News Walt Disney World to resume sales of Annual Passes (New sales resume April 20, 2023)

[Vegas Disney Fan]

So, since I usually go to WDW at least twice a year, the cost of day-ticket for two 7-day trips including hopper is now as much as the Incredipass.

Sometimes I make those trips 9 days. With an AP, that's four free days!!

And if I go a third week, it's all free!!!

I can't afford *not* to buy an AP!!!!

This was exactly what happened to us last year, we let our DL APs go with the intention of only going 3 or 4 weekends this year, using 3 day passes… then we looked at 3 day passes and realized they were $400-500. The day they reopened key sales I caved and bought them.

APs have become ridiculously expensive but so have day passes, the break even point is 3 weekends, if you go more than a couple times a year it still makes financial sense to get them.

 

[Piebald]

You’re flying 10 feet. Airlines price those routes as more “business travel”

How much is it to Jacksonville and Savannah? Like a BAZILLION dollars?

Last summer I flew from Orlando to Philadelphia on  Frontier for $500. It was extremely depressing considering a few weeks prior I had flown Emirates first class. The people next to me on the flight were sharing one set of earphones and dancing in their seats.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Last summer I flew from Orlando to Philadelphia on  Frontier for $500. It was extremely depressing considering a few weeks prior I had flown Emirates first class. The people next to me on the flight were sharing one set of earphones and dancing in their seats.

I just looked and that same flight on Memorial Day weekend is $96…and in the low $100s when school is out

 

[Disstevefan1]

It is certainly a wise move from a business perspective.

As a fan…and longtime financial supporter…I still do not like that it’s “limited time sales”

So it really it’s an annual pass any longer. It’s a limited time promotion you have no ability to allow lapse without potential consequences

Really a different animal

Totally agree!!! “Limited time sales”, these APs will sell out immediately.

"Real AP's" were on sale all the time.

You are correct, this is a promotion.

 

[Disstevefan1]

They will halt sales again quickly.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Totally agree!!! “Limited time sales”, these APs will sell out immediately.

"Real AP's" were on sale all the time.

You are correct, this is a promotion.

Ok, Jack…you don’t have to live off 192 to buy an AP…

…not a lot of cash for Disney in that “reality”

 

[correcaminos]

Did they add online renewal yet + no longer require activation at guest relations? Wasn't sure if that happened yet, I know it was planned.

No. Had to call this morning to renew. I will not have to activate at GS which has been a thing for a number of months (cannot recall when but after June of last year at least).

So if DVC Sorcerer will be different than FL Sorcerer are they going to auto swap DVC who currently own?

 

[Piebald]

I just looked and that same flight on Memorial Day weekend is $96…and in the low $100s when school is out

Yeah it was my good friends wedding so I was going to go no matter what, but the weekend they picked was the absolute most expensive weekend. Prior weekend would've been like $95 or thereabouts

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yeah it was my good friends wedding so I was going to go no matter what, but the weekend they picked was the absolute most expensive weekend. Prior weekend would've been like $95 or thereabouts

Last year was also still a backlog of uncle sams cash…

…he’s working a second job now

 

[Disney Glimpses]

No. Had to call this morning to renew. I will not have to activate at GS which has been a thing for a number of months (cannot recall when but after June of last year at least).

So if DVC Sorcerer will be different than FL Sorcerer are they going to auto swap DVC who currently own?

Good question. Hopefully not and they've done the leg work to make this distinction internally.

 

[Joe]

Does anyone know the price of a sorcerer annual pass including the tax. Or what the tax percentage is?

 

[correcaminos]

Good question. Hopefully not and they've done the leg work to make this distinction internally.

But as a DVC owner with Sorcerer I would want an auto swap if advantageous to me...

 

[donsullivan]

Does anyone know the price of a sorcerer annual pass including the tax. Or what the tax percentage is?

Sales tax rate is 6.5% in Orange County. I believe Osceola County is currently 7.5%.

 

[cranbiz]

Sales tax in Orange County is 6.5% and in the city of Bay lake, there is no additional surcharge. However, it you are over in Osceola, there is a 1% surcharge, making the tax rate 7.5%

 

[ToTBellHop]

I’d they want more APs, they need to release more Passholder-exclusive magnets. It’s been weeks since they’ve had one available. Why would I bother going?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Not seeing prices anywhere. I also see that PhotoPass is once again included but it seems to be PhotoPass light (only ride photos). Any clarification as to whether or not this includes things like Meeting Mickey at Town Square?

 

[Chip Chipperson]

I haven’t had to go to Guest Service for anything to do with a renewal for close to a decade now. That all stopped with the introduction of MDE. I renew online and then just keep using my media (in my case my Apple Watch) as normal without ever going to Guest Services.

DVC members can't renew online. We have to call and then go to Guest Services either at Disney Springs or a park entrance. I usually go to Disney Springs the day we fly in because we don't typically go to a park that day and don't want to wait in line the next morning. It's a pain because sometimes we just want to relax at the resort after traveling, but if it's when we need to activate our pass renewal then we have to go somewhere to do that.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

DVC members can't renew online.

Supposedly they finally will be able to but it may be after switching to the proper DVC Sorcerer Pass.

 

[Nunu]

Does anyone know the price of a sorcerer annual pass including the tax. Or what the tax percentage is?

I paid $876.50 (tax included). Renewal.

 

[LuvtheGoof]

DVC members can't renew online. We have to call and then go to Guest Services either at Disney Springs or a park entrance. I usually go to Disney Springs the day we fly in because we don't typically go to a park that day and don't want to wait in line the next morning. It's a pain because sometimes we just want to relax at the resort after traveling, but if it's when we need to activate our pass renewal then we have to go somewhere to do that.

Not completely true. You did have to renew via MS, but you don't have to go to GS at all. The passes activate immediately in your MDE app. We just did this a few months ago and it worked flawlessly.