Park Hopper Passes

[dreamscometrue]

Hi there:

I hope someone has the answer to this question. Planning a family trip in August. One set of grandparents will come for the first half of the trip, the second set will arrive for the second half of the trip. We wanted to purchase a pair of 6 Day Hopper tickets and then let each set of grandparents use 3 days of the pass. I have been thumbing through some of my Disney guides and while I relaize the passes are technically not transferrable, will I encounter any problems when they try to use them? I read somewhere about fingerprints or something.

Thanks in advance for your help----

 

[krissy3483]

I'm not an expert on the subject so I wont say too much. I will tell you with certainty that the finger prints are only for people who have annual passes. The hopper passes technically arent transferrable, and I believe every person gets their name printed on it so they could technically ask for ID (someone stop me if I'm wrong here). There are also those who would tell you just to go for it and not worry about it. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but I figured I would at least answer the fingerprint part for you.

 

[mbcary]

I think Krissy3483 is right about the fingerprints. My brother lived in FL for a while and we went with him and he had to scan his fingers in but the rest of us didn't. We have also all shared tickets before. They have never asked for ID. Plus don't they sell these tickets on ebay, so it must be whoever has possession of the tickets can get in the park.

melissa

 

[dan-tot]

Annual Passes had the finger print and picture on the pass. it was like a credit card at the time. They have moved onto the knuckle checker. You place the annual pass in the slot then you put you index and social fingers into the slot on top of the machine . It will compare your knuckles to the reference pattern when you first used the pass. If it doesn't match it eats the card and sends it back to your address in a couple of weeks. As for the hopper passes they don't have your names on them they only say where you got them they will say adult and that is it. I purchased a pass at the mk ticket booth and the CM didn't ask for a name. They are to busy worrying about the bags you brought in and whether you are putting the passes in the right way. So you can use the same pass. The only thing that you can't do is try to get two people in on the same ticke at the same time. Other than that you will have NO problems.

Dan-tot

 

[justhat]

I am goign with a large group in May and purchased all of the tickets with my AAA discount and none of the tickets have any identification on them, no names or anything else. Just whether it is a child or adult pass as the above poster said. You won't have any trouble letting 2 different people use the tickets on different days.

 

[CharlesandCamilla]

mbcary - they aren't supposed to sell them on ebay. Florida law is clear that they are not transferable.

dan-tot - it's not just at the same time, you can't get two people in on the same day with the same ticket. That's why they stamp your hand when you're leaving.

dreamscometrue - you buy them, you use them. How are they to know that you are using them on two different sets of grandparents? (Don't all old people look alike anyways?) As long as you aren't down at the truck stop selling them once they're all used up, noone's going to say anything.

 

[GoldenOldie]

Originally posted by dan-tot
Annual Passes had the finger print and picture on the pass. it was like a credit card at the time...

Disney never had that combination on an AP. They had photos on the AP prior to the magnetic strip being introduced in 1996. Once the ATS system was put into effect in '96, there were no photos on the AP's but you had to do the finger scan to enter the park. Disney has never done fingerprints.

They have moved onto the knuckle checker. You place the annual pass in the slot then you put you index and social fingers into the slot on top of the machine . It will compare your knuckles to the reference pattern when you first used the pass....

Knuckles? The scan measures the biometrics of your index and middle fingers. It has nothing to do with knuckles.

If it doesn't match it eats the card and sends it back to your address in a couple of weeks.

Huh? This isn't an ATM card at your local bank. If your biometric scan doesn't match, your AP stays in the turnstile reader until the CM presses a button to manually release it. At that time, the CM is supposed to ask for your photo ID to verify your identity. There is no instance where they will keep the pass and mail it back to you in a couple of weeks.