Upgrading passes from past packages

[yooperfan]

We linked our 7 day non hopper passes from a previous trip to our Disney Experience acct. So, we will upgrade one to a hopper and one to an AP after entering a park. Will we be able to keep the room key that has the 7 day and will we get a paper AP as well as having our bands? I don't like the idea of having that much money tied to a system that is new. I want proof of what I purchased.
Does everyone have bands now?

 

[mesaboy2]

We linked our 7 day non hopper passes from a previous trip to our Disney Experience acct. So, we will upgrade one to a hopper and one to an AP after entering a park. Will we be able to keep the room key that has the 7 day and will we get a paper AP as well as having our bands? I don't like the idea of having that much money tied to a system that is new. I want proof of what I purchased.
Does everyone have bands now?

Doubtful. It is not possible to upgrade tickets more than 14 days past first-use--even no-expire ones.

Generally speaking, on site guests have bands, offsite guests do not.

 

[Robo]

1- We linked our 7 day non hopper passes from a previous trip to our Disney Experience acct.

2- So, we will upgrade one to a hopper and one to an AP after entering a park.

3- Will we be able to keep the room key that has the 7 day and

4- will we get a paper AP as well as having our bands?

5- I don't like the idea of having that much money tied to a system that is new. I want proof of what I purchased.

6- Does everyone have bands now?

1- If these tickets have never been used at all before, then you're fine.
2- OK.
3- There are no more "paper" AP's. All tickets issued at WDW are plastic cards with imbedded RFID chips.
4- If you DO have MagicBands, you WILL also get a plastic AP with RFID.
5- You do not have to put any kind of charging on a card or MagicBand.
6- All guests staying at a WDW-owned Resort.

 

[yooperfan]

1- If these tickets have never been used at all before, then you're fine.
2- OK.
3- There are no more "paper" AP's. All tickets issued at WDW are plastic cards with imbedded RFID chips.
4- If you DO have MagicBands, you WILL also get a plastic AP with RFID.
5- You do not have to put any kind of charging on a card or MagicBand.
6- All guests staying at a WDW-owned Resort.

We haven't used the passes. We had APs so we didn't need to use the 7 Day passes that were on the package. Are the plastic cards for AP's new the last couple years? The last ones we had were a heavy weight paper with a magnetic strip on the back. Today Disney unplugged was talking about limited trials of AP's on bands soon.

 

[lovesdumbo]

They switched to plastic cards for APs last year for RFID. These new cards no longer have your name and expiration date printed on them. They write that on with a sharpie. You'll receive a plastic AP card. You still need to show your AP card to get any discount.

The podcast was about AP holders who haven't stayed at a Disney resort being able to get Magic Bands for APs. Previously only those who stay at a Disney resort could get Magic Bands.

I don't know about your 7 day ticket-if you can get it on a card too.

 

[yooperfan]

They switched to plastic cards for APs last year for RFID. These new cards no longer have your name and expiration date printed on them. They write that on with a sharpie. You'll receive a plastic AP card. You still need to show your AP card to get any discount.

The podcast was about AP holders who haven't stayed at a Disney resort being able to get Magic Bands for APs. Previously only those who stay at a Disney resort could get Magic Bands.

I don't know about your 7 day ticket-if you can get it on a card too.

We have an AP discount on our resort ressie. If I upgrade 1 of the 7 day passes to an AP, will I lose my fast pass+ picks that were linked to the 7 day pass or will they now be able to link the AP to my band? I'm afraid this might turn into a guest services nightmare. my mom has a 5 day pass and at this point FP + won't let me get a FP for the day we leave until she adds a day when we get there, so, if APs aren't on the bands yet, then what? So confused.

 

[Robo]

We have an AP discount on our resort ressie.


1- If I upgrade 1 of the 7 day passes to an AP, will I lose my fast pass+ picks that were linked to the 7 day pass

2- or will they now be able to link the AP to my band?

3- I'm afraid this might turn into a guest services nightmare.

4- my mom has a 5 day pass and at this point FP + won't let me get a FP for the day we leave until she adds a day when we get there, so, if APs aren't on the bands yet, then what? So confused.

1- Nope.

2- Yes.

3- That could happen (or not) if you don't make ANY changes.

4- I don't understand what that situation is, but if it's a GLITCH...
Call the WDW IT Dept. at
(407) 939-3471 or
(407) 939-7849 or
(407) 939-4357 or
(407) 939-7765 (option #2)

 

[yooperfan]

1- Nope.

2- Yes.

3- That could happen (or not) if you don't make ANY changes.

4- I don't understand what that situation is, but if it's a GLITCH...
Call the WDW IT Dept. at
(407) 939-3471 or
(407) 939-7849 or
(407) 939-4357 or
(407) 939-7765 (option #2)

Thanks!