Can I share my annual pass with someone in my family?

[freemore]

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this....Can I share my annual pass with my married daughter? I haven't bought my annual pass yet and wondering if I should get one and share it with my family?

 

[Acklander]

No, she would need to buy her own pass.

 

[ohiominnie]

No.
The first time you use it you'll have biometrics done (it reads your fingerprints)
From that point forward, only YOU will be able to use that pass.
Dd will have to get her own AP.

 

[nbodyhome]

No - it's for one person, and they do check the biometrics on each. If the biometrics didn't work, they often will send to guest services to issue another pass (and the name would have to be the same as on the pass).

 

[crisi]

All types of multiday passes are non-transferrable. You can't even buy a ten day non-expiry hopper and pass it along to someone. Disney has gotten better and better about tracking these things over the years, since people sharing passes is a huge revenue loss for them.

Trying to share a pass and getting caught can have your AP confiscated - and you'll be out your money.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The person's name is on each AP. If a person attempts to use an AP at the turnstile and the biometric scan does not match we will ask for ID. If the ID does not match the name not only will the pass be confiscated but security will be called.

 

[ducklite]

The person's name is on each AP. If a person attempts to use an AP at the turnstile and the biometric scan does not match we will ask for ID. If the ID does not match the name not only will the pass be confiscated but security will be called.

I've been asked for ID at the turnstyle with my AP a couple of times over the years. It was my pass and I was the only one who ever used it. Once the strip had become demagnatized, they let me in based on my ID, but told me that I needed to get it replaced before I used it again. The line at Guest Services was loooooong, which is why I think I wasn't sent there to begin with.

Anne

 

[plgrn]

It's wrong per Disney policy to share an annual pass, however the chances of you getting caught are slim. My mom and I had our doubts about the effectiveness of the system and so we switched our annual passes on several occasions while going through the turnstyles and we were always put through with no questions asked. The whole process is ineffective if you ask me.

 

[ducklite]

It's wrong per Disney policy to share an annual pass, however the chances of you getting caught are slim. My mom and I had our doubts about the effectiveness of the system and so we switched our annual passes on several occasions while going through the turnstyles and we were always put through with no questions asked. The whole process is ineffective if you ask me.

The new scanners are a lot more effective and accurate. It's going to be increasingly difficult to use someone elses pass, and IMHO not worth the risk of it being confiscated and being permantly barred from WDW property.

Anne

 

[Tinkerbelle32]

Has Disney really ever barred anyone from their property?

 

[ducklite]

Has Disney really ever barred anyone from their property?

I know that anyone caught shoplifting is barred from entering the property again.

Anne

 

[ohiominnie]

I know that anyone caught shoplifting is barred from entering the property again.

Anne

Yeah, but the catch is, Disney doesn't catch them. We saw a teenager take a watch off of a shelf and put it directly into his pocket. He non-chalantely browsed around the store for a few minutes. In that time we told a CM (who looked like a manager) that we saw this teen shoplift a watch. Pointed the kid out as he was heading to the exit. The CM strolled over to the door and glanced out. Then looked back at us and said "hmm...can't find him." It wasn't that busy, there weren't throngs of people in the street. It was an easy "catch."

Then this last trip my dad saw someone put a plastic Disney bag over top of a pile of stuffed Mickeys. He thought it was weird b/c the bag was empty and flat. He watched her for a minute as she looked at all of the things hanging above that shelf and then she reached down to get her bag, but grabbed it with a big open hand and clamped down on one of the Mickey plushes. Picked up the bag and plush together, put it into another Disney bag she was carrying and briskly walked out (from under the hat at MGM) My dad immediately turned to a CM, pointed the woman out and said "She just stole a Mickey doll." The CM said "unfortunately there isn't a thing we can do about that."

So while Disney policy may be to ban you from the parks if you are caught, they fail to "catch" anyone so it's a moot point.

Btw, thanks to the watch stealer and the Mickey stealer....cuz you just jacked up the prices of my already overpriced Disney souveniers!!!

 

[ducklite]

Unfortunately Disney has a really strict policy on what has to happen for them to prosecute, IIR:

1. The CM must SEE the person conceal the merchandise.
2. The CM must give the person the opportunity to put the merchandise back. For example, if I was a CM and saw someone put a plush Mickey in a bag, I'd have to approach them and say something like "I see you like our plush Mickey's, would you like me to hold the one you're holding onto at the register until you are ready to pay for it?" They can't accuse the person of stealing, but use language so the person knows that the CM knows the person ahs the merchandise.
3. The CM must never lose sight of the person.
4. The person must leave the store with the merchandise.

