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

[huskies90]

I will be buying a DVC Gold AP for myself and daughter for our June trip. I read all the MYW upgrade info in the first posts. My question is why would someone NOT buy a 6 day hopper (or whichever ticket gives you the biggest savings) at one of the discounters and then upgrade after using the MYW ticket once? I guess I don't get what the drawbacks are? The 6 day hopper is a $68 savings on Undercover Tourist. For me, that is a $136 savings. What am I missing?

 

[Robo]

I will be buying an DVC Gold AP for myself and daughter for our June trip. I read all the MYW upgrade info in the first posts. My question is why would someone NOT buy a 6 day hopper (or whichever ticket gives you the biggest savings) at one of the discounters and then upgrade after using the MYW ticket once? I guess I don't get what the drawbacks are? The 6 day hopper is a $68 savings on Undercover Tourist. For me, that is a $136 savings. What am I missing?

No drawbacks.
What stops most from doing this is that they don't know that they CAN.
Go for it!

 

[AngiTN]

I will be buying an DVC Gold AP for myself and daughter for our June trip. I read all the MYW upgrade info in the first posts. My question is why would someone NOT buy a 6 day hopper (or whichever ticket gives you the biggest savings) at one of the discounters and then upgrade after using the MYW ticket once? I guess I don't get what the drawbacks are? The 6 day hopper is a $68 savings on Undercover Tourist. For me, that is a $136 savings. What am I missing?

1 draw back is if you have an 8 day trip (or anything more than the # of days in your ticket) since you'll be limited to the FP you can make until you do the upgrade, which you can't do till you arrive.

 

[Robo]

I have a question about upgrading to an AP.

I am looking in to purchasing the Canadian Resident tickets and then upgrading to an AP once we've used one day of the ticket. I know if we purchase through Disney, they will "credit" me the actual amount I paid. I am also able to purchase the promo tickets through an authorized reseller here in Canada.
1- Will Disney know how much I paid?
2- Wondering if price bridging will be available to me if I purchase through the reseller.
3- Both options will require me to show proof of residency.

TIA

You don't need to use a ticket once to upgrade it.
(It doesn't hurt. It doesn't help.)
1- Nope. They only know what the discounter paid. But, if the upgrade is price-bridged, it doesn't matter.
2- If the tickets you are buying are subject to upgrading and bridging, then yes.
3- OK.

(I have no idea if those tickets are subject to upgrading or bridging.)

 

[Barbara C]

Hi -

I apologize in advance if this question has already been asked and answered - I did a search but didn't see this specific question.

We live in CT but own a townhouse in Kissimmee for which we pay all utilities. The Florida address is listed on those bills but they are mailed to us in CT. We are going down for 4 weeks this summer (yay!) and will purchase APs as that will be the cheapest option. However, I was wondering if we would qualify for Florida resident APs as we will have bills that have a Florida address although our IDs will be a CT address. I did call and the CM said she thought we would qualify as Florida residents but I'm not sure she sounded overly confident in her answer.

Thanks for your help.

Barbara

 

[Robo]

We live in CT but own a townhouse in Kissimmee for which we pay all utilities. The Florida address is listed on those bills but they are mailed to us in CT. We are going down for 4 weeks this summer (yay!) and will purchase APs as that will be the cheapest option. However, I was wondering if we would qualify for Florida resident APs as we will have bills that have a Florida address although our IDs will be a CT address. I did call and the CM said she thought we would qualify as Florida residents but I'm not sure she sounded overly confident in her answer.

Sounds like you qualify to me (but, what do I know?)

If they will allow the purchase, your second hurdle MIGHT be the first time you tried to enter the park with the new APs.
That can be a spot where they want ID/proof of FL residency. also.

You may or may not have trouble at either or both situations, but it seems like you would be able to get things ironed out.
Plan on extra time to accomplish both procedures.

 

[mikat]

I hope that Robo or someone else can help me with this ticket / FP+ question. I have a 7 day PH and it is on my MDE account. I have two trips - one in July and one in August. They are more than 14 days apart. The first trip is for work and I'll be solo, so I don't need to make many FP+ reservations, but I would like to make one day of Pandora FP+ ressies.

