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I have 4 day park tickets that were purchased directly from WDW as a gift for me a couple of years ago. When I use them I will probably need to add one or two days. Will I have to pay for the price increases since purchase or just the difference between a current 4 day to a 5 or 6 day pass?
I have 4 day park tickets that were purchased directly from WDW as a gift for me a couple of years ago. When I use them I will probably need to add one or two days. Will I have to pay for the price increases since purchase or just the difference between a current 4 day to a 5 or 6 day pass?
You will have to pay the difference between what a 4 day gate price ticket cost when you bought it and the current price of whaterver you upgrade to (5 or 6 day). I believe you still need to use the ticket before upgrading to get this. If you upgrade before using the ticket, you only get the price you paid originally, whihc is what the rule has been, no change to that.
The thing now is, how do you find out what the gate price was at the time of purchase if you have tickets that have been hanging around for awhile, especially if you bought them at a discount from UT or whoever? You would want to know the old gate price to make sure they charge you the correct amount on the upgrade.
Just for clarification. When I heard ticket pricing were going up I bought 7 day pH tickets from Undercover Tourist the night before. I plan for 8 days in the park, but plannine to upgrade when there. Our trip in is June. Will we be able to upgrade at WDW or do I need to call Undercover tourist?
Please help, this is only my 2nd trip to plan and I am not scared I make have made an expensive error, while trying to save money.
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Just for clarification. When I heard ticket pricing were going up I bought 7 day pH tickets from Undercover Tourist the night before. I plan for 8 days in the park, but plannine to upgrade when there. Our trip in is June. Will we be able to upgrade at WDW or do I need to call Undercover tourist?
Please help, this is only my 2nd trip to plan and I am not scared I make have made an expensive error, while trying to save money.
Yes, you can upgrade, but you will get credit for what a 7 day ticket cost at the gate when you bought it before the price increase, not the current 7 day ticket price. How much did a 7 day ticket increase? I recall seeing a chart soemwhere showing the old and new prices, but I don't remember where.
Yes, you can upgrade, but you will get credit for what a 7 day ticket cost at the gate when you bought it before the price increase, not the current 7 day ticket price. How much did a 7 day ticket increase? I recall seeing a chart soemwhere showing the old and new prices, but I don't remember where.
I am not sure. I should have just bought the 8-day tickets when we ordered. I know we will go every day. At least it will not be a full 1-day price. Live and learn.
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I am not sure. I should have just bought the 8-day tickets when we ordered. I know we will go every day. At least it will not be a full 1-day price. Live and learn.
Well, then , call UT and ask if you can exchange the 7 day ticket for an 8 day ticket. I have heard that they *sometimes* do refunds in extreme cases, so they might be willing to do an exchange, as long as they cna verify the ticket has not been used.
This makes much more sense. I've been keeping an eye on this over at "the other board" and it was very confusing!
I'm interested in this thread even though I don't have any tickets purchased (I don't even have a trip booked) but I'm still confused as to what's happening with ticket prices.
Too late, the day they arrived, I added them to MDX account. They have not been used yet, but have been linked.
I've heard people talking about unlinking tickets in MDX. Can you do that? I haven't studied up on it because I probably won't be going to WDW for the foreseeable future (mother has cancer, and I help take care of her).