New Ticket Upgrade Policy?

[Robo]

Ah ok, that makes sense. I didn't even think of that. I do have a pile of tickets over the past few year that I have bought but only one child ticket ( I think ). We can still use it for him, just will have to pay the difference in price, right?

If the child is now 10 yrs or older, yes, you can use (never used) child ticket(s,) but you need to take the ticket(s) to a ticket booth before use and pay for the upgrade to adult status.

 

[disfanforlife]

If the child is now 10 yrs or older, yes, you can use (never used) child ticket(s,) but you need to take the ticket(s) to a ticket booth before use and pay for the upgrade to adult status.

Thanks, I wasn't planning to use them on our next trip. But, I have been following this thread and so I wanted to know for future reference. Of course, anything can change, but I am planning to use our tickets that we got from Orbitz for our next trip and keep those 10 day non expiring tickets for another time when we will be at the parks for less than five days.

 

[POOHsie]

Good point about the child's ticket. We have a child's ticket but my son is now considered an adult.

If we have a two day children's ticket from a package that is not linked to a MB, could we just give this to another child? Are they transferable?

Yes you can give/sell an unused Disneyworld ticket to another person. Disney policy is that the ticket is fully transferable, legally, if unused.

 

[POOHsie]

I also want to thank you. I don't see how Disney doesn't consider a package ticket sold to you by Disney to be directly from Disney, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Basically, Disney Parks sells some of its tickets wholesale (discounted) to third parties. That is where Disney Parks stops owning those tickets. The Disney Store (TDS) and Disney Resorts (WDTC) are separate companies (although under the Disney umbrella). Other third parties are authorized resellers such as AAA, UCT, Maple Leaf. The guest just sees the word "Disney" and thinks it's one humongous company. In business and accounting terms, which is not the usual way a guest looks at Disney, the tickets sold off wholesale by Disney Parks to other Disney companies are no longer Disney Parks tickets. They are now being sold to visitors indirectly by a third party.

 

[disfanforlife]

If the child is now 10 yrs or older, yes, you can use (never used) child ticket(s,) but you need to take the ticket(s) to a ticket booth before use and pay for the upgrade to adult status.

No price bridging for that. So I would just get the credit of what I paid for the actual ticket towards the gate price on that day?

 

[Disneylover99]

If the child is now 10 yrs or older, yes, you can use (never used) child ticket(s,) but you need to take the ticket(s) to a ticket booth before use and pay for the upgrade to adult status.

Can I bring a children's ticket with me on my next trip and upgrade to adult status outside the park, but not use it and maybe hold onto it for a few more years? Is that allowed?

 

[Robo]

No price bridging for that. So I would just get the credit of what I paid for the actual ticket towards the gate price on that day?

Correct.

 

[Robo]

1- Can I bring a children's ticket with me on my next trip and upgrade to adult status outside the park, but not use it and maybe hold onto it for a few more years?

2- Is that allowed?

1- Yes.

2- Yes.

 

[cel_disney]

Can I bring a children's ticket with me on my next trip and upgrade to adult status outside the park, but not use it and maybe hold onto it for a few more years? Is that allowed?

I think this is allowed, but what would the purpose be? Unless you upgraded it to the ticket you would want in the future you wouldn't save money I don't think?

 

[Disneylover99]

I think this is allowed, but what would the purpose be? Unless you upgraded it to the ticket you would want in the future you wouldn't save money I don't think?

I just figure that a child's ticket upgraded to an adult ticket this year will cost significantly less to do now then in five years.

If I do it now, and pay the difference, when I want to use it in five years I can bridge my ticket.

 

[mickey1968]

Is it possible to upgrade a ticket twice? For instance I have a 2-day ticket I would like to apply to at least to a 5- or 6-day ticket, but I might decide to go on up to an AP. Could I upgrade to the 5-6 day ticket , then upgrade that ticket again? I just can't decide if I want to make the bigger investment now or wait...

 

[cvjw]

I can verify that Disney is still upgrading a partially used non-expiring child's ticket to an adult ticket for free - I upgraded two last week. My boys did not even have to be with me, the CM did it without them.

Another interesting fact is that after I changed out the old tickets (2 adult and 2 kids) to 4 adult RFID enabled tickets, I asked the CM which of the tickets were mine and DH's because our finger print scans were linked to the old tickets. She told me to use the 4 new tickets any way I wanted because the old finger print scans DID NOT transfer over to the new RFID tickets. I thought that was very interesting and I hope she's right because I have no clue which ticket belongs to which person now.

 

[minmate]

I can verify that Disney is still upgrading a partially used non-expiring child's ticket to an adult ticket for free - I upgraded two last week. My boys did not even have to be with me, the CM did it without them. Another interesting fact is that after I changed out the old tickets (2 adult and 2 kids) to 4 adult RFID enabled tickets, I asked the CM which of the tickets were mine and DH's because our finger print scans were linked to the old tickets. She told me to use the 4 new tickets any way I wanted because the old finger print scans DID NOT transfer over to the new RFID tickets. I thought that was very interesting and I hope she's right because I have no clue which ticket belongs to which person now.

