Upgrade your Give A Day Voucher to multi-day ticket

[Cheshire Figment]

Here are the rules basically.

1. An upgrade is taking one ticket, adding cash (or something similar), and ending up with one ticket with more entitlements. You cannot combine two or more tickets to end up with one ticket.

2. The GAD ticket may be upgraded. It has the full value of a one day ticket. However, the specific sequence is to get the GAD ticket at "will-call", enter a park with that ticket, and then go to any Guest Relations Office or Ticket Window to upgrade it to something with more entitlements.

3. A GAD ticket cannot be applied to any existing package.

4. A GAD ticket cannot be combined with any other ticket (See #1, which explains what an upgrade is).

And you might want to go over to the Theme Parks Attractions and Strategies Forum; there is an subforum devoted to the GAD program.

 

[MadiWI]

So is there any way to do the dining plan and still upgrade the GAD tickets? I'm sorry, but this is confusing me. Someone originally told me that we couldn't upgrade the GAD tickets, so we had planned to just get the fast passes. But if we can somehow upgrade the GAD tickets that is way better b/c we are going during the slow season when fast passes aren't that big a deal.
Thanks!

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

So is there any way to do the dining plan and still upgrade the GAD tickets? I'm sorry, but this is confusing me. Someone originally told me that we couldn't upgrade the GAD tickets, so we had planned to just get the fast passes. But if we can somehow upgrade the GAD tickets that is way better b/c we are going during the slow season when fast passes aren't that big a deal.
Thanks!

I will try to help, but please don't take my words as Gospel, Lord knows I am as confused as all the rest, but this is what was told to me...

If you are doing free dining you need to book your package with a one day pass for everyone. You would not activate this pass but save it for another trip. One your first day in the parks you would use your voucher for admission and then at guest services let them know what you want for your trip... Example.. We are going for eight days and do not want hoppers, but want water parks and more. I was told to tell the CM that I used my voucher today but in total I need a 8day park w/WP&M option.

Hope this helps. And if I am incorrect, please jump in quickly so I can fix this.

 

[Schachteles]

OK, so I am just clearing things up in my jumbled head.

We can trade in the GAD tickets and purchase 10 day park hoppers and they will just take $79 off of the price???

 

[NancyIL]

I exchanged my ticket voucher at the Will Call window outside the International Gateway entrance of Epcot last week. I had read that the ticket was to be used first and THEN used to upgrade to another ticket at Guest Services inside the park. However, the gentleman at Will Call said I had to do it BEFORE entering the park. I got the $84.14 (including tax) value of the ticket deducted from the price of a renewal annual pass. Then I used $45 in Disney Visa Rewards Dollars toward the balance.

I think the only reason to use a ticket first is if the gate price has gone up since you purchased the ticket. That situation doesn't apply to the Give A Day free ticket.

 

[NancyIL]

Here are the rules basically.


2. The GAD ticket may be upgraded. It has the full value of a one day ticket. However, the specific sequence is to get the GAD ticket at "will-call", enter a park with that ticket, and then go to any Guest Relations Office or Ticket Window to upgrade it to something with more entitlements.

I did it all at the Will Call window.

 

[NancyIL]

OK, so I am just clearing things up in my jumbled head.

We can trade in the GAD tickets and purchase 10 day park hoppers and they will just take $79 off of the price???

$79 + tax = $84.14.

 

[mebfalcon]

So if we are going in Sept. (hopefully with free dining) Could we just use the GAD ticket and go to 2 parks in one day (one with the GAD and one with our regular tickets) This would prevent us buying hoppers.

 

[mickeymaker2003]

So if we are going in Sept. (hopefully with free dining) Could we just use the GAD ticket and go to 2 parks in one day (one with the GAD and one with our regular tickets) This would prevent us buying hoppers.

Yes, you could do this. It would work as long as you only wanted to hop one day.

 

[PEANUT1]

We are doing the blanket project right now..(4 done..2 to go). We are hoping to renew our annual passes with the GAD promo. The only prob is that we will be in Disney Nov 28-Dec4..our annual passes don't expire til Jan 8th..can we renew them in December while we are there?

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

We are doing the blanket project right now..(4 done..2 to go). We are hoping to renew our annual passes with the GAD promo. The only prob is that we will be in Disney Nov 28-Dec4..our annual passes don't expire til Jan 8th..can we renew them in December while we are there?

I have a similar situation-we are going in August, and our APs expire in December. I would like to know this, too. I think you can only renew within 30 days of expiration, I hope I am wrong.

We made 20 gift baskets for home bound senior citizens. It was a little pricey, but still worth it.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Annual Pass renewals can only be done within a period starting 30 days pror to expiration and ending 30 days after expiration.

 

[HHSTigerFan]

Have another question.. Can we use the GAD voucher to get into the park at rope drop, upgrade it to a 10 day park hopper during the day and then park hop that evening??

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Have another question.. Can we use the GAD voucher to get into the park at rope drop, upgrade it to a 10 day park hopper during the day and then park hop that evening??

Yes

 

[mickeymaker2003]

We are doing the blanket project right now..(4 done..2 to go). We are hoping to renew our annual passes with the GAD promo. The only prob is that we will be in Disney Nov 28-Dec4..our annual passes don't expire til Jan 8th..can we renew them in December while we are there?

You would not be within the 30 day renewal window while you were there, so no you probably cannot use your GAD ticket towards your renewal.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

We are doing the blanket project right now..(4 done..2 to go). We are hoping to renew our annual passes with the GAD promo. The only prob is that we will be in Disney Nov 28-Dec4..our annual passes don't expire til Jan 8th..can we renew them in December while we are there?

Yes. You should be able to renew them Dec 9th - 15th if you want to use your GAD ticket to help with the cost. Remember, the tickets expire on Dec. 15, so you need to do it before then.

Isn't she outside of the 30 day window while she is at WDW?

 

[mickeymaker2003]

Yes, she is... My mistake. I read it as being there through Dec 24 and was jealous she got such a long trip.

So, no, I don't think she'll be able to do the renewal using the GAD ticket. I will edit my other one.

 

[PEANUT1]

Oh bummer!! We may change our dates...or we will use the fastpass option for our reward from the GAD promotion. Thanks for the info.

 

[Manda513]

Here is kind of a weird question...
We plan on going during free dining. My oldest daughter and I will both have the GAD vouchers..youngest DD will not. If we seperate the 1 day tickets from our room card would youngest DD be able to use those tickets and then we could just upgrade the GAD voucher for oldest DD and myself? Hopefully that doesnt sound too confusing LOL

 

[kileybeth]

Oh bummer!! We may change our dates...or we will use the fastpass option for our reward from the GAD promotion. Thanks for the info.

What is this fastpass option of which you speak? We have been out of the parks for more then a year (off cruising DCL which I highly recommend)and I haven't kept up with things obviously. Back in the day fastpass was just a way to get a shorter line and totally free. .??

Going to be signing up for GAD tickets as well. . .wondering how this all comes together.

Going in the fall with free dining and willing to hold onto the 1 day passes we get for buying a package.

sorry longwinded, about this fast pass option?