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

[DisneyLynn]

Boardwalk Ticketing is a legitimate, established authorized WDW ticket reseller.

I think they currently offer the "lowest prices" on many adult tickets.
(Which can change all the time.)

Based on:

Click HERE for the TouringPlans.com "Discount Ticket Search.

Thank you for the quick reply! It's been three years since our last Disney trip- so many changes! We have a group of 6 buying 10 day Park Hopper Plus tickets, so every bit of savings will add up. I've contacted them to ask if they have actual tickets or just vouchers that we will need to exchange once we arrive at WDW. Now if we can just conquer the new Fastpass+ system! Lynn

 

[intertile]

So, I am about to purchase a Gold(DVC) AP. Am I right to assume I can upgrade to a platinum after? Does the upgrade have to happen before I activate or can it happen anytime during the year?

Tia

 

[Robo]

So, I am about to purchase a Gold(DVC) AP.
1. Am I right to assume I can upgrade to a platinum after?
2. Does the upgrade have to happen before I activate or can it happen anytime during the year?

1. Yes.
2. Anytime.

 

[SusanDK]

Thank you for a very comprehensive tutorial!

I think I have this right, but just want to double check.

My husband and I purchased the water park annual passes a couple years ago that we have thus far never activated. They are in our MDE account with an expiration date for activation of 2030.

We have decided to purchase Platinum Plus annual passes (Florida resident). If I understand correctly, we can ask to have the price from our unactivated water park annual passes applied to the price of the Platinum Plus annual passes.

Is there any way to order our tickets online via MDE and apply the water park tickets to the purchase? I tried to put the passes in the cart and carry through the transaction but could not see a way to apply the old tickets so I'm guessing this has to be done in person.

Our first use of the new annual passes will likely be at Epcot next week and we won't have time to go first to Disney Springs or somewhere outside a theme park to activate them, so I assume we will have to pay for parking. If we have not yet purchased the tickets online prior to arrival, can we pay for parking at Epcot, go to a ticket booth, ask to purchase the Platinum Plus annual passes, and have both the unactivated annual water park passes plus the cost we just paid for parking credited to the purchase?

We still have some old 10-day tickets in our MDE account that we want to hold for future use, at a time when we might not have an annual pass. Will our newly purchased annual passes have priority when we go through the turnstiles, or do we specifically have to ask the cast member to put the annual passes as the priority? It seems as if an annual pass should always take priority over a single-day ticket.

We have existing Magic Bands so I assume the cast member will activate the new annual passes on our existing Magic Bands. If I were to purchase the annual passes online in my MDE account in advance of arrival, can they be applied to the Magic Bands online and save a trip to the ticket booth and/or Guest Relations, or would we have to stop there regardless of how I do the purchase?

Thank you!

 

[Robo]

Thank you for a very comprehensive tutorial!

I think I have this right, but just want to double check.

My husband and I purchased the water park annual passes a couple years ago that we have thus far never activated. They are in our MDE account with an expiration date for activation of 2030.

We have decided to purchase Platinum Plus annual passes (Florida resident).

1. If I understand correctly, we can ask to have the price from our unactivated water park annual passes applied to the price of the Platinum Plus annual passes.

2. Is there any way to order our tickets online via MDE and apply the water park tickets to the purchase? I tried to put the passes in the cart and carry through the transaction but could not see a way to apply the old tickets so I'm guessing this has to be done in person.

Our first use of the new annual passes will likely be at Epcot next week and we won't have time to go first to Disney Springs or somewhere outside a theme park to activate them,
3. so I assume we will have to pay for parking.
If we have not yet purchased the tickets online prior to arrival,
4. can we pay for parking at Epcot, go to a ticket booth, ask to purchase the Platinum Plus annual passes, and have both the unactivated annual water park passes plus the cost we just paid for parking credited to the purchase?

We still have some old 10-day tickets in our MDE account that we want to hold for future use, at a time when we might not have an annual pass.
5. Will our newly purchased annual passes have priority when we go through the turnstiles, or do we specifically have to ask the cast member to put the annual passes as the priority?
6. It seems as if an annual pass should always take priority over a single-day ticket.

