Originally Posted By gelfling32 A friend got me a military park hopper ticket in CA. I saw somewhere online that you needed a militay ID to use the ticket, but other sites contradict that saying that you don't need one. I called DL and they said that you *do* need an ID and that I'd have to pay the difference to get a regular ticket. I'm supposed to arrive Thursday and the friend who got it for me is not arriving till Friday afternoon/evening. He does NOT have an ID either, it's his Dad who'd in the military. What are we going to do?????
Originally Posted By gelfling32 It's an extra $74 (without tax, I'm sure). I'm on a tight enough budget as it is.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ouch. Well, do whatever you can to come up with the money (legally, of course) - while you MAY be able to sweet-talk the enrance CMs, I wouldn't count on it with a special ticket type like that. Also, as a child of military, doens't your friend have a military ID? Or are they "too old" to be a dependent?
Originally Posted By princess_tink It most like will not be a problem, the family i travelled with this weekend had military hoppers and were not asked for id once while we were there
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk Oh my, you are in a tight fix. I have a friend who got tickets from someone in the military and she got in with no problems. I'd say, go to a busy line where they would more likely be in a hurry and not have time to check ID. Good luck!
Originally Posted By Misty Gosh, folks who are in the military get special tickets as rewards for protecting our country, and you are asking how to cheat the system? Ouch. Pay the money.
Originally Posted By sun m I am retired military. My family was at DL in April for six days with park hopper tickets. Six of us, we were never asked for ID.
Originally Posted By POTCFAN My husband is in the military, we have never been asked to show ID, (not to say it couldn't happen). Personally, I don't see a problem with a military member buying a ticket for their child and their child's friend, we have purchased tickets from MWR for friends and relatives who were visiting DL with us.
Originally Posted By bhbob I had an Military 5 day ticket this past July, (my niece is in the military) and was never asked. She has gotten tickets many times for members of our family and no one has ever asked, ever!
Originally Posted By 6ksmom we just got back from DL and used 5 day military park hoppers. I had this same question before we went because my military son was able to get the tickets but not go with us. I called DL tickets first and they reassured me that they don't check for ID. ID is only needed to purchase the tickets. Once you have the tickets no ID is needed. This proved to be true.
Originally Posted By BoyStory Yep, same here. My uncle is retired Military and my aunt used to get DL tix for us family members when we would go both with and without them on DL vacations. We were never asked for I.D. That was quite a few years ago, but it doesn't sound like they've changed their policy. Have fun!
