Question about Park Hopper Tickets

[ajnails]

Hello! My husband, daughter, and I are arriving on October 6th, checking in to POFQ. My daughter and I have no expiration tickets with 6 days left that we will be using. In order to qualify for free dining, we each had to book a 2 day hopper ticket.
Can my husband just use all 3 2 day tickets (for a combination of 6 days) or will we have to upgrade a 2 day ticket to a 6 day ticket? We do not need the extra tickets ourselves, so it makes more financial sense to do this. Will it work?
Thanks!

 

[Robo]

Hello! My husband, daughter, and I are arriving on October 6th, checking in to POFQ. My daughter and I have no expiration tickets with 6 days left that we will be using. In order to qualify for free dining, we each had to book a 2 day hopper ticket.


1- Can my husband just use all 3 2 day tickets (for a combination of 6 days) or

2- will we have to upgrade a 2 day ticket to a 6 day ticket?

1- Yes. (Terrible idea, financially, however.)

2- But, you SHOULD do that.
Then, just SAVE the other two two-day tickets, unused. They will remain valid for use and/or upgrade "forever" for a future trip.
(Or you may "gift" them or sell them to someone you know.)

 

[ajnails]

Okay, so we wait to upgrade the my husbands ticket at the park, right?

 

[Robo]

Okay, so we wait to upgrade the my husbands ticket at the park, right?

Yes.

It's generally a good idea to wait to upgrade until AFTER you have actually USED a ticket (at least once) to enter a Theme Park.

That way you will be able to get full current gate value for your ticket in the upgrade.

Yes, even after you have used ticket, (even if you have "used up" ALL of it's theme park days) you'll get full gate value.

The only rule is that a ticket must be upgraded within 14 days of that ticket's first use.