Canadian Residents 25% off tickets on WDW site **Offer extended until May 20, 2017.

[Donald - my hero]

I really hope this is not going to cause more confusion, but since I am confused now it might.

If I currently use air miles to "buy" a 5-day pass is it now coming as an exchange voucher and not an official "ticket"? Why would this be? Are they currently "charging" less air miles for a 5- day pass than usual? Their "ticket" used to bridge to an AP, has this changed forever, or just during the 25% Cdn discount period?

If they come as a voucher I would most likely not be able to bridge to an AP, which is the only reason why I would use my points to get these tickets, rather than pay the Cdn discount.

The reason they are sending out the exchange certificates is they buy the tickets from Disney so i can only assume (have to be careful with that my kids tell me ) that Disney *sold* these certificates to Airmiles. Yes they are charging less Airmiles than they did before the discount appeared -- looks like it's about 25% less miles needed now. Someone has finally come back from Disney after using one of these exchange vouchers and was able to upgrade to an Annual Pass but you're correct, no bridging of the price.

 

[Donald - my hero]

If I buy the discounted tickets from CAA, do I have to assign them to people before I get them?
I don't have a Disney trip planned at the moment, but was thinking of buying some tickets for a future trip... and I don't know who's going to be on that trip!

No, you can assign the tickets whenever you want to, in fact you can attach it to your account and then later re-assign it to another member of your "family list" I currently have 2 tickets in my account .. one with my name and another on hubby, and they both have a link to "reassign ticket" whereas the ones attached to all of our children who purchased packages state "non-transferable"

So you can buy the tickets, attach them to your account and then later assign them to the correct person

 

[Cadaverous Pallor]

No, you can assign the tickets whenever you want to, in fact you can attach it to your account and then later re-assign it to another member of your "family list" I currently have 2 tickets in my account .. one with my name and another on hubby, and they both have a link to "reassign ticket" whereas the ones attached to all of our children who purchased packages state "non-transferable"

So you can buy the tickets, attach them to your account and then later assign them to the correct person

Awesome thanks!
Think I'll buy some as soon as I see a day where the dollar does well. Even if I don't use them for 5 years, I can't imagine the pricing getting any better (unless the dollar's at par again... But that ain't happening)

 

[Sailormoon2]

The reason they are sending out the exchange certificates is they buy the tickets from Disney so i can only assume (have to be careful with that my kids tell me ) that Disney *sold* these certificates to Airmiles. Yes they are charging less Airmiles than they did before the discount appeared -- looks like it's about 25% less miles needed now. Someone has finally come back from Disney after using one of these exchange vouchers and was able to upgrade to an Annual Pass but you're correct, no bridging of the price.

I am making the same assumption! So, my follow up question is how many arimiles does it usually cost to purchase a 5-day pass? If I wait until this promotion is over, can we assume that we will be getting "bridgeable" hard tickets again?

 

[Donald - my hero]

I am making the same assumption! So, my follow up question is how many arimiles does it usually cost to purchase a 5-day pass? If I wait until this promotion is over, can we assume that we will be getting "bridgeable" hard tickets again?

When i redeemed for ours in July it *cost* me 3550 each. I'm not sure how long AM will have these certificates on their site. They are notorious for increasing the miles needed for items which is why many of us redeem as soon as we have enough miles. Personally i would be picking up some of these if i had enough miles left in my account because i highly doubt we'll see a 25% savings because we would never get use out of an Annual Pass.

BUT if i thought i might be wanting to upgrade to an Annual Pass this is how i *think* the math would work out (correct me if i'm wrong ..)
if i decide to bridge one of the tickets i have right now (5 day base ticket) to an Annual Pass it would cost me $435.59
my guess of how much it would cost to bridge the same ticket AM is currently supplying to an Annual Pass would cost me $526.11
In this case the savings does NOT carry forward because they will know exactly how much I paid for my ticket.

 

[CJK]

Does anyone know if the Canadian tickets with water parks work the same way as regular tickets with water parks? That is, the number of days on your park tickets matches the number of times you can visit a water park. Know what I mean? So, if I bought 5 day water park & more tickets, I could visit a water park up to 5 times as long as it's within 14 days of first use?