7. We have existing Magic Bands so I assume the cast member will activate the new annual passes on our existing Magic Bands.
8. If I were to purchase the annual passes online in my MDE account in advance of arrival, can they be applied to the Magic Bands online and save a trip to the ticket booth and/or Guest Relations, or would we have to stop there regardless of how I do the purchase?

1. Yes.
2. Not currently.
3. Likely so.
4. If not actually "applied," you can at least get a refund of the parking fee by showing the parking receipt.
5. You can have the APs' Priority set to the highest level at the time you get them. Yes, specifically ASK.
6. Not safe to assume anything.
7. Nothing is ever "activated to" or "put onto" any MB. All of your tickets will be put into your
MDE account. Your MBs simply access the tickets (etc.) that are in your MDE account.
8. You would have to go to a ticket booth or Guest Relations to "activate" any new AP.

 

[SusanDK]

Thank you, Robo, for the quick and comprehensive reply!!!

 

[Robo]

Thank you, Robo, for the quick and comprehensive reply!!!

You're welcome!

 

[anne60]

I'm just making sure I understand what I have read on here. We are going to WDW in early December. I purchased a 7 day MYW e-ticket from undercover tourist and linked it to my identity on my MDE account. I am considering upgrading to an annual pass because I have since found out I will be going to a conference at WDW in June. I paid $407 for the ticket. When I arrive at the park on my first day, I should go to guest relations and request to "upgrade" my e-ticket to an AP. The 'credit' applied for the upgrade should be the face value of a 7 day MYW ticket ($415). I'm wondering if there is any way to do this ahead of time, i.e., before I arrive in WDW.

 

[jeff_h]

I'm just making sure I understand what I have read on here. We are going to WDW in early December. I purchased a 7 day MYW e-ticket from undercover tourist and linked it to my identity on my MDE account. I am considering upgrading to an annual pass because I have since found out I will be going to a conference at WDW in June. I paid $407 for the ticket. When I arrive at the park on my first day, I should go to guest relations and request to "upgrade" my e-ticket to an AP. The 'credit' applied for the upgrade should be the face value of a 7 day MYW ticket ($415). I'm wondering if there is any way to do this ahead of time, i.e., before I arrive in WDW.

I called yesterday about this very thing, and the CM told me that if you plan to pay for the upgrade on a monthly payment plan then it has to be done in person. However if you plan to pay in full then you can do it over the phone - (407) 566-4985 (option 4) Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm ET Mon-Sat

 

[LMHB]

Hello, I looked at the first pages of this thread but could not wade through 263 pages, sorry!...I am wondering, can I pay for a 3 day ticket for a guest who is joining us mid-trip with a combination of 2 disney gift cards (given to me) and my credit card? The ticket is around $307. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this online. Should I call? Or is this a waste of time? Thanks!

 

[Robo]

Hello, I looked at the first pages of this thread but could not wade through 263 pages, sorry!...I am wondering, can I pay for a 3 day ticket for a guest who is joining us mid-trip with a combination of 2 disney gift cards (given to me) and my credit card? The ticket is around $307. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this online. Should I call? Or is this a waste of time? Thanks!

First, go to the site- https://www.disneygiftcard.com/Manage/Transfer
and COMBINE any Disney gift cards you want onto one new card.

Then, CALL Disney to purchase the new ticket with that combined card value and your credit card.

 

[Nennie]

We have UT tickets linked to MDE. We plan on upgrading them to DVC APs. Some questions:
1) Do I have to use the UT tix to enter the park in order for the tix to be eligible for price bridging?
2) If the answer to question 1 is No, can I upgrade the tix to DVC APs over the phone, or do I need to do that in person when we get there?

We arrive on 10/23, if that makes a difference.

Thanks so much!!!

 

[Robo]

We have UT tickets linked to MDE. We plan on upgrading them to DVC APs. Some questions:
1) Do I have to use the UT tix to enter the park in order for the tix to be eligible for price bridging?
2) If the answer to question 1 is No, can I upgrade the tix to DVC APs over the phone, or
3) do I need to do that in person when we get there?

We arrive on 10/23, if that makes a difference.

Thanks so much!!!

