Purchasing unused tickets

[starlionblue]

Then just add a $10 per person reactivation fee.

 

[CleveRocks]

Then just add a $10 per person reactivation fee.

What are you commenting about?

I fear you're missing the overall point. Even if it weren't against the law, it would be costing Disney much MUCH more money than $10 per "shared" ticket. I spelled out the math in a previous post in this thread.

 

[CarolA]

Then just add a $10 per person reactivation fee.

HUH?? There is no such thing.

 

[goofyernmost]

In the old days, the tickets had blanks on them and when you went through the turnstyle they stamped the date on them. Back then, you could tell the tickets were good because the blanks would be unstamped. Nowadays...NO WAY.
It wasn't any more legal back then, either.

Ah, yes! The good ole days. I used to buy tickets (park hopper) and others at those booths. It wasn't that you got a huge discount it was just that you only had to buy two days or one day or whatever. (like you can do now from Disney), but with cheaper rates for less days.


As was stated, they used to stamp the date used on the back so you had a record, hard copy, of what was already used and what was left. I once sold a couple of days on some Park Hoppers to one of those places as well. It was really good for those of us on a budget but as stated, it was not really ethical to do so.

Now you might be able to buy one at a reduced price but with the finger scan it is more likely that you will get caught but the bigger problem is that you have no way to know how many, if any, days were left on the ticket until you got to the entrance. (pre-finger scan) I saw many people turned away because nothing was left on them. Pretty embarrassing, I would think.

 

[Joel110]

I am here right now and have been since the 29th and they are using the finger scan and making you sign your tickets, just an FYI

We went 10 days between June 23 and July 6th and were never asked to sign our tickets. We all bought legit unused tickets from a reputable third party seller and we would never try to beat the system. I think it would be extremely foolish to buy the "unused" portion of a ticket hoping to show up and use it, but IMO, the finger scanning is more show than an accurate device. I'm sure it's productive in reducing ticket swapping because people think they're being monitored.

 

[starlionblue]

HUH?? There is no such thing.

I didn't say there was a reactivation fee. It was a suggestion. Reread my first post. I said if Disney let people use what was left on a ticket, they could charge a reactivation fee at a price they choose if they don't want to lose money on the resold ticket. That way, both parties win: the new user can buy the ticket and Disney gets its wallet fattened.

 

[Fuddrules]

If she does buy the partially unused ticket, make sure she buys the finger too. That'll work.

 

[MAGICX2]

Lets say I have an AP,but in order to take advantage of the free dining package, I booked a package that included a 5 day park hopper ticket. When I arrive at my resort I ask that my ticket be issued as a paper ticket seperately from my "Key to the Kingdom." This ticket will remain totally unused. No days gone, no finger scanned, nothing. Can I then sell my ticket?

 

[Geoff_M]

We went 10 days between June 23 and July 6th and were never asked to sign our tickets. We all bought legit unused tickets from a reputable third party seller and we would never try to beat the system. I think it would be extremely foolish to buy the "unused" portion of a ticket hoping to show up and use it, but IMO, the finger scanning is more show than an accurate device. I'm sure it's productive in reducing ticket swapping because people think they're being monitored.

I'm not sure that you understand how the system works. No one is ever asked to sign their tickets. When you place an unused multi-day ticket into the turnstile it knows that its an unused ticket. When it scans your finger it is merely recording your biometric measurement for future use and then letting you into the park. Only upon additional uses does the finger scan actually do an authentication. This is why unused tickets from a broker will work. I can assure you that the turnstiles do perform an authentication on you as you enter. If it didn't, they wouldn't get "false negatives" that require a second or third scan before the turnstile decides its really you. If you get a couple of rejections, the gate CM will ask you a question to see if it looks like you're the legitimate owner (such as "When did you buy this ticket?" or "What kind of ticket is this?"). The the CM is satisfied, they often will instruct the turnstile to re-record your finger metrics.

Also a quick note about the finger scan. It is not a capture of your fingerprint. The scanner takes several measurements from your finger and drops them into a math formula. Out of the bottom of that formula drops a single number. It is not a unique number and you may share it with 1 in a 100 or 1,000 people. That's good even odds to assure that tickets cannot be shared.