Discount Tickets - Any Ideas (resale?)

[RJake1]

I'll be in FL for only 1 day before embarking on 7 day WD Cruise. DD will want to hit park and our annual pass has expired. I'm reluctant to pay full-fare for three people for only 1/2 day at park.

Are there any resale outlets that sell unexpired days from hopper passes at a discount? Any private exchanges (internet) that anyone would recommend?

Thanks.

 

[zulaya]

I don't think there are any reputable places that would think of selling partially used passes. And I certainly wouldn't buy one from a private person if I didn't know them. No way to tell if what they say is true, that there is a day left on the pass.

If you want to go, just get the one day pass. You are paying for the Disney experience, and yeah, it's not from 8am to 12midnight. But if you will enjoy the time there you do have, it should be worth it.

JMHO.

 

[WDSearcher]

Resale tickets are definitely a "buyer beware" situation. There is no way to tell by looking at a ticket that there are actually days left on it -- you won't find that out until you get to the turnstile. And if you get there and the ticket is invalid, then you've paid for that ticket PLUS the one-day tickets you'll have to purchase to enter the park.

If you're looking for a Disney "experience" but don't want to pay for a half-day in the park, why not do a character meal or spend the time at Downtown Disney? Or play a round of miniature golf on one of the Disney courses, or ride the monorail and then have lunch at someplace like the Poly? That way, you can get your park "fix" without having to risk a bad ticket purchase and without paying for a full day when you'll only be there for half.

 

[Geoff_M]

There are no retail establishments in Florida that openly do that because the re-sale and/or transfer of partially used multi-day park tickets is against state law. You may find some places that'll do that "under the table", but again it's "buyer beware" and you're not going to get much help from the authorities if you get ripped-off in an illegal transaction.

There's always eBay, and depending on the laws where you live, the transaction may be legal (though the ticket would still be considered null and void in the eyes of Florida law). However, there's still the chance of getting ripped off since you cannot verify that the tickets are actually any good until you try them in the turnstiles. There's also the fact that most tickets on eBay sell for only a very modest discount. So you'll be likely to get small savings for a risk that the tickets are worthless.

 

[Alicia Gist]

I did not realize that the resale of unused days was illegal. Last year in October I bought a one day park hopper from a stand across from Old Town. The guy had a whole stack of park hoppers. I paid for it with American Express. I bought the rest of our groups tickets on ebay, but his tickets were about $10 cheaper. The tickets I bought on ebay appeared to be tickets that people had gotten from visiting time shares. One of the tickets was from a TV station.

 

[Geoff_M]

I don't have a direct Florida governmental link, but eBay has a nice chart that summarizes the various state laws regarding ticket sales: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/event-tickets.html

The resale of unused park tickets is perfectly legal in Florida, but once part of a ticket has been used it may not be re-sold or transferred.