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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Real-Life Experience => Topic started by: Emileeeee on May 10, 2015, 12:10:40 PM

Title: Disney vacation and name change?
Post by: Emileeeee on May 10, 2015, 12:10:40 PM
I'm not fulltime yet, but I plan to be within the next year or two. My girlfriend's talking about going to Disney next year. If I'm fulltime by then, I know I'll have to just suck it up and deal with thousands of people that could clock me, but my concern is the name change. The ticket would be bought under my male name. If I find that the time for the RLE comes between now and then, I would end up showing up at the park with ID that has my girl name on it. Anybody know if there would be any issues with getting the ticket transferred from myself to myself?
Title: Re: Disney vacation and name change?
Post by: Dee Marshall on May 10, 2015, 03:50:19 PM
I have no experience similar to that. Best options I can see are to contact Disney in advance and if they won't reissue then buy it with your new name. I've been there a lot of times and if you're not the pur->-bleeped-<- I don't recall them asking for other ID. The first person showing up with the ticket is electronically fingerprinted and that person is the only one who can use the ticket, regardless of name.
Title: Re: Disney vacation and name change?
Post by: Emileeeee on May 10, 2015, 05:02:50 PM
Ahh okay. Thanks. I was 14 the last time I was there, so not only was is a really long time ago, but I was too young to take notice of such things.
Title: Re: Disney vacation and name change?
Post by: Dee Marshall on May 10, 2015, 08:37:54 PM
By the way, my experience is with Disney World and I was there last October. Haven't been to Disneyland since 1970.
Title: Re: Disney vacation and name change?
Post by: Emileeeee on May 11, 2015, 07:37:06 AM
Disney World is the place. I went to Disney Land once about 15 years ago. It seems like a tiny little amusement park. Pretty sure Hershey Park is bigger.