Tickets and Annual Pass Questions - Please add your ticket questions to this thread

[lanejudy]

Thanks, I did see that but we fall under “D”, basically the same?

To get a ballpark figure, calculate the upgrade based on E and then expect the actual upgrade to be slightly more. That should give you an idea.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[L_MD]

Well, no.
But, once activated, if your AP is listed to (for instance) "Expires on June 25, 2021," that AP can be used thru the end of the day on June 25, 2021.

In general, it is a simple matter to use any web browser and type in "How many days until June 25, 2021."
That'll give you an instant answer.
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BTW:
It is, right now, 737 days until June 25, 2021.
June 19, 2019 - June 25, 2021

There is in the app. If you click the three lines on the bottom right then click tickets it shows. My AP voucher I linked yesterday says 365.

Thank you Robo and csmith1004!

 

[HollyMD]

I’ve tried several times in a row to simply change my tickets to a different date in MDX and keep getting an error. Will give me the option to change the TYPE from PH to PHP, but not the date. Anyone else having trouble? I know a while back, I looked at changing dates and it was gong to let me, as I know it was going to be $40. Any idea why now it won’t?

 

[Eastern]

If you buy more than one voucher for AP, can you hold them in the same MDE account til you are ready to permanently assign? Or do you have to make multiple extra accounts, one for each?

 

[Robo]

If you buy more than one voucher for AP, can you hold them in the same MDE account til you are ready to permanently assign? Or do you have to make multiple extra accounts, one for each?

You can "hold" multiple AP certificates.
They can only be activated "in-person" at WDW.

 

[wendow]

We have 6 tickets that we purchased from UCT on Mar 13, 2019. They are for mid-Aug dates. We're considering buying into DVC before we travel to WDW in Aug. and wondering if we will be able to use these tickets to upgrade to AP's at DVC membership rates.

Does anyone know if this can or cannot be done? Thanks!

 

[Nick6300]

With discounted Platinum APs bought from 3rd party retailer. They're supposed to be good until 2030. Does that mean that if you want to bank future savings on AP rate increases:
Can you hold on to them until 2021 and then go to Guest Relations to activate them... No need to create an MDX account to store them until you go to activate? With how much these passes are, I'm scared I'm missing something... what specifically do you do to ensure they're ready to go next yr or couple of yrs please?

 

[Robo]

We have 6 tickets that we purchased from UCT on Mar 13, 2019. They are for mid-Aug dates. We're considering buying into DVC before we travel to WDW in Aug. and wondering if we will be able to use these tickets to upgrade to AP's at DVC membership rates.

Does anyone know if this can or cannot be done? Thanks!

You can use the value of tickets bought from authorized ticket discounters (UT is an authorized ticket discounter) to upgrade to other tickets or APs at WDW.

 

[Robo]

With discounted Platinum APs bought from 3rd party retailer. They're supposed to be good until 2030. Does that mean that if you want to bank future savings on AP rate increases:
1. Can you hold on to them until 2021 and then go to Guest Relations to activate them...
2. No need to create an MDX account to store them until you go to activate?
3. With how much these passes are, I'm scared I'm missing something...
4. what specifically do you do to ensure they're ready to go next yr or couple of yrs please?

1. Yes.
2. Not a requirement. (But see my last remarks below.)
3. No need to be scared.
4. Don't lose them. Keep them secure.
(I, myself, WOULD connect them to an MDX account, because THEN, even if you were to
lose the actual certificates, you'd have them in an on-line file.)

 

[wendow]

You can use the value of tickets bought from authorized ticket discounters (UT is an authorized ticket discounter) to upgrade to other tickets or APs at WDW.

Thank you! I was only concerned since we will be trying to upgrade to DVC AP rates.

 

[Robo]

Thank you! I was only concerned since we will be trying to upgrade to DVC AP rates.

One "rule of upgrading" is that the ticket/AP to which you want to upgrade should cost the same or more than the original ticket.

 

[Chris75]

Does anyone know how AP upgrades are priced in light of the recent price increase? I recently bought Platinum passes for my family and had considered getting the Platinum Plus at the time but held off because we didn't have time to do water parks on that trip. I know I can upgrade by paying the difference between the levels but is it the difference of what I paid and the current price or the current difference between the 2 levels?

 

[Robo]

Does anyone know how AP upgrades are priced in light of the recent price increase? I recently bought Platinum passes for my family and had considered getting the Platinum Plus at the time but held off because we didn't have time to do water parks on that trip. I know I can upgrade by paying the difference between the levels but is it the difference of what I paid and the current price or the current difference between the 2 levels?

To remain consistent with other types of ticket upgrades, the procedure that should be followed would be to charge the difference between the price for the Platinum AP that you paid originally, and the current price of the Platinum Plus AP.

 

[Chris75]

To remain consistent with other types of ticket upgrades, the procedure that should be followed would be to charge the difference between the price for the Platinum AP that you paid originally, and the current price of the Platinum Plus AP.

Thank you for the reply. In that case it would be a lot cheaper for me to just buy a water park AP or individual tickets for the few days we may go.

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

We have a UK package, hotel, 14 day tickets, free MM bought through WDW. The package begins on 5 September. My daughter is arriving at AKL a few days before me and wants to upgrade to an AP as she plans to return to WDW within the following 12 months. There is an option to buy an AP in the MDE app but it doesn’t give credit for her existing ticket; GS on telephone say that she cannot upgrade until on site.
Has anyone with a UK package ticket upgraded recently? Was is easy or problematic? Did you upgrade at the hotel or elsewhere? Were you given credit for the package price of the ticket and memory maker or just the ticket?
Will my daughter be able to upgrade on arrival or only when the tickets linked to the package become active? If I upgrade for her today, is it possible to receive a credit for the unused tickets attached to our package? Is the answer the same, if I use the Sam’s offer rather than upgrading on MDE?
Sorry for so many questions but I just want her to be prepared when ‘negotiating’ with CMs. Thank you.

Also UK 14 day tickets which are now £385 have jumped to £449 for 2020 and seem to be dynamic/date based.

 

[NOLA_Tink]

I was looking at the Florida Silver AP blackout dates and DHS looks blacked out for several months from fall through winter. Logically, this means AP holders will not be allowed to enter DHS to see Galaxy's Edge for that entire time, correct? Is it possibly expected that the blackout dates might be lifted, such as when Toy Story Land's blackout dates were lifted?
(I sincerely apologize if this has been mentioned, but I can't seem to find it.)

 

[Robo]

Anything is possible.
But I would not expect things to be less busy than predicted.

 

[catfan98]

I read the info in the first few posts and I want to make sure I understand correctly: I purchased a resort/ticket package from WDW last week for this coming week 6/27-6/30 with a 3 day ticket. We’ve decided to stay an extra day, so I can upgrade this ticket to a 4 day ticket by calling WDW before we go or I can wait and do it at a park on our first day, correct?

 

[db24]

I bought a 7 day park hopper ticket from undercover tourist in march (that has been linked to MDE account) that I am going to upgrade to a AP when I get to the parks this winter. My question is if I buy the sams club AP voucher, can I link it to my disney account and save it for use in the next few years or will it cause problems where I will be upgrading my undercover tourist ticket for this year? I am just wanting to make sure I do this correctly.

 

[Robo]

- so I can upgrade this ticket to a 4 day ticket by calling WDW before we go or I can wait and do it at a park on our first day, correct?

Either way, yes.
Same price.