Last summer, I helped a family acquaintance add days to tickets they had purchased through Disney back in 2010. We did this without incident at Guest Relations near the World Showcase entrance. My acquaintance was required to pay only the difference between the current price of the ticket and the price of the extra days.
This new policy is just stupidity born of arrogance. Instead of gaining the little bit of extra revenue "lost" (in TDO's mind) to the third parties, the far more likely outcome is that people will still use the third parties but just won't upgrade their tickets. Which means no revenue from the ticket upgrade, no additional days in a park to eat and buy stuff. And less incentive to only stay on property.Even more nickel-and-diming. This from allears.net:
Last week, after the All Ears Newsletter had been mailed, we became aware of an unannounced change in Disney's policy regarding tickets that were purchased from non-Disney sources. Several guests reported that when they attempted to add a day to their Magic your Way ticket that was purchased from a non-Disney source, they were refused and told that they would have to spend more than $100 for a single day ticket. Several tried at both their resort concierge and at a guest relations window and were told the same thing.
We called the Disney Ticketing office and and spoke to a supervisor. We were told that commencing with last week's price increase "3rd party tickets can no longer be upgraded to passes at a pro-rated rate, have days added, or have options added at a discount." A different call to a second Disney source confirmed it but added that this does not affect AAA.
On the basis of that, we changed our ticket FAQ to reflect the new policy. More refinement of the policy will likely become known as time passes. We will keep watching the situation and listening to our readers' comments about any problems or successes they have had in this area. - March 3, 2014
And who thought things were going to change under George "The Fall Guy" Kalogridis?
I'm definitely serious. It was a mad magazine type fold out thing that mentioned a flash drive but I did not receive one. We threw out the cardboard cutout.
Wow, that will help get them that 11%.Even more nickel-and-diming. This from allears.net:
Last week, after the All Ears Newsletter had been mailed, we became aware of an unannounced change in Disney's policy regarding tickets that were purchased from non-Disney sources. Several guests reported that when they attempted to add a day to their Magic your Way ticket that was purchased from a non-Disney source, they were refused and told that they would have to spend more than $100 for a single day ticket. Several tried at both their resort concierge and at a guest relations window and were told the same thing.
We called the Disney Ticketing office and and spoke to a supervisor. We were told that commencing with last week's price increase "3rd party tickets can no longer be upgraded to passes at a pro-rated rate, have days added, or have options added at a discount." A different call to a second Disney source confirmed it but added that this does not affect AAA.
On the basis of that, we changed our ticket FAQ to reflect the new policy. More refinement of the policy will likely become known as time passes. We will keep watching the situation and listening to our readers' comments about any problems or successes they have had in this area. - March 3, 2014
And who thought things were going to change under George "The Fall Guy" Kalogridis?
I watched one the other day where a teen boy had a multi year supply of feminine hygiene so in that respect he exchanged his time for nothing.
They do give wholesalers discounts
So, in a nutshell, Disney continues to focus an inordinate amount of effort looking for new ways to squeeze pennies out of “guests”.
