k5thbeatle
DIS Veteran
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- Jul 22, 2005
I am assuming they no longer send out "physical vouchers" for annual passes these days? What do you need to do now to activate an annual pass if you decide to buy one for an upcoming trip?
The current vouchers have an expiry date in mde if 2030 so you can buy the AP at any time.How early can the annual passes be bought prior to an upcoming trip? We are looking at just 1 trip in Sept 2019 and staying for 3 to 4 weeks. But have no idea how far in advance we can buy the annual passes? We are hoping there might be some annual passholder room discounts that we will be eligible for if we are able to pre-purchace the annual passes earlier enough?
How early can the annual passes be bought prior to an upcoming trip? We are looking at just 1 trip in Sept 2019 and staying for 3 to 4 weeks. But have no idea how far in advance we can buy the annual passes? We are hoping there might be some annual passholder room discounts that we will be eligible for if we are able to pre-purchace the annual passes earlier enough?
Thanks so much for the detailed information...we are total newbies in regards to anything AP related...coming from Australia never thought we would ever be getting an AP...so literally just started contemplated getting one for 2019 trip this week...so currently reading this site constantly to learn, learn, learn...so much to learn. I will definitely check out the resorts/discounts board next...they should be able to help me with knowing if we would be eligible for the discount...as arriving late from Australia first day would mean we would not have activated our actual annual pass on that first day we arrive to resortDisney will be happy to take your AP $ at any time. ;-)
How familiar are you with AP room discounts? I'd suggest posting on the Resorts/Discounts board, you'll get plenty of feedback.
But FYI, you don't have to have an AP purchased to book a resort room with an AP discount. You just have to have it when you check in. It doesn't make much sense to buy one now for something that far away (you're just letting Disney have a lot of your money today with no benefit to you).
Also just in case you don't know, AP room discounts act like all other resort discounts... availability can be limited and varies by resort, room type, time of year/promotion, etc. Just because you have an AP doesn't automatically mean you get a room discount. (Sorry if you already know this).
Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for the detailed information...we are total newbies in regards to anything AP related...coming from Australia never thought we would ever be getting an AP...so literally just started contemplated getting one for 2019 trip this week...so currently reading this site constantly to learn, learn, learn...so much to learn. I will definitely check out the resorts/discounts board next...they should be able to help me with knowing if we would be eligible for the discount...as arriving late from Australia first day would mean we would not have activated our actual annual pass on that first day we arrive to resort
Hi , I buying an annual pass for June , can i use this yto get discounts on hooe de doo before I receive my pass
It will expedite the AP activation at the Guest Relations or Ticket Booth if you also have with you the credit card that you used to purchase the AP.They send you a barcode in an email and you take that to a ticket counter on site.