Originally Posted By MikeyMouse OK, long story short, we are not Southern Californian residents (Not even American residents!), but the SoCal AP is the perfect ticket for the times of year that we visit. Four or five years ago we were able to get the SoCal AP without any problem. Does anyone know if that is still the case, or are we going to get hassled if we try to get one...the wording makes it seem like they may be stricter on the "qualifications". Thanks for any imput!
Originally Posted By berol They've been stricter lately. The worst that'll happen is they'll offer a Deluxe AP.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x If you buy them from a Southern CA Disney Store, they don't check residency. And I don't think they check when you're activating it (at the Bank). Although, they do ask for a zip code and address for the mailer. If you have friends in SoCal, you may be able to just use their's, with their permission, of course.
Originally Posted By Kira At the disney store we were sent an information mailer letting us know that while we (at the store) don't have to check for proof of rsidency, we must make it clear that when they are getting the actual pass in the bank that proof of residency must be shown. I got my So. Cal. Select pass on the 19th of this month and i was asked to show my ID. So they are enforcing it and it seems like it's stricter then it was before.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Ah..it's changed since I got mine, then (maybe because it was a renewal in Feb they didn't think to check?). Good to know, Kira!
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Just my two cents.... We got our So Cal passes from Disneyland.com (we have the middle pass. Not the basic but not the deluxe) and when we got them processed at the bank, they asked for our drivers licenses. So I'm thinking they're cracking down. That was just last week.
Originally Posted By MikeyMouse It seems pretty clear that I will not get away with it this time. Oh, well. Deluxe it is! Thanks for the help, everyone!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb ^^^fewer block out dates anyway and you can go on non-summer Saturdays.