Why does Disneyland ask for name on ticket?

Your ticket will be connected to you when you scan in and the Cast Member takes your photo. The name is more for you to differentiate the tickets if you have multiple people in your party. Be sure to check out Disney Genie and Disney Genie+ services while you are in the parks.



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I'm happy to let you know that you do not need to worry about the name on your ticket matching your ID, unless that ticket is a special ticket, like the Military Promotional Park Hopper Ticket. Those tickets must be scanned for the first time with a valid ID.

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Theme park tickets are not technically assigned until you pass through those gates for the first time. At that point, a Cast Member will take a photo of the Guest which will pop up every time the ticket is used. As long as you transfer the ticket before its first use, you should be good to go!

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If the ticket has not yet been used, you can reassign a ticket to another person on your Family & Friends list. To do so, visit the My Reservations section of My Disney Experience, locate the ticket you wish to reassign and select the “Reassign Ticket” link to the right of the ticket.

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Your ticket will be connected to you when you scan in and the Cast Member takes your photo. The name is more for you to differentiate the tickets if you have multiple people in your party.

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If you are using Standard Theme Park Tickets, you do not need a valid government-issued photo ID for admission into the Disneyland Resort parks. However, there are special tickets that DO require a valid government-issued photo ID for admission, such as military tickets.

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There are some park tickets that do require identification when you scan in through the Main Entrance Gates while others do not. If you have regular single-day or multi-day One Park Per Day and Park Hopper tickets, you will not be asked for ID.

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Tickets can only be linked once in My Disney Experience, which explains the error message you receive when you try to link the same ticket to multiple accounts. To view and make plans with your friends, Wendi, the key is to connect with everyone in your party as Family & Friends in My Disney Experience.

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Once your friend is in your Friends & Family List, you can link your friend's ticket by typing in the ticket's 12-digit ID number using the My Disney Experience linking tool or the My Disney Experience mobile app.

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The parks work on an honor system regarding the ages of young Guests, so Cast Members typically don't request proof of age for a child. Other than a theme park ticket for a child ages three or older, there is no need to bring along any form of identification for your kids.

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In short, Disneyland takes your picture to protect your purchase and prevent unauthorized users from entering the park on your dime. The first time you use a new Disneyland park ticket, you will scan the card or electronic pass on your phone with a cast member, who will then snap your photo.

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When you scan to enter the theme park for the first time, a Cast Member will take your photo as proof that the ticket has been assigned to you. It is very important that you have theme park reservations for each day that you are visiting Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park.

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Linking Your Photos You can use your MagicBand, Disney PhotoPass card, theme park ticket or annual pass. When you wear your MagicBand to the park, your attraction photos will even be automatically linked to your account. runDisney photos can also be linked to your account using your bib number.

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