good afternoon my friends i hope all of you are having
an awesome fantastic day well we have some more big news coming out of walt disney world today
some may find this very exciting and some may find this very not exciting we have a lot to
talk about and discuss i hope you guys are ready because i am let's go do this
okay so the big exciting news coming out of walt disney world today is anno passes are
returning once again starting september 8th which is just a few days away let's first
read directly from the disney parks blog about this new system and how it's going to work
and then i'll break it down to you guys and i'll share my own thoughts and opinions with
you all as the countdown to our 50th anniversary celebration continues the magic is calling we're
excited to share that beginning september 8th 2021 we will once again invite new walt disney world
animal pass holders to be a part of this beloved program disney will now be offering
four new ap passes offering the flexibility and choice to meet guests needs these passes will
help our biggest fans experience all that's to come during the world's most magical celebration
from new attractions and nighttime spectaculars to dazzling decorations at all four theme parks
and more now here's the four different choices you can now choose from if you want to become a
walt disney world ap holder the first one is called disney pixie dust pass this is 3.99 plus
tax or 19 per month for 12 months for florida residents after a 205 down payment visit one
or more walt disney world resort theme parks on most weekdays with an advanced park reservation
subject to block out dates including peak and holiday periods hold up to three park reservations
at a time available to florida residents only the next one is called disney pirate pass and this
one is going for 6.99 plus tax or 45 per month for 12 months for florida residents after a 205
down payment visit one or more walt disney world resort theme parks on most days within advanced
park reservations subject to blockout dates including peak and holiday periods this one holds
up to four park reservations available to florida residents only and just to clarify really quick
that is already two out of the four brand new ap offerings that's only for florida residents only
the next option is called disney sorcerer pass this is 8.99 plus tax or 63 dollars per month
for 12 months for florida residents after a 205 down payment visit one or more walt disney world
resort theme parks on most days with an advanced park reservation subject to block out dates on
select days during select holiday periods this one holds up to five park reservations at a time this
one is available to florida residents and disney vacation club members only hold on wait a second
available to florida residents and disney vacation club members only
so that's three out of the four options that you have to be either a florida resident or a
dvc member only so now you only really have one option if you live out of state and the final
pass option which is obviously the best option you can purchase is going to be called the disney and
credit pass this one is 12.99 plus tax or 99 per month for 12 months for florida residents only
after a 205 down payment visit one or more walt disney world theme parks on the same day with
an advanced park reservation no block out dates apply it will hold up to five park reservations
at a time i just read the fine print underneath the past options and basically what it means is
if you have let's just say the incredi pass where you can have five reservations at one time
you have all five reservations booked if you're staying on walt disney world property or one of
the good neighbor hotels you can still get more reservations so you have your five and if you're
staying at like contemporary for three more days you have eight reservations if that makes sense
that's pretty cool and i'm really glad that disney is now allowing pass holders to have
more than three reservations because right now at the time of filming we are only allowed to
make three park reservations at a time so now we have five and then some if we stay on property
that's pretty nice okay now let's get to the good stuff it also looks like we get quote on quote
perks which is not really perks because the old ap how they would work is these perks would already
be built into your price and what you get and now they're just kind of making it seem and sound like
you're getting more but you're really not getting more let me explain perks for all annual passes
number one you get standard theme park parking which is nice second you get savings of up to
20 off on dining merchandise and more which we i already have with my past so they're really not
perks but okay new access to bonus reservations customize your past with different options
including disney photo pass downloads or the water park and sports option so if you buy any of the
four new ap options you get free standard parking and 20 off merchandise and dining and more like i
said i get that now so it's really not a surprise but i'll tell you what gets me now they say
you have the option to customize with the add-ons and of course when you hear add-ons that means
more money so none of those four options will include photo pass downloads
i guess disney just basically wants you to spend more money and like i said in my last video when
i was talking about the disney genie and disney genie plus and lightning lane disney makes a lot
of money from your photopass download so from the business side of this i totally understand i get
it but as a consumer i'm not happy about this at all because now i have to pay extra for my
photo pass downloads i mean it's not so bad but again disney is making it a little bit harder
and complicated than what they should be making it it is really cool because i now have the option to
add water parks once again because i miss water parks yeah i get a discount when i do go to the
water parks but i miss having that option included that's nice and this oh my vacuum just went off
and this pretty much confirms that typhoon lagoon is coming back which i'm very excited about and
it sounds like it's coming back pretty quickly you will also have access to a new integrated calendar
planning will be easier with enhancements to our reservation system that's pretty much disney genie
so i don't really understand that this will also let pass holders quickly see blockout
dates for each type view available days and make modifier cancel a reservation all in one
place that's pretty much what we can already do on the my disney experience app but i do like
how you can now modify or cancel your theme park reservation on the app because that's something
you can't currently do right now enjoy pass holder perks passes will continue to offer benefits you
know and love including the park hopper option i sure would hope so standard theme park parking and
discounts on merchandise and dining and there will be a few special surprises throughout the 50th
anniversary celebration disney is also introducing a new look for the ap program to honor our past
while looking forward to the future using a piece of the original walt disney world resort logo
as the foundation for bright colors and energetic design the program's new look puts pass holders
right in the middle of the magic i do really like the new logo by the way i i like that it also says
please note as we continue to manage attendance to provide a great experience for everyone at any
time so disney is still managing and limiting capacity well they say they are so that's good
to know for my current pass holders like myself thank you to all of our current pass holders for
your continued loyalty passion and dedication particularly over the past year and a half
if you are a current pass holder please know you may continue to use your ap passes as
you do today when it's time for you to renew you will be able to renew into one of our new passes
