Tickets and Annual Pass Questions - Please add your ticket questions to this thread

[Saad]

Not exactly
When I ordered my tickets online, they were linked to my MDE account. I don't have anything physical yet. If you call, you should be given a confirmation number. Use that to link to MDE. Once you have that, tickets linked to MDE from purchase, you can make FP ressies

Helpful! And can we no longer pick up tickets from downtown Disney guest services?

 

[Robo]

If we are purchasing the discover tickets for Florida residents over the phone but don’t have an state id - as were planning to show our bank statements tied to FL - where would we pick up our tickets? At the hotel?

If you are staying at a WDW resort, you will be getting free Magic Bands
so you don't need to actually pick up tickets.
I don't see why you could not show your FL ID and
pick up your tickets (if you still want them) at the resort concierge desk.
Guests can pick up all standard tickets there.
(I don't know if or why the tickets for this promotion would be excluded.)
You can certainly ask at the concierge desk when you arrive.

Helpful! And can we no longer pick up tickets from downtown Disney guest services?

Yes, that is still an option.
The Guest Relations at Disney Springs (the new name for Downtown Disney) is called the Welcome Center.
Guests can take care of all ticket and AP functions there.

All that said, the first time you USE your FL Resident tickets
you may need to show your proof of FL residency as you enter the park.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

If you are staying at a WDW resort, you will be getting free Magic Bands
so you don't need to actually pick up tickets.
I don't see why you could not show your FL ID and
pick up your tickets (if you still want them) at the resort concierge desk.
Guests can pick up all standard tickets there.
(I don't know if or why the tickets for this promotion would be excluded.)
You can certainly ask at the concierge desk when you arrive.



Yes, that is still an option.
The Guest Relations at Disney Springs (the new name for Downtown Disney) is called the Welcome Center.
Guests can take care of all ticket and AP functions there.

All that said, the first time you USE your FL Resident tickets
you may need to show your proof of FL residency as you enter the park.

That was me @Robo For some reason, I have in my head that FL residents have to do our ticket thing at guest services. I guess because I don't do physical tickets, but instead the Magicbands, I remember our trip back in 2015. I explained it to you already. So with that, could the bands have been activated at the resort desk?

 

[Robo]

That was me @Robo For some reason, I have in my head that FL residents have to do our ticket thing at guest services. I guess because I don't do physical tickets, but instead the Magicbands, I remember our trip back in 2015. I explained it to you already. So with that, could the bands have been activated at the resort desk?

MagicBands do not have to be activated.

The Concierge desk at WDW resorts actually ARE "Guest Services" (and up to a very few years ago, that's how they were labeled in signage.)
On the other hand, the windows at the parks and Disney Springs are "Guest Relations."
In most ticket situations, the Resort Concierge ("Guest Services") can handle much of the same operations as Guest Relations.

What makes Florida resident tickets unique is that normally, FL residents must show their proof
of FL residency the first time they actually USE their tickets to enter a park.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

MagicBands do not have to be activated.
The Concierge desk at WDW resorts actually ARE "Guest Services" (and up to a very few years ago, that's how they were labeled in signage.)
On the other hand, the windows at the parks and Disney Springs are "Guest Relations."

What makes Florida resident tickets unique is that normally, FL residents must show their proof
of FL residency the first time they actually USE their tickets to enter a park.

And there it is! Thank you! That's what I have in my head and just assume its Guest RELATIONS in the park is where FL residents have to do their ticket thing because of having to show ID first. (and thank you for the correction on which is which. It's been 4 years since I've been) The reason I ask does the band have to be activated at least in a resident's case is because of the situation I had with the tapping in and the light not going green. I think I remember holding my band to something at Guest Relations after they saw proof of residency. Husband did too and so did our son. Either I held it to a "scanner" or they asked for the bands and did it themselves.

 

[Robo]

And there it is! Thank you! That's what I have in my head and just assume its Guest RELATIONS in the park is where FL residents have to do their ticket thing because of having to show ID first. (and thank you for the correction on which is which. It's been 4 years since I've been) The reason I ask does the band have to be activated at least in a resident's case is because of the situation I had with the tapping in and the light not going green. I think I remember holding my band to something at Guest Relations after they saw proof of residency. Husband did too and so did our son. Either I held it to a "scanner" or they asked for the bands and did it themselves.

