Can 2 days on a non-parkhopping ticket be used on the same day?

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

If I buy a non-parkhopping ticket, can I use 2 ticket-days on the same day so that I can go to 2 different parks on the same day? Anyone know if Disney allows that?

Thanks!

 

[epcotking]

Who would ever know?! But if you're going to do it that way, why not just buy the hopper?

 

[safetymom]

No you can't do that. The computer will know that you have already used the ticket and won't allow you entry at the second park.

 

[McKiggan]

Yes you can. The computers simply deduct a "day" every time you enter a different park. They don't care when you use it. So if you have a three day pass, you can visit 3 parks in one day (but then nothing for the remainder of your stay).

We were there last March. We were going to be at the parks for 6 days. On only one of those days did our plans call for going to two parks in a day. I didn't want to pay the extra cost to upgrade all our passes to parkhoppers ($40/each $160 total). I just bought a 7 day pass (Extra $2/each $8 total). We went to MK in the morning and then to MGM that night.

Saved me more than $150 plus tax.

Cheers.

 

[Alicnwondrln]

no
one park per day if you dont have the hopper

 

[Robo]

I didn't want to pay the extra cost to upgrade all our passes to parkhoppers ($40/each $160 total). I just bought a 7 day pass (Extra $2/each $8 total). We went to MK in the morning and then to MGM that night.

Saved me more than $150 plus tax.

Cheers.

This is simply not possible under "normal" conditions.
The only way it could have happened is if there was either a computer glitch or the CM at the gate manually made an "over-ride" when you entered (you would not be able to tell.)

You were very "lucky" that it worked for you.

Under normal circumstances, guests are not allowed to hop with non-hopper tickets.
Multi-day tickets can only be used at one park/one day.

Of course it would be cheaper to buy 6 or 7 day tickets and use them in 3-4 days than to buy a hopper... but its not allowed.

That's why the price structure is the way it is...
so guests are enticed to STAY for more DAYS.

The reason we make such a BIG DEAL of telling folks this, is so they don't make the WRONG DECISION when choosing which tickets to buy.

 

[elastigirl]

It will not be allowed...for the exact reason that so many people want to try it - to skip paying the park hopper fee. The turnstile will not read it as a valid ticket at the second park.

 

[McKiggan]

BTW I have seen posted on other sites (and this thread) that you cannot do this.
I don't know if you are not ALLOWED to do it (if so I wasn't aware of that), or if it is isn't POSSIBLE to do it because of the computers (which we were able to do).

 

[safetymom]

You were lucky.

 

[mking624]

I agree, you were lucky. The ticket isn't supposed to allow for that unless there's a manual override or there's a glitch...otherwise what's the point of upgrading to a park hopper when you can just get a longer stay on a base ticket and just use those days instead? The ticket only allows one park per day.

 

[owtrbnks]

As usual, Robo is thorough and correct.

 

[McKiggan]

Hmmm, I guess we were lucky. Well, I will know better when we go back next March break.