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

[jmmess]

Darn. I was really hoping we could take the ticket off our account completely. Not just reassign it.
I've combed the ticket over back to front, no expiration date listed. Strange...

Try calling IT to ask them to unlink the ticket from your account.

When you reassign the ticket or Match it, you can see the expiration date when you are on the website.

 

[kalliyan1]

We are relocating to FL and I'm wanting to buy AP's. Here's my situation and I'm wondering if I have any options. My husband is going to be there starting April and will be in temp housing because we are going to let our girls finish out the school year where we live. Therefore, we are not going to buy a house until that point, which will be the end of May.
We have a trip planned for mid-April that I was wanting to buy and use our AP's for.
1. Is there anyway they will let me purchase the AP with the FL res. rate? If we provide address for DH temp. living?
2. If we can't purchase it with the FL res. discount, should I wait to buy AP's until we have the address or still go ahead and buy them at a non-discounted rate so we can use them for our April trip?

Any other advice or options anyone else can offer that I haven't thought of?

Thanks

 

[CrabbyPatty]

Got a few questions about tickets:

1. Just got an AP which I will need to activate when I get to Disney in late April. We'll be offsite and coming in for the F&G Festival. I see that daily parking is now $20 (!) and was wondering if I show them my AP temporary card at the gate, can I get free parking? I just hate to spend $20 on parking when I could buy a drink or two with that $$ ...

2. Going in August with family/friends. My daughter and I already have 10-day non-expiring park tickets and have about 8 Water Parks & More visits left on those tickets. When we arrive, I'll buy Water Park & More for the other 2 people in our party so we can hit the water parks the day we arrive (Friday). I can't do this ahead of time because we are all on the same reservation and I would need to purchase that package for everyone. What's the easiest way to do this when we arrive? We're checking into Pop Century around 12 and hope to head to the Water Parks right away. Can I add on the WP&M for the two people at Pop Century or right at the Water Park, or do we need to go to Disney Springs or one of the parks to handle this?

THANKS so much for any assistance with this!

 

[Robo]

Got a few questions about tickets:

1. Just got an AP which I will need to activate when I get to Disney in late April. We'll be offsite and coming in for the F&G Festival. I see that daily parking is now $20 (!) and was wondering if I show them my AP temporary card at the gate, can I get free parking? I just hate to spend $20 on parking when I could buy a drink or two with that $$ ...

Going in August with family/friends. My daughter and I already have 10-day non-expiring park tickets and have about 8 Water Parks & More visits left on those tickets. When we arrive, I'll buy Water Park & More for the other 2 people in our party so we can hit the water parks the day we arrive (Friday). I can't do this ahead of time because we are all on the same reservation and I would need to purchase that package for everyone. What's the easiest way to do this when we arrive? We're checking into Pop Century around 12 and hope to head to the Water Parks right away.
2. Can I add on the WP&M for the two people at Pop Century or right at the Water Park, or do we need to go to Disney Springs or one of the parks to handle this?

THANKS so much for any assistance with this!

1. Show the card.
Even if they DO still charge you for parking, show your parking receipt when you activate the AP and get a full parking refund.

2. Ask at the Concierge desk in the lobby.
If no-go, you CAN do the upgrade just outside the Water Park gates before entering.

 

[CrabbyPatty]

Robo - thank you so much - just the information I needed!

 

[Accident]

@Robo you might want to add a mention under AP renewal that anyone with a renewal date of Sept 30, 2017 or earlier that renews by Sept 30, 2017 gets an extra month (total of 13) automatically.

 

[Robo]

@Robo you might want to add a mention under AP renewal that anyone with a renewal date of Sept 30, 2017 or earlier that renews by Sept 30, 2017 gets an extra month (total of 13) automatically.

Done.
Now, be sure to remind me to remove that line at the end of the promotion (Sept 30, 2017.)

 

[fly girl]

Ok, I'll admit I'm too lazy to read through 37 pages (I did the first 6 and realized I'm too impatient). Sorry if this is a repeat question.

Military Salutes. We've always purchased the 4 day park hopper only. This year, with the addition of 5 days we are looking into the 5 day park hopper with water park fun & more option.

We're going to the dark side (UO) for spring break but just found out today they lifted April WDW blackouts. Woo Hoo!

Here's the question. If we get the 5 day park hopper with water park fun & more, use the 2 of the water park and more tickets (Ex, typhoon lagoon and mini golf), will there still be 5 park hopper days for our trip in September? And from what I have known in the past these tickets remain active until expiration date of Dec 19th. Correct?

Will we still have 3 more fun options I believe. Can we go back in September to same mini golf and water park? If not, no biggie just wondering.

Just want to make sure we can utilize the water park and mini golf at spring break without hindering or expiring our 5 park hopper theme park days.