It is not the MagicBand that needed to be activated. Once WDW issues a MB to a resort guest, it is already activated.
(Otherwise, guests flying into Orlando could not use their MBs to access Disney's magical Express at the airport in order
to take the bus to their WDW.)

What needed to occur with the FL resident ticket (that you were trying to ACCESS with your MB) is that the "system"
needed proof that YOU were a FL resident in order to activate the resident ticket for the first time.
That's to make sure that a FL resident was actually using a pre-purchased ticket.
Then, a finger scan (when the park gate was first entered) could be associated with that guest and that ticket.
After that first activation of the TICKET at the park, the residency proof (along with the finger scan) would remain valid until the ticket was finally all used (or it expired.)

 

[Tiggerlover91]

It is not the MagicBand that needed to be activated. Once WDW issues a MB to a resort guest, it is already activated.
(Otherwise, guests flying into Orlando could not use their MBs to access Disney's magical Express at the airport in order
to take the bus to their WDW.)

What needed to occur with the FL resident ticket (that you were trying to ACCESS with your MB) is that the "system"
needed proof that YOU were a FL resident in order to activate the resident ticket for the first time.
That's to make sure that a FL resident was actually using a pre-purchased ticket.
Then, a finger scan (when the park gate was first entered) could be associated with that guest and that ticket.
After that first activation of the TICKET at the park, the residency proof (along with the finger scan) would remain valid until the ticket was finally all used (or it expired.)

Understood! Thank you for the explanation!

 

[Pembo]

I'm confused. I've read the sticky about upgrades and price bridging but still confused.

We booked our room/ticket package before the price increase in October. IF I want to add a ticket day once we check in, will I be paying the old price to upgrade ($10) or will it be calculated on the current ticket price? (which would be more like $47)

 

[babesboo99]

We arrive in October and my kids have a few tournaments going on that will cost some money. So, I was wondering can I buy 1 ticket a week or 1 ticket every other week or do they have to be bought all at once I would need 4- 8 day park hoppers?

 

[Robo]

I'm confused. I've read the sticky about upgrades and price bridging but still confused.

We booked our room/ticket package before the price increase in October. IF I want to add a ticket day once we check in, will I be paying the old price to upgrade ($10) or will it be calculated on the current ticket price? (which would be more like $47)

New price.
You would use options "C" below to compute the cost.

Copied from post $6 in this thread ...

Ticket bought as part of a WDW Resort Package:
A __ Created BEFORE Feb.12,2017 - (2016) Prices HERE.
B __ Created BETWEEN Feb.12,2017 & Feb.11,2018 (2017) Prices HERE.
C __ Created BETWEEN Feb.11,2018 & Oct.16,2018. (Early 2018) Price list HERE.
D __ Created ON and AFTER Oct.16,2018. (Late 2018) Price list HERE.
_________________________________________

A __________
Find the full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the 2016 Price list HERE.
Subtract that 2016 price from the current 2018 full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT. 2018 Price list HERE.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

B __________
Find the full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the 2017 Price list HERE.
Subtract that 2017 price from the current 2018 full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT. 2018 Price list HERE.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

C __________
Find the full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the early 2018 Price list HERE.
Subtract that early 2018 price from the current full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT on the current late 2018 Price list HERE.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

D __________
Find the full Disney current 2018 price for the kind of ticket that you HAVE on the late 2018 Price list HERE.
Subtract that 2018 price from the current full Disney price for the kind of ticket that you WANT on the (same) late 2018 Price list.
Pay that difference price for the upgrade.

__________________________________________

 

[Robo]

We arrive in October and my kids have a few tournaments going on that will cost some money. So, I was wondering can I buy 1 ticket a week or 1 ticket every other week or do they have to be bought all at once I would need 4- 8 day park hoppers?

If you are not a Florida resident (which have different rules...)
Any un-used "days" on multi-day ticket will expire a specified number of days after any day on that ticket is first used.
The maximum number of days a multi-day ticket will last until it's unused assists expire is 14 days.
There are also many various other rules that apply to the kinds of tickets offered.