I plan on upgrading to an AP when I arrive in July. Will MDE allow me to make *1* day of FP+ ressies on the July trip and 6 days of FP+ ressies more than 14 days later in August on a ticket that is not yet an AP? I have resort stays for both timeframes, so I can get FP+ 60-days out, but the FP+ 60-day opening is before both trips happen.

I hope that makes sense. If I can't get the 1 day of FP+ for the July trip, I'll sacrifice the FP+ in the first solo trip to get the FP+ for the later family trip. TIA for any and all advice. And please let me know if you think this should go into a FP+ thread rather than a ticket thread.

 

[Barbara C]

Robo - Thanks for response!! I didn't realize we would need to show ID when we entered the parks as well. I suppose we will give it a shot and the worst that can happen is they say no.

 

[VAfamily1998]

We will be doing a quick trip in early August and my two teenagers will each need a 1 day MK ticket. If I just go to the Disney website and purchase these online, will I be given a code that I would use to "link" it to my kids on MyDisneyExperience? And then we'd be all set to reserve our FastPasses at 60 days and for them to enter the park when our trip comes?

Also, I am eligible for all military discounts and buying tickets on base. I haven't seen any way to get a military discount on just a 1 day ticket like that, but I thought I'd just ask here in case I've missed something. I'm also an annual passholder and a Chase Disney Visa card holder--but I don't think that has any kind of discount for purchasing single day tickets either, right? Just wanted to check

*and yes I know about the military salute tickets and they are a MUCH better value--but then we'd want to go to the parks for 4 days and really...this was" not supposed to be a big Disney trip at all...We will be in Florida for other reasons and managed to get a reservation for "Dining with an Imagineer" and...things have just snowballed into a mini Disney trip! I just can't extend it into 4 park days!

 

[Robo]

Robo - Thanks for response!! I didn't realize we would need to show ID when we entered the parks as well. I suppose we will give it a shot and the worst that can happen is they say no.

This can happen the FIRST TIME you enter a park using your newly-activated Resident AP.

 

[Robo]

I hope that Robo or someone else can help me with this ticket / FP+ question. I have a 7 day PH and it is on my MDE account. I have two trips - one in July and one in August. They are more than 14 days apart. The first trip is for work and I'll be solo, so I don't need to make many FP+ reservations, but I would like to make one day of Pandora FP+ ressies.

I plan on upgrading to an AP when I arrive in July.
1. Will MDE allow me to make *1* day of FP+ ressies on the July trip and 6 days of FP+ ressies more than 14 days later in August on a ticket that is not yet an AP?
I have resort stays for both timeframes, so I can get FP+ 60-days out, but the FP+ 60-day opening is before both trips happen.

I hope that makes sense. If I can't get the 1 day of FP+ for the July trip, I'll sacrifice the FP+ in the first solo trip to get the FP+ for the later family trip. TIA for any and all advice.
2. And please let me know if you think this should go into a FP+ thread rather than a ticket thread.

1. As far as I can figure, Yes.
2. It's more to do with FP than with tickets, but many things certainly overlap.

 

[Robo]

We will be doing a quick trip in early August and my two teenagers will each need a 1 day MK ticket.
1. If I just go to the Disney website and purchase these online, will I be given a code that I would use to "link" it to my kids on MyDisneyExperience?
2. And then we'd be all set to reserve our FastPasses at 60 days and for them to enter the park when our trip comes?

3. Also, I am eligible for all military discounts and buying tickets on base. I haven't seen any way to get a military discount on just a 1 day ticket like that, but I thought I'd just ask here in case I've missed something. I'm also an annual passholder and a Chase Disney Visa card holder--but I don't think that has any kind of discount for purchasing single day tickets either, right?

4. and yes I know about the military salute tickets and they are a MUCH better value--but then we'd want to go to the parks for 4 days and really...this was" not supposed to be a big Disney trip at all...We will be in Florida for other reasons and managed to get a reservation for "Dining with an Imagineer" and...things have just snowballed into a mini Disney trip! I just can't extend it into 4 park days!

