Originally Posted By Minnie1955 Hi all, I see there's an option to buy the socal annual pass online, but at what point do they ask for proof that you're a socal resident? Is it when they process your AP in the park? Or is there a chance that they don't ask for proof at all? Thanks!
Originally Posted By dlkozy If you qualified, you wouldn't be asking this question at all. And yes, I have seen people turned away when they did not have the proof needed.
Originally Posted By Minnie1955 >>They ask for proof when you buy it at the ticket window.<< But what if you buy it online? Is it enough that they send the tickets to a socal address? or do you need to show id at the entrance? Or do they wait to ask when you're actually processing the ap?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I don't know for a fact, but I believe if you buy it onIine you are only buying a voucher...you still have to go to the ticket window to trade in the voucher for a ticket. That is when they would ask you for proof of residence. Only then would you be given a ticket (and then you would go to the AP processing center.)
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I believe they go by the zip code on your credit card for online purchases... ~Beth
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 trekkeruss is mostly right. They give you a one day ticket to print out and it gets you into the park. You don't need to go to the ticket window first. You take it to the turnstile and they give you a smaller ticket that you need to take to the Passport Processing Center inside Disneyland so they can get you a card and take your picture. They will ask you for a photo ID. I just showed my driver's licence since it has my address. It's pretty easy.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Haha. No prob! Just wanted to stop someone from waiting in the long ticket window line when they didn't have to. They're a pain in the butt when all you want to do is get in the park!
Originally Posted By Minnie1955 Thanks SB! Ok so they need a photo id? I have bills and stuff with my socal address, but my license still has my norcal address. Do you think they'd accept the bills as proof?
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan I do know from my son's recent experience, that you are suppose to go to DMV and change your address within 30 days of moving. You should be able to walk into the DMV and get the proof you would need quite easily.
Originally Posted By DisneySuiteFreak I saw some woman blowing a gasket and having a major fit this past January because they wouldn't allow her to activate SoCal passes because she didn't have proof she lived in so cal. They wouldn't budge on the issue either, and there were about 6 of them in their party wanting to activate. The person that bought it for them lived in socal, but not them so Disney wouldn't budge. Also the person who bought it for them wasn't with them so they were really stuck. She was freaking out over them 'keeping several thousands of their dollars' but them not having any recourse. I suppose if the person who bought it was with them then they could've simply upgraded to a deluxe, but since they weren't there, they were SOL.
Originally Posted By Minnie1955 Ha, I was worried about how strict they were going to be. I called about showing bills with my name and socal address on them and they said that they'd accept that as proof. Thanks everyone
