Transfer/Selling Partially Used Premium Tix???

[dhb2006]

First you did this in 2004 and that is what I was talking about. You won't now since Disney has made it harder. If they had not done the biometrics would you have done the same thing in 2006 that you did in 2004? That is what the point of the original post in this thread was that you were planning on doing this again. End of story. Other posters told you about the biometrics.


All I said was exactly and you started to attack me. Why?? Or should I just .

mickeyfan2...it was NOT my intent for my reply to be an "attack" on you...I was simply stating that there are other ways to look at it...period.
I'm sorry if you felt I "attacked" you, as that was not my intent!!
You gotta love the internet...but, it's hard to read emotion sometimes!!

Yes...you are correct...(I'm being as honest as I can) when I originally posted, if the answer was "yes, you can sell them"...
then I would have done that again.

Simply put, in my case, it worked out well for me and I'm sure it worked out well for the buyer also.
If anyone got "hurt", it would be Disney...although, I personally IMO just find it hard to think they are really "hurt" by it in the end.
Either way, they are getting the visitors to their park, which is a snowball effect for them.

 

[srfrgrl07]

Ok on 2 different trips to Disney World in the last year, once with my DS17 and once with me, both in the middle of the trip, we put our fingers in and it didn't work, didn't read, whatever. Two times the CM pushed a button and just said "come on through" and the other times the CMs claimed they were "resetting it" to read our fingers. I don't agree with selling unused tickets, I'm just saying the biometric system may work a majority of the time? But we have encountered times when it hasn't and how do you prove you are the original buyer of the ticket, last year we were annual pass holders so only one CM asked for an ID from me, but this last time in DEC we had magic your way tickets-7 day tickets, so how you prove you are the original buyer in that case? I've wondered that........can anyone enlighten me please?

If your tickets do not work with biometrics you can take the tickets to the Guest Relations window where they can scan it and verify that your ID matches the record of who the purchaser was. It's a similar process if your tickets are lost or stolen in order for them to reissue new passes.

 

[srfrgrl07]

They are also MAKING money on all the people that NEVER return to use the remaining time on their tix...which I'm sure happens quite often.

They're not making money if that person does not return to purchase souveniers and food or stay on property.

 

[srfrgrl07]

My guess is that you are a Disney CM of some sort. Why don't you suggest this to the corporate giant and see if they really want to let guests easily (without alot of confusion) document how much they have used a pass. Now that they use the "bio metric fingerprint system" we've eliminated the fraud excuse. It would be so easy to print the check boxes on the back of the pass. They are marketing geniuses, I imagine it was suggested and the response was "lets not make it too easy, think of all the extra tickets we will sell when people don't know what they have left and are trying to plan for a vacation".

By the way Disney never made it easy to check the balances. I was at the parks years ago the week they first introduced the magnetic card system. Even then with the system malfunctioning all over the place they made me tell them how many days were supposed to be on the pass before they would share any information.

If you think that this is a good idea, why don't you submit the suggestion?

I'm really having a difficult time understanding why it is so hard for the person who is using the ticket to keep track on their own. Many people have commented here on how they track their usage marking on the back of a ticket, check box or not. When these same people suggest that you join AAA for a discount or buy an AP for room discounts do you consider their advice because it will save you money? I'm just saying that if you track your own usage as people here have suggested then it will save you time and money since you won't be consistently purchasing new tickets every trip. I guess my point is that I recommend that you take some responsibility for your ticket usage as Disney handles thousands of ticket transactions each day and you yourself noted that sometimes their system is not the most reliable.

As far as the comments I've read here regarding the whole "corporate giant" and "huge corporation" that Disney is ...I'm sorry that people feel that way and I understand that people think that Disney is a multimillion dollar company whereas they are classified as lower-middle class or middle class or whatever. Point is that while Disney makes more money, they also spend more money to enhance their Theme Park Attractions and resorts and product offerings. They have an electric bill, too. And purchase gas, and pay wages and taxes. The percentage of income that they spend on these things could very well be similar to the percentage of your income you spend on things. You want to save money for retirement, for example; Disney wants to see a profit so they can plan for the future as well. Jst because they make more money doesn't mean that they are "better off." If you are that put off by the whole system and feel that they are charging too much for their goods and services, then you have a choice to take your business elsewhere.

 

[srfrgrl07]

Also, Disney is not assuming that everyone is a "crook" and "trying to "abuse the system." As myself and others have mentioned, they are also trying to protect the consumer by not allowing a third party to use a "found" ticket. You choose to perceive it that way. You also assume alot yourself; stating that they are "marketing geniuses" by intending to make it as difficult as possible for a guest to check ticket usage so that the person will just buy new tickets and therefore generate more revenue. And from the messages in your posts, I perceive that you assume Disney is not in the business to create wonderful vacation memories; more to get as much money from consumers as they possibly can. Point is, supply and demand as well as the local market dictate how much they can charge. If those wonderful vacation memories were not happening, then this board would not exist and neither would Disney.

 

[dhb2006]

As far as the comments I've read here regarding the whole "corporate giant" and "huge corporation" that Disney is ...I'm sorry that people feel that way and I understand that people think that Disney is a multimillion dollar company whereas they are classified as lower-middle class or middle class or whatever. Point is that while Disney makes more money, they also spend more money to enhance their Theme Park Attractions and resorts and product offerings. They have an electric bill, too. And purchase gas, and pay wages and taxes. The percentage of income that they spend on these things could very well be similar to the percentage of your income you spend on things. You want to save money for retirement, for example; Disney wants to see a profit so they can plan for the future as well. Jst because they make more money doesn't mean that they are "better off." If you are that put off by the whole system and feel that they are charging too much for their goods and services, then you have a choice to take your business elsewhere.

"multimillion dollar company"???!? You're joking right?!?
Actually they show revenues of almost $32 BILLION last year and a net profit of about $2.5 BILLION...according to the numbers I just looked up, directly from their website. I'm NOT here to bash Disney..but it is just hilarious to me when people try to make others feel sympathetic to a HUGE company
having to pay bills, etc...and then trying to compare it to the same thing as an average "working man" saving for retirement?!?

I'm still going there this Spring....and I thought we were over this "corporate giant" comment already?!?!

 

[srfrgrl07]

"multimillion dollar company"???!? You're joking right?!?
Actually they show revenues of almost $32 BILLION last year and a net profit of about $2.5 BILLION...according to the numbers I just looked up, directly from their website. I'm NOT here to bash Disney..but it is just hilarious to me when people try to make others feel sympathetic to a HUGE company
having to pay bills, etc...and then trying to compare it to the same thing as an average "working man" saving for retirement?!?

I'm still going there this Spring....and I thought we were over this "corporate giant" comment already?!?!

Excuse me, multibillion dollar company. And I am not trying to drum up sympathy here, I'm simply trying to illustrate things in a manner that might be easier to understand. Just because they are a huge company does not mean that they don't have huge debts and liabilities. I honestly don't believe this issue should be about money, though. It's about adhering to rules and policies, and I think that has been answered anyways so I'll leave it at that.

I hadn't posted yet about the huge company comment , so I guess we weren't all over it yet. It was mentioned more than once in this thread, so I thought I would share my opinion on it as well. This has truly been a learning experience for me, thanks to everyone for their input.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Yes...you are correct...(I'm being as honest as I can) when I originally posted, if the answer was "yes, you can sell them"...
then I would have done that again.

But you're missing the basic point - you've never been able to resell your tickets. That's what non-transferable means.
The fact that you did it in the past, despite this rule - read the back of your ticket - well, good for you. But you need to be an authorized, licensed ticket reseller to sell ANY Disney pass legitimately.