New Ticket Upgrade Policy?

[JanaDee]

If price bridging is discontinued, it again begs the question, "Why would anyone buy tickets outside of Disney?"

If it is true, that's the point. They can't buy tickets if they want to upgrade anywhere but from Disney ($$$).

 

[damo]

If it is true, that's the point. They can't buy tickets if they want to upgrade anywhere but from Disney ($$$).

Or you can upgrade but you don't get the bridging. That's the way Universal Orlando does it. The bar code allows them to know where you got your ticket from and what you paid for it. You can still upgrade but you don't get any savings in doing so.

 

[DisneyAndRedSox]

I spoke to Maple Leaf tickets last Monday 2/24, they said you can still add days- but the bridging trick is going away and you have to pay the full upgrade price from the discounted rate (not sure how Disney would know what rate you paid...)

So I ended up buying a 7 day base instead of a 5 day. It would have been cheaper to get a 5 day then bridge it to a 7 day at the park, but I wasn't taking any chances with all the changes!

 

[JanaDee]

Or you can upgrade but you don't get the bridging. That's the way Universal Orlando does it. The bar code allows them to know where you got your ticket from and what you paid for it. You can still upgrade but you don't get any savings in doing so.

I spoke to Maple Leaf tickets last Monday 2/24, they said you can still add days- but the bridging trick is going away and you have to pay the full upgrade price from the discounted rate (not sure how Disney would know what rate you paid...)

So I ended up buying a 7 day base instead of a 5 day. It would have been cheaper to get a 5 day then bridge it to a 7 day at the park, but I wasn't taking any chances with all the changes!

If the above is true, then that takes away the savings advantage of buying from someone other than Disney. If people can't price bridge their tickets, then most will probably just purchase from Disney.

 

[DebbieB]

If the above is true, then that takes away the savings advantage of buying from someone other than Disney. If people can't price bridge their tickets, then most will probably just purchase from Disney.

If you know what days and features you want, why wouldn't you buy from the discounter? Nothing to lose, if you change your mind you end up paying the Disney price anyway.

 

[lauti]

I spoke to Maple Leaf tickets last Monday 2/24, they said you can still add days- but the bridging trick is going away and you have to pay the full upgrade price from the discounted rate (not sure how Disney would know what rate you paid...)

So I ended up buying a 7 day base instead of a 5 day. It would have been cheaper to get a 5 day then bridge it to a 7 day at the park, but I wasn't taking any chances with all the changes!

This is my question too. I'm annoyed as I bought tickets from Orbitz and had planned on adding two days. I can suck it up as long as I still CAN add days, but I don't know how Disney would know how much I paid. Especially since Orbitz tickets can now be linked to MDE so I would never be showing them a piece of paper with a price on it anyway, I'll just be entering the park with my MB.

 

[DisneyAndRedSox]

If the above is true, then that takes away the savings advantage of buying from someone other than Disney. If people can't price bridge their tickets, then most will probably just purchase from Disney.

One way to get around this is buy the tickets from Disney, but use gift cards from Target if you have the Red Card. I did a side-by-side comparison and with the 5% off it is very close. If you have the extra 5% off pharmacy rewards, it is most likely a better deal.

 

[rt2dz]

Or you can upgrade but you don't get the bridging. That's the way Universal Orlando does it. The bar code allows them to know where you got your ticket from and what you paid for it. You can still upgrade but you don't get any savings in doing so.

WRONG! Disney does NOT know what YOU paid for it. They know what THEY sold it for. Do you think that Maple Leaf or UnderCover Tourist are selling you the tickets for what they paid? Or, do you think they may be a business and are charging you some middle ground so they can pay their costs and make a bit of profit?

All Ears isn't saying no price bridging, and what would be the point of upgrading if you have to cover the difference between what Disney sold the ticket to a reseller for and what you bought the ticket from the reseller for? Most likely, you will lose money. All Ears is saying they won't upgrade at all.

Disney ticket prices have doubled since 2005 Disney room rates have tripled. Disney entertainment has been cut. Disney park cleanliness has gone down. Attractions have been cut (although promises of new things are coming). Lines have increased. FP riding abilities have been cut by two-thirds. This is the straw. Disney has talked me out fully. Our Thanksgiving trip had already been modified to less Disney and adding in other central Florida attractions. Next trip I had thought would be in another 3-4 years (instead of annual as in the past). Now I'm thinking never. It's not that I've been priced out by being unable to afford it, but I've been priced out by lack of value. IF this is indeed true.

 

[damo]

WRONG! Disney does NOT know what YOU paid for it. They know what THEY sold it for. Do you think that Maple Leaf or UnderCover Tourist are selling you the tickets for what they paid? Or, do you think they may be a business and are charging you some middle ground so they can pay their costs and make a bit of profit?

All Ears isn't saying no price bridging, and what would be the point of upgrading if you have to cover the difference between what Disney sold the ticket to a reseller for and what you bought the ticket from the reseller for? Most likely, you will lose money. All Ears is saying they won't upgrade at all.

Disney ticket prices have doubled since 2005 Disney room rates have tripled. Disney entertainment has been cut. Disney park cleanliness has gone down. Attractions have been cut (although promises of new things are coming). Lines have increased. FP riding abilities have been cut by two-thirds. This is the straw. Disney has talked me out fully. Our Thanksgiving trip had already been modified to less Disney and adding in other central Florida attractions. Next trip I had thought would be in another 3-4 years (instead of annual as in the past). Now I'm thinking never. It's not that I've been priced out by being unable to afford it, but I've been priced out by lack of value. IF this is indeed true.

I wasn't talking about Disney tickets, I was talking about what Universal Orlando knows from their barcode. Sorry if that was not clear. I know from upgrading tickets at Universal that they have charged me the difference in what I paid for the tickets and what the new cost should be without me telling them what I paid.