You may or may not yet know your plans on these trips,
but you do need to ultimately be more specific
about your exact needs for tickets so that we can be
more specific as to your choices.

 

[Eastern]

Should I buy an AP direct from Disney or buy an UT ticket and upgrade to AP at the parks?

Which is the best UT ticket to buy and then upgrade?

Is the price bridging more complicated since the tickets now have start and expiration dates?

 

[Robo]

1. Should I buy an AP direct from Disney or buy an UT ticket and upgrade to AP at the parks?
2. Which is the best UT ticket to buy and then upgrade?
3. Is the price bridging more complicated since the tickets now have start and expiration dates?

1. Up to you.
2. Any ticket with the most savings. (Usually a longer Park Hopper.)
The ticket listing on the UT site openly lists the savings on each ticket shown.
3. Not specifically. When you upgrade to AP the date on the ticket is no longer a factor.

 

[DIS_MERI]

Should I buy an AP direct from Disney or buy an UT ticket and upgrade to AP at the parks?

Which is the best UT ticket to buy and then upgrade?

Is the price bridging more complicated since the tickets now have start and expiration dates?

How important is it to you that you be able to use your ticket to make fastpasses if your plans were to change?
You can save about $49 if you buy an UT ticket (subtract $20 from what they save you save if you weren't buying at the gate anyway).
Price bridging shouldn't be complicated but it can be. I've had to visit 4 different locations to get it right (it helps if they haven't had a price increase since you bought your ticket).
If you can find a decent discount on Disney gift cards you might be able to beat that ~9% savings of buying from UT by buying direct, and the unused AP won't expire until 2030+

 

[babesboo99]

We are going the end of October. we are going for 8 days, 2 adults and 2 children age 12. tickets will not get there first use till Oct 28th I just want to know if I can buy one a week or do they have to be bought all at once.

 

[Robo]

We are going the end of October. we are going for 8 days, 2 adults and 2 children age 12.
1. tickets will not get there first use till Oct 28th
2. I just want to know if I can buy one a week or do they have to be bought all at once.

1. OK.
How many days in the parks will you want during that trip?
2. You want to buy multi-day tickets that will be valid for all of the days that you want to go into a theme park.
You will not want to buy more than a single ticket per person,
so you would buy one ticket per person,
that one ticket being valid for multiple days in the parks.
Again, how many days in the parks, per person, will you need during that trip?

 

[babesboo99]

1. OK.
How many days in the parks will you want during that trip?
2. You want to buy multi-day tickets that will be valid for all of the days that you want to go into a theme park.
You will not want to buy more than a single ticket per person,
so you would buy one ticket per person,
that one ticket being valid for multiple days in the parks.
Again, how many days in the parks, per person, will you need during that


since we arrive on the 28th we were thinking an 8 day park hopper ticket for each for Oct 28th -4th since we are leaving on the 5th of Nov

 

[CarolynFH]

We are going the end of October. we are going for 8 days, 2 adults and 2 children age 12. tickets will not get there first use till Oct 28th I just want to know if I can buy one a week or do they have to be bought all at once.

If you mean can you buy your ticket this week, 2nd adult’s ticket two weeks from now, 1st child’s ticket two weeks after that, etc., yes you can. The only requirement is for everyone to have a ticket in MDE before you begin making FPs.

Of course each ticket has to be valid for the dates you plan to use them.

 

[babesboo99]

If you mean can you buy your ticket this week, 2nd adult’s ticket two weeks from now, 1st child’s ticket two weeks after that, etc., yes you can. The only requirement is for everyone to have a ticket in MDE before you begin making FPs.

Thank you..

 

[Robo]

since we arrive on the 28th we were thinking an 8 day park hopper ticket for each for Oct 28th -4th since we are leaving on the 5th of Nov.

OK. That'll work.
You'd buy 8-day tickets that have a start-date on Oct. 28.
(An 8-day ticket is valid for use on 8 individual days, over the course of 12 days.)


And, yes, you can buy individual tickets at any time.
They do not need to be "connected to" or bought at the same time as tickets for any other family member or other person traveling with you.