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

[CarolynFH]

Planning on getting our 4-day base tickets for October thru Undercover Tourist. I've gone back and forth in the past b/w them and tickets straight from Disney. We def save a bit going thru UT this time around. Can anyone think of a legit reason to pay a little more and go the direct from Disney route instead?

No, having to link the UT tickets manually isn’t difficult, so having the Disney ones link automatically isn’t enough of a benefit to make me spend the extra $!

 

[eatatmidnight]

I have searched this thread and haven't seen the answer to my questions. I just got an annual pass. We are planning to visit in October. Can I go online to check on the passholder discount for a resort? Do I add the annual pass to MDE now or when we arrive? I wish I'd thought to ask when I bought the tickets.

 

[jkh36619]

I have searched this thread and haven't seen the answer to my questions. I just got an annual pass. We are planning to visit in October. Can I go online to check on the passholder discount for a resort? Do I add the annual pass to MDE now or when we arrive? I wish I'd thought to ask when I bought the tickets.

Yes. You can can book your hotel at the AP discounted price, but you will need to activate the AP before check in. Or at least that is the way used to be.

 

[lanejudy]

Yes. You can can book your hotel at the AP discounted price, but you will need to activate the AP before check in. Or at least that is the way used to be.

You have 24 hours after check-in to activate the AP.

Can I go online to check on the passholder discount for a resort? Do I add the annual pass to MDE now or when we arrive?

Yes, add the AP voucher to your MDE. You should be able to look up AP rates, but if not anyone can get that info by calling.

 

[eatatmidnight]

You have 24 hours after check-in to activate the AP.


Yes, add the AP voucher to your MDE. You should be able to look up AP rates, but if not anyone can get that info by calling.

Thank you. I was able to link the pass and make our resort reservations.

 

[Disney102015]

Buying APs online before our trip, and booked our hotel with an AP discount. What do we need to do to “activate” the AP so our discount is valid - will we need to pop by a park or Disney Springs? Or is there a way to activate thru MDE, or by calling?

Related question - our party is flying in 2 separate groups, and 1 group lands late. Assuming we do have to go somewhere to activate, can I activate APs for the whole group if 2 people aren’t there in person? Or will the 2 people landing late need to activate the next day in person?

 

[lanejudy]

Buying APs online before our trip, and booked our hotel with an AP discount. What do we need to do to “activate” the AP so our discount is valid - will we need to pop by a park or Disney Springs? Or is there a way to activate thru MDE, or by calling?

Related question - our party is flying in 2 separate groups, and 1 group lands late. Assuming we do have to go somewhere to activate, can I activate APs for the whole group if 2 people aren’t there in person? Or will the 2 people landing late need to activate the next day in person?

An Incredi-pass should automatically activate when you use it to enter a park. If you or anyone in your party has a DVC or FL resident AP then the adults will need to go to Guest Relations to show ID (and proof of residency for FL res). That can be done outside a park or at Disney Springs but the adults must do it for themselves.

Be sure to make theme park reservations.

 

[Disney102015]

That can be done outside a park or at Disney Springs but the adults must do it for themselves.

Be sure to make theme park reservations.

Thanks for the reminder about reservations! For some reason I thought we didn’t need them I’d staying on property, oops!!

Ok, if I can’t activate everyone at once, sounds like I might as well wait and activate everyone during our first park visit the next morning. (We’ll be getting the Sorcerer pass.) We have 24 hours to activate after we check into our hotel with the AP discount, correct? Do we just need to activate the AP or do we need to also go to the front desk again within those 24 hours? (24 hours would expire around noon, APs will be activated by about 8am, but probably wouldn’t be getting back to the front desk til maybe late afternoon…)

 

[lanejudy]

Yes, theme park reservations are needed whether staying onsite or offsite. There may be “good to go” days but those don’t tend to drop until close.

You can stop by the front desk anytime.

 

[fieldfam4]

Hi everyone! Sorry if this is a stupid question or has been answered before. We have room reservations only at beach club for November. We are ready to purchase park tickets. Is it possible to call Disney and change our room reservation only into a package that would include tickets or do I just have to add tickets online for our stay? Is there an advantage to doing one or another? TIA!

 

[DisneyMom93]

One advantage is if you have to cancel… with a package the tickets are refunded too.

 

[Dave006]

. Is it possible to call Disney and change our room reservation only into a package that would include tickets or do I just have to add tickets online for our stay? Is there an advantage to doing one or another?

Yes you call, and have the CM convert your Room Only (RO) reservation into a Package. Packages may be ticketless or with tickets as in your questions. Packages only require a $200 Deposit vs (1) night deposit for RO bookings

Packages have different terms & conditions. You need to pay in full 30 days before your stay, and have that is the date to cancel without a cancellation fee. You can make payments along the way using the automated payment phone system.

As @DisneyMom93 indicated if your tickets might be part of your Package, and you cancel the tickets just disappear. If you by ticket separately from Disney or any other ticket seller then you own the tickets. Note that you don't have to loss the value of your purchased tickets if you cancel your trip, they just stay in your MDE, and you can apply them to another trip.

Dave

 

[fieldfam4]

Speaking again out of ignorance, we have only put down $200 so far so do we actually currently have a room only package? Is there such a thing?

 

[pooch]

Speaking again out of ignorance, we have only put down $200 so far so do we actually currently have a room only package? Is there such a thing?

So you don’t know if you’ve booked with tickets? Go into your MDE or look at the email confirmation you received to verify what you have. It’s either a Room Only or a Package.

 

[Dave006]

Speaking again out of ignorance, we have only put down $200 so far so do we actually currently have a room only package? Is there such a thing?

No worries it happens more of-then you may think.

If you only placed a $200 deposit, you have a Package. It might be a ticketess package if you specificly did not want tickets when you made the initial reservation, and want to think about your ticket options and date ranges for your tickets.

Dave

 

[pooch]

No worries it happens more of-then you may think.

If you only placed a $200 deposit, you have a Package. It might be a ticketess package if you specificly did not want tickets when you made the initial reservation, and want to think about your ticket options and date ranges for your tickets.

Dave

Boy, I learn something new every day! Thanks Dave

 

[fieldfam4]

Very Helpful. Thanks so much!

 

[ckmiles]

I am planning to buy a 3 day park hopper - but I might want to upgrade to a 4 day.

On my arrival day - my flight gets in around 12:30 -if everything arrives on time and I get to WDW between 2 and 3 I'd like to go to the parks.

How easy is it to upgrade from 3 to 4 days? Can I do it at the concierge at the hotel? Should I do it before I use the ticket for the first time?


I will know before I use the ticket if Im going to use the 3 or 4 days (its my arrival day thats the day in question.)

Im arriving on Labor Day is that changes the situation

Thank you for any advice.

 

[lanejudy]

How easy is it to upgrade from 3 to 4 days? Can I do it at the concierge at the hotel? Should I do it before I use the ticket for the first time?

It should be fairly easy. I don't think you'll be able to enter the park prior unless you had the 3-day set to begin on arrival date anyway (or a package ticket). Just be aware of the difference in price. It'll be not only the cost of an extra day but the hopping add-on is higher for a 4-day vs 3-day. You are probably looking at ~$120 for the additional day.