Ticketing question

[da big r]

Can I upgrade to water parks and more once I am at WDW and if I am only charged for the number of days I upgrade for?

Trying to budget!

Thanks!!!

 

[Hootch]

Water Park and More option is a set price no matter how many days are on your ticket. The option costs $52 and is equal to the number of days on your ticket when purchased. The one exception is that a one day ticket gives you two days of entry to minor parks. (Which makes sense since the water park admissions are less than $52.)

Yes, you can add these after you get to the park. Here is some good advice from a ticket thread on the Theme Park forum:

D. I have a completely unused ticket that I want to upgrade. Is there anything special I should know.

There are three possible answers to this question.

If this is a ticket for which you have paid the full Current Gate Price (CGP) there is no problem. You may upgrade it either before it has been used or after first use. If after date of first use it must be no later than 14 days from first use, even if you have the No Expire option. If it was sold as part of a package and is on your current trip KTTW it is considered to have been sold at the CGP.

If this is a ticket which was sold by Disney for less than the CGP you need to use the ticket before upgrading it. If you try to upgrade the ticket before using it, Disney will only allow you credit for the amount they sold the ticket for. If it was bought directly from WDW before a price increase it is only worth what you paid for it. If it was bought from outside of WDW, such as a discounter, AAA, a travel agent, or even The Disney Store the amount credited will be what the seller paid WDW for it, not the amount you were charged.

However, if the ticket was used at least once, then the CGP is locked into the ticket as its value. The ticket seller (in a booth or GRO) will first issue an “intermediate” ticket at the current gate price and charge the difference between the initial selling price and the CGP to an internal account. These intermediate tickets will then be upgraded to add days and/or options to your target, and you will only be charged the difference between the CGP of the intermediate ticket and he new ticket.

If your unused ticket was pre-MYW your best bet is to just use the ticket. You will not get any high value for it when unused and once it is used it cannot be upgraded.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1452684

We had ten day non expiring tickets this past trip. We used them once for entry and then added the WP&M option and it worked as described. Now we have ten minor park entries that never expire for only $52 per person.