Ticket linking/Ticket arrival

[MouseWatcher]

Hi. My family currently has annual passes and we are traveling to Disney World next month with another family who does not. Just to clarify, our friends have to have their tickets 'in hand' to be able to link them in My Disney Experience so that we can begin to all make Fast Pass + reservations together, right?

Also, my husband and I are going again in October (we will not be AP holders at that time). I booked the trip last summer. How far in advance will Disney typically send those tickets so I can link them?

Thanks so much!

 

[KatieCharlotte]

Hi. My family currently has annual passes and we are traveling to Disney World next month with another family who does not. Just to clarify, our friends have to have their tickets 'in hand' to be able to link them in My Disney Experience so that we can begin to all make Fast Pass + reservations together, right?

Also, my husband and I are going again in October (we will not be AP holders at that time). I booked the trip last summer. How far in advance will Disney typically send those tickets so I can link them?

Thanks so much!

They need to buy tickets, but they don't have to have them literally in hand. Their tickets could be purchased will call and immediately linked to MDE to begin booking FP+. I bought our tickets online with will call delivery, entered our confirmation number, and assigned the tickets to each person all within a few minutes. I believe people who have had their tickets shipped instead of will call had to wait maybe 24 hours and then could link?