Sirwalterraleigh
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Not necessary with the crowd levels where they are…to be honest
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News Disney World Summer 2026 Tickets Include 2 Bonus Days
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Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
- No
I don't get how you're able to buy European tickets from America and they don't care about this? Wouldn't they have closed this loophole?
mickEblu
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Yeah I’m confused too but if you think about it they end up winning, especially if you stay onsite.
Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
- No
Also it's a whole lot of money to be giving to a third party company and hoping the ticket linking process works...
mickEblu
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True but in JennaB I trust. I was going to say could you imagine getting to Orlando and they tell you your tickets are invalid? lol. But if you can link them in the app and start booking things that’s a pretty good indication it’s going to work out.
Splash4eva
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This would make too much sense to celebrate America & try to bring some crowds in to celebrate as well…
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
They SHOULD…
But at the end of the day what they covet is revenue up front to try and post quarterlies…
Which is why they’ve deliberately tried to come up with everything under the sun to prebook and lock in non-refundable travel revenue for 15 years
That Bob is such a sly devil
Purduevian
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In theory (again I haven't done this yet) you could really utilize this to get some pretty awesome LLs.
Lets say you were only going for 4 days at this end of this month (1/28-1/31). In theory you could buy the 14 day ticket (18 day valid window) which could be valid for 1/14-1/31... since you are offsite you could book all your LLs 3 days before your ticket is valid on 1/11.
My guess is that it's just not worth the legal/logistical hassle of closing the loophole with 3rd party sellers, so they don't.
In the most extreme case, someone would buy this ticket for about 545pounds or $735.79... Assuming the 3rd party seller keeps 15% of the sale, Disney is making $624.42. The most Disney could make from this person is an annual pass at $1,967.06 (Incredipass + Photo Download + Waterparks). So they lose out on a maximum $1,342.64 per American.
So to even lose $1 million on this, 745 Americans would have to make this decision...
Considering this forum is some of the most Disney obsessed fans I know, and most people on here don't/didn't know about it, I would be surprised if the numbers are super high.
On the flip side, because this deal exists... I'm considering giving Disney $345 in ticket sales plus additional LL, parking, food, and souvenirs because it feels like a better deal and might draw me to the park an extra day or 2 (or stay longer some days because I can hop).
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
Right and thats a more extreme example- the potential loss of an annual pass sale. I’d imagine most people buying these 14 day tickets are people from far enough away that are only really in the market for a WDW vacation and a rare one at that. So if you now have someone spending 10+ days in the parks instead of 6 (or someone who wouldn’t have came at all without this deal) that’s probably a good thing for Disney.
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easyrowrdw
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The increase in ticket prices over the years has been pretty crazy. It wasn't that long ago a 6 day ticket was like $50/day. Now this discounted rate is $100/day.
According to the article you can't combine the ticket deal with other discounts. You could book a room on its own and then do tickets separately. But unless your room discount is 33%, I think you're still coming out ahead on the 4+2 deal (assuming 6 nights). I could see the ticket deal being good for DVC and off-site though.
I mean I didn’t lie to them about anything. I give my US address and pay with my credit card in the country’s currency. They email me the tickets. I think they even had something in their FAQs about being able to buy.
So when I tried to do payment online I got an error and had to speak with them via phone the next day. She took my payment and I confirmed it was ok that I was in the US and she said yes!
I read a lot of reviews before I did it and I slightly panicked when my payment wouldn’t work, but it all worked out! I also kept all my receipts and purchased the extra cancel for any reason.
I didn’t have to see anyone when I got to WDW, just scanned into the park as I had every other time with my MB and fingerprint.
The people buying aren’t hiding anything and are abiding by the 3rd party’s rules. If anything, it’s the travel company that is doing something it shouldn’t, but per their website they can so
Mr. Sullivan
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They absolutely are if you don't want to be in line all day and want to do everything you can. When we were there a year ago, if we hadn't had LL, we wouldn't have been able to do nearly as much as we did with the amount of days we had to spend at the parks.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Patience…my son…is a virtue
Splash4eva
Well-Known Member
Im all for saving money & the hustle but im pretty sure these tickets are not meant for US citizensThe people buying aren’t hiding anything and are abiding by the 3rd party’s rules. If anything, it’s the travel company that is doing something it shouldn’t, but per their website they can so
"Not Meant" versus "Not Allowed" are two different things. It's a classic loophole.Im all for saving money & the hustle but im pretty sure these tickets are not meant for US citizens
I am not allowed to purchase a Florida Resident Ticket because the billing address for my credit card is not a Florida Address. The Disney e-commerce site has protections for that. However if my friend who lives in Florida purchases a Florida Resident Ticket for me and transfers it to me in MDE, the system won't stop it, and as we all know there is no ID verification required anymore for most ticket activations or pickups.
Because the UK sales go through 3rd party sellers that do not verify residency and there are no explicit penalties or restrictions for these third party sellers from Disney to enforce who or where they sell them to then it remains a technical loophole.
Now of course there are always risks and pitfalls. If you use a credit card that has foreign transaction fees for example to purchase the tickets. Also remember that Disney Terms and Conditions allows them to deny admission or cancel any ticket without refunds for basically any reason.
The fact that it does happen right now is because either Disney can not stop it or it isn't enough of a problem yet for them to care about it.
Purduevian
Well-Known Member
They probably aren't intended for US citizens... but they aren't blocked for US citizens.Im all for saving money & the hustle but im pretty sure these tickets are not meant for US citizens
Q-Tips aren't intended for cleaning ear wax out either.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Now should an American buy a 14 day UK ticket…no…not in the truest sense.
But why are there “only UK” tickets at vastly lower prices in the first place? There are lots of questions that come into play with that one
But why are there “only UK” tickets at vastly lower prices in the first place? There are lots of questions that come into play with that one