At that point only a manager or member of security can stop and apprehend the person. What happens next has a lot of variables, but being permanently kicked off WDW property is generally a given.

Anne

 

[ohiominnie]

Unfortunately Disney has a really strict policy on what has to happen for them to prosecute, IIR:

1. The CM must SEE the person conceal the merchandise.
2. The CM must give the person the opportunity to put the merchandise back. For example, if I was a CM and saw someone put a plush Mickey in a bag, I'd have to approach them and say something like "I see you like our plush Mickey's, would you like me to hold the one you're holding onto at the register until you are ready to pay for it?" They can't accuse the person of stealing, but use language so the person knows that the CM knows the person ahs the merchandise.
3. The CM must never lose sight of the person.
4. The person must leave the store with the merchandise.

At that point only a manager or member of security can stop and apprehend the person. What happens next has a lot of variables, but being permanently kicked off WDW property is generally a given.

Anne

How can #2 and #4 happen together? The person has to leave the store...and then the CM sees them in the street and says "I see you like our plush Mickey's" ??

Or is it that the CM questions them and if the person STILL leaves the store without fessing up, THEN Disney can do something about it. ??

I think it'd be awfully darn hard for Disney to enforce the "being permanently kicked off of WDW property." All the person has to do is buy a hopper pass. Bam, they are back in. It's not like Disney asks for ID at the turnstiles for every guest and then double checks it against the master list of exiled people. Nor do they have "wanted" posters hanging somewhere for reference. Right?

Did you used to be a CM and that's how you know this policy so well?

 

[kaytieeldr]

How can #2 and #4 happen together? The person has to leave the store...and then the CM sees them in the street and says "I see you like our plush Mickey's" ??

Or is it that the CM questions them and if the person STILL leaves the store without fessing up, THEN Disney can do something about it. ??

Without giving away the secrets of shoplifting, yes. Until the suspect leaves the retail establishment, they can claim they'll be paying for the item.

I think it'd be awfully darn hard for Disney to enforce the "being permanently kicked off of WDW property." All the person has to do is buy a hopper pass. Bam, they are back in. It's not like Disney asks for ID at the turnstiles for every guest and then double checks it against the master list of exiled people. Nor do they have "wanted" posters hanging somewhere for reference. Right?

Facial recognition software

 

[ducklite]

How can #2 and #4 happen together? The person has to leave the store...and then the CM sees them in the street and says "I see you like our plush Mickey's" ??

Or is it that the CM questions them and if the person STILL leaves the store without fessing up, THEN Disney can do something about it. ??

The latter. I put the steps in the order they must occur in.

I think it'd be awfully darn hard for Disney to enforce the "being permanently kicked off of WDW property." All the person has to do is buy a hopper pass. Bam, they are back in. It's not like Disney asks for ID at the turnstiles for every guest and then double checks it against the master list of exiled people. Nor do they have "wanted" posters hanging somewhere for reference. Right?

When WDW prosecutes, they also get a restraining order prohibiting that person from coming back. If the person is stupid enough to step foot on property they'll get arrested for trespass.

Did you used to be a CM and that's how you know this policy so well?

I am not currently an employee or cast member of the Disney Company or any of it's operating participants. I have been both in the past.

Anne

 

[i3utterfli82]

My husband and I purposely switch our passes all the time and it always goes through. That finger scan is a joke as far as I am concerned. But, get your own passes.

 

[bearette]

My husband used to work securiy at Disneyland and this is what he told me about being banned. They do have a list that they give to the ticket booth of banned people. As long as they don't buy with a credit/debt card with their name on it they can get back in. it isn't really watched that well. If they try to get back in the same day they get kicked out they are usually caught since everyone is looking for their car/clothes. (it has happened a few times where he caught them coming back in and they were arrested.) When people are kicked out their passes are confiscated (annual pass or just a one day pass.) Disneyland is a lot smaller then Disneyworld so it is a lot easier to monitor there then at Disneyworld.
As for shoplifting-there are cameras in all of the stores as well as plain clothes officers. Just because you don't see them getting arrested doesn't mean that it doesn't happen.

 

[In Luv with Disney]

My husband and I purposely switch our passes all the time and it always goes through. That finger scan is a joke as far as I am concerned. But, get your own passes.

DH and I did this in December. We used each other's passes every day!!! Never ONCE were we questioned. They were not APs, though...they were regular MYW tickets.