park hopper question

skeeter

skeeter

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I tried to do a search on this with no luck, so here goes. My brother is going to be flying to FL this weekend and using three days of a four day park hopper ticket. He wanted to know if he could "give" the last day to our Mom, who will be flying to FL in November and wanted to visit EPCOT for one day. Is this legal? I don't know if they are transferable or not? If they are, how? Do they check ID with park hopper tickets? I am a FL resident and season passholder, so I have no knowledge of how park hoppers work. Thanks for any help ;)
 
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DisneyNme

DisneyNme

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Hello,
Im seeing differnt information on........ http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/common/helpFAQ?id=HelpFAQTicketsPage

Ive cut and pasted what ive found.


from disney online.....

Q. Is there an expiration date on the tickets that I am ordering?
A. Park Hopper® and Park Hopper PLUS tickets do not expire. Any unused days or visits can be used on your next visit to Walt Disney World Resort. The Ultimate Park Hopper ticket is exclusively for guests of selected Walt Disney World Resort hotels and is based on your length stay. It is valid from the moment you check in until the end of your checkout day.

Q. Are tickets transferable? Can I give them to someone else to use the remaining days?
A. Please note that all multi-day Walt Disney World Theme Park Tickets are nontransferable and must be used by the same person on any and all days. The person that uses the ticket for the very first time must use the ticket for its entirety. Any tickets that are transferred are in violation of this restriction are invalid for admission.
 
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bhg469

bhg469

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your name isnt attached to a regualr park hoppe, there is no way that they could track that. They seem to be using some sort of scare tactic to make people buy their own park hopper. i can understand the AP but not the park hopper.
 
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Coree

Coree

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I agree, it's pretty much a scare tactic for park hoppers. We have done this in the past where we've gone with family who had to leave early so we kept their hoppers with unused days. No problems. As others have said, a park hopper is not attached to an individual so their use can't be tracked.
 
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MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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When we go, everyone puts their tickets together so one person can run ahead for Fastpasses, then the parkhoppers get all mixed up anyway. I know of the Disney warning against sharing parkhoppers, but how could they enforce that? The Disney webpage even suggests sending one person ahead for FP.
 
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bhg469

bhg469

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MickeyLuv'r said:
When we go, everyone puts their tickets together so one person can run ahead for Fastpasses, then the parkhoppers get all mixed up anyway. I know of the Disney warning against sharing parkhoppers, but how could they enforce that? The Disney webpage even suggests sending one person ahead for FP.
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its simple they cant. currently there is no way for them to track that
 
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Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

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bhg469 said:
its simple they cant. currently there is no way for them to track that
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Thats why they still stamp your hand when you leave the park. It would be too easy for a group to go in, one person come out with all the parkhoppers, and bring in another group.
 
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Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

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Yellow Shoes said:
So THAT'S why they stamp your hand.

It always seemed redundant to me, but I just don't have a criminal mind.
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Yup, the system will recognize use dates on the parkhopper, but there is no other way to control use besides having the user marked......
 
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Yellow Shoes

Yellow Shoes

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We always get our hand stamped even if we know we aren't going back that day.

It's fun to see them glowing on the rides with black lights.


...yup, we're nerds...
 
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crazydaveh

crazydaveh

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I know for those with AP's, they scan your finger tips to make sure it's you with your pass. I believe they have started using this for Park Hoppers.

I could be wrong or saw something else taking place, but I think that is how they're keeping the pass with original person now.

I could be wrong! If I am, sorry, don't mean to waste time, just sharing what I saw!
 
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meatloafsfan

meatloafsfan

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Yellow Shoes said:
We always get our hand stamped even if we know we aren't going back that day.

It's fun to see them glowing on the rides with black lights.

...yup, we're nerds...
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I thought I was the only one....I always try to wear at least a little white so I have a little glow (dandruff doesn't count...lol).

After each day of use, you might want to make a little mark or keep track on a sticky note, because there is no way (other than going to the parks) to find out how many days are left on the hopper ticket.
 
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AEfx

AEfx

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crazydaveh said:
I know for those with AP's, they scan your finger tips to make sure it's you with your pass. I believe they have started using this for Park Hoppers.

I could be wrong or saw something else taking place, but I think that is how they're keeping the pass with original person now.

I could be wrong! If I am, sorry, don't mean to waste time, just sharing what I saw!
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Not sure what you saw, but biometrics are currently only attached to Annual Passes.

You can override the metrics with your photo ID (happens a lot) and they compare the name - park hoppers don't have a name attached to them, so before they added any biometrics system they'd have to start registering personal information to buy hoppers which currently isn't done.

Yes, the FAQ at the Disney site is about "scare" tactics, mostly against resellers (i.e. people that sell unused days from a used multiday pass) or to discourage casual "here, I have a few days left on these passes, take them on your trip" stuff once home. They want you to come back an use them yourself (and spend more), hence the warnings.

Don't make a habit out of it (who knows what may change), but for the time being the scenario in the original post is possible.

AEfx
 
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MissM

MissM

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AEfx said:
Not sure what you saw, but biometrics are currently only attached to Annual Passes.
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Last year, we had Florida Resident Play Four Days passes and we had to do the biometrics. When we upgraded to a Seasonal we had to as well. They might not do it with standard Hoppers, but they are very strict with the Florida Resident only tickets.
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DisneyPhD

DisneyPhD

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Yes they are very strict with FLA residents passes. They are great discounts and everyone wishes they could get them so they are very careful about giving them out.

We have bought 5 or 7 day park hoppers or park hopper pluses in the past and used them for different people coming with us over different trips (BIL, SIL, MIL, Niece.) We currenlty have 2 days on a 7 day park hopper, with 4 pluses left. We like it since the price is always going up. I have heard you can trade in left over days on any pass for a full 5 day park hopper if you want. We might end up doing this.
 
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