So you’ll pay more so you don’t have to send an email? I’m too cheap for that.
No. So I don’t have to go back and forth on something that ultimately might not work out, wasting my time and theirs, when having the price up front would have avoided the entire thing.
ETA: There have been similar times in the past (not for a vacation thing, but other purchases) that required the same level of effort, and pretty soon I had multiple requests out to multiple places, and in the end, it took days and days only to find out nothing worked for our needs. IF, however, one of them had something that fit our needs, and I knew it from the start, I could just contact them and say, “I’m in!” Saves everyone’s time.
I always have just emailed Brandi- “hey, I see you have these resorts on these dates, can you tell me how much this, that, and that other resort will cost for 3 adults at these 3,4, or 5 resorts”. Brandi will then send me one email with all the details. Then when I respond “oh, hey- can you price out this resort too for those dates and how much will all of them cost in these other dates”…. she emails me that answer. My time? About 5 minutes….her time? Much more time- especially when I book and then make her change everything again before the trip(when I change my mind about something or who I am going with )
That’s been my experience as well.
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Just as a follow up confirmation, UOR responded to my email and confirmed that you CAN buy early, and then activate any time, which aligns with what @vcka was told as well.
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That’s my plan too, I’m ready to buy now for activation 2023 - my only hesitation is not knowing the blockout dates (seasonal AP) for March. I’m sad no one commented on my guesstimate so shameless plug 
We are looking at May, and our dates have not historically had any blackout dates to worry about. Wish I could help about March.
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Not sure if this helps, but I bought an AP for my trip, for the hotel discount. I got the cheapest pass
Purchased 11/12/21
Activated 1/22/22
Expires 12/16/22
I found the expiration date in the wallet in the universal app.
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That expiration date is odd. An AP is good for 365 days after the first use.
Here are some great articles that answer all kinds of questions.
I thought so too, but that’s what it shows. I have no plans to use it in December so it doesn’t really matter for me. 
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If it is a seasonal pass, it might be because the remaining calendar days are blocked out already.
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I considered that, but most of January is always available for anyone.
Cool beans, and you got it in writing
I think the first half of January is blocked out still? Not sure.
One last question:
If you buy your AP in 2022 for use in 2023, can you use it for discounts in 2023? I assume so, but the UOR website has this strange verbiage that I think means nothing, but sounds ominous:
Can anyone confirm based on prior experience?
January 1-3rd and the last two weeks of December are blocked out for Seasonal and Power passes.
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I would think so, as long as the benefits/discounts are still applicable to 2023 passes.
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I believe this is Universal’s way of ensuring that you realize that after Dec. 31, 2022, they have the right to change the benefits. Of course, they would be silly to change benefits dramatically, but they could alter them to their benefit in some way.
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Yes. While pass is good for year from date of use, AP benefits are set by universal on a calendar year basis. Once you’re in the new calendar year, you’ll get whatever benefits apply to your pass level in that calendar year, which they reserve the right to change. Benefits haven’t really changed in meaningful way for the last few years (unless you’re a big button collector)
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