When can we enter the parks?

[Ohana-Means-Family]

Hey everyone, hoping someone might be able to help me out with this one...

We booked a 14 night stay (at Animal kingdom lodge) with the Disney dining plan. 26th September to 10th October 2020 (first night is a Saturday) including a 14 night ticket (package)

We then found that there was a 4 night cruise that was taking place the week before embarking Monday 21st and disembarking Friday 25th. So we called up Disney and added an extra night on the beginning of our trip so we can get off the boat and straight to Animal Kingdom lodge. They told me that would give me an extra days worth of credits to use too. Great!

So here's the question... if I only have 14 day tickets...that wouldn't have extended to 15 with my extra night (I assume) so we will be unable to enter the parks. My original Disney tickets would have been valid from day 1 (Saturday 26th) to the final day (10th)

Can I use them from the 25th instead and not enter parks on my last day? I imagine after getting off the cruise and getting to the resort that we will still have a heck of a lot of time to kill before we can get into our room, so a day wondering around epcot sounds like a plan, especially seeing as our last day we will be leaving for the airport just after lunch so by the time we check out and have some brunch we wont be far off leaving so wont mind not being able to get into the park.

In summary, although our original tickets would be valid from the 26th, could we use them a day early instead?

Hope this makes sense to you !

 

[nickys]

Hey everyone, hoping someone might be able to help me out with this one...

We booked a 14 night stay (at Animal kingdom lodge) with the Disney dining plan. 26th September to 10th October 2020 (first night is a Saturday) including a 14 night ticket (package)

We then found that there was a 4 night cruise that was taking place the week before embarking Monday 21st and disembarking Friday 25th. So we called up Disney and added an extra night on the beginning of our trip so we can get off the boat and straight to Animal Kingdom lodge. They told me that would give me an extra days worth of credits to use too. Great!

So here's the question... if I only have 14 day tickets...that wouldn't have extended to 15 with my extra night (I assume) so we will be unable to enter the parks. My original Disney tickets would have been valid from day 1 (Saturday 26th) to the final day (10th)

Can I use them from the 25th instead and not enter parks on my last day? I imagine after getting off the cruise and getting to the resort that we will still have a heck of a lot of time to kill before we can get into our room, so a day wondering around epcot sounds like a plan, especially seeing as our last day we will be leaving for the airport just after lunch so by the time we check out and have some brunch we wont be far off leaving so wont mind not being able to get into the park.

In summary, although our original tickets would be valid from the 26th, could we use them a day early instead?

Hope this makes sense to you !

I assume you have a package booked wither U.K. 14 day tickets as part of that package?

When they introduced the date-based tickets back in October, one of the changes was that you can no longer activate package tickets early. I’m not 100% sure if that applies to our U.K. tickets too, but I assume it does.

I would just plan a resort day. Ther is a ton of stuff to do at AKL. There’s a recent thread about that. Kitchen tours, art tours, craft activities, animal watching (obviously), two pools, drumming lessons, the list is just about endless. Enjoy the day and then be ready for the parks the next day.

 

[Ohana-Means-Family]

I assume you have a package booked wither U.K. 14 day tickets as part of that package?

When they introduced the date-based tickets back in October, one of the changes was that you can no longer activate package tickets early. I’m not 100% sure if that applies to our U.K. tickets too, but I assume it does.

I would just plan a resort day. Ther is a ton of stuff to do at AKL. There’s a recent thread about that. Kitchen tours, art tours, craft activities, animal watching (obviously), two pools, drumming lessons, the list is just about endless. Enjoy the day and then be ready for the parks the next day.

Thanks Nickys! We wanted to head to a publix and maybe the outlets towards the beginning of the trip anyway. Being from the UK we don't get mountain dew and Disney doesn't have it either (cry) so I like to stock up looks like we can do that and chill at the resort which is fine! I just need to plan my ADR to be non park specific then

 

[Rob562]

Hey everyone, hoping someone might be able to help me out with this one...

We booked a 14 night stay (at Animal kingdom lodge) with the Disney dining plan. 26th September to 10th October 2020 (first night is a Saturday) including a 14 night ticket (package)

We then found that there was a 4 night cruise that was taking place the week before embarking Monday 21st and disembarking Friday 25th. So we called up Disney and added an extra night on the beginning of our trip so we can get off the boat and straight to Animal Kingdom lodge. They told me that would give me an extra days worth of credits to use too. Great!

So here's the question... if I only have 14 day tickets...that wouldn't have extended to 15 with my extra night (I assume) so we will be unable to enter the parks. My original Disney tickets would have been valid from day 1 (Saturday 26th) to the final day (10th)

Can I use them from the 25th instead and not enter parks on my last day? I imagine after getting off the cruise and getting to the resort that we will still have a heck of a lot of time to kill before we can get into our room, so a day wondering around epcot sounds like a plan, especially seeing as our last day we will be leaving for the airport just after lunch so by the time we check out and have some brunch we wont be far off leaving so wont mind not being able to get into the park.

In summary, although our original tickets would be valid from the 26th, could we use them a day early instead?

Hope this makes sense to you !

Question: did you add the extra night on to your existing reservation (so you have a single 15-night reservation)? Or is it a separate 1-night reservation (1+14)?

If it's a 15-night reservation, then the tickets are good upon check-in. You'd get admission to the parks for any 14 calendar days of your 16-day/15-night trip.

If it's a separate reservation, then nickys is likely correct as above, you won't be able to use your ticket the day before the reservation it's associated with starts.

-Rob

 

[Ohana-Means-Family]

Question: did you add the extra night on to your existing reservation (so you have a single 15-night reservation)? Or is it a separate 1-night reservation (1+14)?

If it's a 15-night reservation, then the tickets are good upon check-in. You'd get admission to the parks for any 14 calendar days of your 16-day/15-night trip.

If it's a separate reservation, then nickys is likely correct as above, you won't be able to use your ticket the day before the reservation it's associated with starts.

-Rob

Hi Rob. It's been added to the same reservation so now a 15 night reservation rather than 14 plus 1.

With your statement in mind, is that just 14 days or 14 consecutive park days?

 

[Rob562]

Hi Rob. It's been added to the same reservation so now a 15 night reservation rather than 14 plus 1.

With your statement in mind, is that just 14 days or 14 consecutive park days?

Whoops, you're totally right. (Can you tell I've only just started my first cup of coffee today?)

The UK 14-day tickets are a straight line of 14 days starting with the first park admission. Since you're there 16 calendar days, you need to decide if your two non-park days are 1 at either end, 2 at the end, etc.

You could always see how much an upgrade to the 21-day ticket would be, which would definitely get you in for all 16 days, and decide if that extra one or two park days are worth the price.

-Rob

 

[Ohana-Means-Family]

Whoops, you're totally right. (Can you tell I've only just started my first cup of coffee today?)

The UK 14-day tickets are a straight line of 14 days starting with the first park admission. Since you're there 16 calendar days, you need to decide if your two non-park days are 1 at either end, 2 at the end, etc.

You could always see how much an upgrade to the 21-day ticket would be, which would definitely get you in for all 16 days, and decide if that extra one or two park days are worth the price.

-Rob

Here's you having your first coffee, and me just about to finish my working day!
Thank your for the advice. I've already added on the cruise, I dont think the husband will take too kindly to upgrading the park tickets too! I think we will go for one either end then, and spend our first day offsite shopping and last date having a nice brunch at a resort. Thank you! Enjoy the coffee!