basics Including Definitions
3. Annual Passes and Water Park Tickets
4. Tickets Available Only to Florida Residents
5. Tickets Not Available to the General Public
6. Upgrading MYW Tickets (Not to Annual Passes)
7. Upgrading Tickets to Annual Passes
8. Dealing With Tickets Issued Prior to 1 January 2005 (Pre-MYW)
9. Children and Adults
10. Special Events
11. Comprehensive MYW Ticket Example
12. Hotel Card (Key To The World (KTTW))
13. Lost Tickets
14. Finger Scans
15. Frequently Asked Ticket Questions.
15A. Hopping Rules
15B. WPF&M With No Expire
15C. No Expire Upgrades
15D. Upgrading an Unused Ticket
15E. Upgrading Special Tickets
15F. Checking on Old Tickets
15G. Renewing Annual Passes
15H. Upgrading a Completely Used Ticket
15I. Getting Park Tickets Before Package Start Date
15J. Upgrading After Departure

Page Two of the Sticky

16. 2012 MNSSHP and MVMCP Information
17. 2011/2012 Armed Forces Salute Tickets
18A. Prices Effective June 3, 2012
18B. Per Day Pricing for Ticket Combinations
18C. How to Save Money on Annual Pass Purchases
19. "Free" Tickets and Special Promotions
20. Ticket Purchase/Upgrade Locations and Telephones
21. Florida Resident Installment Purchases of Annual Passes

To get there directly, follow the link in my signature. The ticket sticky is your friend!

 

[lookin4goofy]

Thanks Cheshire Figment. Your ticket sticky is great. I had actually already read it, but I guess I thought the bridging seemed too good to be true, so I thought I must have overlooked something. We're going to Hollywood the first day so hope they are familiar with what to do. Thanks for your reply.