Originally Posted By Monty Cristo I'm about to purchase Deluxe Passes for the first time. I'm wondering: Are they active the day you purcahse them or the first time they're swiped at DL?
Originally Posted By imadisneygal They are activated the first time you enter the Park with them. Even if you don't turn it into a plastic card that day it is still activated that day. They are not activated on purchase, but they do expire after a time. I believe the current expiration is 90 days from purchase but I haven't seen a voucher lately so it could have changed.
Originally Posted By SFH Funny, I purchased mine in June this year, and thought it would be activated when I first entered the park almost two weeks later. No dice. It was activated the day I bought it at the ticket booth. SFH
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Hmmm...that should NOT have been the case. Unless you upgraded from a Park Hopper or something that had already been used. Passports can be purchased at the Ticket Booths well in advance of a visit and are not activated until you enter. Unless, again, you upgraded from another previously used passport such as a Hopper, etc.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Or...I just thought of this one... If you renewed and received the renewal rate, then the passport is activated on the day your last one expired. If you do not choode to take advantage of the renewal rate then it starts the day you enter the Parks.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal No. They did your pass wrong. Annual Passports are not processed the day you buy them, they are processed the day you enter the Parks. I'd definitely call and ask to talk to a Main Entrance manager and let them know what happened.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Yes, it is. When you purchase the passport online you receive a voucher in the mail and it is activated when you enter the Parks for the first time.
