Do they actually ask for ID to use Fl. Resident passes?

[Prince Eric1]

Do they ask for ID at the gate to use Florida resident passes or can someone have a friend or relative buy them and use them if they are from another state. I have had people tell me that relatives bought tickets for them years ago that were for residents only and that they used them without the relatives there. Anyone tried this or anyone that lives there, do they ID you? Thanks.

 

[dandave]

I only know about the seasonal/annual passes. I buy my vouchers over the internet at disney.com, take the vouchers to WDW, and then turn them into passes. The adults have to have Florida ID, and your fingerprint is scanned. The kids vouchers are simply exchanged for passes- no fingerprinting or Id's.

Whenever you enter the parks, you have to do the finger scan just like with a regular (non-Florida) annual pass. My last pass (or maybe it was my finger) was always screwy. Many, many times I had to show my ID to prove that I was the passholder, because my fingerprint didn't scan properly.

I don't know anything about the 4 day/$99 passes that I've heard mentioned.

 

[Ellester]

In the past, my family was never ID'd at the gate. But, you could only buy one FL resident ticket per ID at the ticket counter. I suppose the person could get in another line and use the same ID's again for more tickets, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

~Ellen

 

[Prince Eric1]

Its just a curiosity point. Without getting into the moralistic argument of someone ripping off Disney, I have to think that if a person could get the tickets at half the price people would be doing it. I know they want the repeat business of Florida residents, but they give Floridians and Canadians constant discounts and the rest of the country pays full shot and still has to pay airfare, etc. This is not meant as a shot at Floridians or Canadians, I wish we could get these discounts too. I for one can guarantee that I would go to Disney more often at those rates.

 

[dandave]

I just really don't see how it could be done. They took our ID's, entered all our info into the computer, scanned our fingers, then handed over the passes. It would be no easier than trying to use someone else's AP. Of course, I'm sure someone has figured a way around all this...

I've only lived in FL for about a year and a half, but I've always gone with a discount since I found the Dis. We simply bought APs, and didn't go unless there was an AP resort rate that we liked.

This shows that there have been quite a few "available to anyone" discounts offered by WDW:
http://www.mousesavers.com/faq.html#codetrends

 

[CarolA]

Florida residents get those discounts because Disney is trying to keep Florida voters happy! Disney has in the past gotten some VERY favorable financing from the state and would like to keep that ablity.

For the passes, you have to have an ID to buy the pass and the pass is in the NAME of the person on the ID. So.... if it ever failed to work you would be out of luck. Your ID would not match the name on the pass. Kind of risky. I assume the play 4 tickets work differently, but Disney has shown a willingness to use the AP technology on tickets (see the Military tickets earlier this year) and I can see them doing that just to prevent this.

 

[maleficent1959]

Originally posted by CarolA
Florida residents get those discounts because Disney is trying to keep Florida voters happy! Disney has in the past gotten some VERY favorable financing from the state and would like to keep that ablity.

For the passes, you have to have an ID to buy the pass and the pass is in the NAME of the person on the ID. So.... if it ever failed to work you would be out of luck. Your ID would not match the name on the pass. Kind of risky. I assume the play 4 tickets work differently, but Disney has shown a willingness to use the AP technology on tickets (see the Military tickets earlier this year) and I can see them doing that just to prevent this.

You don't have to show the ID to purchase the pass. Any Joe Schmoe can buy a pass. You have to activate it at Guest Relations. There they check ID on everyone over 15 or 16, enter the information into a database, scan your index and middle finger on your right hand, and give you your pass. The pass will not work on anyone else. I understand that is also how the Play4Days passes worked but I've always either been a TDS CM or had a Florida Resident Annual Pass.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Prince Eric1
Its just a curiosity point. Without getting into the moralistic argument of someone ripping off Disney, I have to think that if a person could get the tickets at half the price people would be doing it. I know they want the repeat business of Florida residents, but they give Floridians and Canadians constant discounts and the rest of the country pays full shot and still has to pay airfare, etc. This is not meant as a shot at Floridians or Canadians, I wish we could get these discounts too. I for one can guarantee that I would go to Disney more often at those rates.

the canadians get what is called a par rate. They actually end up paying what we pay, normally they would pay more because the canadian dollar is of lower value. Bottom line, they pay the same as we do.

Here is the "skinny" on the Florida tickets. http://allearsnet.com/pl/florid.htm

 

[karebear1]

Dandave- can you please etell me a little more about those 4 day/$99.00 passes? My mom ins a FL. Res. and I would like to tell her about those for our trip next month.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Originally posted by karebear1
Dandave- can you please etell me a little more about those 4 day/$99.00 passes? My mom ins a FL. Res. and I would like to tell her about those for our trip next month.

Those passes are no longer available for the year, and they are $109 now not $99. When I talked to a Disney Store CM (a manager), she explained to me that those passes come in around April for the current year. So next year those passes will be available from April to about September of 2004. I can remember over the last 5 years or so those passes always hitting around that time. I've never taken advantage of them, but I will on our next trip. It's a great deal for FL residents...one that definitely shouldn't be missed.

 

[CarolA]

To buy a FLORIDA resident pass you do have to have an ID that says you are a Florida resident. They are STRICT about that.

 

[sap1227]

FYI, the Play 4 Day passes also require a finger scan.

Christy

 

[maleficent1959]

Originally posted by CarolA
To buy a FLORIDA resident pass you do have to have an ID that says you are a Florida resident. They are STRICT about that.

I'm not going to argue semantics, but at TDS we did not require an ID to purchase. Trust me, I worked there almost six years. You must show proper, valid ID when you ACTIVATE it at guest relations. You don't even get the pass when you make a purchase, but an exchange voucher that you turned in at guest relations.

Sometimes we had non-Florida residents purchasing resident passes as gifts for Florida resident family members -- all kinds of scenarios where it was legitimate for a non-resident to purchase them. That's why the restriction is placed at the activation phase.

And yes, Disney is very strict about Florida passes being used by Florida residents. We were always very careful, and very explicit, about explaining to people what the requirements were for using the pass. It still doesn't stop guests from trying to activate a resident pass at the park that they aren't eligible for.

 

[gassmandy]

maleficent1959 is right............you only show id to prove residency in FL when you turn the voucher you bought (no id req. for purchase) in to ACTIVATE it and get your AP/seasonal pass. I know because I live in FL and have been doing it for the past few years.