We're planning to split our 3 day pass with another family. They will be using 2 days of the three. We will use the last day to upgrade to an annual pass. We've read that Disneyland started using a fingerprinting scanner to make sure the same person uses the mult-day passes and not split it with anyone else. Some people say that they don't use the fingerprinting scanner, another person says they do, but it never works. Anyone been there recently and have purchase a mult-day ticket? What was your experience?
2007-09-29 14:41:46 · 6 answers · asked by ddv 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Amusement Parks
OC and Steve go alot more often than I do, so if they say they haven't installed them in california yet, I believe them. (I know first hand they are in Florida already). But I do have a story to tell you.
I did "share" tickets with a family member before. Early in the year they have a buy a day get a day free deal so our cousins went and saw disneyland for the day but didn't go into california adventure. They gave us the tickets and a week later we went to CA adv. When we scanned the tickets, they showed as used already. I had them run them three more times and they still didn't go through. So I pulled away to the side where customer service was (they won't kick you out unless your making a scene) and called our cousins. They told us that when they first entered Disneyland, the ticket taker didn't return their tickets to them. The ended up having problems getting them back from the person and even had to have management come over so they could recieve their tickets (which are neccesary since they are used as fasspasses all day). The recieved tickets back, but who knows if they were the original tickets (about 15 minutes had passed while this was going on). So when I went to the customer service window, I explained to them what had happened when "we" had entered Disneyland the week before, and was firm about it. They couldn't prove that we had used the tickets twice, and since I was firm about them only being used once (firm but nice!) they let us in anyway.
So, it can be done, but if they do make you sign it, on your family's second day, get the tickets wet and then go to customer service and they will reissue you fresh tickets (with same encoding, so you aren't going to get free days) but without a signature.
But, honestly, this is alot of drama to go about saving a few bucks. And probably for telling you this, Micky is going to take a hit out on me.
But it is at your own risk.
Good luck!
2007-10-01 12:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jenni P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biometrics are used to tie certain characteristics of your fingerprint to a ticket number.
Anytime a multi-day ticket is purchased, they ask for a name, which is then tied to the ticket as well as the biometric information the first time the ticket is used.
You would probably have a problem upgrading to an Annual Passport in a name other than the one the original ticket was issued in.
However, when you buy a multi-day pass, they don't generally ask for ID. If you purchased the multi-day pass, gave them YOUR name, then let someone else use it for two days, and then YOU take it back to guest relations and upgrade it to an annual pass, it will probably work. They'll ask for your name (and possibly your ID), and then they'll issue a new ticket (that's an annual pass), and you'll be required to register biometrics again (this time, YOUR fingerprint) when you first use the annual pass.
This is all just a theory, for educational purposes only. I don't recommend trying to skirt around Disney policies that require that a pass be used by the same person on all days in order to be valid.
2007-10-03 08:18:41 · answer #2 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OC is there more often than I am, my last trip begining of August they did not have the finger print scanners. But as he says the will sometimes require you to sign the tickets and check ID, I have had them do this with hopper tickets I purchased, I had to have the people I bought them for sign the back and they checked ID on all of us. ( I had an AP) I have seen a number of people turned away because of proplems with tickets also, some were showing ID at the time. I also know if the computers go down there are special proceedures they go to, thats one of the reasons you have to hand stamp when you park hop even though you have a valid ticket in hand. Disneyland tickets are non tranferable, I'm sure people do this sort of thing all the time and get away with it but there is probably an equal number that dont so you are always taking a chance, and what worse time to get caught scamming DL than when your trying to buy an AP and they say no and escort you off the property.
2007-09-30 04:13:46 · answer #3 · answered by steven v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walt Disney World uses Biometrics(Finger Scan) on the Multi-Day tickets. Disneyland does not have this technology yet.
However, the tickets are not allowed to be used by more than one person, which you already seem to know. On occassion they will require the person using the ticket to sign their Multi-Day ticket and show ID when they use it. This is not that often but it is a remote possibility. Then when you get the AP Processed they take your picture and that is placed on the Pass.
I won't say that people do not do what you are doing all of the time. However, you are technically not allowed to do it so if you try it and end up not being able to do it there is nothing you can really do about it.
2007-09-29 21:19:28 · answer #4 · answered by OC1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to Disneyland with my husband and son last year and they didnt do the finger print scanning. That may be just for the Disney Parks in Florida.
2007-09-30 13:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes for exactly that reason so you don't split the good deals
2007-10-03 09:02:27 · answer #6 · answered by Dean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