Quick AP question...

This is how it works for me. When you buy your AP online (as I did) and
then you show up later to redeem it
and get your REAL AP, the start date for the AP will be the date you
BOUGHT it.
That rule about it not being active until you used it went bye-bye years
ago, sadly.
I do buy mine in advance so I can have access to AP discounts and the
website.
When I got to the exchange office last year, for less than 50 bucks, I
got an AP from that date.

Lisa

Keane wrote:
> Just to make sure the rules haven't changed.
>
> If I buy an AP online and get a voucher, the AP will be good for
> 1 year from when I *exchange* the voucher, correct? (Just want to
> make sure they haven't changed that to 1 year from when I *purchase*
> the pass...)
>
> And how long is that voucher good for? (I'm going to try to plan
> a trip for late fall, early winter, but I'm not sure if I can actually
> *make* the trip...)
>
> Thanks,
> Keane

On Aug 25, 6:52 pm, Lisa Cubbon <cub...@> wrote:
> This is how it works for me. When you buy your AP online (as I did) and
> then you show up later to redeem it
> and get your REAL AP, the start date for the AP will be the date you
> BOUGHT it.
> That rule about it not being active until you used it went bye-bye years
> ago, sadly.
> I do buy mine in advance so I can have access to AP discounts and the
> website.
>   When I got to the exchange office last year, for less than 50 bucks, I
> got an AP from that date.
>
> Lisa

I've bought AP vouchers, from AAA in Florida, and later redeemed them
at WDW.
The AP begins on the day you redeem the voucher.
This would apply to a *new* AP, *not* a renewal.

HOWEVER, when you *renew* an AP, it renews on the anniversary date of
the existing AP -- regardless of whether you did so via a voucher or
otherwise.
(You can also purchase AP renewal vouchers at AAA in Florida as well)

Well, that's how it worked for me last year. I just got this year's
voucher so I will see
in October. I would love for it to be the other way. Lisa

Steve Russo wrote:
> "Lisa Cubbon" <cubbon@> wrote in message
> news:RFGsk.16063$XT1.6488@bignews5... .
>
>>This is how it works for me. When you buy your AP online (as I did) and
>>then you show up later to redeem it
>>and get your REAL AP, the start date for the AP will be the date you
>>BOUGHT it.
>>That rule about it not being active until you used it went bye-bye years
>>ago, sadly.
>>I do buy mine in advance so I can have access to AP discounts and the
>>website.
>> When I got to the exchange office last year, for less than 50 bucks, I
>>got an AP from that date.
>>
>>Lisa
>>
>
> Lisa,
> Are you sure? We just did this - bought our APs in 2007 and activated them
> at WDW in January. They expire one year from the activation date.
>
>

OK I did a renewal so I guess the rules are different. Humm... Lisa

BigBob wrote:

> On Aug 25, 6:52 pm, Lisa Cubbon <cub...@> wrote:
>
>>This is how it works for me. When you buy your AP online (as I did) and
>>then you show up later to redeem it
>>and get your REAL AP, the start date for the AP will be the date you
>>BOUGHT it.
>>That rule about it not being active until you used it went bye-bye years
>>ago, sadly.
>>I do buy mine in advance so I can have access to AP discounts and the
>>website.
>> When I got to the exchange office last year, for less than 50 bucks, I
>>got an AP from that date.
>>
>>Lisa
>
>
> I've bought AP vouchers, from AAA in Florida, and later redeemed them
> at WDW.
> The AP begins on the day you redeem the voucher.
> This would apply to a *new* AP, *not* a renewal.
>
> HOWEVER, when you *renew* an AP, it renews on the anniversary date of
> the existing AP -- regardless of whether you did so via a voucher or
> otherwise.
> (You can also purchase AP renewal vouchers at AAA in Florida as well)

If it's a renewal, it will be effective from your previous expiration date.
My current AP expires 5/1/09. I went ahead and bought a voucher for the
renewal before the price increase. When I pick up the new one, it will be
effective 5/1/09, regardless of when I activate it (at least that's my
understanding of the way it's supposed to work).


"Lisa Cubbon" <cubbon@> wrote in message
news:NWQsk.16415$XB4.6828@bignews9... .
> Well, that's how it worked for me last year. I just got this year's
> voucher so I will see
> in October. I would love for it to be the other way. Lisa
>
> Steve Russo wrote:
>> "Lisa Cubbon" <cubbon@> wrote in message
>> news:RFGsk.16063$XT1.6488@bignews5... .
>>
>>>This is how it works for me. When you buy your AP online (as I did) and
>>>then you show up later to redeem it
>>>and get your REAL AP, the start date for the AP will be the date you
>>>BOUGHT it.
>>>That rule about it not being active until you used it went bye-bye years
>>>ago, sadly.
>>>I do buy mine in advance so I can have access to AP discounts and the
>>>website.
>>> When I got to the exchange office last year, for less than 50 bucks, I
>>> got an AP from that date.
>>>
>>>Lisa
>>>
>>
>> Lisa,
>> Are you sure? We just did this - bought our APs in 2007 and activated
>> them at WDW in January. They expire one year from the activation date.
>