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

[Robo]

I have tried to figure out my answer before asking but I cannot wrap my brain around the upgrade issues with hopping included.

My daughter and I will be in Orlando and squeezing in some wdw days. I bought 2 day hoppers from Disney before February 12th.

1. Can I add a day before we go down or must I do it there?
2. Does it have to be a hopper?(thinking yes, which is fine)
3. cost for said day?

1. In general, stand-alone tickets (not part of a WDW Resort package) must be upgraded in-person at WDW.
2. If a day is added to a Hopper ticket it automatically IS a "hopper day."
3. I figure that it should cost $97.98 including tax. "About a hundred bucks."
BTW, for less than $16 more... you can add the Water Parks (and fun options) to the ticket.

 

[Days In the Sun]

Yesterday (April 9) I was able to upgrade to a Gold AP even though I had used the ticket on blackout dates. The day of the upgrade was a blackout day as well.
Also, the ticket had already been upgraded from a 5 day ticket to a 5 day hopper.

I understand from your thread that this is the way it worked pre 2/11, just thought I'd confirm it still is working.

Thank you for all your help Robo, I would have been lost in the confusion of price changes without your thread.

 

[Robo]

Yesterday (April 9) I was able to upgrade to a Gold AP even though I had used the ticket on blackout dates. The day of the upgrade was a blackout day as well.
Also, the ticket had already been upgraded from a 5 day ticket to a 5 day hopper.

I understand from your thread that this is the way it worked pre 2/11, just thought I'd confirm it still is working.

Thanks for the report.
Very valuable to have additional input!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

1. In general, stand-alone tickets (not part of a WDW Resort package) must be upgraded in-person at WDW.
2. If a day is added to a Hopper ticket it automatically IS a "hopper day."
3. I figure that it should cost $97.98 including tax. "About a hundred bucks."
BTW, for less than $16 more... you can add the Water Parks (and fun options) to the ticket.

Thanks for the info! I'm waffling on whether 100$ is worth it, we would only get a half a day. Waterprks is a good suggestion though, I'll have to look into if we can make that work with our schedule. Thanks again!!

 

[alicat130]

I upgraded to AP last week in the Liberty Square ticket office. I bought 7-day PH tickets at the old price and upgraded them. I can't figure out what numbers she used for the upgrade , but when I checked the passes, the expiration date was set as 2/13/18. My guess is that the CM did it based off the old ticket purchase date, but when I asked that, I didn't get that question answered. I had to go to guest relations and had to talk to another CM and then the supervisor to get it fixed. Just a heads up to check the expiration date.

 

[jmmess]

I upgraded to AP last week in the Liberty Square ticket office. I bought 7-day PH tickets at the old price and upgraded them. I can't figure out what numbers she used for the upgrade , but when I checked the passes, the expiration date was set as 2/13/18. My guess is that the CM did it based off the old ticket purchase date, but when I asked that, I didn't get that question answered. I had to go to guest relations and had to talk to another CM and then the supervisor to get it fixed. Just a heads up to check the expiration date.

I've had this happen where the expiration date was set from when I bought the AP and not when I first used it. You can go to GR and have then adjust the end date as it should be.

Do you know what you paid to upgrade your ticket?

 

[alicat130]

I've had this happen where the expiration date was set from when I bought the AP and not when I first used it. You can go to GR and have then adjust the end date as it should be.

Do you know what you paid to upgrade your ticket?

I bought tickets from a third party and upgraded them, not a AP voucher. We did get it fixed, as I mentioned, but it took a while and two CMs to get it fixed. We paid $418 per ticket to upgrade. Based on the current AP price, I think it should have been $458 per ticket.

 

[AngiTN]

I upgraded to AP last week in the Liberty Square ticket office. I bought 7-day PH tickets at the old price and upgraded them. I can't figure out what numbers she used for the upgrade , but when I checked the passes, the expiration date was set as 2/13/18. My guess is that the CM did it based off the old ticket purchase date, but when I asked that, I didn't get that question answered. I had to go to guest relations and had to talk to another CM and then the supervisor to get it fixed. Just a heads up to check the expiration date.

Yeah, that is a common error done by some CM. It tends to not be discussed as much as pricing though, so it's a good reminder to watch that expiration date.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Thanks for the report.
Very valuable to have additional input!

Just to clarify, you came up with about a hundred total, correct? Not each? I don't know how you figured it, I keep coming up with nearly 150$ total?

Darn it, replied on the wrong response and can't figure out how to delete...DIS on the phone is harder to navigate.

 

[Robo]

I bought 7-day PH tickets at the old price and upgraded them.

$467.54 7-day PH w/ tax (pre-Feb. 12 price)

I bought tickets from a third party and upgraded them...

$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)

We paid $418 per ticket to upgrade.
Based on the current AP price, I think it should have been $458 per ticket.

Agreed. Difference price should have been $457.94.

$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)
-$467.54 7-day PH w/ tax (pre-Feb. 12 price)
=$457.94.

 

[jmmess]

I bought tickets from a third party and upgraded them, not a AP voucher. We did get it fixed, as I mentioned, but it took a while and two CMs to get it fixed. We paid $418 per ticket to upgrade. Based on the current AP price, I think it should have been $458 per ticket.