at a special renewal price so that's good plus beginning september 8th 2021 silver
gold platinum and platinum plus pass holders will also be able to hold more reservations at a time
that's really good that's so good to know also be on the lookout for a new exclusive magnet
coming your way soon yes another magnet but first before i share my thoughts and opinions i want to
compare the new ap program to the old ap program and also talk about the new disneyland magic key
program and then we'll talk about my thoughts as we see here this is the old ap program here at
walt disney world now this is from 2016. i could not find anything from 2019 online so just think
about the price being about a hundred dollars higher in 2019 but as a disney platinum plus
past member that's the one i currently have or i had you had obviously access to all of the four
walt disney world theme parks you also had access to disney's typhoon lagoon disney's blizzard beach
disney's oak golf course and the espn wide world of sports complex you also got free magic bands
rest in peace free magic bands it includes disney photopass downloads yup you had free parking at
the walt disney world theme parks and special discounts and limited time offers for resort
stays dining merchandise and more which we i mean it sounds like we still pretty much have
most of that but of course look at the prices so this again was from 2016 this pass was only
729 or 55.37 if you are a florida resident paying on the monthly plan let's go to the disney gold
pass you were only paying 549 or 39.40 per month just to be transparent with you guys i believe
right now i paid either 849 or 8.99 for my current disney world platinum pass just to kind of give
you guys a better comparison and now looking at the new wave of unique ap pass options for 8.99
i would only be getting the disney sorcerer pass which i guess it's it's okay but i'm still blocked
out on select holiday periods i can't personally do that so of course i would have to have the
disney and crazy pass where i get everything pretty much everything that i'm getting now
even with no free photo pass which i will always have photo pass just because i use that option
every time i go to the parks that is such a great perk and benefit so i hope disney will eventually
go back go back to the table and say we do probably need to include photopass so
that's just my two cents but i'm now going to have to pay 12.99 for the current pass that i pretty
much have the only really cool benefit about this is of course you have the five park reservations
at a time and that pretty much confirms that the theme park reservation system is here to stay
it's not going anywhere now let's just quickly take a look at the magic key pass holder options
over on the west coast at the disneyland resort so for the top notch pass it's called the dream key
that is going for 13.99 or 102 per month for 12 months for california residents only after 179
down payment with this pass option you get up to six park reservation holds at a time 20 off select
merchandise 15 off food and beverage and theme park parking included and of course you have the
believe key for 949 dollars you have the enchant key for 649 dollars and you have the imagine key
for 3.99 okay let me just share my thoughts and opinions about everything we talked about today i
guess the only good thing about this is i like how disney is making it look a little more simple for
people because you only have four options but if you're out of state or if you're not a dvc member
you really only have one here at walt disney world so again from a business point of view i get it
but from a person who just wants to come to disney and have a pass again i i don't really like it i
think that people deserve more than one option or one tier but it is what it is and i hate i have to
say that it is what it is because you know it's disney we all come here to just have a good time
make magical memories and i just feel like disney is making everything so dang complicated i also
really don't understand why disney couldn't just include the photo pass downloads especially if
you're paying 12.99 for the top tier pass that should definitely be included but you know you
do have the option to add photo pass downloads i also really like how water parks are coming back
and you will have that option to include it in your pass holder benefits of course you have to
pay more but again it is what it is i mean we all knew this was coming it was going to happen one
way or another i was really hoping this would not happen until the springtime after the holidays and
after the start of the 50th anniversary but disney just went ahead and pulled the trigger and i feel
like i have to say this because again this is just how i personally feel i think disney sometimes
will forget that we're still in the middle of a pandemic there's still people suffering there's
still people that doesn't have work doesn't have money can't support their families can't pay rent
and here we are with disney charging us an arm and a leg and our other arm and our other leg
to come to their parks i just i truly think they are trying to get rid of the people who
will come to disney and not spend a lot of money and i did go read just about every single comment
on my last video when i was talking about disney genie plus and all that good fun stuff a lot
of you did say there's no benefit to staying on disney property anymore there's really no
benefits anymore there's none and i can't blame you guys and i just feel like disney is really
making things complicated for no reason you know there's just nothing free anymore everything costs
money and if you want the better experience if you want to come to disney whenever you want
you you got to pay the money and it's simple that's it pay more money you get what you want
for myself i really don't have anything to worry about right now because i just renewed my past and
i always will renew my past in the middle of the summer but i do like how easy disney will
make it for current pass holders to transition right into the new pass holder options i also
had some friends go down to disney springs this morning to talk to the guest relations team about
their passes and try to get some questions answered and their passes actually expire next
month so disney actually let my friends renew their passes with the old benefits the old way
so i think if you are a current pass holder right now and your pass is about to expire if you don't
want to go with the new pass holder option just yet i would go down to disney and i would try to
renew right now with their old pass option because that's honestly really awesome and really nice
that disney is allowing that right now i don't know if this is for everybody but my few friends
who went down there this morning they were able to get their passes renewed with the old way the old
version but that is pretty much everything that i have for you guys in this video it was short and
sweet right to the point i know this video may not benefit a lot of you guys because not everybody
is pass holders and not everybody wants to become pass holders but if you want to become a wdw pass
holder once again or if you want to just become a pass holder you now have that option starting
september 8th you can now buy aps once again let me know down in the comments what you guys think
of this new ap system disney is now rolling out do you like it do you hate it are you going to
buy into this are you done being a pass holder let me know all of your concerns if you have questions
leave me a comment down below and start off a conversation because this is big disney news
once again you do have to wonder is this it or what will be the next thing disney will take
away for us will it be the transportation from our resort to the parks will we have to pay more money
we have to pay for the skyliner i don't know i i don't know anymore we'll see what happens oh
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