Old expiring hopper options?

[Snurk71]

I have a few unused 5-day expiring (within 14 days of first use) paper hoppers I bought a few years ago. Couple question on what I can do with these.

One - can I exchange the paper tickets for plastic media at GR? I did this a couple years ago with some 10 day paper non-exp hoppers (when Disney still had non-exp passes). I'd feel more confident being able to add the newer plastic media passes to MDX than the old paper passes (I had trouble with some old paper passes a couple years ago).

Two - are there any bridging options still available, like upgrading to an AP? I thought I read a while back that you couldn't bridge/upgrade Non-Exp tickets any more because Disney doesn't have/sell them. But these are expiring hoppers that I'm asking about. A few years ago I ran a deal where you bought discounted passes from UT, used one day, then bridged the pass to current gate and then upgraded to an AP. I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was something like buying a 5 day expiring hopper for $400, bridging to current gate value of $425, and getting the DVC AP for $2.

Thanks

 

[Robo]

I have a few unused 5-day paper hoppers...
A. can I exchange the paper tickets for plastic media at GR?
B. are there any bridging options still available,
C. like upgrading to an AP?
D. A few years ago I ran a deal where you bought discounted passes from UT, used one day, then bridged the pass to current gate and then upgraded to an AP.

A. Yes.
B. Yes.
C. Yes.
D. You still can.
You do not need to use the tickets first, but you CAN at no detriment to the upgrade.

 

[lauti]

So just to clarify D - if I want to upgrade 5 day hoppers from UT (already linked to MDE with FP+ selected) to 7 day hoppers, I can do this prior to entering a park for my first day? I won't get screwed on price?

ETA: I have answered my own question but reading up some more. This will make it much easier for us to add days!