Old unused park passes

[TVnews2000]

We will be visiting WDW at the end of September, and we have 3 3-day passes from 1985 that each have one day left on them. What do we need to do with these to exchange them for a current one day pass? We tried to use the passes when we went in '91, but no one we talked to was able to help us exchange the old passes. Where do we need to go to get new passes? Also, one of the old passes is for a child. Can this be exchanged or used as a rebate on an adult pass?

Thanks in advance for everyone's help!

 

[stinkerbelle]

i would just take those tickets to the window and ask "how many days are left on this?" (even though you know)...they'll tell you how many and you should be able to use that very ticket...if not...they'll give you one you can use for that day. (best to deal with this at the window, get your questions answered there, rather then holding up the line at the turnstyle, you know?)

 

[GoldenOldie]

Originally posted by TVnews2000
We will be visiting WDW at the end of September, and we have 3 3-day passes from 1985 that each have one day left on them. What do we need to do with these to exchange them for a current one day pass?

Take them to a Guest Relations window at any of the major theme parks or at DTD. They will exchange those tickets for the current magnetic strip ticket with the same number of unused admissions on them. There is no charge for doing this.

We tried to use the passes when we went in '91, but no one we talked to was able to help us exchange the old passes. Where do we need to go to get new passes?

I can't understand why. If you went in '91 you could just present that at the turnstyle and have it stamped. There was no need to exchange it for anything back then.

Also, one of the old passes is for a child. Can this be exchanged or used as a rebate on an adult pass?

If you have a partially used child's ticket, you may take that ticket along with your now grown child to a Guest Relations location at the major parks or DTD. If the Guest Relations CM is satisfied that the dates of the original ticket and the current age of your child make sense, you will have the leftover child's admissions exchanged for the identical adult admissions at no further charge to you. The "child" must be with you or you will be unable to do this.

Making sense of the dates means that if you bought and used the child ticket in 1985, then your child who was then in the 3-9 year old range must now in 2004 fall in the 22-28 year old range. If they are not, then Disney reserves the right to offer you nothing more than the dollar value of the unused admission towards the purchase of a (now) much more expensive new adult ticket.

Hope that helps.

 

[TVnews2000]

That helps a lot. Thanks!

 

[Simba's Mom]

I can tell you my experiences doing this. In 2003, we went with partially used parkhoppers from the late 80's (amazing what you can find when you clean out stuff!). One was a child's pass for DS, who's now in college. We just went to the gate at every park. MK told us we had to go to Guest Relations to exchange, we were in a hurry, so we just pulled out the current pass and tried the next day at Epcot. Epcot was going to exchange it (the CM at the gate offered to go exchange it while we waited), but since DS wasn't using fastpass, we didn't need to exchange it. At MGM (using a pass from 1989), DS just got waved through-"Welcome!"

 

[TVnews2000]

Where is Guest Relations located in Downtown Disney? I looked for it on a map of DTD, but it wasn't listed.

 

[megrod74]

I'm not sure if there really wouldn't be a charge for updating because the old passes are only good for MK and EP, right?

Guest relations in DTD - (I am looking at a map)
1 - across from Once Upon a Toy at the Marketplace by Parking lot A
2 - Near Wetzel's Pretzels near the water at West Side, by the entrance to Pleasure Island

Good luck!

 

[tenaseewalker]

Guest relations in DTD is right behind (in the same building) Summer Sands Swimwear Store (Going towards the parking lot)

 

[GoldenOldie]

Originally posted by megrod74
I'm not sure if there really wouldn't be a charge for updating because the old passes are only good for MK and EP, right?
...

There is no additional charge for using the old days and the current magnetic strip ticket they get when they exchange the old ones will gain them admittance to all four theme parks.

 

[megrod74]

OK, thanks, that's a pretty good deal!

 

[Suebie]

Can't you also see the number of days and exchange tickets at the Guest Relations counter of the resorts? I was under the impression you can do this along with purchasing one day tickets. Is this true?

 

[B'rer Karen]

I don't think the resorts can "read" the passes. I belive only the guest relations at the parks or DTD can do this for you.