That is how it worked for us. They are basically "wiped clean." No need to worry about whose was who's before the upgrade.

Interestingly, ours were non-exp with only three days left on them and they showed up in MDE as 7-days with three days left, which is what they were originally.

 

[POOHsie]

Can I bring a children's ticket with me on my next trip and upgrade to adult status outside the park, but not use it and maybe hold onto it for a few more years? Is that allowed?

I think this is allowed, but what would the purpose be? Unless you upgraded it to the ticket you would want in the future you wouldn't save money I don't think?

I just figure that a child's ticket upgraded to an adult ticket this year will cost significantly less to do now then in five years.

If I do it now, and pay the difference, when I want to use it in five years I can bridge my ticket.

Your old ticket is planned to be upgraded outside the parks at a Disney ticket facility. It will never have been used to enter a park, thus never price-bridged. The upgraded ticket will be issued directly from Disney Parks, and these tickets are not eligible for price-bridging. In this scenario, upgrade to a ticket with at least the number of days you would need on a future trip. It's better to buy extra days now rather than too few, because after Day 5, each additional day costs $10.65 (including tax). If you upgraded to a 10-day ticket, and only used 9 days, you would only lose $10.65. However, if you bought too few days, and needed to add a day or two on a trip five years from now, without price-bridging you would owe all the price increases over five years for the entire ticket, plus the upgrade cost for the additional day(s) added.

 

[Robo]

1. Is it possible to upgrade a ticket twice? For instance I have a 2-day ticket I would like to apply to at least to a 5- or 6-day ticket, but I might decide to go on up to an AP.

2. Could I upgrade to the 5-6 day ticket , then upgrade that ticket again?

I just can't decide if I want to make the bigger investment now or wait...

1. Yes.

2. Yes.

Remember that if you USE the ticket, all upgrades must be done within the
first 14 days following first use.

 

[Disneylover99]

Your old ticket is planned to be upgraded outside the parks at a Disney ticket facility. It will never have been used to enter a park, thus never price-bridged. The upgraded ticket will be issued directly from Disney Parks, and these tickets are not eligible for price-bridging. In this scenario, upgrade to a ticket with at least the number of days you would need on a future trip. It's better to buy extra days now rather than too few, because after Day 5, each additional day costs $10.65 (including tax). If you upgraded to a 10-day ticket, and only used 9 days, you would only lose $10.65. However, if you bought too few days, and needed to add a day or two on a trip five years from now, without price-bridging you would owe all the price increases over five years for the entire ticket, plus the upgrade cost for the additional day(s) added.

Wow. I can't believe it. I get it! and I have learned so much about tickets in the past two days. Thanks again.

But, okay, now I have another question. I know it never ends. Sorry.

So my two day tickets were part of a package, but they were on our Magicbands so I had guest services outside the park pull them off my bands and put them on tickets.

I hope these tickets are not considered to be issued directly from Disney parks and therefore not eligible for future price bridging. What do you think?

 

[Robo]

Wow. I can't believe it. I get it! and I have learned so much about tickets in the past two days. Thanks again.

But, okay, now I have another question. I know it never ends. Sorry.

So my two day tickets were part of a package, but they were on our Magicbands so I had guest services outside the park pull them off my bands and put them on tickets.

I hope these tickets are not considered to be issued directly from Disney parks and therefore not eligible for future price bridging. What do you think?

No. They remain "connected" to the original ticket purchase.

 

[Disneylover99]

No. They remain "connected" to the original ticket purchase.

Thank you!

 

[POOHsie]

Wow. I can't believe it. I get it! and I have learned so much about tickets in the past two days. Thanks again.

But, okay, now I have another question. I know it never ends. Sorry.

So my two day tickets were part of a package, but they were on our Magicbands so I had guest services outside the park pull them off my bands and put them on tickets.

I hope these tickets are not considered to be issued directly from Disney parks and therefore not eligible for future price bridging. What do you think?

Your two-day tickets are still package tickets. They haven't been changed in any way except they have been transferred to new media. If you use these tickets to enter a park, these tickets are eligible for price-bridging.

One exception: If one of the tickets is a child's ticket and on a later trip the child becomes Disney adult ticket age, then the original package ticket cannot be used by that former child to enter a park and, therefore, can't be price-bridged. It becomes a situation involving an adult using a child's ticket, and the rules involved with that transaction.

 

[Disneylover99]

Your two-day tickets are still package tickets. They haven't been changed in any way except they have been transferred to new media. If you use these tickets to enter a park, these tickets are eligible for price-bridging.

One exception: If one of the tickets is a child's ticket and on a later trip the child becomes Disney adult ticket age, then the original package ticket cannot be used by that former child to enter a park and, therefore, can't be price-bridged. It becomes a situation involving an adult using a child's ticket, and the rules involved with that transaction.

Thanks for the confirmation!