 

[Robo]

Military Salutes.
If we get the 5 day park hopper with water park fun & more, use the 2 of the water park and more tickets (Ex, typhoon lagoon and mini golf),
1. will there still be 5 park hopper days for our trip in September? And from what I have known in the past
2. these tickets remain active until expiration date of Dec 19th. Correct?
3. Will we still have 3 more fun options I believe.
4. Can we go back in September to same mini golf and water park?

1. Yes.
2. Correct. Dec 19, 2017
3. Yes.
4. Yes.

 

[fly girl]

1. Yes.
2. Correct. Dec 19, 2017
3. Yes.
4. Yes.

1. Thank you
2. Thank you
3. Thank you
4. Thank you



Spring break just got a whole lot better.

 

[A Belle Among Beasts]

Slightly random question on wdw package tickets and sales tax.

1)Are they taxed at the 12.5% rate that resorts are taxed at or the 6.5% sales tax rate?
2)If 12.5% does that affect any upgrade pricing?

 

[Robo]

Slightly random question on wdw package tickets and sales tax.

1)Are they taxed at the 12.5% rate that resorts are taxed at or the 6.5% sales tax rate?

2)If 12.5% does that affect any upgrade pricing?

1) Package tickets are not priced separately, and guests never know the actual cost of the tickets.
2) During an upgrade, Resort Package tickets are priced-bridged to the ticket price at the gate, including 6.5% tax.

 

[A Belle Among Beasts]

1) Package tickets are not priced separately, and guests never know the actual cost of the tickets.
2) During an upgrade, Resort Package tickets are priced-bridged to the ticket price at the gate, including 6.5% tax.

Thanks!

 

[cruiser21]

It really makes me mad that I have to buy park hoppers to get water park tickets. Especially since you cant book fast passes at more then one park. What is the point of having a park hopper? I dropped 2 nights off my reservation to compensate for the added cost. Disney is losing money off me because of this. I plan on emailing guest services to tell them exactly what I think of this. It will probably do no good, but it will make me feel better. I feel like WDW is all about price gouging. It's didn't used to be this way. I'm glad my kids are teens, and have pretty much outgrown it.

 

[Robo]

It really makes me mad that I have to buy park hoppers to get water park tickets... I plan on emailing guest services to tell them exactly what I think of this.

That's a good way to make your displeasure known.
I know that you are not alone in your disappointment.

 

[ottawamom]

I've got to agree with cruiser21, Disney is losing out on some easy money by gouging us. I would have upgraded to Park Hoppers plus Water Parks but I'm having serious difficulty with having to add the price increase into the mix as well (x 5 people). I've decided we can just do one park per day instead. It's not the way I like to tour but we can make it work. I am still hoping they may change their upgrade formula before I need to use these (pre Feb 12) tickets in 2018.

 

[Rjw615]

Hope I word the question right.

I am a Florida Resident, my wife, DD (4) and myself have the Florida Resident weekday select passes. We will be upgrading prior to 09/30/17, to one Florida resident gold and two Florida resident silver. Mainly so we will have the memory maker on one account at least.

Is there any cost saving measure we can implement? Like buying a Florida resident three of four day pass and then use those tickets to upgrade to the Gold and silver? I ran the math but not sure I am doing correctly, it appears its best just to renew outright with the renewal discount. Just wanted to double check and make sure.

 

[Robo]

it appears its best just to renew outright with the renewal discount.

Yup.

Or, you could buy new discounted Magic Your Way tickets from an authorized reseller and use those (price-bridged to current gate prices) to help pay for your renewal costs.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

I've got to agree with cruiser21, Disney is losing out on some easy money by gouging us. I would have upgraded to Park Hoppers plus Water Parks but I'm having serious difficulty with having to add the price increase into the mix as well (x 5 people). I've decided we can just do one park per day instead. It's not the way I like to tour but we can make it work. I am still hoping they may change their upgrade formula before I need to use these (pre Feb 12) tickets in 2018.

It seems that those who would normally get PH are more likely to pay the $15 to get the water parks added.

But, those who don't get PH (such as us) are much less likely to essentially pay $90 for WP. It will be interesting to see what effect (if any) this dynamic has on water park crowds.

For this coming trip, we got the military salute, and so had to choose either PH or WP (or both for extra). As we don't PH, easy choice for us.

 

[HatboxHaint]

Question for @Robo and the other wdw ticket geniuses.

I was gifted some tickets by concierge at CR last October due to Hurricane madness. Some of the tickets expire Dec of 2019, but some of them did not get pushed out and expire Oct of 2017. I tried calling ticket services and the CM could not find a way to get the 2017 exp. tickets to become 2019 exp. tickets. She did say that she had put a number into my account that I should be able to give guest services on my next trip (assuming that trip is not before Oct 2017), Guest services would then re-instate those tickets and help me with FP+. I would rather book the FP+ myself and not have to go to guest services and risk the loss of the tickets.

1. Any advice?
2. Is the something I would resolve at my resort when I arrive or would I have to go to guest services at a park?