Old ticket exchange?

[WesM]

We have two old (1992!), non-expiring tickets that we plan on using on our mid-June trip and are wondering if we need to exchange these for current MYW tix, in order to utilize the Fastpass system. If so, do we have to exchange them at the TTC or can we accomplish this somewhere else? Just trying to anticipate potential problems that might delay our arrival. Thanks, Wes

 

[goofiecrazy]

I know if u have old passes and want to know if there are any days left that u have to take them to any guest relations counter ans they will tell u. They might give 2 new tickets so ur able to get fastpasses for the rides.

 

[hbg4]

We used old 7 day park hopper plus passes from 2003 last weekend.
The machines scanned them with no problems for park entry and for fast passes at MGM. No finger scan was needed for those old passes.
We then went to Epcot the same day and I handed in the tickets to guest services to check on how many days were remaining on them. Immediately afterwards the park entry machines refused to read the passes . The CM had to take them back to guest services who then issued new ones which had the same features, but now I had to now DO the finger scan.

Made me think that Disney really doesn't want to take a chance that these tickets can be used for any other family member like in the old days

 

[Robo]

Made me think that Disney really doesn't want to take a chance that these tickets can be used for any other family member like in the old days

Ya THINK?

But in all fairness, Disney tickets (within recent history, anyway) have all been sold as "non-transferable" to other guests.

Its just that people simply IGNORED that stipulation.

Now Disney is trying to "put a lid on it" at least a bit.

 

[GoldenOldie]

Your 1992 tickets pre date the conversion to magnetic strip tickets in 1996 but they are still valid. You will have to exchange them at any Guest Relations location (parks or DTD) for the current magnetic strip tickets. You will get back a ticket that has exactly the same remaining admissions and entitlements as your original ticket had left but with a magnetic strip on it. There is no charge for doing this.

 

[flynnibus]

We have two old (1992!), non-expiring tickets that we plan on using on our mid-June trip and are wondering if we need to exchange these for current MYW tix, in order to utilize the Fastpass system. If so, do we have to exchange them at the TTC or can we accomplish this somewhere else? Just trying to anticipate potential problems that might delay our arrival. Thanks, Wes

You can do it at any guest relations counter.. but if you do it at the parks (or TTC) they can do things like let you keep the original ticket (if its an old ticket that may be sentimental or valuable) while giving you the new paper ticket.

Its a painless system as long as there are not lines at Guest relations. And yes, you need to do it to use fastpass, etc

 

[TSR6]

You can do it at any guest relations counter.. but if you do it at the parks (or TTC) they can do things like let you keep the original ticket (if its an old ticket that may be sentimental or valuable) while giving you the new paper ticket.

Its a painless system as long as there are not lines at Guest relations. And yes, you need to do it to use fastpass, etc

While I am not familiar with what they do with the Pre-Magnetic strip tickets at the parks, I know at Pleasure Island and Disney Quest that the cast members at Ticketing actually have to keep them for their records to back up why they "gave out" a paper exchange ticket. Just be prepared to fork it over, but like I said, it may be different with the park locations.

 

[flynnibus]

While I am not familiar with what they do with the Pre-Magnetic strip tickets at the parks, I know at Pleasure Island and Disney Quest that the cast members at Ticketing actually have to keep them for their records to back up why they "gave out" a paper exchange ticket. Just be prepared to fork it over, but like I said, it may be different with the park locations.

Yes, which is why the CM at the info desk in DTD explictly told us if we want to keep our original ticket, we must do the exchange at a park. We had some tickets he believed were of high collector value and suggested we keep 'em

We ended up not swapping them anyways because we couldn't combine them how we wanted.. but now I need to do some research on the collectors

 

[traces7]

Yes, which is why the CM at the info desk in DTD explictly told us if we want to keep our original ticket, we must do the exchange at a park. We had some tickets he believed were of high collector value and suggested we keep 'em

We ended up not swapping them anyways because we couldn't combine them how we wanted.. but now I need to do some research on the collectors

How do you find out if your old ticket is collectible? I have an old 3 day parkhopper from 1987, it has 2 days used on it, I was going to use the 1 day on our trip in Oct.

 

[flynnibus]

How do you find out if your old ticket is collectible? I have an old 3 day parkhopper from 1987, it has 2 days used on it, I was going to use the 1 day on our trip in Oct.

The ones I'm looking at are special edition ones.. etc. I'm still trying to find info on them.. this was based only on what the CM told us.

The other ones I have are the tencential year..

 

[seashoreCM]

Starting in May 2005 older tickets that never used to need finger scans needed finger scans. It is possible that the next usage was at a turnstile where for one reason or another (crowding being one) the scanning was turned off. The required finger scan would then be accomplished at the next turnstile.

I'm not sure exactly what you get back when you exchange a non-magnetic strip ticket but you will get back something with each attribute equal to or greater than what the old ticket had remaining. For example if your old ticket had two days remaining you might get a 2 day MYW ticket with hopping and non-expiration. (Old tickets don't expire and have hopping privileges.) Since pre-2005 tickets can no longer be traded up, what you get back will be marked in a manner to prevent having more days added.

It is Disney's policy not to give you back the old ticket but occasionally the CM at Guest Relations makes an exception. Feel free to ask, but be prepared to cancel the transaction and not receive a new ticket if you want to keep the old ticket as a souvenir.

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

 

[TSR6]

Yes, which is why the CM at the info desk in DTD explictly told us if we want to keep our original ticket, we must do the exchange at a park. We had some tickets he believed were of high collector value and suggested we keep 'em

We ended up not swapping them anyways because we couldn't combine them how we wanted.. but now I need to do some research on the collectors

flynnibus - Cool, There may be a difference in how the locations accept their paperwork then. At PI & DQ, I knew for sure that the tickets were kept to show the "bean counters" why we were giving out tickets.

I'm not sure exactly what you get back when you exchange a non-magnetic strip ticket but you will get back something with each attribute equal to or greater than what the old ticket had remaining. For example if your old ticket had two days remaining you might get a 2 day MYW ticket with hopping and non-expiration. (Old tickets don't expire and have hopping privileges.) Since pre-2005 tickets can no longer be traded up, what you get back will be marked in a manner to prevent having more days added.

The tickets are known as "Paper Exchange Tickets" - and say right on the ticket "X day Paper Exchange." Paper Exchange tickets are "as-is" and cannot be upgraded as they technically don't have a dollar value according to the Disney computers.

 

[Vickie46]

I also have a ticket to use from the 80's.. I hope I get to keep the ticket for a collectible .. and then get a new one to get in.. who knows!