Can you use a paper ticket to enter a park?

[ellynsoh]

Do any ticket machines remain that read paper tickets, or must you place your ticket on your magicband? I am asking because I purchased a DVC one park per day ticket for $199, which I will use for four days of the trip. I have a eight day non-expiration ticket linked to mydisneyexperience.com, and I don't want the two tickets confused. It seems the simplest approach would be to use the DVC special ticket separately, if traditional "turnstiles" still remain. If feed-your-ticket-into-the-slot machines still exist, do you know where they are located?
Many thanks!

 

[disneynutz]

My understanding is that you have to go to guest relations and add the AP to your MDE account. They will make the AP the first media to be used.

Bill

 

[Chuck S]

Tickets have to either be on magic band or plastic card with chip. You should be able to go to guest services and have the paper ticket exchanged for card, and then use that instead of the magic band in the electronic turnstiles.

 

[supersnoop]

There are no "paper" tickets anymore. All tickets are either electronic and registered with your MDE account ("linked" to your MagicBand), or plastic tickets that contain passive RFID and work the same as a MagicBand at the turnstile. You can pick up a ticket without linking it to MDE, but you'll only be able to make same-day FP+ reservations in the park; no advanced FP+.

Or, you can link the new ticket to your MDE and stop by Guest Services to have them "prioritize" the tickets before you enter the park.

 

[DebbieB]

Since the DVC 4 park ticket is recent, you wouldn't get a paper ticket for it. Either a plastic card or on your magic band.

 

[luckyman_apd]

I have experience with this as my father had 2 old paper tickets from 20 years ago with 1 day left on each of them. Changed them over to rfid plastic cards at guest relations. We were there for a 3 day stay with 1 day a very merry Christmas party ticket. He decided to save his 5 day park hopper and use the 2 new tickets.

Since he technically had valid park admission already registered with MDE we had preselected fp+ already. BUT when entering the park he DID NOT USE THE MAGICBAND. He used one of the plastic cards to enter. Once inside the turnstile we then added the ticket just used to his MDE and we were able to use all fp+ preselection and he was able to keep his 5 day park hopper unused.

So if you have 1 day passes.... Use them separate from the magic band and then link it AFTER entering the park.

 

[Pirate Granny]

BE VERY CAREFUL TO PRIORITIZE...I've had two mistakes where they took the wrong ticket even though they "supposedly" were prioritized. Took 90 minutes both times to have guest services correct, and they can't put it back on the original ticket. Had to issue complimentary tickets as a replacement. Both times personnel at the international gateway caught the error. Even though at MK they said the right ticket was used. Double check.

 

[luckyman_apd]

THIS is why I want to get a non expiration ticket on there....Really never use it. THis way you can ALWAYS plan a fastpass+ time as you will have "valid park admission" to be able to plan....but then use another ticket at the gate. Once the rfid ticket at the gate is used, it can be linked and "should" take priority as it's the most recently used ticket.

 

[jerseyduke]

have you started using the non expiration one?

If not you could set up a dummy profile in MDE, and assign it that ticket as a "holder".

If you started using it, its not transferable tho.

 

[ellynsoh]

I have used two days on my non-expiring ticket and have eight days left. This ticket is already linked to mydisneyexperience. My understanding, from your kind replies, is that I can use this ticket to set up my fastpass plus at the 60 day mark. I can then use my plastic DVC one park per day discount ticket to enter the park. Will the fastpasses be valid then? Thanks for all your help!