1) Nope. (But to upgrade just using your MDX account, you might need to.)
2) That’s unlikely (but it never hurts to try... and “ask nicely.”)
3) Likely so. REGARDLESS, you will need to go to a ticket booth or guest Relations to “activate” the new AP, anyway, no matter how you buy the AP.

 

[ldo]

if I buy an UT base ticket for 4 days prior to 10/16 and link it to MDE, can I convert it to a 3 day Park hopper in 2019? does the 3 day PH have to cost more? CAn it be $10 less? Would I get credit for the UT price or the gate price? UT is $40 less than gate.

 

[Robo]

if I buy an UT base ticket for 4 days prior to 10/16 and link it to MDE,
1. can I convert it to a 3 day Park hopper in 2019?
2. does the 3 day PH have to cost more?
3. Can it be $10 less?
4. Would I get credit for the UT price or the gate price?
5. UT is $40 less than gate.

1. Yes.
2. Technically, yes. (But, maybe not.)
3. Technically, no. (But, maybe yes.) And, you MIGHT or might NOT get the $10 back.
4. The Disney on-line price for the same ticket.
5. What UT charges is irrelevant to upgrading cost.

All that said, why don't you just buy a 3-day Hopper from UT before the price increase?

 

[disney-inspired]

Hello!
We are completing a split stay in January.
3 nights at AOA with dining (special package for military promotion)
4 nights at AKL with dining (same as above)

We will be buying the military hoppers on base. Will we have any issues linking these hoppers to both reservations?

Thank you for your help!

 

[Robo]

Hello!
We are completing a split stay in January.
3 nights at AOA with dining (special package for military promotion)
4 nights at AKL with dining (same as above)

We will be buying the military hoppers on base. Will we have any issues linking these hoppers to both reservations?

Thank you for your help!

In most cases, before Oct. 16, 2018, there has been no need to "link tickets to" resort reservations.
(Booking FPs in advance simply required HAVING a WDW resort stay booked -and- HAVING valid tickets linked to the guest's MDX account.)
Room-only reservations and tickets could remain independent of each other without any "interaction" needed.
Guests could:
A. stay any (reasonable) length of time at a WDW resort
B. buy and use any length of ticket, and that ticket's assets will expire 14 days from first use
In the past and currently:
A. does not affect B.
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Beginning Oct. 16, 2018, the number of days' stay at a WDW resort can affect the expiration date of chosen tickets.
Example: Guest buys a 4-day ticket.
Without a WDW resort stay longer than 6 (maybe 7?) days, that ticket's assets will expire 6 (maybe 7?) days after first use.
But, if a guest's stay at the WDW resort was, say, 10 days long, that same ticket's assets will expire up to 14 days after first use.
A. CAN affect B.

BUT, I have no idea how tickets will be "linked to" resort stays.

This is one of the extra concerns of this new ticket system.

 

[Minniemoo15]

My inlaws are coming with us in March 2019 and want to have as much of their trip refundable as possible should they need to cancel, as my FIL is having hip surgery next month.

They currently have a split stay booked - nights 1-4 at BCV (booked thru Disney with a room only discount), nights 5-10 at BC (thru a travel agent exclusive).

If they add 7 day tickets and the dining plan to their BCV stay, will the tickets be refundable? We don't want to lose their room discount.

To add to the complication, we are Canadian - but I believe the Canadian tickets are non-refundable so they are willing to pass up that discount in order to have refundable tickets.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Robo]

My inlaws are coming with us in March 2019 and want to have as much of their trip refundable as possible should they need to cancel, as my FIL is having hip surgery next month.

They currently have a split stay booked - nights 1-4 at BCV (booked thru Disney with a room only discount), nights 5-10 at BC (thru a travel agent exclusive).

If they add 7 day tickets and the dining plan to their BCV stay, will the tickets be refundable?

Yes.

 

[juliebelle]

I am going to WDW middle of Nov 2018. I am aware that Disney is changing the ticket system Oct 16. My question is, should I buy my ticket now or wait till I find out what the new cost will be? Will it be less expensive now or after the new ticket system goes into effect? I need a regular ticket for getting into the parks every day without a park hopper added for 3 days. I don't even know what they call those anymore, they change the name for them so often. LOL