Ticket Upgrade question for a Pro...

[NorweJenNY]

I thought I estimated everything so our tickets on our free dining package would have left about $100-200 to upgrade our four 3-day hoppers to four silver passes, but I just looked at current prices and found this...

Current value 3-day hoppers: $367.43
Current value Silver Pass (renewal):
$351.45

Maybe I originally calculated with new passes and not the renewal price... Maybe the ticket prices changed... I'm not sure.

Anyway, now I see we may have slightly overpaid. I know they are not supposed to refund overage in a case like this... however...

Another thing I have been considering is upgrading just one of the passes to Gold for the photo benefit.

I'm wondering if we get ONE Gold Pass (with a current renewal cost of $496.29)... will some of the overage left from the overpaying on three silver passes possibly be applied to the price of the one gold upgrade? I'm not sure if this is all done within one family/one transaction if this might work?

I'm not expecting this to work, but I figured I'd ask so I don't kick myself later if I could have saved even more...

 

[Robo]

Be sure to ask nicely about a refund.
The best you can hope for is the overage given back to you as a WDW Gift Certificate.

You could use that to help pay for your more expensive ticket, if you like.

 

[NorweJenNY]

Be sure to ask nicely about a refund.
The best you can hope for is the overage given back to you as a WDW Gift Certificate.

You could use that to help pay for your more expensive ticket, if you like.

Funny... I never even thought of asking for a gift certificate! Do they actually do that? I've heard of no refunds, but it's kind of like "store credit" I guess...

A long time ago we had that happen - a small amount on a gift card for a slight overage after they bridged our tickets to the current gate price... once... but I thought they were being extra nice because our CM was training and they felt bad it was taking longer to help us than usual.

 

[Robo]

Funny... I never even thought of asking for a gift certificate!
1. Do they actually do that? I've heard of no refunds, but it's kind of like "store credit" I guess...

A long time ago we had that happen - a small amount on a gift card for a slight overage after they bridged our tickets to the current gate price... once... but

2. I thought they were being extra nice because our CM was training and they felt bad it was taking longer to help us than usual.

1. Of the times that CMs have gone against the "rules" and given out "pixie dust," the refunds have been
in the form of Gift Certificates.

2. That's what is meant by giving out "pixie dust."
CMs can take some personal initiative and find small ways to add to a positive guest experience.

It never hurts to "ask nicely."