Activation of FL Resident tickets

[horizons82]

I've been going to WDW for many, many years but this is the first time I've specifically purchased FL Resident tickets.

I recently purchased a couple of 4-day FL Resident Discovery tickets, and the receipt said I would need to pick them up as will-call at a ticket booth to verify that I was buying them as a Florida resident (which makes perfect sense).

Even though I have NOT picked up the tickets yet, when I logged into MDE account, it already showed both of our tickets already linked to me and my wife as if the tickets were already active and ready to use.

When I linked the tickets to my wife and I during the on-line purchase, did MDE "see" us as FL residents so the tickets are already active and ready to use, or will I still need to go to a ticket booth at one of the parks to activate the tickets before we get in?

I guess I was just surprised to see the tickets showing up and linked to us in MDE before we picked them up at a booth, and was wondering if they are actually active to use now for park entrance (with MBs) or if we still need to visit a booth to provide ID, etc.

Thanks!

 

[DisneyJoe]

I believe they do this so that you can make your FP+ in advance, but you still need to go to a booth.

 

[horizons82]

Ah, that would make sense. At least one is able to make FB plans before the day of the visit, so that's good.
Thanks for the info!