1. If you open your MDE account and order the tickets THROUGH your MDE account, the tickets should automatically and instantly
show up in your MDE account. (And if not, yes, you can link them manually using the confirmation numbers.)
2. Yes.
3. I don't have any answers for this paragraph.
4. Once you buy those tickets, you can use a day or more on your first trip, and any unused days don't expire until very near the end of this year.
Can you use the rest of (or more of) the "days" on those tickets later this year?

 

[VAfamily1998]

1. If you open your MDE account and order the tickets THROUGH your MDE account, the tickets should automatically and instantly
show up in your MDE account. (And if not, yes, you can link them manually using the confirmation numbers.)
2. Yes.
3. I don't have any answers for this paragraph.
4. Once you buy those tickets, you can use a day or more on your first trip, and any unused days don't expire until very near the end of this year.
Can you use the rest of (or more of) the "days" on those tickets later this year?

Thanks! Unfortunately, I doubt we will make it down there again before the end of the year. We will be down again right after New Year for the marathon weekend. Thanks for the help.

 

[jeremy1002]

Question on renewing a kid's AP for the first time after they have turned 10 - Will the system automatically recognize crossing this age line and make the renewal AP be an adult one, or do you have to go through a whole process similar to buying one for the first time all over again?

 

[Robo]

Question on renewing a kid's AP for the first time after they have turned 10 - Will the system automatically recognize crossing this age line and make the renewal AP be an adult one, or do you have to go through a whole process similar to buying one for the first time all over again?

There is no difference between a "child AP" and an "adult AP."

 

[jeremy1002]

There is no difference between a "child AP" and an "adult AP."

In price and function, no, but in name yes for some reason, right? My kid's AP is tagged with "3 to 9." I was hoping this would go away when the renewal happens after turning ten to avoid potential confusion or CM scrutiny.

 

[Robo]

In price and function, no, but in name yes for some reason, right? My kid's AP is tagged with "3 to 9." I was hoping this would go away when the renewal happens after turning ten to avoid potential confusion or CM scrutiny.

If this worries you, you can certainly check, if you'd like.

Call WDW Ticketing at

(407) 566-4985 (option 5)

Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm ET Mon-Sat

Guests ages, once entered in your WDW files (and/or MDE,) are updated automatically.

 

[GoofyMomInOhio]

Can a 2 day MYW base ticket be upgraded to a 4-Park Magic Ticket? Our trip is during the valid dates in July.

(Please forgive me if this has been answered already.)

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

We will be doing a quick trip in early August and my two teenagers will each need a 1 day MK ticket. If I just go to the Disney website and purchase these online, will I be given a code that I would use to "link" it to my kids on MyDisneyExperience? And then we'd be all set to reserve our FastPasses at 60 days and for them to enter the park when our trip comes?

Also, I am eligible for all military discounts and buying tickets on base. I haven't seen any way to get a military discount on just a 1 day ticket like that, but I thought I'd just ask here in case I've missed something. I'm also an annual passholder and a Chase Disney Visa card holder--but I don't think that has any kind of discount for purchasing single day tickets either, right? Just wanted to check

*and yes I know about the military salute tickets and they are a MUCH better value--but then we'd want to go to the parks for 4 days and really...this was" not supposed to be a big Disney trip at all...We will be in Florida for other reasons and managed to get a reservation for "Dining with an Imagineer" and...things have just snowballed into a mini Disney trip! I just can't extend it into 4 park days!

Our MWR office on base has 1 day tickets on the price list. Do you live near a base? Buy the tickets there, and then you can link them on MDE to make your FP at 60 days, if staying onsite.

MWR price:
1-day Magic Kingdom Ad(10+) $113.00
1-day Magic Kingdom Ch (3-9) $106.75

 

[Robo]

Can a 2 day MYW base ticket be upgraded to a 4-Park Magic Ticket? Our trip is during the valid dates in July.

If that promotional sale is still going when you are at WDW, yes.