Website IS showing an expiry date

[buyerbrad]

 

[Robo]

Agreed.

Things have been flying fast, but this info has been a part of the discussion for the last hour, or so.


What is also part of the discussion is that if a guest were to buy tickets on hand from an authorized RESELLER today, this tickets would not have the expiration date.

 

[buyerbrad]

I've done 2 different chats and spoken to 3 different CMs on the phone and they all assured me that there is no expiry date. I assured the CMs that a multi-billion dollar company should provide their CMs with the same information that appears on the website before I run the risk of spending $1000 on tickets that may or may not expire.

 

[Robo]

I've done 2 different chats and spoken to 3 different CMs on the phone and they all assured me that there is no expiry date. I assured the CMs that a multi-billion dollar company should provide their CMs with the same information that appears on the website before I run the risk of spending $1000 on tickets that may or may not expire.

Preach, brother, preach!

HOWEVER... if a ticket that you buy (and never use) DOES expire, you will not be simply "out the money."

If you spend $1000 on tickets and let them expire, unused, you will still get the $1000 'back' (so to speak) in the purchase transaction if you were to buy NEW tickets when you do want to go to WDW.

What's more, if there has not been a ticket price increase since that time, your "new ticket purchase" won't cost you anything.

 

[DisBuckMan]

Preach, brother, preach!

HOWEVER... if a ticket that you buy (and never use) DOES expire, you will not be simply "out the money."

If you spend $1000 on tickets and let them expire, unused, you will still get the $1000 'back' (so to speak) in the purchase transaction if you were to buy NEW tickets when you do want to go to WDW.

What's more, if there has not been a ticket price increase since that time, your "new ticket purchase" won't cost you anything.

Soooooooo...is there really a point to having an expiration date on the new tickets?

 

[Robo]

Soooooooo...is there really a point to having an expiration date on the new tickets?

Well, if you buy a bunch of tickets and HOLD ON to them, for future use (say, YEARS in the future...)

You will have to end up paying the "NEW" (current at that time) ticket price for the new tickets.
(You will only be able to "deduct" what you had originally paid for the tickets in the first place.)

That's what this new expiry thing seems to be about.

 

[fla4fun]

So basically they will get full gate price whenever you visit, whether you use the tickets you buy now, or apply them after expiration to a new purchase. I bet the resellers will be working overtime to keep up with the demand today . . .

I feel bad for people who can only go to Disney if they buy parts of their trips years ahead of time. Logically, it feels like we should be recommending they book a package and then make payments, but some of the people who have posted today have said it takes 2-3 years for them to get everything paid for - and the packages don't come out that far in advance. There may be some people that are priced out of going, not by the original price so much as having to pay the increased price when they can actually travel. Sad.

 

[DebbieB]

Single day tickets had expiration dates as of the last increase.

 

[Robo]

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[gratefulfred]

So basically they will get full gate price whenever you visit, whether you use the tickets you buy now, or apply them after expiration to a new purchase. I bet the resellers will be working overtime to keep up with the demand today . . .

I feel bad for people who can only go to Disney if they buy parts of their trips years ahead of time. Logically, it feels like we should be recommending they book a package and then make payments, but some of the people who have posted today have said it takes 2-3 years for them to get everything paid for - and the packages don't come out that far in advance. There may be some people that are priced out of going, not by the original price so much as having to pay the increased price when they can actually travel. Sad.

This is the way I take my family to Disney. We buy tickets one year. Then the next we will put away for food and incidentals. Then the next we will make reservations and finally go. Now our tickets will have expired before we go. It seems like we would only have to pay the difference in the increases that happen yearly but it's just another reason to discourage us from going

 

[zemra406]

Saw this verbiage tonight too. Just went to UCT instead to be safe. Wanted to use gift cards but oh well.

 

[disfanforlife]

Well, if you buy a bunch of tickets and HOLD ON to them, for future use (say, YEARS in the future...)

You will have to end up paying the "NEW" (current at that time) ticket price for the new tickets.
(You will only be able to "deduct" what you had originally paid for the tickets in the first place.)

That's what this new expiry thing seems to be about.

I wonder if they will still allow price bridging from tickets bought previously to this...

 

[Robo]

I wonder if they will still allow price bridging from tickets bought previously to this...

Disney has not allow price-bridging for 2-3 years now on tickets bought directly from them.
So, that would be out.

The question would be if they will bridge tickets from "other sources" after the expiration date.
I'm thinking not. (At least not after the expiration date, if one exists.)

If we are discussing price-bridging of tickets bought from a stock of tickets printed BEFORE TODAY from "other sources,"
I'm thinking that would not change, and they would continue to bridge.
(Just continuing a known practice.)

 

[disfanforlife]

Disney has not allow price-bridging for 2-3 years now on tickets bought directly from them.
So, that would be out.

The question would be if they will bridge tickets from "other sources" after the expiration date.
I'm thinking not. (At least not after the expiration date, if one exists.)

If we are discussing price-bridging of tickets bought from a stock of tickets printed BEFORE TODAY from "other sources,"
I'm thinking that would not change, and they would continue to bridge.
(Just continuing a known practice.)

Yes, that is exactly what I meant. I have tickets I bought when we became DVC members knowing there was a price increase coming. I figured we would be going for many years, but wasn't sure how many day tickets to buy. So I have 5 day tickets that I bought from UT. I have been able to add days to and also bridge to APs. Hopefully will be able to continue this as you said since I still have more of these tickets at home.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Closing this thread and directing ticket expiration questions here:
Ticket Prices Going Up 2/12/17 Credit Kenny The Pirate