Having been out of the WDW loop for a while, and planning a couple of upcoming trips, I can't seem to find the info I'm looking for regarding the new park pass types. If I purchase a flexible date 10 day park hopper pass, can I use 4 of those days in April and then use the remaining days when I return to the parks in November?
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Flexible date park hopper passes
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nickys
Premium Member
No. A 10 day hopper has to be used within 14 days from date of first use.
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
Walt Disney World Resort theme park tickets purchased after October 15, 2018 are valid for admission beginning on the selected start date and must be used within the valid use period provided at the time of purchase. Here are the details:
Selection of the Park Hopper Option for same-day admission to more than one theme park is subject to the validity windows listed above.
Selection of the Park Hopper Plus Option to include visits to Disney water parks and other attractions—along with same-day admission to more than one theme park— adds another day to your valid use period. For example, a 6-day Park Hopper Plus Option ticket with a start date of November 1 is valid any 6 days from November 1 to November 10.
Disney Theme Park Tickets Purchased as Part of a Walt Disney Travel Company Package
Tickets purchased as part of a Walt Disney Travel Company room and ticket package are valid for admission beginning on the date of check-in and must be used by the date of check-out, or in accordance with the validity windows listed above—whichever period is longer.
- 1-day – The ticket expires on the selected start date.
- 2-day – The ticket expires 4 days after the selected start date.
- 3-day – The ticket expires 5 days after the selected start date.
- 4-day – The ticket expires 7 days after the selected start date.
- 5-day – The ticket expires 8 days after the selected start date.
- 6-day – The ticket expires 9 days after the selected start date.
- 7-day – The ticket expires 10 days after the selected start date.
- 8-day – The ticket expires 12 days after the selected start date.
- 9-day – The ticket expires 13 days after the selected start date.
- 10-day – The ticket expires 14 days after the selected start date.
Selection of the Park Hopper Option for same-day admission to more than one theme park is subject to the validity windows listed above.
Selection of the Park Hopper Plus Option to include visits to Disney water parks and other attractions—along with same-day admission to more than one theme park— adds another day to your valid use period. For example, a 6-day Park Hopper Plus Option ticket with a start date of November 1 is valid any 6 days from November 1 to November 10.
Disney Theme Park Tickets Purchased as Part of a Walt Disney Travel Company Package
Tickets purchased as part of a Walt Disney Travel Company room and ticket package are valid for admission beginning on the date of check-in and must be used by the date of check-out, or in accordance with the validity windows listed above—whichever period is longer.
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
Correct. Good advice there.
nickys
Premium Member
To add to what @epcotisbest posted, ( which I tried and failed to find on the website), the flexible date option just means you can choose what date you want the ticket to start.
Most tickets now require you to choose your start date, and pricing varies according to WDO’s view of relative demand.
Most tickets now require you to choose your start date, and pricing varies according to WDO’s view of relative demand.
The_Jobu
Well-Known Member
Yes I just had the same rude awakening. I was planning to use my 7 day ticket during a 2 week window as usual but now you need to pay extra for that. And as others say, you only get 14 days, no way to hold the dates till November.
nickys
Premium Member
Just replied in your own thread!
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
I'm a little confused. When you say selected start date it sounds like you have to tell them when you are going to use it ahead of time. From my recollection isn't it from the first day it is used. Probably the same thing but, it sounds like you have to start it on the day you buy the ticket you have to tell them when you are going to use it. That would eliminate any ability to give a ticket as a gift. I know you need to buy it for a specific zone of time, which is stupid enough, but specific day seems a little extreme even for Disney. I went in September and I don't recall having to be that specific. I only bought a two day at that time, but I still don't remember making up my mind at the time I bought it.
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
Yes, it is confusing. You are right, expiration countdown is from first day of use, which it says in the small print on the Disney website copied below. Date of purchase and first day of use don't have to be the same.
For multi-day tickets, all days must be used during the valid ticket dates shown above. For multi-day Flexible Date Tickets, the first day of use must be on or before December 31, 2020, and the tickets and any other options purchased must be used within 14 days of first use, except for Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Flexible Date Tickets. For Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Flexible Date Tickets, the first day of use must be on or before December 31, 2020, and the tickets and any other options purchased expire 6 months after first use. Multi-day tickets are valid for one theme park per day for each day of the ticket.
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The_Jobu
Well-Known Member
You have to pick the day of the first use of the ticket, the price varies throughout the month. Then the countdown starts to use your days.
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
What do you mean that you have to pick the day of first use? Is this because they started pricing tickets differently depending on the season, or ticket demand or whatever metric they are using?
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
So you now pick when you plan to first use the ticket but the expiration countdown does not start until the ticket is actually first used? Things are complicated.
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
Oh to have the old 10-day no expiration tickets back. We used to get two or three trips out of those, which I suppose is one reason they did away with them.
The_Jobu
Well-Known Member
Yes they certainly are. I'm VERY disappointed with how they are running this. I'll probably try to email tomorrow to express my disappointment.
You pick the first day you plan to use your ticket, lets say April 1st. Then the countdown starts April 1st. So if you bought a 7 day ticket, and chose a start date of April 1st, you have to use all 7 park entries by April 9th, unless you give them an extra 100 each person, then you have until April 14th.
Queen of the WDW Scene
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
The flexible option is NOT "the new" no expiration date option.
Its flexible for when you start using the ticket but it will expire.
Its flexible for when you start using the ticket but it will expire.
nickys
Premium Member
Not exactly.
If you go to the ticket page, you choose your start date. It then tells you the date range it is valid for. It’s only valid between those dates. Unless you pay more to change it.
You can choose to “start” a day before you first use it, but you need to use it before the expiration date.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Yes, I thought that you set an anticipated date (for the seasonal purpose) but nothing happens until you actually use it. If for some reason you skip from a low season to a high then they send you to pay the higher price difference at the gate. I remember commenting on how they just keep making the place less and less enjoyable to visit and make planning detail equivalent to the D-Day invasion. I wondered at the time if you bought for a high season and didn't go until a low, would they give you a refund? Tee Hee, I crack myself up!
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Tickets are now more like resort stays. If you try to go to a park on an anticipated busy day, it will cost you more than on an anticipated slow day. If you buy tickets for a slow day, you can use them on any slow day without any issues/changes. If you try to use them on a day that costs more, they will let you upgrade for an additional fee.
The flexible option lets you buy your tickets without knowing exactly when you will go to the parks, and have them start on any day.
Regardless what type of ticket you buy, they all follow that same expiration calendar that was shown earlier.
Jon81uk
Well-Known Member
2005.
When Magic your Way ticketing started in 2005 all tickets started expiring 14 days after first use and there was an extra charge to get non-expiry so the unused days stayed forever like old tickets.
Then in 2015 they stopped the option to pay for no-expiration.
Then in 2018 it stopped being a blanket 14 days from first use and now the dates for use change depending on the length of the ticket.