hopper pass help needed!!

[allaboutmm]

Hopper pass help needed. A friend of ours has leftover passes from a few years ago. Now, I know they don't expire, put they have his name on the back of them. He has offered them to us. Can we use them? Or, is this " illegal " ?! We don't want to make the Mouse mad !!!! Just trying to save a little $ !!Thanks for your help!
(DH), (Me), (DS/9yrs), : (DS/6yrs), DD/2.5yrs)

1980's 2x's @ Poly.- Thanks Mom & Dad!
2004 - ASSP
DEC 2005- ASSP or ASMO

 

[Feralpeg]

Technically, I don't believe they are transferable. The fact that he has his name on the back could cause you a problem if they were to ask for id.

 

[momof2inPA]

Technically, you are not supposed to use them, but you should have no problem with them at the gate if they are working correctly. However, once one person uses one pass, they will have their finger scans linked to that ticket. So now even the old hopper passes will be linked to a single user through finger scans. People will no longer be able to buy and sell leftover hopper days if the tickets were used in 2005 or later.

 

[allaboutmm]

That's what I thought. My DH says. " It will be fine, they won't ask for ID" . Great, I can see the headlines now, "Family of 5 kicked out of DisneyWorld for fraud!" Thanks for saving me the embassesment !!!

 

[goofie4goofy]

What is the worst that could happen if you tried it??

While I agree they are not transferrable, if you try it, be prepared to pay the consequences.

I just received my park hopper tickets. This is the first time I bought them before getting to WDW. They are credit card type and on the back it says expires 14 days after first use.

 

[mouseketeerwannabe]

They will not even see the name on the back. The ticket is slid into the turnstile, and now you insert your fingers. The ticket slides out, you take it and go. The cast members never touch it. The worst thing that could happen is if the tickets aren't working properly, you would be asked to go to guest services. We had some left over days on some tickets that were four years old. We all had Annual Passes by then, so when we took my mother after my dad passed away, we let her use ours. No problem. I am one of those "rule following" type of people, but I guess I rationalized that I had paid for the tickets, paid for annual passes, and I should be able to give my park hopper tickets as a gift if I wanted. Disney has taken care of this issue now with the finger scan link.