Premier Passport Renewal

[mytank]

I'm hoping someone here can possibly help since I called and can't get an answer because no one knows and perhaps my explanation is too complicated...

I'm currently a Disneyland Premium Passport holders, my pass expires in November, exactly 60 days from the first day I plan to visit Disney World this month. I would like to do an early renewal with the upgrade rather than just upgrading our passes so we have the possibility of returning to DW during the next year.

Here's the tricky part... At Disneyland... a pass holder can renew only 40 days in advance. While the rules at Disney World according to their website for pass holders is 60 days in advance.

If we take our Disneyland Passes to Disney World can we do the early renewal, rather than forfeit our 60 days on our DL passes and get new passes???

 

[Babsy]

Confused?

Are you planning to use Disneyland passes for WDW? I don't think that you can do that. Each place has different tickets, I think???

So, you would be booking a new Annual Pass for WDW. renewing AP for Disneyland would be different. At least that is my understanding.

Anyone else know for sure?

 

[Michael-DVC]

I'm hoping someone here can possibly help since I called and can't get an answer because no one knows and perhaps my explanation is too complicated...

I'm currently a Disneyland Premium Passport holders, my pass expires in November, exactly 60 days from the first day I plan to visit Disney World this month. I would like to do an early renewal with the upgrade rather than just upgrading our passes so we have the possibility of returning to DW during the next year.

Here's the tricky part... At Disneyland... a pass holder can renew only 40 days in advance. While the rules at Disney World according to their website for pass holders is 60 days in advance.

If we take our Disneyland Passes to Disney World can we do the early renewal, rather than forfeit our 60 days on our DL passes and get new passes???

Did you call Disneyland? I believe the policy changed to 60 days at DL now for Premiere.

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[purple figment]

My understanding is that a renewal becomes effective on the expiration date and not on the day you renew so the upgrade won't be effective until November. Otherwise by renewing and upgrading now you would be getting the Premier for 14 months. You can upgrade the DLR Premium to the Premier, but it would expire in 2 months.

 

[mytank]

Did you call Disneyland? I believe the policy changed to 60 days at DL now for Premiere.

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I spoke with them at the ticket booth a month or two ago at DL... I will go talk to them again this weekend...

 

[mytank]

My understanding is that a renewal becomes effective on the expiration date and not on the day you renew so the upgrade won't be effective until November. Otherwise by renewing and upgrading now you would be getting the Premier for 14 months. You can upgrade the DLR Premium to the Premier, but it would expire in 2 months.

Ohh.... That would be another obstacle, I didn't think about that being an issue! I need to verify that.

Thanks!

 

[bumbershoot]

I have a vague recollection that for a short period of time they were offering an immediate upgrade to a new level if you renewed with an upgrade. But I don't think that happens anymore. And I would really doubt it if it could happen with Premier.



You have a 10 month old Disneyland AP.
You're visiting WDW in September.
AP expires in November.
You have plans to visit WDW again next year.


I think you want to look at your solid WDW plans and your solid DLR plans. If you only have WDW plans, it might be better to just buy a WDW pass that will cover this visit and next year's visit.

Will you be visiting DLR between now and WDW? If so, use that pass.

Do you have solid DLR plans after November? If so, what if you buy a WDW pass in November, let the Diseyland pass expire, and upgrade from the WDW pass to a Premiere pass whenever it makes sense?

I don't think there's a renewal discount for Premier, and even if you renewed the Disneyland pass with the small discount I think you'd lose that discount when you upgraded to a Premier, so I don't think there's any financial benefit to renewing and upgrading. Know what I mean?

 

[Cheshire Figment]

At least at WDW, when you renew any level AP prior to the expiration date of the current pass, the renewal ticket is not valid until the expiration date of the old ticket and will be rejected at the turnstile. You would have to use the old ticket through the expiration date.

As you are probably aware, if you upgrade any level of DLR or WDW AP to a Disney Premier Passport the expiration date will not change. And, of course, there are no discounts to the DPP.

 

[mytank]

I have a vague recollection that for a short period of time they were offering an immediate upgrade to a new level if you renewed with an upgrade. But I don't think that happens anymore. And I would really doubt it if it could happen with Premier.

You have a 10 month old Disneyland AP.
You're visiting WDW in September.
AP expires in November.
You have plans to visit WDW again next year.

I think you want to look at your solid WDW plans and your solid DLR plans. If you only have WDW plans, it might be better to just buy a WDW pass that will cover this visit and next year's visit.

Will you be visiting DLR between now and WDW? If so, use that pass.

Do you have solid DLR plans after November? If so, what if you buy a WDW pass in November, let the Diseyland pass expire, and upgrade from the WDW pass to a Premiere pass whenever it makes sense?

I don't think there's a renewal discount for Premier, and even if you renewed the Disneyland pass with the small discount I think you'd lose that discount when you upgraded to a Premier, so I don't think there's any financial benefit to renewing and upgrading. Know what I mean?

We live near DL and go often...like once a week. so that pass is a great value for us.

We looked at just buying wdw passes and even for forfeiting our passes for Two months its worth it...we just didn't want to do this and be wasteful if possible. I will run the numbers again though to double check...