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

[Robo]

So I have a question and I am currently waiting on the disney app to chat with someone. I am doing a short 3 day trip in July. Honestly, my main focus for this trip is to experience Star Wars Galaxy Edge (both of the rides there). Being a cheapo lol I bought the 3 day 1 park a day tickets and only have one day reserved for Hollywood studios. But after thinking about it. I want to change one of my days to Hollywood studios and just add park hopper to go to other parks after 2PM. But in the app it doesn't appear to be a way to upgrade to park hopper sadly. So I might just have to deal with what I got...

You absolutely CAN upgrade to Hoppers.
If you can’t do it on the app, you can on the phone.

You can also just wait until you are at WDW to do the upgrade.
It won’t affect the price or the ability to instantly Hop, even right after you upgrade.

 

[ShadowBoxer]

You absolutely CAN upgrade to Hoppers.
If you can’t do it on the app, you can on the phone.

You can also just wait until you are at WDW to do the upgrade.
It won’t affect the price or the ability to instantly Hop, even right after you upgrade.

Disney is suppose to give me a call at 3 today to help upgrade since the website and app couldn't and the first agent on the phone was having issues as well.

 

[lanejudy]

You can always add the hopper once onsite, even when you are ready to enter the 2nd park of the day.

 

[wdwcindy]

I have a 7-day park hopper purchased from UCT for dates 12/4-12/11. I am currently able to renew a DVC Gold annual pass. Can I apply the 7-day PH to the Gold AP renewal cost with DVC by phone call?

 

[Robo]

I have a 7-day park hopper purchased from UCT for dates 12/4-12/11. I am currently able to renew a DVC Gold annual pass. Can I apply the 7-day PH to the Gold AP renewal cost with DVC by phone call?

Call and ask nicely.

 

[crazymomof4]

In Oct, we arrive on a Wed and depart on a Wed. Our plan was to do 1 park day Thur and the 2nd park day Mon or Tue. And do non-park things on the other days.

I'm pricing tickets and finding things to be different than what I'm used to (or maybe it's just that I've never bought tickets with only 2 days on them)

If I select Thur as my first day of use for a 2 day ticket, I only get 4 days (til Sunday) to use the 2nd day.
We are trying to avoid the weekends!
Do I have to buy 2- single day tickets?
Advice please.

 

[scrappinginontario]

In Oct, we arrive on a Wed and depart on a Wed. Our plan was to do 1 park day Thur and the 2nd park day Mon or Tue. And do non-park things on the other days.

I'm pricing tickets and finding things to be different than what I'm used to (or maybe it's just that I've never bought tickets with only 2 days on them)

If I select Thur as my first day of use for a 2 day ticket, I only get 4 days (til Sunday) to use the 2nd day.
We are trying to avoid the weekends!
Do I have to buy 2- single day tickets?
Advice please.

Are you staying onsite or offsite?

 

[crazymomof4]

Are you staying onsite or offsite?

Onsite. SSR/OKW split stay

 

[Robo]

Onsite. SSR/OKW split stay

In the first place, the difference in price between a single 2-day ticket and two 1-day tickets is very small. Not really enough difference to worry about in relation to what is the full cost of a week staying at on-property resorts.
(In fact, if you choose one park per day base tickets, there is virtually an insignificant difference in price between a single 2-day ticket and two 1-day tickets.)
The price difference if you were to buy two separate Park Hopper tickets is more significant, but see the info below.

IF you purchase your tickets AS PART OF A "RESORT PACKAGE" that INCLUDES A ROOM AND TICKETS staying on Disney property, your 2-day tickets will remain valid for use on any 2 days over the course of your stay.

 

[dsny105]

I have an old non-expiration ticket, and also purchased a ticket for an upcoming trip with the 4+2 day promo. In 2019, despite going through the steps to get my tickets prioritized to save the non-expiration ticket for a future visit, it still got used and took some time to go to guest services to get it sorted out. They're both linked to my MDE account, but wondering if there's any other options available? Is it possible to get the promo ticket I want to use loaded on a physical card, and use that card for park entry? Also, if I remember correctly from 2019, each day when I entered a park, I had to request the prioritization. Is that still the case? Thanks!

