Canadian Residents 25% off tickets on WDW site **Offer extended until May 20, 2017.

[Theta]

just a note, still seeing people concerned about expiration date, this is no longer an issue. No where will you receive an email, or see a notice that they expire, was all fixed on website. Tickets do not expire, and offer goes till may 20th. I've purchased 2 sets, one for 2018, and one for 2020. Interesting note, if you order over the phone they ship them for free to canada, where as if you order online, you pay 20 dollars if you want them shipped.

Did you have to assign tickets names if you ordered them over the phone?

 

[elaine amj]

just a note, still seeing people concerned about expiration date, this is no longer an issue. No where will you receive an email, or see a notice that they expire, was all fixed on website. Tickets do not expire, and offer goes till may 20th. I've purchased 2 sets, one for 2018, and one for 2020. Interesting note, if you order over the phone they ship them for free to canada, where as if you order online, you pay 20 dollars if you want them shipped.

I ordered by phone - and was assured by 2 different CMs that there was no way to get the tickets/vouchers shipped to me. I went ahead anyway. 1st CM would only give me a verbal confirmation number. 2nd CM sent me an email confirmation. A few days later, they arrived in my mailbox. I was not charged any extra fee.

Did you have to assign tickets names if you ordered them over the phone?

No. This was why I ordered over the phone. Online - I would have been forced to assign names. I know there are ways around it with phantom names and reassigning tickets - but for now I wanted flexibility. I don't have a plan for when I will use these tickets.

 

[James Yang]

I'm getting some online quotes for flights from Ottawa to Orlando, round trip for 4 people, $1100 CDN, with a stopover at New York-La Guardia. Travel dates are Aug 28-Sept 8. A couple of questions for those have been to Disney before:

1. Do you think this price is reasonable? I'd consider flights out of Odgensburg or Syracuse, but given that I'd have to drive, which I consider as equivalent to having a stopover, unless the prices are considerably cheaper, I'd rather just fly out of Ottawa.
2. Has anyone gone through New York-La Guardia airport before. The flight I'm getting only has 50 minutes for connection, which I sense might be too short. Any experience that you could share?

 

[ottawamom]

That's an amazing price for flights from Ottawa. My in-laws paid $600 each for round trips in May.

As for the connection you'll clear customs in Ottawa (both directions). You should be OK with 50 minutes as you won't have to clear security again. See if you can find out what gates are used today for the flights through La Guardia. That will give you an indication of what to expect in August.

After you're all booked please share with us where you found such a great deal.

 

[MDH]

Did you have to assign tickets names if you ordered them over the phone?

No you don't

 

[James Yang]

That's an amazing price for flights from Ottawa. My in-laws paid $600 each for round trips in May.

As for the connection you'll clear customs in Ottawa (both directions). You should be OK with 50 minutes as you won't have to clear security again. See if you can find out what gates are used today for the flights through La Guardia. That will give you an indication of what to expect in August.

After you're all booked please share with us where you found such a great deal.

Thanks for the reply. I used Google flights to fine this deal. It's really nice tool as it gives price variations between different dates so it is really easy to pick the cheapest ones. You are also able to track the price and when there is a change, you'll get an email notification.

I will have a look at the flights at La Guardia and see how connections are made. I'll report back if I end up purchasing.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I'm getting some online quotes for flights from Ottawa to Orlando, round trip for 4 people, $1100 CDN, with a stopover at New York-La Guardia. Travel dates are Aug 28-Sept 8. A couple of questions for those have been to Disney before:

1. Do you think this price is reasonable? I'd consider flights out of Odgensburg or Syracuse, but given that I'd have to drive, which I consider as equivalent to having a stopover, unless the prices are considerably cheaper, I'd rather just fly out of Ottawa.
2. Has anyone gone through New York-La Guardia airport before. The flight I'm getting only has 50 minutes for connection, which I sense might be too short. Any experience that you could share?

Our trip from Pearson in January (sigh one month ago today to be exact) was under a freezing rain watch so WestJet let us re-book a day early connecting thru La Guardia ...our layover was 53 minutes (just looked to confirm) ... we sat on the tarmac at Pearson for about 10 minutes due to "heavy traffic" and then when we landed in New York we sat for another 35 ... they had no gate for us. The plane was PACKED and we were almost at the back of the plane but stood up and asked if people would mind letting us thru ... we ran thru the airport ...we were "those people" charging down the moving sidewalks while listening to "Delta flight to Orlando is in final boarding" The door to the gangplank (what the heck is this called for a plane??) was locked but they were waiting for us since our luggage was already on the plane so if we didn't show up they would need to pull it! We put our butts in the seats as they were bolting the door :O

We thought the 50-ish minutes would be plenty of time but with the 2 delays it was extremely tight, wasn't something i'd want to risk doing again and definitely not with kids in tow. Perhaps it was the weather related who knows ... I'm sure others have had better experiences. I find it hard to believe they would book the flights that close if people were continually missing connections ???

 

[NDollie]

oh man....we have a 50 minute layover in La Guardia too for our trip in May....hoping since weather will be better we won't be running....*fingers crossed*

 

[disneydreamgirl]

Those who have bought from CAA, did they charge you for these tickets in Canadian Dollars (converted) or in US Dollars? Just thinking about how to leverage AirMiles on one card or whether to pay with US VISA and save a bit on exchange rate. TIA!

 

[moab44]

They charged in Canadian funds after they converted from US dollars.

