HauntedMansionFLA
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No inside information at all. It’s just odd they won’t sell new AP’s to the public. The demand is there. It’s makes no business sense.
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Rumor Version of MaxPass coming to WDW in May?
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They just started selling them again to UK guests...
I mean, there's no way they can introduce FastPass, paid or otherwise, until the queues can be used again. Do they announce a relaxation of social distancing alongside this supposed paid FP announcement?
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
APs are lower-margin than normies. Sure, Disney will bring the APs back once they're no longer capacity-restrained, but not before then.
Surferboy567
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That is true, since I always stayed on property though. The 60 day in advance booking was a perk as compared to the 30 of average guests. That day in advance booking practice is another discussion in of itself.
pdude81
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I just assumed they didn't want a bunch of people buying annual passes and then finding out they can't get in (only 3 future reservations allowed without resort reservation). Plus for now they seem to be hitting capacity with people paying for regular ticket rates. I also assumed they were going to hold off on AP until the reservation system was not needed anymore, but reportedly they just opened them for sale to UK visitors. Starting to wonder if this reservation system is ever going away.
Miss Bella
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I could be wrong, but I thought they announced it was here through the end of 2022.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
You can make reservations through January 2023 but that doesn't necessarily mean they're keeping the system until then. They can chuck it tomorrow.
True. One could argue that it became a perk for resort guests and AP’s with the advance reservation windows.
Surferboy567
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Wouldn’t be surprised if they kept it for a very long time though. They like that data.
If you google British Disney pass you will find a link to a fan site who has access to the page and apparently Platinum Pass is back. Interestingly enough, they do not mention Max pass but does mention 20% dining discounts. If that’s true then TiW is truely dead because most people bought it to get the 20% discount.
A British AP won't necessarily be the same as a American AP.
And lots of people might still want a TIW card, that aren't platinum pass buyers.
pdude81
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It says "up to" 20% on dining and merch, right? There were some restaurants where they had promotional 20% discounts with AP in prior years, even though most of the ones with a discount had 10%. So if TiW is still a flat 20% including booze at more restaurants, it should do ok. If the base AP discount is 20% though I agree that TiW wouldn't be worthwhile for many AP holders
To be clear it’s not the British site it’s the EU site. Also I haven’t personally validated this link is real I pulled it off another site https://www.disneyworld.eu/passes/platinum-annual-pass/purchase/lang/en_us/
There are rumors of its demise. I was pointing out a potential additional sign that the rumors might be true.
Notes from Neverland
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@marni1971's cryptic posts are some of my favorite things.
.... and it now appears people can't actually check out.
Looks like a mistake. Though perhaps an indication they are getting websites ready to re-start AP sales soon.
James J
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It's the UK site too: https://www.disneyworld.co.uk/passes/compare/platinum-annual-pass/
I'm fairly sure that the Platinum Pass is the same no matter what country it's purchased in, but as has been mentioned you can't actually check out yet. These are the options showing:
That's because they haven't adjusted the prices higher yet. There's no way they're using 2019 pricing for 2021-22.
M:SpilotISTC12
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I knew this day was coming soon. I figured they would try to sneak it in before the summer rush. At this point the price for a room and park tickets, it may be cheaper for a cruise on DCL. All the extra add ons that were once "free", the price is no longer appealing to me and my family. Shame.