Tickets Question

[mrgoodwrench]

I bought 4 expiring MYW 10 day tickets months ago. They are all made of heavy weight paper. Will these hold up for 10 days with kids using them. Can Disney switch these over to the plastic (credit card) type for me? I'm just afraid my sons will bend these tickets every which way using fastpass, then putting them back in their pockets, day after day. Just curious. Thanks for any info.

 

[raven69david]

I believe the tickets are coated with a substance that should keep the ticket safe from tearing. My current paper-type tickets from Disney are identical to our Sea World season pass in regards to the type of material used to print the tickets. I have had my cousins & nieces use them for 2 years and they look a bit worn, but they have never been torn or ripped. As far as exchanging them for the Disney Store type tickets i'm sure someone else will chime in on this.

 

[SnackyStacky]

The only way you can "convert" the paper tickets (and I use that term loosely - after a nuclear attack, the rats and those paper tickets would be left!) is to have them coded to your room key at a Disney resort.

If you're staying at a Disney owned hotel, then it's no problem.

If you're not staying at a Disney hotel, then you're stuck with the paper ones.

 

[AJKMOM]

I read somewhere those tickets are made of the same material that they use to hold together insulation batting, name was something like mylar, kevlar? Anyway, they are tougher than they look.

 

[mrgoodwrench]

I read somewhere those tickets are made of the same material that they use to hold together insulation batting, name was something like mylar, kevlar? Anyway, they are tougher than they look.

I think that would be tyvek. Thanks everyone for the info. We are leaving in 8 days for our Disney trip. My boy's are getting so excited. I started planning this trip last December, I'm tired of planning.....I want to start having some fun.

 

[asianmom]

funny, I just got 3 10-day MYW hopper tickets with no non-expiring added and they are plastic.May be U could call Disney up to check?

 

[tiberius]

First off, the tickets shouild be just fine. We used these kind of tickets before with no problem. Second, if there is a scanning problem Disney will replace them if necessary. Third, make a photocopy of the backs of all of the tickets (and your receipt, if possible), this way if they are lost Disney can cancel them and issue you replacements. This really worked out for my BIL, who lost his family's 4 tickets at a park. Finally, go and enjoy!

 

[bicker]

Yup; that's not paper -- not even coated paper. It's Tyvek.

 

[SueM in MN]

Yup; that's not paper -- not even coated paper. It's Tyvek.

APs have been made of that Tyvek "paper" for years.
My DH's AP got demagnatized last year and DH asked about durability compared to the plastic card passes. The CM who replaced it said they actually get more people coming in with the pastic cards - the magnetic strip get scratched more easily because it doesn't "stick" to the plastic card as well as to the Tyvek. They also have to replace quite a few plastic cards because people sit on the or whatever and crack them. I don't remember how many plastic cards they replace compared to the Tyvek ones, but it was quite a few more.