Hi Renee! Thank you for reaching out to planDisney with your question.
I
just purchased my very first
Annual Pass and I'm so excited to start using it. I think my favorite part of now being an
Annual Passholder is that I'll get to experience the magic of the
Walt Disney World Resort more often! Plus, there are a bunch of great
perks and benefits that come along with being a Passholder!
When you go to make your
Theme Park Reservations for your next trip, you will be asked to select the ticket you want to use for your visit. If you want to use your 6-day ticket for this trip, you'd simply select that ticket instead of the Annual Pass. Then, when you scan into the parks, it will pull from the 6-day ticket and your annual pass will not be activated as it is only activated the first time you scan into a park using the pass.
You have up to a year from the date of purchase to activate your Annual Pass. If you do not activate your Annual Pass within that year, you cannot activate it. However, you
will be able to use the amount you paid for it towards the purchase of a new Annual Pass (subject to availability). If the price of the new Annual Pass is more expensive, you will need to pay the difference. If the price happens to be lower, you will not receive a discount for the difference. If you
do activate your pass within the year of purchase, you will then have a full calendar year to use the pass from the date of activation. Please note that before you are able to tap into the parks for the first time using your Annual Pass, you'll have to visit
Guest Relations or a ticket window outside of any of the theme parks or the
Disney Ticket Center in
Disney Springs with your
proper identification.
Renee, there are so many
new and exciting experiences coming to the resort. What are you most excited about? My favorite new experience is
TRON Lightcycle / Run Presented by Enterprise in
Magic Kingdom Park. And I'm most looking forward to
Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which is slated to open in late 2024.
The Princess and the Frog is one of my favorite movies and I'm very excited to see where Tiana's next adventure takes her!
If you have any other questions in the future, please feel free to
reach out to me. Have a great visit and enjoy your Annual Pass!
You're almost there,
Matt