 

[growingupdis]

Hi All,
I just returned from WDW on November 20th - so I have some answers to the Canadian Discounted tickets.
I personally purchased the tickets via WDW website. The tickets were automatically linked to my MDE account and I was able to make FastPass selection right away since I was staying on site and it was less than 60 days out.
I was able to upgrade the tickets to an annual pass. This was done at the ticket booth at the International Gateway at Epcot. When I showed the print out (voucher), passport and credit card that used to initially purchase the ticket - the cast member did not seem too concern??? She was going to give me a separate admission ticket (the plastic card) but then I showed her that I had magic band that was nixed. Upgrading to the annual pass was easy - but they did not bridged the price.
If there is anything else I can answer - please ask away!

Thank you for the info! I booked over the phone with Disney right when the deal came out and was just given a confirmation number to link to MDE myself. When I called today to confirm the redemption procedure the cast member seemed pretty confused about what I would need to show at the ticket window.

You said you showed a "print out voucher" along with your credit card and the passport. When did you receive the voucher? And what information was included on it? I imagine at this point I'll just have to provide my confirmation number with the passport and credit card, but I want to be sure.

 

[Sailormoon2]

Can a Canadian Resident (with Permanent Residency card) but traveling on a NZ passport use this deal? Any guesses?

 

[jaceraden]

Can a Canadian Resident (with Permanent Residency card) but traveling on a NZ passport use this deal? Any guesses?

I'm guessing yes because I wasn't planning to use my passport when I exchange my tickets.

 

[Average Joes]

I'm guessing yes because I wasn't planning to use my passport when I exchange my tickets.

Per website "Residents of Canada who are not Canadian citizens must bring valid passport and valid proof of Canadian residency." I take that to mean you need a passport to prove your identity (does not have to be Canadian) and some sort of proof of residency. The proof of residency requirement seems a bit vague to me in terms of what that means. Hopefully someone has researched this more than my 2 minutes.

 

[AngelDisney]

Per website "Residents of Canada who are not Canadian citizens must bring valid passport and valid proof of Canadian residency." I take that to mean you need a passport to prove your identity (does not have to be Canadian) and some sort of proof of residency. The proof of residency requirement seems a bit vague to me in terms of what that means. Hopefully someone has researched this more than my 2 minutes.

I believe this means you have to be living in Canada or a Canadian citizen (living or not living in Canada) to take advantage of this offer. When I first landed in Canada, I became a Canadian resident with my landed immigrant paper attached to my passport which is a non-Canadian passport. There are also people living in Canada on a student visa or working visa. They are residents here but do not have a Canadian passport. I believe showing the passport with visa info is to make sure the person is a legitimate resident of Canada. Just my thought.

 

[jaceraden]

Per website "Residents of Canada who are not Canadian citizens must bring valid passport and valid proof of Canadian residency." I take that to mean you need a passport to prove your identity (does not have to be Canadian) and some sort of proof of residency. The proof of residency requirement seems a bit vague to me in terms of what that means. Hopefully someone has researched this more than my 2 minutes.

I don't doubt it says that. I got lost in the pages and pages of this thread and just assumed my driver's license and the mastercard which purchased the tickets was enough. Luckily, I will have my passport with me anyway.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I don't doubt it says that. I got lost in the pages and pages of this thread and just assumed my driver's license and the mastercard which purchased the tickets was enough. Luckily, I will have my passport with me anyway.

It does in fact say that on the Disney website if you look at the terms and conditions (whatever phrase they use) some have reported as well that some CMs will NOT take our driver's license as proof of age for serving alcohol. I usually just chuck our passports in the safe as soon as we check in since we don't want to misplace them before we head home

 

[Average Joes]

I believe this means you have to be living in Canada or a Canadian citizen (living or not living in Canada) to take advantage of this offer. When I first landed in Canada, I became a Canadian resident with my landed immigrant paper attached to my passport which is a non-Canadian passport. There are also people living in Canada on a student visa or working visa. They are residents here but do not have a Canadian passport. I believe showing the passport with visa info is to make sure the person is a legitimate resident of Canada. Just my thought.

I was saying that what constitutes proof of residency is vague. What document is sufficient? Visa info would seem to be one but Disney should list acceptable documents.

 

[Sailormoon2]

Well since the promotions is called the Canadian Resident promotion, I'll seriously hope a Permanent Resident Card will be sufficient along side his actual passport.

 

[ericar]

Just wanted to let everyone know that my fastpass opened up 60 days ahead. Very Happy.

I have linked my tickets and reservations to my Disney experience and all info seems correct. If I go to the fastpass page the only dates I can click on are 30 days away. My 60 day mark comes up on Dec 1st. I emailed Disney and the response was that I would be okay at the 60 day mark. Only time will tell. I have included pics and you can see that the only blue dates that I can click on are 30 days away. Hope this changes when my 60 day mark comes up.

