You have 30 days from today to renew without paying a down payment. - Armenda  994.6 #89 8:37PM

I'm not sure about any grace periods but here's what the FAQ states : NO DOWN PAYMENT – if you renew your pass before it expires, you don’t have to pay the $75 down payment with the new payment plan option! You also still get a discount for renewing before your expiration date (on Premium and Deluxe only you save $20). Hope this helps! - MsLeila  130.8 #2578 8:46PM

Sooo do I have to call in to renew to be able to bypass the down payment once pass expires? I was looking on FAQ page for renewing and it directed me to purchase new pass. - Beej  235.6 #1160 8:57PM

Thank you all so much for your help. Half of our passes would not let me upgrade today for some reason and of course the offices are closed. - Beej  235.6 #1160 9:04PM

Say your pass expired feb 1. If you renew tomorrow w/o a down payment your pass will expire feb 1 2014. If you pay a down payment it will expire the first day you use your pass. I've only renewed passes in park though not online. Like others said I believe you have 30 days to renew but w/o a down payment your renewal date is your expiration date. Hope this makes sense. - Nicole  380.2 #356 9:07PM

I renewed mine 5 days after they expired and didn't have to pay down payment and they still gave me the $20 off. The only thing is charge your first month like a week after you renew. The cm had told me this when I was renewing. also your pass will still have your original expiration date. I just renewed like two weeks ago so nothing hopefully has changed. Hope this helped. - stevesdisneyprincess  80.7 #3271 9:15PM