Using 20-year old tickets...??

[Sammy]

Hi everyone:

My Dad has some days left on multi-day passes he purchased back in 1985! He is planning on going to Disney in June of this year and use them. How do you use the old tickets?? Will they actually go through the turnstyle machines or should he check in at Guest Services first?? Anyone have any experience with this?

TIA!
Sammy

 

[unixadm]

He has to go to the Guest Services area at the entrance of the park.

We had some left from 1997, and they were able to scan those in at Guest services, see what was left, and give us a new ticket in it's place.

 

[MinnieGirl33]

My understanding is that a 1 day ticket is valid for 1 day regardless of how old it is.

That being said, I believe that if the ticket is the old paper kind without a mag stripe it will need to be exchanged at Guest Services for one that does however, since AK was not around in 1985 I think (stress the word think) when a new card is issued it will only be good for the same parks the original ticket was good for.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[dlaushey]

I think they ditched the ticket is only good at the parks that were open at the time of purchase rule. Once you convert to a new media ticket it should be valid at any park. Once again I will say "I think."

 

[seashoreCM]

Nowadays old tickets are honored at Animal Kingdom and MGM, but old hopper plus passes are not honored at Disney Quest (yet).

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/dispass.htm

 

[Sammy]

Thanks for the quick replies. I'll be sure to tell him to stop at Guest Services first thing. He was so happy to know the tickets could still be used in the first place!

Sammy