 

[crazymomof4]

In the first place, the difference in price between a single 2-day ticket and two 1-day tickets is very small. Not really enough difference to worry about in relation to what is the full cost of a week staying at on-property resorts.
(In fact, if you choose one park per day base tickets, there is virtually an insignificant difference in price between a single 2-day ticket and two 1-day tickets.)
The price difference if you were to buy two separate Park Hopper tickets is more significant, but see the info below.

IF you purchase your tickets AS PART OF A "RESORT PACKAGE" that INCLUDES A ROOM AND TICKETS staying on Disney property, your 2-day tickets will remain valid for use on any 2 days over the course of your stay.

Thank You!
Rented DVC points for the resorts. I seem to remember the DVC rental site mentioned something about small discount on tix. I'll check with them to see if they have the 2 single day tix.

 

[TikiRob]

Wondering the same. We've had prioritization issues several times in COVID due to a cancelled trip from last summer. Now I'm calling ahead any time I make ticket changes to verify. Almost not worth the comp tickets I'm holding on to!

 

[Robo]

I have an old non-expiration ticket, and also purchased a ticket for an upcoming trip with the 4+2 day promo. In 2019, despite going through the steps to get my tickets prioritized to save the non-expiration ticket for a future visit,
1. it still got used and took some time to go to guest services to get it sorted out.
They're both linked to my MDE account, but wondering if there's any other options available?
2. Is it possible to get the promo ticket I want to use loaded on a physical card, and use that card for park entry?
3. Also, if I remember correctly from 2019, each day when I entered a park, I had to request the prioritization. Is that still the case?

1. Yes, there are stories of this happening.
2. Similar kind of situation, as any kind of medium used that is connected to your MDX account can access any of your available tickets.
3. Should not be necessary. But, again, your situation (#1 above) should not have happened, either... but it did.

As a "safety procedure" you could create a NEW MDX ACCOUNT and put any NEW tickets that you buy in that NEW ACCOUNT (just leave your old non-expiration ticket in your current/old account.) The old ticket won't be used if it's not in the account that you are actually using.

 

[dsny105]

1. Yes, there are stories of this happening.
2. Similar kind of situation, as any kind of medium used that is connected to your MDX account can access any of your available tickets.
3. Should not be necessary. But, again, your situation (#1 above) should not have happened, either... but it did.

As a "safety procedure" you could create a NEW MDX ACCOUNT and put any NEW tickets that you buy in that NEW ACCOUNT (just leave your old non-expiration ticket in your current/old account.) The old ticket won't be used if it's not in the account that you are actually using.

Thank for the info! The room reservations, tickets, and park reservations for our entire group are already linked in my account, so I'll leave things as they are for this trip and hope for the best. Does the prioritization still need to be done at guest services upon arrival at the park, or can it be done in advance?

 

[Robo]

Does the prioritization still need to be done at guest services upon arrival at the park, or can it be done in advance?

Do that just before you enter the park.

 

[Elle :)]

I purchased AP's for my husband and myself. Since they have expiration dates way into the future, we decided to hold on to his AP for next year. So, I purchased standard park hopper tickets for him (date based tickets) and plan to use my AP (since I'm using it for room discounts).

My question is this: Will we have an issue with his AP being used instead of the date based tickets? I do not plan on activating his AP.

 

[Fangorn]

My question is this: Will we have an issue with his AP being used instead of the date based tickets? I do not plan on activating his AP.

If you don't activate the AP, it can't be used for admission. So by definition, it can't be used instead of his regular ticket.

Steve

 

[Elle :)]

If you don't activate the AP, it can't be used for admission. So by definition, it can't be used instead of his regular ticket.

Steve

Thank you. That was my assumption too but you know what they say about those...

 

[madge]

You absolutely CAN upgrade to Hoppers.
If you can’t do it on the app, you can on the phone.

You can also just wait until you are at WDW to do the upgrade.
It won’t affect the price or the ability to instantly Hop, even right after you upgrade.

Where do you add hoppers in the app? I feel like I e looked everywhere and can’t see it

 

[Robo]

Where do you add hoppers in the app? I feel like I e looked everywhere and can’t see it

There are some reports that it shows up as a choice after you arrive at WDW, maybe after you enter a park for the first time.