Upgrading UT tix to AP

[kenny]

in the past I know you needed to use your UT tix once before upgrading. This essentially gave you the Disney ticket price before the upgrade. If you didn't use the tix you were charged the difference between the UT price and the AP essentially losing the UT discount.

Have been hearing now you don't need to use it once anymore? Is that true?

Want to upgrade day 1 for dining and not sure if I need to enter/leave/upgrade/enter or can just upgrade before going in to park.

Thx

 

[Robo]

No NEED to use first, but you CAN if you like.

You will still get full gate value.

 

[kenny]

Thanks. Not that the discount is huge but didn't want to lose it.

 

[AngiTN]

We've actually learned that it was never necessary to use it once, the process has never changed. I wonder now if it was just that someone tried to upgrade, CM didn't bridge it right and that guest paid full price. Someone else tried to upgrade after they'd entered (because it was easier on their schedule to try later) and that CM did it right and they kept their discount. Only differences being 1, the CM that did it and 2, one used their ticket first. Since most assume all CM are trained equally on their job they figured the only difference was they'd used their tickets and that started the rumor that you needed to use it once to upgrade.

Anyway, what is more important that figuring out how the rumor took hold,
it's very hit and miss on getting a CM that can properly upgrade/bridge the tickets.
Know you total going in. If you get one that does it wrong, ask for someone else or try again another day.