If you just upgraded to an AP last week, your expiration date shouldn't be February?

$418/ticket seems like a lot - what AP did you upgrade to?

The 7D PH pre-2/12 should have been worth $467.54 (incl tax).

 

[jmmess]

$467.54 7-day PH w/ tax (pre-Feb. 12 price)



$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)



Agreed. Difference price should have been $457.94.

$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)
-$467.54 7-day PH w/ tax (pre-Feb. 12 price)
=$457.94.

Ah, price difference makes more sense if a Platinum AP.

 

[Robo]

If you just upgraded to an AP last week, your expiration date shouldn't be February?

That was the entire point of that post.
The CM issuing the AP made an error on the date...
which the poster had corrected later in the trip.

The DATE of an AP must be put in manually by the CM.
Errors like this happen far too often.

 

[Robo]

I bought tickets from a third party and upgraded them, not a AP voucher. We did get it fixed, as I mentioned, but it took a while and two CMs to get it fixed. We paid $418 per ticket to upgrade. Based on the current AP price, I think it should have been $458 per ticket.

Just to try this using the CURRENT gate prices plugged in
(which is not standard procedure for upgrading pre- Feb. 12 tickets.)

$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)
-$516.53 Gate price of 7-day PH w/tax (Current)
=$408.96

So, if you did get a price of $418 to upgrade, I have no idea where the CM came up with that figure.

 

[jmmess]

That was the entire point of that post.
The CM issuing the AP made an error on the date...
which the poster had corrected later in the trip.

The DATE of an AP must be put in manually by the CM.
Errors like this happen far too often.

Understood - the OP mentioned "not an aP voucher", so in case something was misunderstood- just wanted to be clear

 

[A Belle Among Beasts]

Just to try this using the CURRENT gate prices plugged in
(which is not standard procedure for upgrading pre- Feb. 12 tickets.)

$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)
-$516.53 Gate price of 7-day PH w/tax (Current)
=$408.96

So, if you did get a price of $418 to upgrade, I have no idea where the CM came up with that figure.

Because I'm good at straw grasping and really hoping for a Disney miracle (while budgeting for reality lol) possibly the post 2/12 price was used and it was an adult and child ticket upgraded. Then the OP just divided the total upgrade cost? That would account for the $10 difference as child tickets are $20 less than adult but APs are equal.

 

[alicat130]

That was the entire point of that post.
The CM issuing the AP made an error on the date...
which the poster had corrected later in the trip.

The DATE of an AP must be put in manually by the CM.
Errors like this happen far too often.

Yes, thank you. Sorry if that message was unclear.

Just to try this using the CURRENT gate prices plugged in
(which is not standard procedure for upgrading pre- Feb. 12 tickets.)

$925.49 Platinum PLUS AP w/tax (Current)
-$516.53 Gate price of 7-day PH w/tax (Current)
=$408.96

So, if you did get a price of $418 to upgrade, I have no idea where the CM came up with that figure.

We upgraded two adult tickets to platinum passes, total charge was $836.40, that I divided by 2 to get $418 each. Thought it was an odd number, but cheaper than I had budgeted, so I was happy.

 

[kboo]

We were last AP holders before the big changes, and when a kid's AP was still a little less. We are now planning 6 days in August and another 6 days in the parks in February 2018. 2 adults, 1 kid 3-10.

1. can you get Tables in Wonderland with the Platinum AP?
2. How much do you have to spend in order for TIW to be worth it?
3. with 2 6-day trips, it makes sense for both adults to get an AP, right?
4. How many days does a child 3-10 have to go for the balance to tip in favor of an AP for the kid too? (length of February trip is still up in the air).

THANK YOU!

 

[Robo]

We were last AP holders before the big changes, and when a kid's AP was still a little less. We are now planning 6 days in August and another 6 days in the parks in February 2018. 2 adults, 1 kid 3-10.

1. can you get Tables in Wonderland with the Platinum AP?
2. How much do you have to spend in order for TIW to be worth it?
3. with 2 6-day trips, it makes sense for both adults to get an AP, right?
4. How many days does a child 3-10 have to go for the balance to tip in favor of an AP for the kid too? (length of February trip is still up in the air).

THANK YOU!

1. Yes. (You can purchase the card, and use it.)
2. It's a flat rate discount, so it takes a LOT of purchases to make it pay off.
3. Yes.
4. Since you are making two trips, the AP will easily beat buying two 6-day Hoppers.
Kids Hopper 6-day: $473.93 x2 = $947.86
Platinum AP: $829.64

But, buying two 6-day BASE tickets will be less than an AP.
Kids Base 6-day: $394.05 x2 = $788.10
Platinum AP: $829.64

 

[AngiTN]

1. Yes. (You can purchase the card, and use it.)
2. It's a flat rate discount, so it takes a LOT of purchases to make it pay off.
3. Yes.
4. Since you are making two trips, the AP will easily beat buying two 6-day Hoppers.
Kids Hopper 6-day: $473.93 x2 = $947.86
Platinum AP: $829.64

2. About $750 (but you have to consider that until Oct you get 20% off with just the AP, so it skews the numbers a bit)