When to order DDE??

[chop456]

How far in advacne should I order my DDE card? We are going to WDW August 13-20.

 

[Mad2Scrap]

There are five of us, staying 8 days, each has a 7 day/5 MPP pass. I think it might make sense if one of us, me, had an AP for the savings on meals. We have 6 sit-down reservations which alone will add up to $600-900. With 20% off, even after the additional $180 for the AP and $50 for the DDE, I think we'll still be ahead. Does anyone think otherwise? And CAN I upgrade my pass to an AP?

 

[zoe69]

Well... the card takes 6 to 8 weeks to get. They will email you a temp pass that you can use until the "real deal" arrives. We ordered the pass right before our Feb trip, printed the email, & it worked fine.

Finally got the real card in late April. Just noticed that the exp. date is April 30, 2006. This means we got a few extra months out of it.

Just make sure they are going to email you a temp & I'd wait until right before to order it.

 

[weluvpluto]

I ordered mine based on when I wanted it to expire - I wanted to be able to use it on our next trip, which could go into July next year, so I ordered on Monday and got a July 31, 2006 expiration. If you want it to expire August 30, 2006 you have to wait til the 2nd week of July to order (maybe July 5 or so).
If the expiration doesn't matter I'd order now to try to have your card by your trip.

 

[Mad2Scrap]

Could someone answer my question? Can I "upgrade" my pass to an AP or would I just need to buy an AP? I certainly can't afford that!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

We went in April and I ordered it about a week before the trip. I had to go to epcot and pick up the letter to use at the restraunts. No problem. Just showed my ap and drivers license each time. I still havent gotten the real dde card yet, its been about 7 weeks soon I think. Our next trip is not until dec., so I am not worried. Dont know about your upgrade question.

 

[Bev J]

You should be able to upgrade your pass, this is what we are doing also. I have an AP, hubby bought a 7 day hopper at the DS, we have deceided we will take another trip to WDW before the year is over so when we get there on SAturday we will upgrade his 7day to an AP at Epcot Guest services.

Bev

 

[rt2dz]

We debated and debated if it would be worth it to order it, we weren't going to dine around the dde restraunts, just use it were it was usable. We finally decided the week we were leaving to order it; actually ordered it on our way there at 4:20 pm Eastern time on Friday when we were checking in on Saturday (They close at 5pm Friday and don't open again until 8 or 9 am Monday). After we checked in on Saturday morning, we just caught the bus over to Epcot, headed to guest relations, picked up our letter and we were good to go. It is my understanding they no longer send emails.

 

[LisaS]

How far in advacne should I order my DDE card? We are going to WDW August 13-20.

If you would prefer to have the actual cards for your trip and you don't care about the expiration date, then order it this week or early next week and you should have just enough time for the cards to arrive before your trip. Your expiration date in this case will be July 31, 2006.

If you think you'll be going back to WDW again next August, order it near the end of July, but at least two weeks before your trip. In this case, your expiration date will be August 31, 2006. They will snail mail you a confirmation letter (they don't send emails or faxes any more) that you will use in place of the cards for this trip. The letter will have its own expiration date, usually 4-6 weeks from your order date, so when you order make sure they put an expiration date on your letter that is later than the last day of your trip.

If you wait too long to order (less than two weeks from your trip) they won't mail the confirmation letter. You will have to pick it up at Epcot.

 

[disgirl]

Hi! I just called to order our DDE card today and was told they only take 4 weeks to arrive and was advised since my trip is not until the end of August, I should order in July so my expiration will be the end of August 2006. I know that according to every post I have seen here, noone has reported only waiting a month for their card to arrive. It seems like most people wait 8 weeks.
However, when I questioned the woman about the 4 weeks she said they are moving faster now and it would not take 8 weeks. I just read a thread here about people who ordered in April and just received their cards now. Could it really only take 4 weeks for those that order this month?? I do not know if I should wait or not. I would like to have the actual card when we go, but having an August 06 expiration is nice too, in case we go back next August.
Oh, I am so confused.

Mad2scrap I think it would be to your advantage to get one if there are 5 of you eating atleast 6 sit down meals, however I really am not sure about the upgrade procedure or cost. Sorry. Hopefully someone else will have more info. for you. Good Luck.