The New Canadian Residents Discounted Ticket Offer (Updated)

Last year, I saw quite a number of posts in the Canadian Disney Addicts Facebook group asking whether last year's multi day discounted ticket offer would return.  Some members, including myself thought that it probably wouldn't as the Canadian dollar had recovered a bit.  It had been such an exceptional deal, that I thought Disney would not offer it again for quite awhile.  We were right and wrong.  The offer did not return exactly as before, but a watered down version was available until February of this year. Now they have released the 2018 offer to Canadian residents until March 15th.

Here is what is the same as last year.   It is a discount on tickets only for four days or longer. You are able to upgrade to a park hopper ticket if need be  You will receive certificates that can be linked to the My Disney Experience app for Fastpass selection, and then you need to bring passports or other proof of Canadian residency to Guest Services at a park or in Disney Springs.  You can still combine this offer with a room discount, but not free dining.                                                          
This year, as it was last year, the discount is 20%. Two years ago it was 25%. For example, a four day adult ticket that would normally cost you $395 US, will now cost you only $316. Also, the 2016 year's tickets did not expire until the end of 2027.  But the 2018 version of the deal states that you must use the tickets no later than September 27th, 2019 as they expire on this date. There is also a blackout period of December 24th, 2018 to January 1st, 2019.

There are a few things that we don't know yet about the current offer.   Two years ago, the folks at Disney extended the deadline once or twice into about April or early May.  Disney also did not raise the price of the Canadian ticket deal, even when all regular priced tickets had their annual increase in February.   That meant that the discount for Canadian residents eventually  added up to about 30 percent after the prices increased.  But last year the offer was not extended beyond February. So while it is a pleasant surprise that the offer is back, it is far similar to last year's than the original 2016 offer.

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