A question on old tickets

[Pluto777]

How are the conversions on old tickets done? For example I have a couple of old tickets (pre-2005 no expiration, I THINK they were 5 day 1 park per day tickets with only 2 days used I am guessing). When I bring them to DW and find out they have say 3 days remaining, will they simply give me ONLY the exact 3 days and put them on a magic band OR will they give me a credit for those 3 days and allow me to pay to upgrade them to 10 PHP+ tickets or is there another method? Thanks!

 

[iujen94]

I don't know the answer to the upgrade question, but my sister just used some super old tickets. They had two days left on them, which got her two park days. I will say she had a horrible time figuring out how many days she had left. MDE (notoriously inaccurate in giving remaining park day info) gave one answer, two calls to phone CMs gave two different answers, Guest Relations at DS and MK gave two different answers. Super frustrating. I'm not sure why Disney can't get this figured out.

 

[Pigletpal40]

In April, we had 2004 5 day hoppers with three remaining days. We brought them to Guest Relations at Epcot and we were issued new 3 day hopper tickets that were added to our Magic Bands. We didn't ask if they could be upgraded because we were just doing a quick three days in the parks before a cruise. G.R did say if we had any remaining days unused, they would still have no expiration date.

 

[Robo]

How are the conversions on old tickets done? For example I have a couple of old tickets (pre-2005 no expiration, I THINK they were 5 day 1 park per day tickets with only 2 days used I am guessing). When

I bring them to DW and find out they have say 3 days remaining,

1. will they simply give me ONLY the exact 3 days
2. and put them on a magic band
3. OR will they give me a credit for those 3 days and allow me to pay to upgrade them to 10 PHP+ tickets...

1. Yes.
2. Nothing is ever "put on" a MB.
If you have (or buy) a MB, any and all of your tickets (that are in your MDX account) can be accessed with your MB.
If you don't have a MB, the CM can issue a new plastic RFID card that will contain your ticket assets.
3. Not allowed. Tickets can only be upgrade within 14 days of any first use.
(Except for some FL resident situations.)

 

[Pluto777]

1. Yes.
2. Nothing is ever "put on" a MB.
If you have (or buy) a MB, any and all of your tickets (that are in your MDX account) can be accessed with your MB.
If you don't have a MB, the CM can issue a new plastic RFID card that will contain your ticket assets.
3. Not allowed. Tickets can only be upgrade within 14 days of any first use.
(Except for some FL resident situations.)

Wow, I hope your wrong because it's bad news. You see there are 6 people
- a family of 4 + 2 grandparents going to disneyworld & need tickets. The tricky part is that I have old tickets for the 2 grandparents (pre-2005) that never expire but I'm not sure how many days are left on them I also have a ticket for myself (I am 'daddy' from the fam of 4 plus one child ticket) the old child ticket (I am told) being (under 10 years old) transferable due to technology in thise days. I want 10 day PHP+ for all 6 of us but I am unsure what to buy to be most cost effective way to buy them (because I want to use the old tickets somehow). Anyone have suggestions?

 

[mountdew1]

Most cost effective? Maybe to hold onto those tickets until you have a shorter trip. Since the cost of the ticket days is front loaded, buying a 7 day ticket now plus a 3 day ticket down the road for a short weekend trip is going to cost more than just buying a 10 day ticket now and holding 3 remaining days for the short weekend trip.

Really depends on your vacation habits.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

You won't be able to upgrade the old tickets: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/tickets/upgrades/ The upgrade would have had to be done within 14 days of first use.

If you want to determine how many days you have left on the tickets prior to going to Disney, you can e-mail your ticket info to them: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/tickets/uses-remaining/

You will then be able to determine what tickets you need to supplement in order to buy the new ones. Unfortunately, when you only have a few days left on non-expire tickets, you don't get a lot of value out of them by using them to supplement longer length-of-stay tickets. They really only have value if you use them for shorter stays (like a long weekend).

If you need 10-day PH+ for the upcoming trip, I would simply buy that for everyone and save the old tickets for a shorter, future stay.

 

[kmchisholm]

I find calling Disney IT to be much more helpful they seem to have access to ticket details that CM either don’t or have a hard time finding.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Wow, I hope your wrong because it's bad news. You see there are 6 people
- a family of 4 + 2 grandparents going to disneyworld & need tickets. The tricky part is that I have old tickets for the 2 grandparents (pre-2005) that never expire but I'm not sure how many days are left on them I also have a ticket for myself (I am 'daddy' from the fam of 4 plus one child ticket) the old child ticket (I am told) being (under 10 years old) transferable due to technology in thise days. I want 10 day PHP+ for all 6 of us but I am unsure what to buy to be most cost effective way to buy them (because I want to use the old tickets somehow). Anyone have suggestions?

Sorry....Robo is exactly right.

As a PP stated your best option is to save those old tickets for a short trip that will not require more park admission than what you have.

You should take those old tickets with you on your coming trip and have them updated to the current RFID cards. Find out exactly what you have and write it on the cards with a Sharpie.

