Ticket question...

[kristenrice]

I bought tickets from undercovertourist.com and I have a couple of questions. First, can I get them linked to my room key when I arrive or will I need to carry them separately? Second, if I cannot link them to my room key, will I be able to laminate them to make them a little stiffer? I knew when I ordered them that they are paper tickets but I was hoping that I can "convert" them to plastic somehow. Our trip is a LONG ways away, but I am an eternal planner. TIA for any input.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

I bought tickets from undercovertourist.com and I have a couple of questions. First, can I get them linked to my room key when I arrive or will I need to carry them separately? Second, if I cannot link them to my room key, will I be able to laminate them to make them a little stiffer? I knew when I ordered them that they are paper tickets but I was hoping that I can "convert" them to plastic somehow. Our trip is a LONG ways away, but I am an eternal planner. TIA for any input.

Correct me if I'm wrong everyone, but I think the only passes connected to a room key are the "length of stay" passes that are bought as a package from Disney and are good from the morning of check-in until closing of check-out day. All unused days expire. For this reason, we've always bought tickets from places like undercovertourist.com or ticketmania.com. They can't be laminated b/c there's a magnetic strip on each one that's needed to be read by entrance gates and fastpass distribution machines.
I understand your dilemma for protecting your tix. Once I accidentally left our tix in the back pocket of my shorts, and put them in a locker at Typhoon Lagoon. When it was time to leave, I dried off and put shorts over my bathing suit. The tickets got pretty wet and I was so upset when we got back to our place and changed. They weren't ruined but now I keep our tickets in a little vinyl "wallet" about the size of a credit card. Somehow it came free in the mail with a charity request from some hunting club. (we don't hunt and never even owned a gun, so go figure. ) If you can't find anything like this in a store, try sticking a long post-it note on your tix and wrap it around. It's better than nothing. Good luck

 

[Plantlady]

I beleive, that if something were to happen to your paper ticket, guest services will replace it. (If it gets too ruined to use, just take the ruined ticket to guest services.) I think the paper is a tough paper though (forgot the name of it).

 

[aka-mad4themouse]

Correct me if I'm wrong everyone, but I think the only passes connected to a room key are the "length of stay" passes that are bought as a package from Disney and are good from the morning of check-in until closing of check-out day. All unused days expire.

Disney did away with the "length of stay" pass in 2005. They now offer Magic Your Way passes, which can be purchased to suit the guest's needs. Pass now include the option to hop between parks for an added fee, visits to the waterparks and other non-themepark venues (again for an added fee) and a no-expiration option (also for more money).

I believe that it is possible to have your tickets added to your room key at the lobby concierge but I don't know if it is worth the effort. The passes are made of Tyvek, not paper, and they are almost much indestructible. I would recommend making a photocopy of the reverse side of the passes. Take the photocopy with you but store it separately from your passes. If you lose or destroy a pass, you can take your photocopy to Guest Services at any park and they can use the info to issue you a new pass.

Above all, DO NOT LAMINATE THE PASSES! They will not work in the turnstiles if you do.

 

[WillCAD]

I bought tickets from undercovertourist.com and I have a couple of questions. First, can I get them linked to my room key when I arrive or will I need to carry them separately? Second, if I cannot link them to my room key, will I be able to laminate them to make them a little stiffer? I knew when I ordered them that they are paper tickets but I was hoping that I can "convert" them to plastic somehow. Our trip is a LONG ways away, but I am an eternal planner. TIA for any input.

1) Yes, under the new MYW system, you can have tickets bought from brokers coded onto your room key if you want.

2) If you choose not to link them to your room key, DO NOT laminate them! Those tickets are not paper; they are Tyvec, which is better, stronger, and tougher than paper, and in fact the Tyvec tickets are tougher and last longer than the plastic tickets. The plastic tickets like room keys de-magnetize a lot more often, too.

My advice is to keep the paper tickets. They are better than the plastic tickets.

 

[kristenrice]

Thanks for the help....NO LAMINATING!!!

I haven't actually opened the tickets yet so I did not realize that they are not actually paper. They are still sealed in the plastic bag that Undercover Tourist mailed them in. I have already copied the backs of them (twice) so that they can be replaced if needed.

 

[WillCAD]

Thanks for the help....NO LAMINATING!!!

I haven't actually opened the tickets yet so I did not realize that they are not actually paper. They are still sealed in the plastic bag that Undercover Tourist mailed them in. I have already copied the backs of them (twice) so that they can be replaced if needed.

That's a very smart precaution! Just remember to store the copies separately from the tickets, so that if you lose the tickets you won't also lose the copies.

I realised just now that I forgot to tell you WHY laminating is bad:

1) WDW tickets, whether Tyvec or plastic, have to fit through a standard-size slot at the parks. This slot is the same size and shape as the tickets themselves, so if you laminate the tickets, they won't fit.

2) Even if you cut the laminate down to the exact size of the ticket so that it will fit into the slot, the laminate will prevent the slot from reading the magnetic strip.

FYI: The slots on the turnstiles are very forgiving - they will read the magnetic strip no matter which side of the ticket is up and no matter which end of the ticket goes in first, so don't bother trying to figure out which side is supposed to be up, because it works both ways. This can be a real time saver.

 

[makinorlando]

As AP holders who use are tickets weekly, I can attest to their strength and longevity! I have never had to replace a ticket due to wear & tear, but have had to replace a couple due to being demagnetized!