Disneyland Tickets Expire?

[disneygogetter]

Do Dland tickets expire? Like if I got them right now do I have to use them up right away or do they last until the end of the year and I can go any time?

 

[starshine514]

They expire. I believe the ones currently available should be good until the end of next year. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong...

 

[valiamo]

They usually expire in the year you buy them. Plus once you have used a day on a park hopper ticket they expire 13 days later.

 

[Ryan120420]

If you purchase tickets from Disneyland.com, you have until 12-31-15 to use your first day. You have until 1-13-16 to use your remaining days. Also keep in mind that tickets expire 13 days after your first visit.

 

[dtnrhi]

Do tickets that were purchased and have expired still retain the paid value towards an upgrade/difference in the future?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Do tickets that were purchased and have expired still retain the paid value towards an upgrade/difference in the future?

I don't believe so. They're pretty strict.

 

[dtnrhi]

I don't believe so. They're pretty strict.

Erm.. darn.

I have an extra eticket that was a gift that expires 12/31/14.

I will be in Anaheim next weekend, but will NOT be visiting the parks.

The ticket was purchased through Disney, and is eligible for upgrades. If I take it to the booths and upgrade this two-day-non-hopper to a four-day hopper, what is the current expiration date they are giving on tickets? I can't imagine they'll be spitting out ones that expire in about two weeks? I just want a ticket I can use in March 2015.

I'm going to call in the morning, but if anyone has any insight, it would be much appreciated.

 

[todzwife]

I called about this a couple years ago. They don't "expire"...rather, they are still worth what you paid for them but if there was a price increase you have to pay more to get the correct ticket.

This MIGHT have changed, but when I called they said that if we weren't able to go when planned that no, the tickets that were "expiring" at the end of December weren't going to be worthless come January 1, but that the price difference (if there was one) would need to be paid to get a valid ticket.

Call to check though, it's been a few years.

 

[LisaT91403]

I was just looking at some tickets we received as a gift. They are not e-Tickets, but rather the regular tickets that you would get at the ticket booth. They do not have any expiration date listed, so I'm curious as to where others are seeing an expiration date.

Also, in California, I'm pretty sure it's not legal for something to expire if you paid money for it (for example, a gift card). So while a ticket may have a "must redeem by" date or the like, you'd still be able to get goods/services equal to the amount you paid for the ticket no matter when you redeem it. So if you paid $96 for a ticket and the price later changes to $100, you'd have to pay the $4 difference.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

I was just looking at some tickets we received as a gift. They are not e-Tickets, but rather the regular tickets that you would get at the ticket booth. They do not have any expiration date listed, so I'm curious as to where others are seeing an expiration date. Also, in California, I'm pretty sure it's not legal for something to expire if you paid money for it (for example, a gift card). So while a ticket may have a "must redeem by" date or the like, you'd still be able to get goods/services equal to the amount you paid for the ticket no matter when you redeem it. So if you paid $96 for a ticket and the price later changes to $100, you'd have to pay the $4 difference.

Are they one day tickets? Several years ago we bought one day tickets at the ticket booth for my in-laws as their Christmas gift. We purchased this way because they were the only Disneyland tickets you could buy without an expiration date. The CM at the ticket booth confirmed that for us at the time. All multi-day tickets regardless of where/how purchased had expiration dates and one-day tickets bought online had expiration dates. Also, yes, the expiration dates didn't mean the tickets lost all value, just that they couldn't be used until any price difference was paid.

 

[LisaT91403]

Are they one day tickets? Several years ago we bought one day tickets at the ticket booth for my in-laws as their Christmas gift. We purchased this way because they were the only Disneyland tickets you could buy without an expiration date. The CM at the ticket booth confirmed that for us at the time. All multi-day tickets regardless of where/how purchased had expiration dates and one-day tickets bought online had expiration dates. Also, yes, the expiration dates didn't mean the tickets lost all value, just that they couldn't be used until any price difference was paid.

Yes, they are single-day, single-park tickets. They have a price printed on them, but no expiration date.

 

[cmwade77]

I was just looking at some tickets we received as a gift. They are not e-Tickets, but rather the regular tickets that you would get at the ticket booth. They do not have any expiration date listed, so I'm curious as to where others are seeing an expiration date.

Also, in California, I'm pretty sure it's not legal for something to expire if you paid money for it (for example, a gift card). So while a ticket may have a "must redeem by" date or the like, you'd still be able to get goods/services equal to the amount you paid for the ticket no matter when you redeem it. So if you paid $96 for a ticket and the price later changes to $100, you'd have to pay the $4 difference.

This is indeed correct, I believe tickets are treated the same as a gift card in California. Whatever the amount that was originally paid can be applied towards the purchase of current tickets. Now if you bought the tickets from a third party, the amount paid may be calculated differently than you would expect, they usually count it as the amount the third party (think ARES travel, etc.) paid to Disney.

 

[cmwade77]

Yes, they are single-day, single-park tickets. They have a price printed on them, but no expiration date.

Read the fine print, usually in Red. It will usually state not valid for admission after ......

But if your tickets are old enough, this does not apply and you can still use them for admission, but may need to exchange them for ones with a barcode if they don't have one.

 

[TheDoleWhipper]

Tickets for Disneyland expire 13 days after first use. For WDW, you can buy the non-expiration option on your tickets, but for DL you cannot. If you buy tickets from Disney right now, they would not be valid if you do not use them by the end of the year 2015.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

If you buy tickets from Disney right now, they would not be valid if you do not use them by the end of the year.

Not correct. From the official Disneyland website ticket page:

One-day tickets are valid now through December 31, 2015.

The first day of use of multi-day tickets must be on or before December 31, 2015. Multi-day tickets must be used within 13 days of first use or by January 13, 2016, whichever occurs first.

 

[DSNY4ever]

Todzwife is correct (I would know because she recently helped me with a similar question). I called to confirm and guest relations told me this is true. You can even apply for a refund, guest relations can supply you with the email address to contact in case that happens (this is for unused tickets of course).

 

[figment_jii]

Also, in California, I'm pretty sure it's not legal for something to expire if you paid money for it (for example, a gift card). So while a ticket may have a "must redeem by" date or the like, you'd still be able to get goods/services equal to the amount you paid for the ticket no matter when you redeem it.

I thought this was an interesting point because I've always thought that Disney or any theme park, concert venue, etc. is under no obligation to give you the dollar equivalent for a ticket if you don't redeem it in time. Tickets for events and locations either had to be explicitly excluded or some type of exemption had to written so that people can't try to get their money back if they don't go to a concert, theater show, theme park event, etc. So I looked up the California and the Federal gift card laws and found an handy comparison table from the CA Department of Consumer Affairs. It looks like things like ticket are not considered gift certificates/cards according to Federal law.
http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/legal_guides/s11_chart.pdf
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title12-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title12-vol2-sec205-20.pdf