tinksdreamwishes
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Do you think that the up to %20 off merch and dining will apply to what level pass you have? Pixie is 10%off and the Incredi pass being 20%?
We are residents of Pa. however we own a house in Tarpon Springs. We show the insurance and deed to our home and are able to receive the Florida tickets without issue.They're actually quite stringent on this. You have to have a government-issued ID in order to qualify.
Right, so 20% off Victoria and Albert's on April 1, which nobody takes advantage of because they think it's an elaborate April Fool's Day prank.
No. They don't want you to save money(have them lose money)Do you think that the up to %20 off merch and dining will apply to what level pass you have? Pixie is 10%off and the Incredi pass being 20%?
So I calculated out - I was paying $611 to renew my Gold Pass (DVC Member). It is now $764 per person, plus I have to add $99 to the price for Photo Pass (we take a ton of photos usually). $712 more per year for my family of 4 with the Photo Pass addon.
We go to the parks roughly 14 days a year as DVC Members, if we opted to purchase Genie+ every day, which is $840 more per year. Disney just increased our vacations by $1552 per year.
On the positive side of this announcement, the Disney Sorcerer Pass no longer blacks out Spring Break, but it adds Thanksgiving to the blackouts (Christmas has always been a blackout), and you get 5 Park Passes at a time, meaning maybe we could stay offsite sometimes if we don't have enough DVC points. They also mention up to 20% discount on Dining and Merchandise. Previously most dining discounts were only 10% - so if they standardize on 20% dining discounts - then the price increase would probably be worth it, since I'd save more than that in dining discounts - essentially it'd replace the Tables in Wonderland offering. But since it says up to 20%, it might just be only 1 or 2 restaurants offer 20% off.
Ayup and Ka-Ching!So if I’m not mistaken, the price for the Gold Pass (which maps to the Sorcerer pass) went from $716 to $899 and they took away photo pass. Photo pass is now a $99 add-on. So I have to pay $1,000 for something I used to get for $716? Is that correct?
The more I think about it ... paying more always stinks, but not as much as Genie+ in my opinion. Included PhotoPass was a great option that didn't really cost Disney that much money. But a $99 option for Photo Pass all year isn't that bad, we often have over 400 pictures on a 7 day trip, so we'll definitely pay to add it onto 1 pass. You only need to add it onto 1 person's AP, not your entire family too. It is too bad they didn't also announce a Genie+ option for AP holders, that would have made all of these changes easier to swallow. As it stands though, it is still adding over $1500 more to my vacation if I stay 14 days (we normally do 2x 7 day trips a year to WDW as we're DVC members).
No Platinum discount for Florida Residents and DVC members is tough too, that is a huge increase if you got that discount and still want or need the Platinum Pass.
Is it $99 for the length of the AP, or for each trip? If it's the former, then it's not that bad spread out over 2 or 3 trips.
That’s what I’m trying to figure out because I can renew now as a silver.I don't know if someone already answered this but: What happens to existing Passholders? Are we converted to the new stuff or keep what we have until we have to renew?
That’s what I’m trying to figure out because I can renew now as a silver.
In the FAQ on the Existing Passholders site: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/p...ve-passholders/?CMP=ILC-DPFY21Q4wo0826210049A
I am a current Annual Passholder within my renewal window. Will the updates to Annual Pass types affect my renewal?
Answer
If you are currently within your renewal window, you may choose to renew into one of the current Annual Pass options through September 7, 2021. On September 8, 2021, if you are within your renewal window, you will be able to select from the new passes at the time you wish to renew.
Also - your existing pass won't change except for giving you additional Park Passes starting on 9/8/21.