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

[Robo]

Hi. We have a trip coming up on 2/7, and I’m currently booked for 7 park days, but I’m thinking we can get it all done in 6 and head home a day early. it looks like it will save me about $80 total to switch from four 7-day tickets to 6-day tickets. But...if we decide we don’t get everything done and need to add that day back before we leave, will it cost more than the $80? If so, I guess I should keep the extra day just in case...
(Hope all that makes sense. Thanks for any insight.)

In general, it costs no more to upgrade (add a day to) a ticket than it does to buy the ticket with that "extra" day, to begin-with.
(No need to buy an extra day in advance, just-in-case.)

 

[GoofyGirl75]

In general, it costs no more to upgrade (add a day to) a ticket than it does to buy the ticket with that "extra" day, to begin-with.
(No need to buy an extra day in advance, just-in-case.)

Thank you!!

 

[myth2001]

Wonder if anyone has experience with a very specific situation.

Have 9 day ticket (expire 9/26/2021 due to purchased before covid) that does not need to be used consecutively.
Already used 4 days last November, plan to use the left over 5 days this August. Hoping we can add on a day to the ticket so we can use 6 days this August instead.

For this special kind of ticket has anyone tried to add day or options such as park hopper during your 2nd visit? Either via phone or guest service at park? (Phone CM advised me to try guest service at park, as he is not suppose to deal with partially used ticket, and is afraid of messing up the new expiration date.)
If you were successful, what does your ticket look like after the modification (what is the new valid start and end date?).
Thanks!

 

[lanejudy]

Wonder if anyone has experience with a very specific situation.

Have 9 day ticket (expire 9/26/2021 due to purchased before covid) that does not need to be used consecutively.
Already used 4 days last November, plan to use the left over 5 days this August. Hoping we can add on a day to the ticket so we can use 6 days this August instead.

For this special kind of ticket has anyone tried to add day or options such as park hopper during your 2nd visit? Either via phone or guest service at park? (Phone CM advised me to try guest service at park, as he is not suppose to deal with partially used ticket, and is afraid of messing up the new expiration date.)
If you were successful, what does your ticket look like after the modification (what is the new valid start and end date?).
Thanks!

I don’t believe you can upgrade (add-on) to that ticket now that it is partially-used. Folks have been able to modify unused tickets, but in doing so the ticket converted back to a regular date-based ticket (with use-window and expiration). And a ticket cannot be upgraded more than 14 days after first use. You can always ask and might get lucky, but i would have a back-up plan as well.

 

[MrWonderful]

I'm sure the answer is in here somewhere, but don't exactly have time to read 516 pages!! .
Some advice please:
We have a trip planned for December 21' for 6 nights. 2 rooms booked at BLT.
9 people, 7 confirmed and 2 (seniors) which may not be able to go depending on health issues...
??When should we be purchasing tickets??
If 9 tickets are purchased now , and the 2 people are unable to go, are their tickets refundable? or would they only be valid for future visits?

We want to be able to visit each park for 1 day, and hopefully MK will have an evening party on one night.
Does anyone think parties will be back??

If there are no parties we would want to purchase 5 day tickets.
If there will be parties, a 4 day ticket will be good... + the party ticket...

Since party status is unknown, what is the best tactic at this point?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Robo]

If there are no parties we would want to purchase 5 day tickets.
If there will be parties, a 4 day ticket will be good... + the party ticket...

Since party status is unknown, what is the best tactic at this point?

If the party situation is still unknown when you are ready to purchase tickets...
buy 4 day tickets.
You could easily add a day (upgrade) at any point.

 

[PolyAddict]

I have always purchased tickets from UT. Any disadvantage since the pandemic to not purchasing directly through Disney?

thanks

 

[Robo]

I have always purchased tickets from **. Any disadvantage since the pandemic to not purchasing directly through Disney?

thanks

Sorry, but that company is no longer acceptable for discussion on the DIS.

If you buy your tickets as part of a WDW Resort PACKAGE (Room and Tickets,) you can cancel/ get a full refund up to within a certain time before check-in.
If you just buy tickets only, no ticket REFUND is available.

 

[PolyAddict]

Sorry, but that company is no longer acceptable for discussion on the DIS.

If you buy your tickets as part of a WDW Resort PACKAGE (Room and Tickets,) you can cancel/ get a full refund up to within a certain time before check-in.
If you just buy tickets only, no ticket REFUND is available.

Sorry about that, didn’t realize. Do you know if I could book 3 nights Disney resort and add tickets to include additional 3 nights at Swan?

 

[Robo]

Do you know if I could book 3 nights Disney resort and add tickets to include additional 3 nights at Swan?

Do you know if I could book 3 nights Disney resort and add tickets to include additional 3 nights at Swan?

One easy way is for you to book the 3-day tickets with the package, then upgrade the tickets to add park "days" at some point.