I am 70 days out from our WDW trip and am now hearing that I can only do fastpasses 30 days ahead instead of 60. We are staying at AKL and have 8 day tickets with hopper. On Disneys site it states that if you are staying on Disney property and have Disney tickets you can book fastpasses 60 days ahead. I booked my trip with a travel agent but it was purchased from Air Canada Vacations. Anyone know anything about this?

 

[mort1331]

Hi All,
I just returned from WDW on November 20th - so I have some answers to the Canadian Discounted tickets.
I personally purchased the tickets via WDW website. The tickets were automatically linked to my MDE account and I was able to make FastPass selection right away since I was staying on site and it was less than 60 days out.
I was able to upgrade the tickets to an annual pass. This was done at the ticket booth at the International Gateway at Epcot. When I showed the print out (voucher), passport and credit card that used to initially purchase the ticket - the cast member did not seem too concern??? She was going to give me a separate admission ticket (the plastic card) but then I showed her that I had magic band that was nixed. Upgrading to the annual pass was easy - but they did not bridged the price.
If there is anything else I can answer - please ask away!

No, you can assign the tickets whenever you want to, in fact you can attach it to your account and then later re-assign it to another member of your "family list" I currently have 2 tickets in my account .. one with my name and another on hubby, and they both have a link to "reassign ticket" whereas the ones attached to all of our children who purchased packages state "non-transferable"

So you can buy the tickets, attach them to your account and then later assign them to the correct person

I am making the same assumption! So, my follow up question is how many arimiles does it usually cost to purchase a 5-day pass? If I wait until this promotion is over, can we assume that we will be getting "bridgeable" hard tickets again?

I am going to assume by the way me_minnie_me wrote it that you asked to bridge right away. As opposed to waiting till in the park with the ticket and the next day upgrading.
If this is indeed the case, then we still might be able to get the bridged price, but redeem the voucher first. Go into the park and before the 4 or 5 days are up do an upgrade to an annual pass. This way I believe you still might be able to get the upped value.
PLEASE no one take this a the word, I am just presenting a scenario that might work, this is how it had to happen before to get full value.

 

[pigletto]

I am going to assume by the way me_minnie_me wrote it that you asked to bridge right away. As opposed to waiting till in the park with the ticket and the next day upgrading.
If this is indeed the case, then we still might be able to get the bridged price, but redeem the voucher first. Go into the park and before the 4 or 5 days are up do an upgrade to an annual pass. This way I believe you still might be able to get the upped value.
PLEASE no one take this a the word, I am just presenting a scenario that might work, this is how it had to happen before to get full value.

I was thinking exactly the same thing yesterday Mort. To know for absolute certain if these are bridgeable you don't ask to do so. You exchange the voucher, USE the voucher at least one time, possibly more days, and then before the ticket days are up go to a guest services window and upgrade to an AP. The key in price bridging has always been to use the ticket to get into a park at least once to bring it up to current gate price.

I wouldn't be surprised if Disney has figured out a way to see that these were discount tickets to begin with, BUT, I'm not seeing that me_minnie_me_ used her ticket first before upgrading to an AP, so it could still work the way it did before.

 

[fan1080]

I was thinking exactly the same thing yesterday Mort. To know for absolute certain if these are bridgeable you don't ask to do so. You exchange the voucher, USE the voucher at least one time, possibly more days, and then before the ticket days are up go to a guest services window and upgrade to an AP. The key in price bridging has always been to use the ticket to get into a park at least once to bring it up to current gate price.

I wouldn't be surprised if Disney has figured out a way to see that these were discount tickets to begin with, BUT, I'm not seeing that me_minnie_me_ used her ticket first before upgrading to an AP, so it could still work the way it did before.

It has been discovered recently, that the need to use the ticket once before doing any upgrades in order to get current gate value for the ticket, was incorrect. It was legacy information that was passed on over time, but was actually not required if the ticketing CM did the proper upgrade procedure.

 

[pigletto]

It has been discovered recently, that the need to use the ticket once before doing any upgrades in order to get current gate value for the ticket, was incorrect. It was legacy information that was passed on over time, but was actually not required if the ticketing CM did the proper upgrade procedure.

That's all kinds of shocking. I'm not doubting you, I'm just surprised. It was widely held belief for at least the decade I've been here, and which I was taught through the ticketing sticky at the time, which was written by a Guest Relations CM.
That's crazy. I do remember there was some rumblings about it being changed but it didn't apply to me so I didn't follow. Thanks for the heads up.