How long are DL park tickets good for?

[BriannaRuth]

I know the answer has to be somewhere, but I can't find it. I know they're good 13 days after the first day you use the ticket, but how long are they good for after you PURCHASE the ticket?

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

From what I’ve read in the past, Disneyland tickets never truly expire. However, if you bought one 20 years ago and it cost, say $45, that’s how much it will be worth now and you’d have to upgrade your ticket the remaining amount.

 

[sjmac42]

They do have expiry dates on them, usually to the end of the year you purchase them, or the end of the year after, or 12 months. Really depends when you buy them or sometimes, where you buy them or if they are part of a package.
As above though, the value you paid for tickets can always be applied to the cost of new tickets regardless of where, when or how you purchased them. So while the ability to enter the parks with tickets you have in hand is dependant on the expiry date, the value of those tickets never expire. This also applies to vouchers which you need to exchange for actual tickets at the ticket booths outside the parks.
The only tickets I couldn’t exchange were the old ticket books my aunt gave me in the 70’s or 80’s which had individual tickets for each type of ride (e ticket, a ticket etc) before the parks changed to all inclusive tickets. I may have been able to when I fronted up with them in 1991 but it seemed to confuse the poor cast member so not wanting to be one of those Disney guests, I said it’s not an issue and just purchased a day ticket for $27-50 iirc.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

From the DL website (https://disneyland.disney.go.com/admission/tickets/):

One-day tickets that are purchased this year are valid now through December 30, 2022.
Multi-day tickets purchased this year must be used within 13 days of first use or by January 12, 2023, whichever occurs first.
After the expiration date, the price paid for a wholly unused ticket can be applied to the purchase of a new ticket with an equal or higher price.

 

[BriannaRuth]

And is it also correct that you don't have to specify a name for the ticket until you use it the first time? So if I bought 4 tickets today and one family member couldn't go, someone else could use that ticket at some point in the future as long as no one had entered the park using that ticket?

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Sent you a PM.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

And is it also correct that you don't have to specify a name for the ticket until you use it the first time? So if I bought 4 tickets today and one family member couldn't go, someone else could use that ticket at some point in the future as long as no one had entered the park using that ticket?

I would love to know this too.

 

[BriannaRuth]

I would love to know this too.

Confirmed that yes, it's correct.