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

[thanxfornoticin]

My AP expires in Sept immediately following my trip. My next trip following the Sept trip won’t be until March 2026 so would it make more sense to pass on the 15% renewal discount and just wait until March 2026 to renew at full price?

It probably depends on when you 'next' trip after March of 2026 is. If you're going again in September of 26, it might make sense to renew this September and get 2 trips out of the renewal. If your next trip is beyond that, it might make sense to wait and rebuy. It really depends on how far out you're planning to decide how to best use the APs.

 

[lanejudy]

Bridging Question:
DW has been a TA for a year now for something on the side. We just bought 150 pts Direct and planning to get Sorcerers Pass.
DW mentioned that she has been told by other TAs to buy 10-day PH passes (commissionable) then bridge them to the AP.

I have spent too much time trying to answer my questions so I wanted to come here and just ask.

Questions:
- If we buy a 10 day PH for October and only use 8 park passes, on our last day when we are leaving (passes still active) can we bridge and still get then full value of the 10 day PH taken off the AP price?
- If so, would the AP be activated from the first day we used that 10 day PH .... OR .... will it not activate until we tap into our next park which for us wouldn't be until June? (Loophole? Feels too good to be true..)

It's not so much a "bridging" question as an upgrade. Yes, regular 10-day PH tickets can be upgraded to Sorcerer AP. Other than whatever commission she may receive, the only savings is if you purchase discounted tickets through a third-party authorized reseller (which probably eliminates the commission -- so do the math). The credit towards upgrade will be the price that WDW sold that same ticket on the date you purchased yours. You can upgrade prior to using the tickets or at any point before park close on the date you use the last entitlement (or expiration). Your AP will be back-dated to the first date you used the multi-day ticket and expire in Oct. 2026. It will not be a new voucher that starts on your next trip. Do the math and decide if it's better to have an AP that isn't used for 7 months vs buying 2 sets of multi-day tickets. It may be worth it since you are eligible for the DVC Sorcerer AP but be sure to take into account the discount or commission she won't get on a second set of multi-day tickets.

 

[disneydad7281231]

It's not so much a "bridging" question as an upgrade. Yes, regular 10-day PH tickets can be upgraded to Sorcerer AP. Other than whatever commission she may receive, the only savings is if you purchase discounted tickets through a third-party authorized reseller (which probably eliminates the commission -- so do the math). The credit towards upgrade will be the price that WDW sold that same ticket on the date you purchased yours. You can upgrade prior to using the tickets or at any point before park close on the date you use the last entitlement (or expiration). Your AP will be back-dated to the first date you used the multi-day ticket and expire in Oct. 2026. It will not be a new voucher that starts on your next trip. Do the math and decide if it's better to have an AP that isn't used for 7 months vs buying 2 sets of multi-day tickets. It may be worth it since you are eligible for the DVC Sorcerer AP but be sure to take into account the discount or commission she won't get on a second set of multi-day tickets.

Thank you! When someone said the AP wouldn't be activated until your next visit I thought that sounded too good to be true. So we might as well upgrade prior to the trip or anytime during.

If I bought from Undercover Tourist (if discount is better then commission) Disney will still allow upgrading to AP and take the price off that Disney was charging the day we bought? Does this work with Shades of Green too?

AP (Sorcerers Pass) is definitely worth it for us we will have 20+ park days a year!

 

[lanejudy]

If I bought from Undercover Tourist (if discount is better then commission) Disney will still allow upgrading to AP and take the price off that Disney was charging the day we bought?

Yes, UT tickets can be upgraded. Credit value will be Disney's online price the same day you buy from UT.

Does this work with Shades of Green too?

It may have changed now that SoG is selling regular date-based Theme Park Tickets and not the old MYW tickets, but in the past the discount was lost in the upgrade. Since WDW doesn't directly sell military discounted tickets, the credit has only been the price paid, with a small savings because the system assumes you paid tax.