Photo Copying Tickets

[BeckWhy]

Every once in a while, I'll read someone saying to photo copy the park tickets after you buy them? What's the point in that?

 

[kdonnel]

If you lose the tickets it facilitates getting them replaced. You might also want to copy the receipt.

You don't have to do that for annual passes that have been activated. You are in their system at that point and they will replace a lost annual pass if you present a photo id.

 

[BeckWhy]

how does photo copying help replacing the tickets?

According to Disney, the only way the tickets are any good (As to finding out how many days are left or getting into the parks, or the like) they use the magnetic strip on the back.. and the photo copied version of it doesnt have a magnetic strip.

 

[April76]

If you happen to purchase your park hopper tickets at the Disney Store locations, the new system prints out a seperate receipt (different than your "sales receipt) with serial numbers for your tickets....

If you lose or otherwise have a problem with your tickets, you can get them replaced (they can "de-activate the lost tickets and issue new ones for the remaining days) by showing this receipt.... no need to photo copy.

Just make sure you keep it in a safe place and can find it if you need it!

(Of course, if you have older tickets/no serial number receipt.... photo copying might help in the case of lost tickets)

Hope this helps a little.

 

[XStAnt]

Although I'm not an expert on this I believe each ticket has a unique serial number printed on the back (and probably also coded on the magnetic strip).

If you lose your ticket but photo copied the back Disney can enter the serial number, see if it's been used and/or # of days remaining, deactivate that ticket (so no one else can use it), and issue you a new ticket with the correct number of days remainig, etc.

Without that info Disney would have no way of verifying how many days were left on your ticket or deactivating your ticket. They would have no way of knowing if you truly lost your ticket or were just claiming it was lost in order to get a free ticket.

 

[BeckWhy]

well when comparing our tickets to the ones at the disney store they are almost identical.. except ours our paper and the ones at the disney store are kinda plasticy.. but all the numbers and wording are in the same place...


heres my next question.. if by these serial numbers... then why do I have to go all the way to disney world to find out how many days I have remaining on my tickets.. why can't I just call disney world.. talk to one of the Guest Services (which is whom I assume I would talk to about something like this) and they can run the serial numbers thru thier computer or whatever like they would a photo copied ticket?

 

[princess angel]

beckywhy, a photo id helps only with an anuual pass, this is a different kind of pass, encoded so that only the person it belongs to can use it. if you have an anhnual pass you put your fingers in the little thing that reads your prints, only allowing You to enter the park with it, nobody else !
That is why if you have a photo id, you can get your annual pass replaced , should you lose it.

 

[BeckWhy]

Sweetheart, not to be mean, we aren't talking about photo id... we are talking about photo copying 4/5 park hoppers or 5/6/7 park hopper plus passes

 

[XStAnt]

You can't call to check the number of days remaining on a PHP ticket because Disney wants to try to limit the "illegal" sale of partially used PHP tickets. With no way to check the number of days remaining before getting to Disney many people are reluctant to buy partially used tickets from strangers on ebay, etc.

 

[BeckWhy]

except I'm not planning on selling them. I need to know because I want to go. We have assumably 11 days unused. We know we have 4 for a fact. But the other 7 we are unsure of. The idea is I need to know if I have to buy another 5 day pass before I go, because if I do I may not be able to afford it. And I dont wanna buy a 5 day pass if I already have 5 days to use.

And based on the illegal sale thing.. I was at the Disney Store today and the Manager said most people write the number of unused days on the back, therefore those tickets can still be sold illegally.

 

[BeckWhy]

I dont wanna buy tickets and I dont wanna sell tickets. I just want to know how much money I have to save up in order to go on vacation.

 

[April76]

Unfortunately there isn't anyone you can call to find out about un-used days. They definitely won't give that info out over the phone.

However, once you're down there, you can have your tickets checked at Guest Services before you buy any other tickets..... then you'll know exactly what you have/what you need.

