New passes

[patricia27]

What do you all think of the new theme park passes?
It seems a good idea to re-think.
Those available for the U.K. are quite restrictive though
as they don`t do one where "unused days never expire"

 

[peter11435]

That is part of the new system. Even in the US all the tickets expire within 14 days of first use. The only way to prevent this is to add on the no expiration option, which ranges from 10 to 55 dollars depending on the number of days on the pass.

 

[patricia27]

New Passea

Does anyone know if one can add a " no expirey" option
to passes bought in the U.K.?

 

[wdwmagic]

Does anyone know if one can add a " no expirey" option
to passes bought in the U.K.?

Is there any reason why you want to buy them in the UK? I would buy them once I get to WDW.

 

[DW1]

pass quality

Isn't it odd that room key passes are plastic, like credit cards, while season passes are paper. It's so hard to keep them in good shape. Espically because they are in and out of your pockets all day. From park entrance to fast pass usage. You have to make sure they don't get wet so you need to carry something water proof. It's almost like they want you to damage them. Why wouldn't they use plastic? It can't be that expensive, they issue 2 for every hotel check in. Just a suggestion....

 

[peter11435]

Isn't it odd that room key passes are plastic, like credit cards, while season passes are paper. It's so hard to keep them in good shape. Espically because they are in and out of your pockets all day. From park entrance to fast pass usage. You have to make sure they don't get wet so you need to carry something water proof. It's almost like they want you to damage them. Why wouldn't they use plastic? It can't be that expensive, they issue 2 for every hotel check in. Just a suggestion....

The passes are not paper they are made of Mylar. If you try to tear one you will see that it can't be done. As for the tickets being Mylar and not plastic it really has nothing to do with cost. The fact is that the parks and many other locations do not have the equipment for the plastic tickets. Also the Fastpass machines and turnstiles have more problems with the plastic than they do with the Mylar. Some people actually like the fact that they are not plastic as they take up less space in your wallet. Imagine the Father of a family of 5 trying to carry around 5 plastic tickets and a room key in his wallet.

 

[patricia27]

Yes I know those of us from the U.K. could buy our passes in Florida, but many people like to buy them before they leave the U.K. so they can budget
how much money they will need in Florida. Also it saves the queues at the ticket desk if you are there in the height of summer.

 

[FamilyMan]

There are plenty of ways to figure in your budget beforehand if you know what options you want for your tickets.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

If you know how to work around the new ticket system, it can really work to your advantage. I figured out the price differences in passes on average, and you can work it out much better than the park hopper passes.

 

[MarkJ]

You can buy all the passes with all the versions whilst here in the UK - Patricia - I have sent you a pm with a web site I use!!!

Mark

 

[patricia27]

Thanks to everyone for your advice and help, we are visiting in June 2005
---158days---. So I have plenty of time to explore all possibilities.Annual passes are also a good deal!!

 

[Kingdom Konsultant]

I do have discounted MYW passes that I sell through my site. You can purchase these in advance.
There is also a 10 day ticket that is available.
Pam

 

[Nansafan]

Isn't it odd that room key passes are plastic, like credit cards, while season passes are paper. It's so hard to keep them in good shape. Espically because they are in and out of your pockets all day. From park entrance to fast pass usage. You have to make sure they don't get wet so you need to carry something water proof. It's almost like they want you to damage them. Why wouldn't they use plastic? It can't be that expensive, they issue 2 for every hotel check in. Just a suggestion....

The annual passes can be damaged quite easily and just as easily replaced. In July of 2004 we visited for 8 days and had purchased the Premium Annual Pass for everyone. For the first 5 days of the trip, my niece had to get a new pass each day. One time because she had the pass in a case with her cell phone and the cell phone battery de-magnetized the pass. Another time she was wearing board shorts and forgot she had the pass in her pocket, she started swimming at the wave pool at Typhoon and ruined her pass. I forget what else happened to her pass but it became the family joke, "what will Amanda do to her pass this time?" She was 16 at the time so she could take care of her own pass, or so we thought. After pass number 4, she said her goal was to get a new pass everyday. She was just kidding, the kid's got a great sense of humor. Anyway when we went back to WDW in December 2004, her pass worked fine the whole 5 days. It's not hard at all to get a new pass if you mess up the first one.