no expiration passes

[PPink]

Are those not available anymore?

 

[gratefulfred]

they are available through undercover tourist. I believe if you call Disney they are still available

 

[chartle]

They stopped offering them on the website because too many people bought them when they didn't need them.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The problem with the No Expire Option, which is why it does not show up on the web site, is people have been misunderstanding the expiration policy. They have been buying the NE tickets and then asking for refunds of the NE portion because of these misunderstandings.

If a person buys them over the phone, or at a ticket-selling location at WDW, the seller can discuss the option with the purchaser to make sure they don't buy what they don't need.

Those of us who sell tickets at WDW do not get a commission on sales (I wish, I wish!) and will work with the Guests to save them money.

 

[MAO]

Has there been a change to the expiration policy? I've always thought "they expire when you do" was a perfectly clear statement.

 

[Alesia]

Has there been a change to the expiration policy? I've always thought "they expire when you do" was a perfectly clear statement.

Unused tickets never expire, but all tickets expire 14 days after the first use unless you purchase the (very expensive) no expiration option.

 

[MAO]

Unused tickets never expire, but all tickets expire 14 days after the first use unless you purchase the (very expensive) no expiration option.

Yes, that's what I am asking about -- why is the 'no expiration' option suddenly so difficult for people to understand? Or has it changed in some manner? I've never purchased tickets that expire; as a DVC owner I expect to return to the parks year after year and always pay the premium to get the no expiration option.

 

[chartle]

Yes, that's what I am asking about -- why is the 'no expiration' option suddenly so difficult for people to understand? Or has it changed in some manner? I've never purchased tickets that expire; as a DVC owner I expect to return to the parks year after year and always pay the premium to get the no expiration option.

The problem is that some people, for whatever reason, think they need NE when they don't.

No matter how well they explain it on the website some people just don't get it. Thats why Disney will only sell them face to face so the CM can try to better explain what they are and why you could need them.

 

[d3boyz]

I know I've purchased the No Expire tickets from MWR on our base here in Maryland. They told me they will continue to sell them until they can't get them anymore. I think they're well worth the extra money ... of course, as long as you don't LOSE them!

Deb

 

[PPink]

Thanks!

 

[Alesia]

I know I've purchased the No Expire tickets from MWR on our base here in Maryland. They told me they will continue to sell them until they can't get them anymore. I think they're well worth the extra money ... of course, as long as you don't LOSE them!

Deb

No expiration tickets work well for people who take short trips, but if the ticket doesn't cover 3 full vacations, you're usually better off buying separate expiring tickets.

 

[chartle]

I know I've purchased the No Expire tickets from MWR on our base here in Maryland. They told me they will continue to sell them until they can't get them anymore. I think they're well worth the extra money ... of course, as long as you don't LOSE them!

Deb

No expiration tickets work well for people who take short trips, but if the ticket doesn't cover 3 full vacations, you're usually better off buying separate expiring tickets.

Correct, you have to do the math and don't assume that they have to be cheaper. At one point 2 5 day MYW base tickets cost $10 less than a 10 day NE ticket.

 

[MAO]

I suppose if you tend to go every day of your vacation to at least one park that math makes sense. What I like about the non-expiring option is that I can go and decide to just take a resort day - or two or three. Or I can hit multiple parks (with the hopper option, of course) every day I'm there.

With the no-expire option, I don't have to do anything I don't feel like doing once I get there and there's no guilt associated with it -- as long as, like a pp said, I don't lose the ticket afterwards! Thanks, though, for letting me know that the actual option hasn't changed.

eta: I usually get at least 3 trips out of one ticket -- five night stays are what I usually do, so 4 full days at the resort means I use 3-4 days on the ticket.