- Mar 31, 2017
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Hey everyone,
Apologies if someone answered this already, I searched a little on here and on the Universal site but didn't see anything. I usually head to Orlando once a year in September, but this is the first time I'm considering getting an annual pass and maybe taking some smaller trips next winter/Mardi Gras. I like to book my trip early for better rates/paranoia about hotels filling up, and usually book through a discount service at work so I am getting some sort of discount already. I did consider booking with the service again and just picking up an AP once there, but unfortunately I'm required to purchase tickets as a part of the package so it would all be redundant.
My question is when exactly does the clock start ticking on my annual pass? Is it a certain amount of time after purchase, from the first time I use it for discounts, first time I use it in the parks, etc.? I'd like to get the AP rate for booking my hotel in the next few months, but I also don't want to waste half the time on my pass if it's activated around purchase as I wouldn't be able to get to Universal until that September trip. The closest I found to an answer was that I'd need to present my active AP when checking in at the hotel for the discount, but I don't know when that activation occurs.
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Apologies if someone answered this already, I searched a little on here and on the Universal site but didn't see anything. I usually head to Orlando once a year in September, but this is the first time I'm considering getting an annual pass and maybe taking some smaller trips next winter/Mardi Gras. I like to book my trip early for better rates/paranoia about hotels filling up, and usually book through a discount service at work so I am getting some sort of discount already. I did consider booking with the service again and just picking up an AP once there, but unfortunately I'm required to purchase tickets as a part of the package so it would all be redundant.
My question is when exactly does the clock start ticking on my annual pass? Is it a certain amount of time after purchase, from the first time I use it for discounts, first time I use it in the parks, etc.? I'd like to get the AP rate for booking my hotel in the next few months, but I also don't want to waste half the time on my pass if it's activated around purchase as I wouldn't be able to get to Universal until that September trip. The closest I found to an answer was that I'd need to present my active AP when checking in at the hotel for the discount, but I don't know when that activation occurs.
Thanks in advance for the advice!