Upgrade to Annual Pass ?

[MOM POPPINS]

Posting an update on updating our MYW tickets to AP's. I was given wrong information at the concierge desk at the Beach Club about upgrading our tickets to annual passes. WDW is allowing me to upgrade our tickets when we return in May. I have to bring the expired passes and they gave me a reference number to give to guest relations at any of the 4 PARKS. I will go there to upgrade the tickets and pay the difference. I am thankful they are allowing us to upgrade. I have learned my lesson and will not go to the concierge desk at the resorts for ticket information.

 

[SnackyStacky]

Posting an update on updating our MYW tickets to AP's. I was given wrong information at the concierge desk at the Beach Club about upgrading our tickets to annual passes. WDW is allowing me to upgrade our tickets when we return in May. I have to bring the expired passes and they gave me a reference number to give to guest relations at any of the 4 PARKS. I will go there to upgrade the tickets and pay the difference. I am thankful they are allowing us to upgrade. I have learned my lesson and will not go to the concierge desk at the resorts for ticket information.

Glad to hear it all worked out for you!

 

[garytam]

Hi

I am truely confused now, what is the difference between upgrading and cash credit ? If I bought an 10 days park hopper with non-expiry option and used 9 days, when I upgrade to AP, I assume I would pay the difference of the AP and value of one day of the park hooper ? Am I missing something ?

Thanks

 

[SnackyStacky]

Hi

I am truely confused now, what is the difference between upgrading and cash credit ? If I bought an 10 days park hopper with non-expiry option and used 9 days, when I upgrade to AP, I assume I would pay the difference of the AP and value of one day of the park hooper ? Am I missing something ?

Thanks

Let me grab my English/Disney-Speak dictionary.

Upgrade: An unused piece of admission, OR an admission within 14 days after the first use that is turned in, and a credit is issued for the FULL VALUE of the ticket. The "full value" is the key part there. Upgrading isn't necessarily getting a "better" ticket; it means getting a full credit back for the admission you currently have.

Cash Credits: Tickets that have had the non-expiration option added, and it has been MORE than 14 days since the first use are eligible for a cash credit. You will get a prorated credit for what's left. (But be careful: all days on a ticket are not valued at the same price. The first day used on your ticket is the most expensive, the second day used is the second most expensive and so on) Getting a cash credit from a Magic Your Way ticket isn't usually a good deal anymore.

Does that make sense?

In your specific instance, when you tried to make the switch to an AP, the answer to whether you'd get a cash credit or an upgrade is all in the timing of WHEN you tried to make the switch.

If you took your ticket to Guest Relations within 14 days after the first use of the ticket, you'd upgrade it. You would receive a credit for the price that was paid to Disney for the ticket. You would pay the difference between that price and the price of annual pass. Your annual pass would be backdated to the date you first used the 10 day ticket.

If it has been more than 14 days since the first use of the ticket, then you would receive a cash credit, which would be SMALL - probably just a few dollars - towards a new ticket.