I know this isn't the best idea but...

[NVDisMom]

I know this isn't the best idea, but she insists on looking into it to save a buck or two. I know all of the legal ramifications, I know, I know, I know, but a friend of mine won't listen. So, don't flame me. But, I have to ask....

Resale tickets. Is there a way to look up an order confirmation number and see if the tickets have been used? Or look up the number on the printed ticket? Can you call Disney and find out if its been used? Or do you have to attempt to enter with the ticket media and hope? (Which has been my argument)

Which makes me wonder... Would Disney tell somebody the name of the person who originally bought/activated the ticket if they were asked?

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

No. You can't get that information without being there. I think I read about it on the Theme Park board.

 

[SondraC]

There is no way to look up that info. There is a phone # floating around, although with not 100% success.

 

[kathie859]

Disney tix are non-transferable. i.e., if I bought a 10 day pass and only used 5 days, I couldn't gift it to someone else (or sell it) so another party could use the remaining days.

Several folks have given examples of knowing people trying to save a few bucks by buying via ebay or other online places which claim to sell tix with remaining days. Just not a good idea to even try.

And no, you can't call Disney and ask who bought a certain ticket or even verify what time is left on a ticket, I don't believe.

 

[SandrA9810]

You generally have to show that information before disney tells you anything... like the name/CC of who made the purchase.

There might be a few legit tickets that people have gotten because of a convention. But those should only be one day passes.

Never ever ever buy a ticket with "remaining" days.

 

[mrsklamc]

No, you don't HAVE to ask. That's like saying "They were going to rob the bank anyway so I HAD to give them the gun."

Plus, posts like this are in violation of DIS rules.

 

[maggiew]

Don't they all have finger scans now? If they were already used, your finger scans wouldn't match when used at the gate.

Maggie

 

[Purseval]

Finger scans are looking at general areas, not specifics like fingerprints. The UG used to have a section where they all passed around each others passes on purpose and all got in. Don't know if they left that section in this year's edition.

 

[NVDisMom]

No, you don't HAVE to ask. That's like saying "They were going to rob the bank anyway so I HAD to give them the gun."

Plus, posts like this are in violation of DIS rules.

My intention is to show her others with the same opinion, not to violate any rules. Goodness knows I've been around here long enough and posted enough times to prove I'm not trying to cause trouble. Sorry to offend. I copied and pasted the responses to an eail so she can see what I' saying is not just me living by the rules. btw- we're talking Disneyland, not WDW, so I don't think the fingerprint scan applies.

 

[bumbershoot]

Tell your friend not to do this. It's such a bad idea.

Has she checked out disneyland.com to see if their super discount tickets are being sold during the time she is there? Has she checked out getawaytoday.com or ares travel? And people are talking about lastminutetravel, and how they are now selling disneyland tickets (that info wasn't in the original post, by the way) for a really good price.

No, DLR doesn't have the fingerscans, but they DO have CMs who sometimes make you sign the back, and they also have CMs who, if they feel suspicious, will ask questions about when it was used, very specific details. That usually happens when someone is upgrading a ticket, but they can do it at the turnstiles too.

NOt the way I'd like to spend the first moments at Disneyland!

 

[luvsJack]

Tell your friend not to do this. It's such a bad idea.

Has she checked out disneyland.com to see if their super discount tickets are being sold during the time she is there? Has she checked out getawaytoday.com or ares travel? And people are talking about lastminutetravel, and how they are now selling disneyland tickets (that info wasn't in the original post, by the way) for a really good price.

No, DLR doesn't have the fingerscans, but they DO have CMs who sometimes make you sign the back, and they also have CMs who, if they feel suspicious, will ask questions about when it was used, very specific details. That usually happens when someone is upgrading a ticket, but they can do it at the turnstiles too.

NOt the way I'd like to spend the first moments at Disneyland!

Let me start by saying I am IN NO WAY even considering doing this but, your comment made me curious: What would make the CM suspicious?

I guess, asking how many days were on the tickets would. But we had tickets from one trip at WDW that we wanted to use the next trip. I thought 1 day was left on the ticket but wasn't completely positive that it wasn't 2, so when we arrived I asked how many days were on the tickets. They never bat an eye and told me. I was afraid it would be a problem because the first tickets were bought by us, but using a military discount that we couldn't use the next time. They never questioned it.

OP, I am just asking out of curiosity--tell your friend not to do it. Too much of a chance of wasting money.

 

[Alesia]

The UG used to have a section where they all passed around each others passes on purpose and all got in. Don't know if they left that section in this year's edition.

That's because tickets that are purchased together, directly from Disney, are linked together.

 

[dizluvah]

Setting aside the moral issue - wouldn't your trip/vacation be ruined if you found out at the gate that your tickets weren't valid - I mean is is worth the risk - saving a couple of bucks - I would be mortified to not be allowed access, I would be upset if I had to come out of pocket AGAIN for real tickets and there goes the vacation budget - for me that embarrassment and unexpected expense would ruin my holiday....why would your friend want to risk it?

 

[Kellydelly]

Setting aside the moral issue - wouldn't your trip/vacation be ruined if you found out at the gate that your tickets weren't valid - I mean is is worth the risk - saving a couple of bucks - I would be mortified to not be allowed access, I would be upset if I had to come out of pocket AGAIN for real tickets and there goes the vacation budget - for me that embarrassment and unexpected expense would ruin my holiday....why would your friend want to risk it?

That would be why the friend wants to know if there is a way to verify if resold tickets actually have the days left on them . If it was verifiable, there would be no worries about tickets not being usable.

 

[Dancemom03]

That would be why the friend wants to know if there is a way to verify if resold tickets actually have the days left on them . If it was verifiable, there would be no worries about tickets not being usable.

Yes, but that doesn't guarantee that the original owner won't report the passes as lost/stolen after selling them. Assuming he retained the ticket numbers and was the original buyer, it'd be easy enough to have them reissued and make the resold tix worthless. Theoretically, this could happen at any time - even after your friend used one day and tried to use it a second time. And wouldn't that be embarassing...