Upgrading a child's ticket

[disnut1149]

I have a one day ticket that was never used. It was my granddaughters from when she was under 10. Now she's 12 and I wanted to see if I can upgrade that to an adults. I think I can, and what is the cost. My DD and DGD are going to Universal for a day without me, since they like all the roller coasters, and I thought I could use my granddaughters ticket to go to a park by myself. There was never a finger scan on this ticket, since it's only a one day ticket. I know they're non-transferrable, once you have your finger scanned. Thanks!!

 

[Robo]

I have a one day ticket that was never used. It was my granddaughters from when she was under 10. Now she's 12 and I wanted to see if I can upgrade that to an adults.

I think I can, and what is the cost. My DD and DGD are going to Universal for a day without me, since they like all the roller coasters, and

I thought I could use my granddaughters ticket to go to a park by myself. There was never a finger scan on this ticket, since it's only a one day ticket.

I know they're non-transferrable, once you have your finger scanned. Thanks!!

Perfectly legal to "transfer" a never-used ticket.

You can do the upgrade, but it will cost the difference between what was PAID for that ticket years ago (the ticket booth will know) and a current adult ticket.

 

[disnut1149]

Thanks Robo!! I knew you'd know the answer to this.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Disney does not penalize children for growing older. If you have a partially used child's ticket, and the child is now 10 or older, you may exchange the child's ticket for an adult ticket with the same remaining entitlements and no charge.

The child for which this is being done must be present at the ticket window when this is being done. The age difference must be reasonable! For example, if the child appears to still be a pre-teen, and the ticket is two or more years old they should be no problem. However, if the child appears to be 16 and the ticket is only a year old this will not be done.

This applies whether the ticket is MYW or pre-MYW.

However, if the ticket has never been used, the ticket may only be upgraded to a ticket with at least the same entitlements and the guest must pay the difference.

This may be done at any park (including water parks or TTC) Ticket Booth or Guest Relations Office

For more information, follow the link in my signature to Post #9.

 

[disnut1149]

Thanks!

 

[Schmeck]

Isn't that going to cost a lot more money than just adding a day on to an active ticket? is it worth it? I'd see it making sense if the one day is the only day you'd be going to WDW.

 

[Robo]

Isn't that going to cost a lot more money than just adding a day on to an active ticket? is it worth it? I'd see it making sense if the one day is the only day you'd be going to WDW.

From the original post, it sounds like only one day at WDW is needed.

Otherwise, if more than one day is needed for this WDW trip and no other ticket will be used by the OP on this visit, the child's ticket can be upgraded to a MULTIPLE-DAY adult ticket just as easily as it can to a one-day adult ticket (at a higher cost, of course.)

Otherwise, the value of the child's ticket could be used to help pay for an AP or AP renewal, or for a multi-day non-expiring ticket.

 

[purple figment]

Isn't that going to cost a lot more money than just adding a day on to an active ticket? is it worth it? I'd see it making sense if the one day is the only day you'd be going to WDW.

From the original post, it sounds like only one day at WDW is needed.

Agree, it did sound like a one day trip from the original post, however, Schmeck brought up a good point. If the OP is asking about the AS Sports trip in Aug 2015, they have 4 day tickets for that trip. If that's the case, Schmeck is correct that it would be much cheaper for the OP to add one more day to his/her ticket when the rest of the party goes to Universal. It will be just $10.65 for the 5th day.
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52869749&postcount=147

 

[chapie1968]

Perfectly legal to "transfer" a never-used ticket.

You can do the upgrade, but it will cost the difference between what was PAID for that ticket years ago (the ticket booth will know) and a current adult ticket.

I don't know if it makes it different because you have an "unused" ticket. We had 10 day non expiring park hoppers that were our children's. We took years off from Disney and we went back and our kids were adult age for tickets and they would not admit them with the children's ticket. They sent us to customer service and they issued us new adult tickets to replace the children's ticket and there was no cost.

 

[Robo]

I don't know if it makes it different because you have an "unused" ticket. We had 10 day non expiring park hoppers that were our children's. We took years off from Disney and we went back and our kids were adult age for tickets and they would not admit them with the children's ticket. They sent us to customer service and they issued us new adult tickets to replace the children's ticket and there was no cost.

Yup, that is the absolute correct procedure for partially-used (former) children's tickets.
(And, if you'll read Cheshire Figment's reply #4 in this thread, you'll see it spelled out.)

But, the OP's question does not relate to the situation you describe.
The OP has a new, never-used child's ticket (purchased years ago.)
The OP wants to change that never-used child's ticket into a ticket that an adult can NOW use for the first time.
An adult cannot use a child's ticket, so the OP was asking if it is possible to pay to upgrade it to an adult ticket.
It is.