In the future, writing a note on your tickets about the number of remaining days would be a great idea and save you from having to "remember" (if you have a memory like mine - this is a really good idea ).

 

[XStAnt]

Becky,

I understand your frustration with not being able to check the number of days left. But if you call Disney they have no way of confirming that you bought the tickets originally (and just forgot how many days were used) or if you recently bought them on ebay or from an illegal ticket broker. It's not the best system but I suspect the illegal ticket brokers are a big problem for Disney. And when people get ripped off by one of these shady operators it gives Disney a bad name.

As far as writing the number of days on the back of the ticket, there is no way to verify if that number is correct or if the person is lying. Take this example: A 5 day PHP is put up for sale on ebay with the representation that 3 days remain. Do you assume this person is telling the truth? He can simply write 3 days on the back of the ticket. If you get to Disney and find out he lied and only 1 day was left you are out of luck and out of money.

Not being able to check the number of days doesn't prevent the sale of these tickets, but it reduces how many people are willing to buy them (thereby reducing the selling price and making it less lucrative to the illegal brokers).

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by BeckWhy
except I'm not planning on selling them. I need to know because I want to go. We have assumably 11 days unused. We know we have 4 for a fact. But the other 7 we are unsure of. The idea is I need to know if I have to buy another 5 day pass before I go, because if I do I may not be able to afford it. And I dont wanna buy a 5 day pass if I already have 5 days to use.

And based on the illegal sale thing.. I was at the Disney Store today and the Manager said most people write the number of unused days on the back, therefore those tickets can still be sold illegally.

this is sinmple Beckwhy,
The only way they can be checked is at Disneyworld at guest services at the park or DD or at an onsite resort. They used to have a number to check, but, it was abused, they stopped it.
unfortunately, you will have to wait. Bummer, I know, but, that is the way it is.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by XStAnt
Although I'm not an expert on this I believe each ticket has a unique serial number printed on the back (and probably also coded on the magnetic strip).

If you lose your ticket but photo copied the back Disney can enter the serial number, see if it's been used and/or # of days remaining, deactivate that ticket (so no one else can use it), and issue you a new ticket with the correct number of days remainig, etc.

Without that info Disney would have no way of verifying how many days were left on your ticket or deactivating your ticket. They would have no way of knowing if you truly lost your ticket or were just claiming it was lost in order to get a free ticket.

that was a perfect answer to a perfectly obvious question.

 

[seashoreCM]

Writing the days-used on the pass is to help you remember when you used it.

You can copy down the numbers on the back of a pass yourself as opposed to photocopying them. I would do this for annual passes too, just to be safe.

Leave one copy at home, bring along a second copy and keep it in the room safe.

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

 

[goofyernmost]

I have remaining time on my park hopper pass. I have put it in a safe place awaiting my next trip. The time left is on a little yellow "sticky note" attached to the pass. The old brain cells don't retain like they used to.

I also agree that I could have written any number on there if I were dishonestly trying to sell them. This is just for my usage.

 

[KathyFP]

Thanks for the idea about righting down the numbers. We will pick up our passes at Disney and I wan't sure how we would copy them.

 

[BeckWhy]

Well, see, I dunno. I'm still a bit confused. Because I can photo copy my tickets and give the photo copies away.

I mean, basing kinda on what your saying (unless I'm a total airhead, which I wouldn't doubt at times), can't I photo copy my tickets and fax them to disney to find out how many unused days I have? It's basically the same thing that you guys are saying, except I'm not there in person to do it.

 

[BonnieA]

I photocopied my tickets for years, never needed the copies UNTIL...
I lost my ticket in the park, most likely left it in a fast pass machine. In order for me to get that ticket replaced, I needed the copy so I would get the full value of the days remaining. They put the numbers in their computer and could tell how many days my pass had left and gave me a new pass with that many days on it. They deactivated the old pass.