Help question about tickets

[disgrajak]

Hi, I hope someone knows the answer to this. If you buy a six day ticket, can you use up two of the days by going to two different parks in one day?? I'm finding that it's cheaper to buy more days than to just get a 3 day hopper. Thanks all!

 

[WillCAD]

Nope, absolutely not.

That's a pretty common question. A lot of people have that idea, and it would be great, but Disney doesn't allow it. After all, it would cost them a lot of lost revenue in park hopper add-ons!

 

[4theloveofdisney]

No. If you don't add the hopper option then you cannot visit two parks in one day with your ticket. With a plain MYW ticket, it's one park per day ONLY.

Sorry!

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The system is set up in such a way that you cannot use a base ticket that does not have the hopper option in more than one major park (AK, EC, MGM, MK) on one day. Also, either a base or hopper cannot be used in a minor park (BB, DQ, PI, TL, WWS) without the Water Parks Fun and More option.

If you have been to one park and attempt to use your ticket in another park on the same day, when you put it in the turnstile several things will happen.

1. The display on the Guest side will show "ACCESS DENIED".

2. The turnstile will not unlock.

3. The two line display on the Greeter side will show information about the ticket's entitlements on the top line, and on the lower line it will say "CROSSOVER NOT PERMITTED". (If a minor park without WPF&M it will say "ACCESS NOT PERMITTED".)

If the Greeter wishes, by pushing a button he can see exactly when and where the ticket was used last.

Depending on the Greeter, and how crowded it is, you will either be told your options at that time or told to go to either Guest Relations or any ticket window for further explanation.

If I have the time, or when I am in a booth, I will explain the options as follows:

1. Upgrade the ticket to a hopper (currently $45 whether one day or ten day and adult or child).

2. Go back to original park, as unlimited same day re-entry is permitted.

3. Just go away and don't bother me (actually I wouldn't say that).

If at a Water Park I would explain that for $50 you could upgrade a ticket to include between 3 and 6 minor park entries, depending on the number of base days on the ticket. Or if you plan on only one day at a minor park that you purchase one-day tickets (currently $36 adult, $30 child 3-9).

Since Disney charges only $2 per additional day over five, $45 for a hopper and $50 for WPF&M, it does not make economic sense for Disney to allow use of an extra day on a non-hopping ticket to hop.

 

[Flora Fan]

Great question disgrajak. It makes perfect sense that Disney would want to sell the park hopper if that is what people intend to do...but I'll be honest, I thought you could use two days of your tickets if you wanted.

Thanks for saving ALOT of heart ache for your fellow Dis'ers.

 

[Allison]

Thanks, Chesire Figment for the detailed explanation. Since this question is asked so often, I think it will help a lot of people.

You'll have to keep this answer handy so you can copy and paste it for the future.

 

[TicketMan]

Great explanation, Cheshire!!

 

[RoyalCanadian]

Great question disgrajak. It makes perfect sense that Disney would want to sell the park hopper if that is what people intend to do...but I'll be honest, I thought you could use two days of your tickets if you wanted.

Thanks for saving ALOT of heart ache for your fellow Dis'ers.

I'm not sure how much "heart ache" disgrajak has saved for fellow DISers, if any. This question is asked on a regular basis on these forums -- at least twice a week from my estimation. Even more importantly, this question has been answered consistently on these forums.

Cheshire Figment is a wealth of information and seems to patiently give the same answer for this question -- they are the DISer who needs to be thanked.