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

[jsanders82]

Hi,
I wanted to be sure I understood the Water Park plus ticket option to see if it makes sense for our group. We only buy one park per say tickets when we visit and don’t park hop. I’ve never been to a WDW water park either.
We are a group of 15 going to Orlando. 12 of us will be spending one day at MK. On another day, 15 of us will be going to Blizzard Beach.
If we got 1 day water park plus tickets, could we visit MK one day and the water park the other? Or is it only one day ticket no matter if we go to MK or BB?
Trying to figure out if it makes sense to buy the Plus ticket for the 12 going to MK and then BB only tickets for the remaining 3.

 

[lanejudy]

If we got 1 day water park plus tickets, could we visit MK one day and the water park the other?

A 1-day theme park with water park add-on allows you 2 consecutive days of to use. Check pricing - depending on your timing a separate water park ticket may cost less (prior to 5/29 or after 10/3). Otherwise, I think it’s basically the same price so it really doesn’t matter if you do the add-on or separate tickets (at least for the dates I spot-checked).

 

[Robo]

When Disney adds old tickets to your MDE account, whether over the phone or in person,
1. do they log into your MDE account (i.e. do the need your pw?)?
2. Will I need to change my pw after they help?

1. No.
2. No.

 

[leebee]

Ticket “upgrade” is a 1:1 transaction — meaning 1 old ticket/credit may be used toward 1 new ticket. If the new ticket costs less there is no refund or credit carried forward. You’ll want to check the value of your older tickets and the cost of your new dates to decide if that is a good use of the credit.

The above reply doesn't make me optimistic, but I'm going to ask my question anyhow!

DH and I were supposed to go to WDW January 4-7, 2021. I had a 2 day base ticket for each of us. DD was diagnosed with active Covid-19 on 1/3, so we were quarantined and had to cancel. Disney said they'd hold the value of the tickets purchased on account (couldn't get them to refund the money), the value is good forever (so I won't lose my $550), it won't show in my MDE account and I have to call to purchase new tickets. We are planning a trip starting 4/11/21 and want to purchase one-day tickets to go to Epcot. If I do this (they'll cost about $225), will the remaining balance be "on hold" towards a future trip, or will I lose the balance as a "ticket upgrade?" If I can buy the one-day tickets, is there any way the remaining money-credit can be transferred to my MDE account to be used for other Disney purchases, or does it stay as "ear"marked (see what I did there?) ticket money?

I know one probably needs a Magic-8-ball to predict what Disney will actually do, but I feel like if I have some information in advance, it'll help once I am no longer on hold with Disney!

 

[lanejudy]

@leebee You can ask, just know all of that would be outside of the normal procedure so the answer may be no. I’d be prepared to save the 2-day ticket credit for another longer visit and just buy new for 4/11 unless you’d like to do 2 days in the parks next month. Also be sure to check park availability before purchasing tickets because some parks may already be “sold out” for that day.

 

[leebee]

@leebee You can ask, just know all of that would be outside of the normal procedure so the answer may be no. I’d be prepared to save the 2-day ticket credit for another longer visit and just buy new for 4/11 unless you’d like to do 2 days in the parks next month. Also be sure to check park availability before purchasing tickets because some parks may already be “sold out” for that day.

Yeah, I am thinking that it might be smarter to consider that $550 as an investment in the next "park trip" and just buy the one-day Epcot tickets. I'll have to sneak this past DH, who is not the biggest Disney fan and agreed to this trip only because we are both finally vaccinated and dying to look at 4 different walls, hahaha. One park day is all he is up for, and we have plans to visit family and friends on the other days- or just relax by the pool. I guess I am just a little worried that the "on-hold" money might disappear before we go to Disney again (probably not until summer of 2022 or 2023). I've also been carefully watching park reservations, although it DOES seem like the only park that ever has availability is Epcot, so that's good, and our week doesn't seem to be too incredibly busy (although DS is sold out). Going to have to make a decision soon... Thanks for your help/opinion.

 

[Robo]

Yup.