 

[Pluto777]

Sorry....Robo is exactly right.

As a PP stated your best option is to save those old tickets for a short trip that will not require more park admission than what you have.

You should take those old tickets with you on your coming trip and have them updated to the current RFID cards. Find out exactly what you have and write it on the cards with a Sharpie.

Thanks for the advice, and normally I would agree. Since prices are 'front loaded' there is no value in buying say, a '7 day' and then upgrading to 10 (since we are talking only a small amount of money). The REAL value would be if they gave us credit for the FIRST 3 days and allow us to pay to upgrade to 10! Problem with a short trip? we live VERY far from Disney (overseas) so there will NEVER be a 'short trip' that makes it worthwhile. Looks like I'm stuck in a jam here : (

 

[mesaboy2]

Thanks for the advice, and normally I would agree. Since prices are 'front loaded' there is no value in buying say, a '7 day' and then upgrading to 10 (since we are talking only a small amount of money). The REAL value would be if they gave us credit for the FIRST 3 days and allow us to pay to upgrade to 10! Problem with a short trip? we live VERY far from Disney (overseas) so there will NEVER be a 'short trip' that makes it worthwhile. Looks like I'm stuck in a jam here : (

Upgrading tickets after 14 days from first use has not been an option for a very, very long time.

 

[elaine amj]

Thanks for the advice, and normally I would agree. Since prices are 'front loaded' there is no value in buying say, a '7 day' and then upgrading to 10 (since we are talking only a small amount of money). The REAL value would be if they gave us credit for the FIRST 3 days and allow us to pay to upgrade to 10! Problem with a short trip? we live VERY far from Disney (overseas) so there will NEVER be a 'short trip' that makes it worthwhile. Looks like I'm stuck in a jam here : (

Perhaps combine a short visit to Disney with a tickets for Universal and Sea World? Or a trip where u visit the US with a short hop to Orlando?

Harder about the grandparent tickets though - how likely are they to return to the US in the future?

 

[Lilylogan]

Can one person just use all the old tickets? And the other people buy new tickets?

 

[Robo]

Can one person just use all the old tickets? And the other people buy new tickets?

That's a gray area.

Since the tickets are partially-used, its "against the rules" for them to be used by anyone but the original guests who
FIRST used them.
OTOH, these tickets are so old that its likely they can be given to one guest (any family member) to finish using on one last trip.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Can one person just use all the old tickets? And the other people buy new tickets?

That's a gray area.

Since the tickets are partially-used, its "against the rules" for them to be used by anyone but the original guests who
FIRST used them.
OTOH, these tickets are so old that its likely they can be given to one guest (any family member) to finish using on one last trip.

I was thinking the same. Technically the answer is no but with the tickets being so old there would probably be nothing attached to them that would prevent one person from using multiple tickets. To be totally honest I would do it. Worst case scenario is that you can't and then have to buy another ticket at the price.

 

[Pluto777]

Grandpa

Perhaps combine a short visit to Disney with a tickets for Universal and Sea World? Or a trip where u visit the US with a short hop to Orlando?

Harder about the grandparent tickets though - how likely are they to return to the US in the future?

on the grandparents it's tough, they're in their 80's and I don't know how much 'pixie dust' is left in em...

 

[Pluto777]

I was thinking the same. Technically the answer is no but with the tickets being so old there would probably be nothing attached to them that would prevent one person from using multiple tickets. To be totally honest I would do it. Worst case scenario is that you can't and then have to buy another ticket at the price.

Tickets are from 2003, I do vaguely remember there wer finger scans so I do NOT think they are tansferable or 'combinable' (if thats a word!) Its actually a smart Disney policy because it forces people to spend more and buy more tickets, while at the same time they can honestly say "hey, we STILL honor the old tickets so we're being fair...." However if your stuck in my situation buying tickets for 6 people, it's an expensive mess...

 

[Robo]

Tickets are from 2003, I do vaguely remember there wer finger scans so I do NOT think they are tansferable or 'combinable' (if thats a word!) Its actually a smart Disney policy because it forces people to spend more and buy more tickets, while at the same time they can honestly say "hey, we STILL honor the old tickets so we're being fair...." However if your stuck in my situation buying tickets for 6 people, it's an expensive mess...

The 2003 finger scans are irrelevant today, so that's not a direct issue.

But, the rules do state that tickets (after beginning usage) are non-transferrable.

 

[elaine amj]

Grandpa

on the grandparents it's tough, they're in their 80's and I don't know how much 'pixie dust' is left in em...

I have heard Disney is good about transferring tickets, even old tickets after someone has passed on (with proof). So it might still be useable in a future trip.

 

[chartle]

Upgrading tickets after 14 days from first use has not been an option for a very, very long time.

Its also possible that those tickets were not ever upgradable. I think generally on old tickets they give you the same ticket you had before just on media that can be used at the turnstiles.

About the only tickets where you get your value back are the old A-E ticket books. But a dime for an A ticket doesn't go very far.