Transfer tickets to another person????

[jahow7]

It should be noted, this is being done entirely in violation of Florida law

When, in actuality, we all know that anyone who intends to break the rules (whether it be sharing unused park days, parking at a Magic Kingdom-area resort all day to avoid paying for parking, or whatever) really ISN'T going to feel guilty - despite posting on public forums seeking support for their decision to bend or break whatever rule inconveniences them

While I am sure you are 100% right with respect to this being a violation of Florida law, when when the last time that the police shut down any of these operations. If the police allow these busnisses to stay open, I do not understand why some people are so concerned about someone using their parents tickets. At the same time ebay is very sensitive to what can and cannot be posted on their site for sale. If they allow Disney tickets to be re-sold then people on these boards who are so conerned about 'rules" should relax a bit and realize what is going on in the real world.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

ok some people are getting a bit ridiculous and comparing it to stealing food at a grocery store!??? OMG!!!

You're right. I guess stealing a couple of 50¢ candy bars from a grocery store really doesn't compare to stealing a couple of $70 tickets.

To me, I don't see the difference. Others clearly feel otherwise. Rationalize however your conscience allows.

 

[gw_lit]

Summary: Tickets say non-transferable, if you want to transfer them - your choice.

Summary: Speed limit says 70, if you want to go 80 - your choice.

 

[Robo]

Is the transfer of a park ticket previously used for admission by one guest from that guest to another guest for use for admission at another time...
against Disney policy?






.

 

[DianeV]

You arent even close! If I buy those candy bars and share them with someone else who stole them?

You're right. I guess stealing a couple of 50¢ candy bars from a grocery store really doesn't compare to stealing a couple of $70 tickets.

To me, I don't see the difference. Others clearly feel otherwise. Rationalize however your conscience allows.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

You arent even close! If I buy those candy bars and share them with someone else who stole them?

Okay, so the concept of stealing intellectual property isn't quite the same as stealing a physical item. You got me. The manufacturer of a candy bar is pretty certain that only one person is going to eat any certain part of that candy. They don't have to designate it as non-transferable.

Disney tickets, on the other hand, don’t represent a physical thing, they represent an experience. Disney decided that if two people wanted to enjoy the experience of their park, each would have to pay for their own ticket. They therefore designated all tickets as non-transferable.

I think any act one has to accomplish through means of deception is suspect of being morally wrong. And yes, this would have to be done through deception. If someone went to the ticket window and asked them if they could use their parent's partially-used tickets because their parents didn’t want to come back again, what would the cast member say?

Is the transfer of a park ticket previously used for admission by one guest from that guest to another guest for use for admission at another time...
against Disney policy?

That's correct. Only the person who originally used a ticket may ever use that ticket.

 

[bicker]

Admission passes are labeled non-transferable. There is no legitimate excuse for transferring them from one person to another, without Disney's expressed permission to do so. Guests cannot legitimately impose their own unilateral changes to the terms and conditions. Doing so is a selfish act, that perhaps will add to the litany of wonderful service Disney has had to curtail or terminate do to similar abuses.

 

[Lewisc]

Assume an extended family is taking a two week Orlando vacation. Disney, SW, Universal etc. Assume they're not going to be together most of the time. They only need 5 days in WDW.
A 5 day pass costs $219 and a 10 day pass costs $230. Do we have to read the fine print to understand the extra 5 days, at a cost of $11, is intended only for the person purchasing the ticket? Not to be sold or even away to other family members.

The finger scan ends any question. The finger scan also answers the OP question. Once Disney associates biometrics with a ticket it is effectively non-transferrable EVEN TO FAMILY members. Do people think they should be able to share their AP? This isn't any different.

 

[LOLA2]

When were the finger scans installed?

 

[Lewisc]

When were the finger scans installed?

The older, two finger scanners, were first used about 10 years ago for AP holders. Probably as a result of the new pricing for MYW Tickets Disney started using them for almost all guests in the beginning of 2005.

 

[DizzKneeGeek]

good lord. i really can't believe i just wasted my morning reading this drivel.

 

[Lewisc]

The older passes didn't have a picture, customers didn't go through biometrics, the tickets didn't have a place for customers to sign and didn't even have a place to put the customers name. There was non-transferability language somewhere on the ticket but it some guests thought that referred to re-sale and many other guests didn't even read the fine print.

