Old Park Hopper Tickets?

[emilymad]

I am traveling with a friend who has two days left over on two old park hopper tickets. He thinks they are from 1990. They couldn't be used for AK correct? What about MGM? I am assuming they couldn't be used for park hopping to AK either correct? I am sure this has been posted before but I couldn't get the search to work. Thanks!

 

[airtime]

Right - they are no good at AK. Sorry.

If they are really from 1990, they should be good at MGM. It opened in 1989, right?

 

[safetymom]

I would take them and ask when you get there. You may be surprised.

 

[mrsmom]

I had old tickets from 1990, two years ago and they redeemed them for new ones and they were good for AK. I did this at guest services at Magic kingdom
Kim

 

[AJKMOM]

Make sure he knows ahead of time what would be the best way to handle this. If he trades them in, he might lose money. I would think they would give him what was paid for the tickets back in 1990? It might be better to use them as is, and get what ever he needs to finish the vacation as a separate pass.

 

[ajleone]

If he trades them in, he might lose money. I would think they would give him what was paid for the tickets back in 1990? It might be better to use them as is

You actually have to trade them in- they won't work in the gates as is.Also the trade in is on days remaining not value of purchase price.Oh and also make sure they were a non expireing ticket.

 

[safetymom]

You would be exchanging them for current tickets. They would be the same as what they bought. If they were hoppers then the current ticket would be a hopper.

They now will be required to do a finger scan to use the ticket.

 

[emilymad]

Guest services at any of the parks should be able to do this correct? By using the two days he will have to buy a 5 day pass instead of a 7 day. The price difference between those two is so small. Is it really worth trading in the old tickets?

 

[seashoreCM]

He should save them for use as-is during a time when will be going for only two or three days, or save them for use as-is during a time when he has enough other leftovers to finish the vacation with.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/dispass.htm

 

[WillCAD]

Guest services at any of the parks should be able to do this correct? By using the two days he will have to buy a 5 day pass instead of a 7 day. The price difference between those two is so small. Is it really worth trading in the old tickets?

In 1996, Disney first began using the current type of cards with magnetic strips for their ticket media. Tickets prior to 1996 don't have the magnetic strip, so they have to be replaced with current ticket media that does.

Your friend's old ticket will have to be exchanged for new media with magnetic strips, but that's not the same as trading in or exchanging them for credit. He will simply get a new card that has the same number of days on it as the old ticket.

Purchasing a new ticket with 5 or 7 days on it should be done completely seperately. And yes, the price difference between a 5-day and a 7-day is so small that your friend should get the 7-day whether he thinks he will need it or not, and hold on to the old ticket until he really does need it. The unused days on the old ticket will be good forever, but new tickets will expire 14 days from the first day they are used, unless you pay extra for the no-expiry option.