 

[quandrea]

Those who have bought from CAA, did they charge you for these tickets in Canadian Dollars (converted) or in US Dollars? Just thinking about how to leverage AirMiles on one card or whether to pay with US VISA and save a bit on exchange rate. TIA!

I've done both.

 

[James Yang]

Thanks for all the info about connection time at La Guardia. I've been playing around with flights on Delta website and it seems that there are other options for the second half of the flight that will give me more connection time (ie 3 hours) but still at the same price. 3 hours may be a little excessive but I think I'll err on the side of caution on this one.

Another question just to make sure: I ordered these discount tickets and received an email with confirmation number. It seems to be linked already in MDE. I see in this thread the terms "exchange certificate" and "voucher". Are they the same as the confirmation email I got?

 

[Theta]

They charged in Canadian funds after they converted from US dollars.

I don't quite understand this. The charge is actually in Canadian dollars?

I have a US credit card I was thinking about using, but if they charge in Canadian dollars, I would lose on the exchange both ways? In addition, I would be charged the foreign exchange fee?

 

[Theta]

Also, has anyone had success using the US credit card with a US billing address?

I see on the website you need a CDN billing address attached to your credit card.

 

[ottawamom]

Thanks for all the info about conWnection time at La Guardia. I've been playing around with flights on Delta website and it seems that there are other options for the second half of the flight that will give me more connection time (ie 3 hours) but still at the same price. 3 hours may be a little excessive but I think I'll err on the side of caution on this one.

Another question just to make sure: I ordered these discount tickets and received an email with confirmation number. It seems to be linked already in MDE. I see in this thread the terms "exchange certificate" and "voucher". Are they the same as the confirmation email I got?

Yes. I received that same email. There should be a barcode prominently displayed on it and a confirmation #. You take that email to Will Call before entering a park and they will turn the "Vouchers" in your MDE into real tickets that will allow you to enter the park. Your MDE in reality contains nothing more than an electronic link to your ticket purchase but thinking of it as an electronic voucher may help. You will be able to use the linked "vouchers" in MDE to make your Fastpass+ selections at 30 or 60 days.

All this being said you may end up having plastic ticket vouchers delivered to your home next week. There are lots of different reports out there about how Disney is dealing with this daily. Whichever method you have your tickets will be at Will Call for you.

 

[James Yang]

Yes. I received that same email. There should be a barcode prominently displayed on it and a confirmation #. You take that email to Will Call before entering a park and they will turn the "Vouchers" in your MDE into real tickets that will allow you to enter the park. Your MDE in reality contains nothing more than an electronic link to your ticket purchase but thinking of it as an electronic voucher may help. You will be able to use the linked "vouchers" in MDE to make your Fastpass+ selections at 30 or 60 days.

All this being said you may end up having plastic ticket vouchers delivered to your home next week. There are lots of different reports out there about how Disney is dealing with this daily. Whichever method you have your tickets will be at Will Call for you.

Great. I got that bar code and confirmation#. I will wait and see if anything comes to the door.

 

[Sprockie]

I don't quite understand this. The charge is actually in Canadian dollars?

I have a US credit card I was thinking about using, but if they charge in Canadian dollars, I would lose on the exchange both ways? In addition, I would be charged the foreign exchange fee?

The price is in USD - exactly the price that is quoted on the Disneyworld website to the penny. If you have a CAA membership, there is a discount of about $5.00 per ticket below that. I bought mine without the membership, so paid what I would have paid buying through Disney. They convert it to Canadian with the exchange rate of the day.

 

[hdrolfe]

I'm getting some online quotes for flights from Ottawa to Orlando, round trip for 4 people, $1100 CDN, with a stopover at New York-La Guardia. Travel dates are Aug 28-Sept 8. A couple of questions for those have been to Disney before:

1. Do you think this price is reasonable? I'd consider flights out of Odgensburg or Syracuse, but given that I'd have to drive, which I consider as equivalent to having a stopover, unless the prices are considerably cheaper, I'd rather just fly out of Ottawa.
2. Has anyone gone through New York-La Guardia airport before. The flight I'm getting only has 50 minutes for connection, which I sense might be too short. Any experience that you could share?

My son will only fly direct after our trip last May when we had connecting flights. We are going Aug 27 to Sep 3 and got our flights for $973 with Air Canada direct from Ottawa to Orlando. I know it's not cheap but it's direct Just the two of us. Last May our connection was in Newark on the way down, Montreal on the way home. I would say the way down was much easier, we didn't have to go through security or customs again in Newark. We had 70 minutes I think, and it was plenty of time to collect our carry on (had to gate check it) and a bathroom break before getting to the next gate. Not the same as La Guardia but I would think it's similar? Coming back and having to run around Montreal was NOT fun.

 

[quandrea]

I don't quite understand this. The charge is actually in Canadian dollars?

I have a US credit card I was thinking about using, but if they charge in Canadian dollars, I would lose on the exchange both ways? In addition, I would be charged the foreign exchange fee?

They will charge straight up US dollars if you pay in US dollars. I've done this. Paid us cash.

They will also take the us price, convert it and you can pay in CAD dollars. You would save foreign exchange fees in this case if using a Canadian credit card. I paid cash. CAD dollars in this case.

 

[elaine amj]

Also, has anyone had success using the US credit card with a US billing address?

I see on the website you need a CDN billing address attached to your credit card.

I ordered by phone using a US credit card with a US billing address (but wasn't asked for the billing address). I chose to do it by phone to avoid having to assign the tickets to names for now.