MYW Ticket pricing and biometrics makes it clear that that tickets aren't to be shared but that wasn't always the case.

Admission passes are labeled non-transferable. There is no legitimate excuse for transferring them from one person to another, without Disney's expressed permission to do so. Guests cannot legitimately impose their own unilateral changes to the terms and conditions. Doing so is a selfish act, that perhaps will add to the litany of wonderful service Disney has had to curtail or terminate do to similar abuses.

 

[bicker]

The older passes said, "Non-transferable" on the back. That's all that matters. Nothing short of an expressed grant of license from the seller relieves a person of their obligations under the terms and conditions in effect when they made their purchase. Nothing. This is basic "Ethics 101" stuff.

 

[DianeV]

As far as what would Disney say if you asked about using your PARENTS ticket with ONE day left because they wont be back? I guess you or no one else really knows do you? I encourage the OP to call the headquarters and ask.

It goes back to the enforcement thing like the refillable mugs..many many posters on this board worry about it more then Disney does!

 

[DizzKneeGeek]

many posters on this board worry about it more then Disney does!

Just because Disney is afraid to police its own policies for fear of offending even one person; does not make it morally right.

 

[FayeW]

The fact is we all transfer tickets, all the time! I buy 4 tickets, and then transfer ownership of 3 of those tickets to my spouse and my children. THEY didn't buy them, I DID. Simplistic example, I know.

OP, WHO actually paid for the tickets? Were they purchased along with other tickets that now belong to someone else? IE, did you buy them as a gift for your parents, or did they treat you to yours? Did you attend the parks together? How were they purchased (in advance, by credit card, at the ticket booth with cash?) If you know all of the information about how, and where these tickets were purchased, I would bet it would be pretty simple to use these tickets. Especially, if as some posters have mentioned, the finger scans are linked somehow for families using tickets at the same time.

Really, I would just tell them that I was holding all the tickets for safekeeping and that we must have gotten them mixed up.

 

[Lewisc]

Of course you can buy a ticket for someone else. Families to it all the time. What you can't do is transfer a partially used ticket to another family member.

The OP said their parents bought a ticket that had the no-expiry option. That means it was a MYW ticket and the parents used the biometric scanners at the park.

This isn't like using the wrong mug. The turnstile probably won't open. The OP will probably have to actually lie. Say something like I must have taken the wrong tickets. The CM might let it slide or look up the history of the ticket purchase.

The OP might be able to tell a good enough story but there is not exception for family transfers and unlike the mug situation the CM at the gate will probably pick up the dishonesty.

The fact is we all transfer tickets, all the time! I buy 4 tickets, and then transfer ownership of 3 of those tickets to my spouse and my children. THEY didn't buy them, I DID. Simplistic example, I know.

OP, WHO actually paid for the tickets? Were they purchased along with other tickets that now belong to someone else? IE, did you buy them as a gift for your parents, or did they treat you to yours? Did you attend the parks together? How were they purchased (in advance, by credit card, at the ticket booth with cash?) If you know all of the information about how, and where these tickets were purchased, I would bet it would be pretty simple to use these tickets. Especially, if as some posters have mentioned, the finger scans are linked somehow for families using tickets at the same time.

Really, I would just tell them that I was holding all the tickets for safekeeping and that we must have gotten them mixed up.

 

[DianeV]

I hope the OP contacts Disney and explains the situation and posts back what Disney officially says..I would be very curious to know

 

[mattsdragon]

I'm sure Disney's answer will be "tickets are non-transferrable". That is the stated policy.

I think the argument is becoming one of integrity and how people deal with their own conscience. Would I do it? No, in fact, I went to the MWR office at NAS Pensacola a couple of weeks ago, and the lady there just told me to buy resident passes. When I explained I'm not a resident, nor am I stationed in Florida, she told me to lie. I won't do that, but does it stop others? Of course not.

If the OP was asking for a concrete answer, then that answer is "tickets are non-transferrable". If the OP is asking someone to validate their own conscience, well, they can pick and choose whichever side of the argument they prefer.

 

[DizzKneeGeek]

I went to the MWR office at NAS Pensacola a couple of weeks ago, and the lady there just told me to buy resident passes. When I explained I'm not a resident, nor am I stationed in Florida, she told me to lie

That sounds about par for the course for NASP and Pensacola in general.