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Here's an interesting situation. Please let me know if this will work.
My wife and I are going to WDW at the end of the month with my in-laws. All four of us will be in one of the four parks on June 29, June 30, July 2, and July 3 (July 1 is a water park for us and Universal for my in-laws). We all leave on July 4 -- my wife and I on a 7 day DCL Easter Carribbean cruise and my in-laws are going home. We are joining a friend and her daughter on the cruise.
After the cruise, on July 11, my wife and I will be going to stay at the Marriott World Center just off property and our friends are staying at Old Key West. They want to go to the parks on the 11th and 12th (they leave on the 13th). Also, depending on when they arrive on July 3, they may have enough time to go to a park that night then the next morning catch the transfer from the resort to the port (they are spending the night at AKL).
So, we'll ignore the tickets for my wife and myself. Ours are straight forward.
The other tickets are the interesting part and what I'm asking about. We purchased a 6 day, park hopper ticket for my in-laws. They are only going to use 4 days of that and our friends are going to use the other two days for their park attendance on July 11 and 12. That should work, right? The tickets are purchased from Undercover Tourist and aren't a Key to the World with a name, etc. on them. In theory, my in-laws can use the first 4 days, then we give the tickets to our friends for them to use the last two days. Right?
Now is a muddier situation. Say our friends arrive early enough on July 3 to want to go a park. My in-laws will be in the park (with the tickets). I initially thought about adding a day to the tickets and having our friends pay for the 3rd day (they are already paying for 2 of the 6 days on the ticket). However, adding a 3rd day so they could go in the park on July 3, when my in-laws will be in the park on July 3 seems problematic.
Any suggestions? PMs are welcome if this is a topic best left "non-public".
Thanks,
Keith
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Unfortunately no what you propose will not work (If I am reading it right) the first person to use a ticket gets their finger scanned and that ticket is then tied to that person, someone else can not use it as their finger will not match the ticket when you get to the gate. Everyone must have their own tickets.
Disney is pretty serious about that and is know to confiscate the ticket in question regardless of the time left on it and invalidate it.
Sorry but this is one of the things that gets folks into hot water.
Disney tickets have always been "non-transferrable," but the finger scans that came in with The Magic Your Way tickets use the technology to stop anyone else from using them.
And... if your friends try to use the in-laws' tickets, it's likely Disney will confiscate them and you will be asked to leave.
I guess no good deed goes unpunished. Try to do something nice for somebody and it gets thwarted. Oh well. Now our friends are going to have to pay a LOT for 2 or 3 days (depending on what they choose to do). I told them the best bet is to get a 10 day MYW non-expiring ticket and use 2 days now and then the rest in a couple of years when they go back (DVC members who won't be going back until 2011 because they borrowed all their 2010 points to do this trip). That makes the most sense at this point.
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I don't have anything new to add as everyone has already told you about the finger scans on the tickets making them non-transferrable so I just wanted to say Hi and welcome to the boards.
I guess no good deed goes unpunished. Try to do something nice for somebody and it gets thwarted. Oh well. Now our friends are going to have to pay a LOT for 2 or 3 days (depending on what they choose to do). I told them the best bet is to get a 10 day MYW non-expiring ticket and use 2 days now and then the rest in a couple of years when they go back (DVC members who won't be going back until 2011 because they borrowed all their 2010 points to do this trip). That makes the most sense at this point.
Sorry your friends have to pay, but that is their choice. If they are planning another trip, I agree that getting a non-exp. ticket is a good idea from Undercover Tourist. If you use the mousesavers.com link you get a little more of a discount. Enjoy your time at WDW & cruise, sounds like you have a great vacay planned.
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Disney tickets have always been "non-transferrable," but the finger scans that came in with The Magic Your Way tickets use the technology to stop anyone else from using them.
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