 

[PolyAddict]

One easy way is for you to book the 3-day tickets with the package, then upgrade the tickets to add park "days" at some point.

Would I be able to have a park reservation in advance though?

 

[Robo]

Would I be able to have a park reservation in advance though?

If you upgrade the tickets in advance of needing to book the reservations.
Note that I said, "upgrade the tickets to add park "days" at some point."

(You didn't say when you are going or when you are booking.)

 

[mickeymom629]

DH and I have two unused Gold APs in our MDE account. I can see that it allows me to make park reservations but I haven't because, for our upcoming trip, I don't want to activate our APs. I want to go to GS to add my old tickets to our account and use a day or two from non-expiration tickets. I thought it was okay to use whatever tickets are in MDE to make reservations and you don't have to use specific ones but the website clearly says that the tickets used to make the park reservations need to be the ones used. Did the rule change or did I misunderstand any advice previously given?

 

[Robo]

DH and I have two unused Gold APs in our MDE account. I can see that it allows me to make park reservations but I haven't because, for our upcoming trip, I don't want to activate our APs. I want to go to GS to add my old tickets to our account and use a day or two from non-expiration tickets. I thought it was okay to use whatever tickets are in MDE to make reservations and you don't have to use specific ones but the website clearly says that the tickets used to make the park reservations need to be the ones used. Did the rule change or did I misunderstand any advice previously given?

I don't think it matters at all.
Why would it?
If multiple tickets that you already have (or will buy) are all valid for use on the day(s) in question...
YOU can decide which one(s) to actually USE.

 

[mickeymom629]

I don't think it matters at all.
Why would it?
If multiple tickets that you already have (or will buy) are all valid for use on the day(s) in question...
YOU can decide which one(s) to actually USE.

I don't know why it would matter but, when you pick a park for a day, it specifically says that the ticket used to make the reservation must be the one you use.
I was wondering if anyone has experienced an issue when switching tickets in their MDE for a particular day. I don't want to hold a reservation if, when I try to enter using another ticket (preferenced in order on my MDE by Guest Services), I wouldn't be able to enter.

 

[Naomeri]

I don't know why it would matter but, when you pick a park for a day, it specifically says that the ticket used to make the reservation must be the one you use.
I was wondering if anyone has experienced an issue when switching tickets in their MDE for a particular day. I don't want to hold a reservation if, when I try to enter using another ticket (preferenced in order on my MDE by Guest Services), I wouldn't be able to enter.

My situation wasn’t exactly like yours, but for my October trip, I had booked a package direct through Disney and made park ressies with those tickets, but then I found a Hotwire deal on the resort portion, so I cancelled the whole package, and bought tickets from Disney. My park ressies were not affected at all, so I don’t think they’re tied to specific tickets.

 

[n2mm]

I called tonight to check my request from about 2 weeks ago. Spoke with a couple CM's..the first didn't have all the answers but the 2nd knew more. I was told that they were approving every body who's pass expired or they cancelled after mid march till mid august and that they had so many that it could take up to a month to call the PH's back.
I asked about the discount and was told that it would full price at the time of purchase with no option to upgrade 'like from silver to gold" until the passes were open to everyone...but it would be a voucher "for a new pass" to activate from your first day on.
But..... I did not talk to the CM that would actually be the one to take your CC so I guess it might be possible for a discount....but they really don't need to since there is a lot of demand and it is starting over with a new pass.
I take it as a nice gesture to let us AP's get the passes first and await my call...

thanks for the info. I need to call and do this. but I leave in 32 days, so not sure I will get this done in time. I guess I will probably just have a resort only trip for 10 days. No big deal, I’m fine with hanging at the pool, weather permitting. Glad I booked a 1 bedroom. I just wish there was an easier way to do this vs calling.

 

[PolyAddict]

I have a Room/ticket package for april. 5 nights/5 day park hopper. Tried to add extra night at resort but it wasn’t available. Can I just make ticket 6 day hopper on that package, check out and regardless where I stay be able to use that last day?

 

[Robo]

Can I just make ticket 6 day hopper on that package, check out and regardless where I stay be able to use that last day?

Yes.
You can wait until you arrive and just go to any ticket booth or guest relations and tell them that you want to upgrade your ticket.
You can do this on your first day and make your 6th day park reservation at that time.
Once you arrive, your ticket is completely independent of your room reservation.

 

[Dis703]

I'm trying to figure out our best option for tickets for a trip in April. Myself and my boyfriend are already passholders so we only need passes for the kids. Looking at the Florida Resident tickets they only have discounted tickets for 2-4 days. If we want to do 6 days I guess the normal next best option might have been an annual pass, but that's still not an option at this point. So we'll have to purchase a separate 4 and 2 day ticket for each of them for this one trip. I just want to make sure that's okay to do. As in there are no restrictions to using them back to back or on how many Florida Resident tickets one person can use?