And back to WDW and for certain upgrades, it shouldn't matter what you bought the tickets for. A parkhopper upgrade is $60 and bridging shouldn't affect it. To me, it makes no sense why they would stop offering that if you didn't buy your tickets straight through Disney. Just charge the $60. People's plans change all the time.

 

[SUSIEQ]

I wasn't talking about Disney tickets, I was talking about what Universal Orlando knows from their barcode. Sorry if that was not clear. I know from upgrading tickets at Universal that they have charged me the difference in what I paid for the tickets and what the new cost should be without me telling them what I paid.

Not trying to argue, but how does Universal know how much someone paid UT for tickets? I guess if Universal had this capability, then WDW possibly could too?

 

[damo]

Not trying to argue, but how does Universal know how much someone paid UT for tickets? I guess if Universal had this capability, then WDW possibly could too?

According to guest services, it is programmed into the barcode. I'm not sure when it is programmed but that is what is done. An agreement may be made with Universal and the 3rd party reseller before the tickets are shipped to the retailer as to what price will be charged to the consumer. This price could then be programmed into the barcodes of those tickets.

 

[SUSIEQ]

According to guest services, it is programmed into the barcode. I'm not sure when it is programmed but that is what is done. An agreement may be made with Universal and the 3rd party reseller before the tickets are shipped to the retailer as to what price will be charged to the consumer. This price could then be programmed into the barcodes of those tickets.

Thanks!

 

[POOHsie]

wrong! Disney does not know what you paid for it. They know what they sold it for. Do you think that maple leaf or undercover tourist are selling you the tickets for what they paid? Or, do you think they may be a business and are charging you some middle ground so they can pay their costs and make a bit of profit?

All ears isn't saying no price bridging, and what would be the point of upgrading if you have to cover the difference between what disney sold the ticket to a reseller for and what you bought the ticket from the reseller for? Most likely, you will lose money. All ears is saying they won't upgrade at all.

Disney ticket prices have doubled since 2005 disney room rates have tripled. Disney entertainment has been cut. Disney park cleanliness has gone down. Attractions have been cut (although promises of new things are coming). Lines have increased. Fp riding abilities have been cut by two-thirds. This is the straw. Disney has talked me out fully. Our thanksgiving trip had already been modified to less disney and adding in other central florida attractions. Next trip i had thought would be in another 3-4 years (instead of annual as in the past). Now i'm thinking never. it's not that i've been priced out by being unable to afford it, but i've been priced out by lack of value. if this is indeed true.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[patty57]

I'm not going to assume this is true until there is confirmation from another source, especially since the Guest Relations CM didn't hear anything about it.

 

[rt2dz]

I wasn't talking about Disney tickets, I was talking about what Universal Orlando knows from their barcode. Sorry if that was not clear. I know from upgrading tickets at Universal that they have charged me the difference in what I paid for the tickets and what the new cost should be without me telling them what I paid.

And back to WDW and for certain upgrades, it shouldn't matter what you bought the tickets for. A parkhopper upgrade is $60 and bridging shouldn't affect it. To me, it makes no sense why they would stop offering that if you didn't buy your tickets straight through Disney. Just charge the $60. People's plans change all the time.

OK, I don't anything about Universal, so I'll you that. Although, what that has to do with the Disney issue, IDK.

And, as far as your point in adding PH abilities, yup, bridging doesn't matter, but if you're adding days, it matters greatly. I have one day tickets that were lost when we moved, but I keep hoping they'll show up or I'll figure out where the confirmation/receipts numbers are. I'd live to upgrade those tickets if found since they were from somewhere in 2006-2008. I also have a set of tickets prior to the price increase in 2013 from UT that will need to be upgraded. I will NOT eat that loss. I will, instead, spend more time outside of Disney.

 

[kittyab]

That is sad thing if it is true. On our trip in Nov, our flight changed and we got a extra day in Orlando so we asked our travel agent (CAA/AAA) to see if we can add an extra park pass day to our tickets. Which we did.

I wonder why the change? You would think this is a money maker for them. Now I can see it being a issue for the magic bands if the change request is last minute.

 

[damo]

OK, I don't anything about Universal, so I'll you that. Although, what that has to do with the Disney issue, IDK.

And, as far as your point in adding PH abilities, yup, bridging doesn't matter, but if you're adding days, it matters greatly. I have one day tickets that were lost when we moved, but I keep hoping they'll show up or I'll figure out where the confirmation/receipts numbers are. I'd live to upgrade those tickets if found since they were from somewhere in 2006-2008. I also have a set of tickets prior to the price increase in 2013 from UT that will need to be upgraded. I will NOT eat that loss. I will, instead, spend more time outside of Disney.

My point with Universal is that if Universal can do it, surely Disney can too without completely discontinuing the entire upgrade program for 3rd party tickets. There are going to be a lot of people impacted unnecessarily.

 

[sunflare]

Which other places?

I actually saw it as a random tweet that got quoted on Lines chat, I believe. I think someone there is trying to confirm it.

The way it works at DLR is that the barcode tells the ticket sellers what you paid for the ticket, and then you pay the difference between that and the gate price for the upgrade you want. Certain tickets sold by resellers (way.com, gettravel run tickets, certain conference tickets) can't be upgraded and state so when you buy them, even though they're legitimately sourced.

 

[SUSIEQ]

Has anyone tried to contact Allears.net thru the Contact Us link and asked for more info from Deb?

 

[Missyrose]

Has anyone tried to contact Allears.net thru the Contact Us link and asked for more info from Deb?

I think Deb just left on her big Hong Kong/Tokyo/Aulani extravaganza trip, so she may not be very reachable.