using old tickets

[MeggP]

We have 5 tickets from 8 years ago that each have one day left on them--they were 5 day park hoppers and we only stayed 4 days--not sure why we bought 5 days--maybe that was the only choice. Anyway, Is there some way to verify that there's one day left? I just don't want to get there and discover that they have become corrupted and we can't get the day out of them. They have a magnetic strip on back and what appears to be a code on the back.


TIA
MeggP

 

[miss missy]

good ? I think I am in the same boat

 

[Robo]

...Is there some way to verify that there's one day left? I just don't want to get there and discover that they have become corrupted and we can't get the day out of them.

Sorry, but the only way Disney will verify a ticket is AT WDW.
You must hand-carry it to a Guest Relations window at a resort theme park or DTD.

They used to do this over the phone but changed their policy due to abuses by internet (and other) "ticket brokers".

 

[MaidMarian]

Can anyone verify if Disney has another way of confirming the days left besides the magnetic strip? My MILs ticket kept getting messed up while we where there and had to be fixed twice. I just have this fear something will be wrong with the strip and we'll be out our left over days.

 

[Robo]

Can anyone verify if Disney has another way of confirming the days left besides the magnetic strip? My MILs ticket kept getting messed up while we where there and had to be fixed twice. I just have this fear something will be wrong with the strip and we'll be out our left over days.

Sure. They knew that de-magnetizing would be a possibility. (And prior to the change in policy, they could tell you info over the phone if you read them the numbers.)

The numbers printed on the ticket will link the ticket computer system to the same info as the magnetic strip.

Note:
ANY TIME YOU BUY A (non-AP) TICKET, YOU SHOULD COPY ITS NUMBERS DOWN AND KEEP THAT INFO SAFE.

That way, if you LOSE that ticket, you can prove that you OWNED it and you should be able to get a replacement at Guest Services. Without that info... you're lost and out the money.

AP's have all your personal info in the computer. So if you lose of forget them, you only need to show a legal photo ID and they'll replace your AP in seconds (while rendering your "old" ones void).

 

[seashoreCM]

If you simply submit your old ticket for verification, you have to take the word of the CM behind the counter.

You need to keep your own records of what parks you went to and when and you don't need to ask the question the OP did. A ticket is not corrupted if either the lettering or the magnetic stripe on the back can be read. Disney will tell you what days you visited if they want to dispute your records and say your ticket has less than you say it has.

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

 

[LorieR]

Two years back I needed to check days remaining on two tickets. I knew they each had the same amount of days left on them but was not sure how many. I got two different answers from two different CMs at POR, including different amount of days on the two tickets!! The second CM was correct but I could not really be sure until I tried to use the tickets.

Lorie

 

[Daryl]

I always photo copy the backs of my tkts. and write the days left on the photo copy

 

[MisunderstoodLilo]

I used to work at the Disney Store and people came in all the time asking me to check tickets. They were pretty mad when I told them the only way to do it was in WDW.

 

[lovealldisney]

Would this apply to the water parks as well? I have no expiration tickets with the water park option we used all the days but we only went to the water parks one day.

 

[seashoreCM]

Same thing, you need to be at Disney to find out how many water park visits are left (unused ones survive even if all the park days are used up).