Can I use a multi-day ticket (not park hopper) to enter a water park for a full day?

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julianams75

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Hello, I'm visiting WDW in October and bought a 5-day ticket with admission to 1 park per day. I have made reservations for all 4 WDW parks and would like to use the 5th day for a water park. Can I do that and do I need to make a reservation for a water park? If not, am I able to change my ticket from a 5-day to a 4-day and purchase water park tickets separately? Thanks!
 
MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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julianams75 said:
Hello, I'm visiting WDW in October and bought a 5-day ticket with admission to 1 park per day. 1.) I have made reservations for all 4 WDW parks and would like to use the 5th day for a water park. Can I do that and do I need to make a reservation for a water park? 2. )If not, am I able to change my ticket from a 5-day to a 4-day and purchase water park tickets separately? Thanks!
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Not quite...if you bought a 5 day theme park ticket, that ticket entitles you to enter one of the 4 main theme parks across 5 days.

1. You can not use a regular theme park to enter a water park, however, you can upgrade your ticket to include water park admission. You have two options:

A. ) Go to guest services and pay to upgrade your regular theme park ticket to a 'plus' ticket. It will cost about $60 (depends on date). Adding "plus" will give you a "plus visit" for each day of admission to your choice of: Disney's Blizzard Beach water park, NBA Experience (available for purchases after February 11, 2020) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course, Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course, Disney's Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course, and Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course. So you would get 5 plus entitlements for the price of 1. Verify the exact pricing at guest services, because the pricing depends on your dates.

B.) Buy just a one day water park ticket for about the same price.

Unfortunately, the extra pluses will expire, but if you happen to want to do more than one extra, you would have that option (if you choose the plus.)

One really key thing to know is that if you want to add the plus, you have to do it BEFORE using up all the rest of the ticket entitlements, and within the expiration date of the ticket.

If you bought your ticket directly from WDW, you might be able to change it (to a 4 day plus) BEFORE you go to WDW. I don't know if they would let you change a 5-day to a 4-day plus, but maybe. Most often, if you bought it anywhere else, your best/only option is to modify it mid-usage. Use it at least once, and know what the upgrade price SHOULD be by pricing the difference online (Via the WDW website.)

And this is assuming you bought your ticket - more or less - this year, or at least for the dates you plan to use it. WDW doesn't usually offer any refunds on tickets, but if it is part of a WDW package then you might be able to modify the WDW package you booked.
 
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julianams75

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MickeyLuv'r said:
Not quite...if you bought a 5 day theme park ticket, that ticket entitles you to enter one of the 4 main theme parks across 5 days.

1. You can not use a regular theme park to enter a water park, however, you can upgrade your ticket to include water park admission. You have two options:

A. ) Go to guest services and pay to upgrade your regular theme park ticket to a 'plus' ticket. It will cost about $60 (depends on date). Adding "plus" will give you a "plus visit" for each day of admission to your choice of: Disney's Blizzard Beach water park, NBA Experience (available for purchases after February 11, 2020) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course, Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course, Disney's Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course, and Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course. So you would get 5 plus entitlements for the price of 1. Verify the exact pricing at guest services, because the pricing depends on your dates.

B.) Buy just a one day water park ticket for about the same price.

Unfortunately, the extra pluses will expire, but if you happen to want to do more than one extra, you would have that option (if you choose the plus.)

One really key thing to know is that if you want to add the plus, you have to do it BEFORE using up all the rest of the ticket entitlements, and within the expiration date of the ticket.

If you bought your ticket directly from WDW, you might be able to change it (to a 4 day plus) BEFORE you go to WDW. I don't know if they would let you change a 5-day to a 4-day plus, but maybe. Most often, if you bought it anywhere else, your best/only option is to modify it mid-usage. Use it at least once, and know what the upgrade price SHOULD be by pricing the difference online (Via the WDW website.)

And this is assuming you bought your ticket - more or less - this year, or at least for the dates you plan to use it. WDW doesn't usually offer any refunds on tickets, but if it is part of a WDW package then you might be able to modify the WDW package you booked.
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Thanks for the explanation! I did buy the tickets directly from WDW and just a few months ago. I'll call/chat tomorrow and see if they let me make the change (to a 4-day and make it a plus or 4-day and purchase water park separately).
 
MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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julianams75 said:
Thanks for the explanation! I did buy the tickets directly from WDW and just a few months ago. I'll call/chat tomorrow and see if they let me make the change (to a 4-day and make it a plus or 4-day and purchase water park separately).
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These days, calling often = a fairly long wait on hold. chat should only take a moment, but they might not be able to help. (or they might send you to the general WDW number.)

There used to be a more direct number to try for ticketing. I'm not 100% sure if this # still works, but I think this is/was the direct ticketing # (407) 566-4985.
 
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julianams75

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julianams75 said:
Hello, I'm visiting WDW in October and bought a 5-day ticket with admission to 1 park per day. I have made reservations for all 4 WDW parks and would like to use the 5th day for a water park. Can I do that and do I need to make a reservation for a water park? If not, am I able to change my ticket from a 5-day to a 4-day and purchase water park tickets separately? Thanks!
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Just an update that I was able to call WDW and downgrade my ticket from 5-day to 4-day, and add water park & sports to the 4-day tickets. There was an additional $108 fee, which is why they allowed me to do it. I think it I just wanted to downgrade and be refunded, they wouldn't have done it. Great customer service!
 
JoeCamel

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julianams75 said:
Just an update that I was able to call WDW and downgrade my ticket from 5-day to 4-day, and add water park & sports to the 4-day tickets. There was an additional $108 fee, which is why they allowed me to do it. I think it I just wanted to downgrade and be refunded, they wouldn't have done it. Great customer service!
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Let me be sure I understand, you traded a 5 day one park per day to a 4 day with the golf etc and a one day waterpark for $108? Sounds good if you use the entertainment options
 
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julianams75

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JoeCamel said:
Let me be sure I understand, you traded a 5 day one park per day to a 4 day with the golf etc and a one day waterpark for $108? Sounds good if you use the entertainment options
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Sorry, $108 to update 3 tickets from 5-day to 4-day and add water park/sports to all 3 of them.
 

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