Using another 1 day ticket to "park hop" on the same day

[steg]

I originally purchased a 6 day park ticket anticipating being in a park at least once per day. However, the way things are falling I have an extra day left on the ticket because we have a whole day planned in Disney Springs. We would like to "park hop" one day from AK to MK and we are hoping that we can still be simply use another one of our "1 park per day tickets" to do that on the same date.

I remember this being possible the last time we went without the park hopper option where it would just use another whole day ticket, but the verbiage on the website when you buy the tickets is ambiguous about whether this is still possible. Has anyone done this recently?

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

You can't do it. You must have the hopper option to hop.

The only time you can hop without a hopper is if you have a seperate 1 day ticket, but that would be a HUGE wast of money, since the hopper is much less than a 1 day ticket.

 

[Robo]

100% Nope.

 

[Robo]

I remember this being possible the last time we went without the park hopper option where it would just use another whole day ticket, but the verbiage on the website when you buy the tickets is ambiguous about whether this is still possible. Has anyone done this recently?

Not possible since about 10 years ago.

 

[steg]

Whew! Glad I checked! I could have sworn we did this 2 years ago.

 

[DisneyFive]

I too thought I had the same great idea as you for our first trip in 2010. I was also shot down by those in the know. Like you, I was glad I checked first.

Yes, you need hoppers, or a separate set of 1 day passes (way more costly than adding hoppers).

Dan

 

[TiggerBouncy]

I can confirm that it will not let you in and the CM will tell you no.

You can effectively get around it if you really wanted to by getting a 1 day paper ticket and presenting a different finger. However, that's not cost effective.

 

[bumbershoot]

Whew! Glad I checked! I could have sworn we did this 2 years ago.

Only if you had a separate ticket. Which is more expensive than adding hopping to the whole ticket.

 

[Robo]

I can confirm that it will not let you in and the CM will tell you no.

You can effectively get around it if you really wanted to by getting a 1 day paper ticket and presenting a different finger. However, that's not cost effective.

No need to use different fingers for different tickets.
The finger "scan" in no way is a finger "print," so it does not identify an individual.
The scan is simply electronically "connected" to an individual ticket.
The scan would not prohibit a person from owning and using two, three, or more tickets at the same time.
It just stops the use of a single ticket by more than one person.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

But.... It's a silly rule that you can't.

MG

 

[siskaren]

But.... It's a silly rule that you can't.

MG

What's silly? That you can't park hop without buying a park hopper?

 

[Maistre Gracey]

What's silly? That you can't park hop without buying a park hopper?

Yes, if you're willing to use another days ticket, use say that's as silly as it gets.
It's not as though you're trying to use the same non park hopper day to do it.. You are burning another day. I mean, if you didn't go into the other park first this would be fine??

MG

 

[Robo]

Yes, if you're willing to use another days ticket, use say that's as silly as it gets.
It's not as though you're trying to use the same non park hopper day to do it.. You are burning another day. I mean, if you didn't go into the other park first this would be fine??

MG

It is not frivolous or silly reasoning.

The reason is that the "days" on a multi-day ticket are not PRICED the same as buying individual one-day tickets.
As an example, it only costs $10 to add a day to a 5-day ticket.

Disney has designed the prices for multi-day tickets to make it more favorable (FAR more favorable) for guests to stay (or visit the parks) for a greater number of days... not a fewer number of days.

"Burning another day" that costs just $10 is not the same thing as "burning another day" that costs $110.

 

[siskaren]

Yes, if you're willing to use another days ticket, use say that's as silly as it gets.
It's not as though you're trying to use the same non park hopper day to do it.. You are burning another day. I mean, if you didn't go into the other park first this would be fine??

MG

But it's much cheaper to buy extra days, so Disney would be allowing a loophole that certainly wouldn't be advantageous to them - I mean, why would anyone buy a park hopper if they could just buy extra days?

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

I have seen people try this. I have never seen it work

 

[Maistre Gracey]

But it's much cheaper to buy extra days, so Disney would be allowing a loophole that certainly wouldn't be advantageous to them - I mean, why would anyone buy a park hopper if they could just buy extra days?

But it's also cheaper to disallow upgrading ticket rules (bridging and using blackout days to APs with blackout days), but they allow that.

Point is, you could enter the park the next day with that ticket. So, they don't allow two half days, but will allow two full days for the same price.

Doesn't make sense to me.

MG

 

[Maistre Gracey]

It is not frivolous or silly reasoning.

The reason is that the "days" on a multi-day ticket are not PRICED the same as buying individual one-day tickets.
As an example, it only costs $10 to add a day to a 5-day ticket.

Disney has designed the prices for multi-day tickets to make it more favorable (FAR more favorable) for guests to stay (or visit the parks) for a greater number of days... not a fewer number of days.

"Burning another day" that costs just $10 is not the same thing as "burning another day" that costs $110.

See my previous response

 

[Dr.Mickey]

Hi OP. I've got to say, I've followed this stuff for years, and I could swear I heard somebody suggest using additional days over buying a park hopper. I got myself quite worked up over trying to figure it out (even going at least 1 time per year for about 15 years now). We usually have APs, but were considering hoppers 2 years ago when we came across this topic. And although I fancy myself as a smart guy, I was actually surprised you couldn't "burn another day". Oh well...

 

[DavidNYC]

But it's also cheaper to disallow upgrading ticket rules (bridging and using blackout days to APs with blackout days), but they allow that.

Point is, you could enter the park the next day with that ticket. So, they don't allow two half days, but will allow two full days for the same price.

Doesn't make sense to me.

MG

Makes perfect sense. Disney only makes a percentage of it's money off tickets. They make money by having guests stay in the parks longer. Giving them a cheaper way to stay in their parks for fewer days is what you're basically advocating which is the thing that doesn't make any sense. If you understand the economics of pricing and where Disney's money comes from - it's completely logical.

 

[DavidNYC]

Hi OP. I've got to say, I've followed this stuff for years, and I could swear I heard somebody suggest using additional days over buying a park hopper. I got myself quite worked up over trying to figure it out (even going at least 1 time per year for about 15 years now).

Lots of people have suggested it - they're just wrong! : )