 

[jo-jo]

I don't know if this is the right thread, but at the moment we are waiting for THE call from disney about purchasing an AP. My DD has used some other tickets we had as placeholders to get park passes. She just noticed AP holders are blocked out on some days close to our trip. If we don't get a call for another two weeks and AP holders are blocked, will we be forced to use the other (not AP) tickets to go into parks? We are staying onsite, if that makes a difference.

I hope I made sense.

 

[Robo]

If we don't get a call for another two weeks and AP holders are blocked, will we be forced to use the other (not AP) tickets to go into parks?

Yes.

 

[Fitzwoman27]

I had two 5 day park hopper tickets that we did not use in 2019 (we bought a package but didn’t use the tickets as we had APs). I understand I can use the value of those tickets toward purchasing tickets for an upcoming trip. We’d need 2 or 3 day tickets (not park hoppers) for our upcoming trip. Also, our son who was a baby during our 2019 trip now needs a child’s ticket. Will we be able to use the value of the two 5 day 2019 park hoppers toward buying three 2-3 day tickets for our next trip? What happens to any unused amount leftover- does it remain available somehow for another future ticket purchase?

I had a 6 Day park hopper and turned it in for a two 3 Day 1Park, but had to pay another hundred$ for difference

 

[jo-jo]

Yes.

Thank you, not what I wanted to hear. Maybe I'll get some pixie dust.

 

[DisneyFamilyDad]

I’ll be in a similar situation as the OP with my son. Does anyone know how long a never used ticket will “stick around”?

 

[chicagodisneyguy]

Quick question for the ticket gurus. Can you reassign a ticket to another person multiple times? I want to assign some of my 5 day hoppers to family members so we can make park reservations. Then, once they actually buy the tickets they are going to use, reassign the hoppers back to me. Is this possible to do?

 

[Marionnette]

Quick question for the ticket gurus. Can you reassign a ticket to another person multiple times? I want to assign some of my 5 day hoppers to family members so we can make park reservations. Then, once they actually buy the tickets they are going to use, reassign the hoppers back to me. Is this possible to do?

Yes. But if they have their own MDE account, they would have to reassign the ticket to you. You cannot do it yourself. If they don't have a MDE account, then you can move a ticket back and forth between a person and yourself easily.

 

[Robo]

I’ll be in a similar situation as the OP with my son.
Does anyone know how long a never used ticket will “stick around”?

There is no "regular date" for expiration for all tickets.
Tickets have various "final expiration" dates that can be known when any ticket is purchased.
A guest should find out that date (read the fine print on the ticket website or ask when purchasing) when any given ticket is purchased.
Otherwise, calling Disney with all ticket info (ticket numbers, purchase date, etc.) may get the final expiration date.

 

[lanejudy]

I’ll be in a similar situation as the OP with my son. Does anyone know how long a never used ticket will “stick around”?

Robo explained the expiration date — after that date a ticket is likely to disappear from your view in MDE. However WDW still has access to it and the credit should remain indefinitely until used towards a new ticket.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Do AP holders still receive a 15% discount when renewing an AP

 

[Robo]

Do AP holders still receive a 15% discount when renewing an AP

Yes (approximately that amount.)

 

[briternik]

I purchased a 5 day park hopper back in 2017. I wanted to upgrade it to a 6 day park hopper for an upcoming trip. I was told it would be over $200 to add the extra day and would be cheaper for me to just buy the extra day separately. I thought that my ticket would hold the current value and I would only pay the difference between a 5 and 6 day, which is only about $25? Is this because I purchased the ticket from a well known ticket discounter, and not directly from Disney?

 

[CarolynFH]

I purchased a 5 day park hopper back in 2017. I wanted to upgrade it to a 6 day park hopper for an upcoming trip. I was told it would be over $200 to add the extra day and would be cheaper for me to just buy the extra day separately. I thought that my ticket would hold the current value and I would only pay the difference between a 5 and 6 day, which is only about $25? Is this because I purchased the ticket from a well known ticket discounter, and not directly from Disney?

It’s more likely that tickets are more expensive now, plus the effect of date-based tickets. Your ticket is worth the online price for a 5 day PH in 2017 (not the current price) and now you have to pay the difference between that and the current price of a 6 day PH for the specific dates you want to go.