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I am getting AP's for our next couple of trips. We are flying down and checking into the CSR on Friday August 5th. We are currently praying for AP discounts for our rooms while down there (we are splitting our stay 6 nights CSR and 3 nights CR) I don't want to activate my AP's until Saturday morning as I hope to schedule next summers vacation from July 27th thru August 5th (which is why I don't want the AP's to start until the 6th). I was told that I wouldn't need activated AP's to check into CSR on 8/5 with an AP discount and I was told that I would need them to be activated before I check in. We are taking DME so we are heading from the airport straight to CSR so how would I activate them anyway. I really want to activate them on Saturday morning on our way into DHS. Please help
Disney CMs at CRO will tell you that you need to have them at check-in.
However, the CMs at check-in will let it slide. They will just ask you to return the next day with the activated AP.
This comes from personal experience! So, unless Disney has come down on CMs recently, you'll be able to come back to the front desk after they're officially activated.
Disney CMs at CRO will tell you that you need to have them at check-in.
However, the CMs at check-in will let it slide. They will just ask you to return the next day with the activated AP.
This comes from personal experience! So, unless Disney has come down on CMs recently, you'll be able to come back to the front desk after they're officially activated.
Eileen
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thought that would be the case and that my TA was just following the letter of the law, which I totally understand but I won't get to the hotel until around 8:00 pm and don't see the point in activating an AP at that late time of day.
Eileen
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thought that would be the case and that my TA was just following the letter of the law, which I totally understand
That's more than likely the case, but just keep in mind they could possible ask for it upon check-in. It's been sporadic for us as to when a CM asks and when one doesn't.
That's more than likely the case, but just keep in mind they could possible ask for it upon check-in. It's been sporadic for us as to when a CM asks and when one doesn't.
We routinely go down and concur with above. We were just at WL where we were asked for our AP. Just depends on the CM and the situation.
ok wow--i came on here about to post this EXACT same question! i'm doing the EXACT same thing--but much sooner. buying AP (soon? today? i guess i should get on that?) but flying in late at night (after 8pm) and checking in to CSR with AP rate. using DME--all exactly the same! there must be other people with this same issue (heck, there's two of us with the same question right here!) so they must be ok with it!
Annual Passes are like year round Disney tickets. They are valid from whatever date you activate them and for 365 days from that date. Someone else will be able togive a better explanation
Yes, their formal word is that you have to have it activated before you check-in but even if you get a CM who insists on abiding by the letter of the law it would only be the first night you'd need to worry about. I'm sure they will understand if you are arriving late in the day anyway.
We activated our APs at 5pm 8/20/2008 at DTD... The CM at the desk there set the expiration date to 8/21/2009 for us, basically giving us the rest of 8/20/2008 as a "freebie"... after we checked into BWV, the boys and I walked over to DHS and spent a few hours there "on the house".
It might be worth seeing if they'll give you 366 days on your AP when you arrive.
We activated our APs at 5pm 8/20/2008 at DTD... The CM at the desk there set the expiration date to 8/21/2009 for us, basically giving us the rest of 8/20/2008 as a "freebie"... after we checked into BWV, the boys and I walked over to DHS and spent a few hours there "on the house".
It might be worth seeing if they'll give you 366 days on your AP when you arrive.
My AP was also set @ 366 days. Didn't ask for anything and never noticed until checking date for this years trip.
We have never had a CM ask for our AP at check-in - not saying they won't ask you, but it hasn't ever happened to us.
And FWIW, all APs are valid for 366 days, so even if you HAD to activate it on the 5th, you'd still be OK for next year's vacation, as it would be valid thru 8/6/2012.
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