Ahoy, Donna! Welcome to planDisney!
Arrgh, that's quite a treasure ye have there! It's like a story right out of the
Pirates of the Caribbean! We'd best be tryin' to get those tickets linked up and ready to use for a magical Walt Disney World Resort vacation.
If you haven't already, go ahead and create a free
My Disney Experience account, since you'll need one to link your tickets and make theme park reservations. You can do that on the
Walt Disney World website by clicking on the blue link that says "Sign In or Create Account" just above the menu bar, and following the instructions to make your brand new account.
Now, since your tickets were purchased before 2010, we probably can't link them without some help. You'll need to
call Guest Relations at (407) 939-4357 and have a Cast Member input your ticket information. They should also be able to link the tickets to your account for you, so be sure to ask them to do that as well.
Once your tickets are all up-to-date and linked to your My Disney Experience account, we can make your theme park reservations! Disney requires all Guests to make advance reservations for the parks we plan to visit through the Disney Park Pass reservation system. First, you'll want to check the
Availability Calendar to make sure there are reservations available in the theme park you plan to visit each day. Then, we can head over to the
Disney Park Pass page and follow the prompts to make reservations for your party for every day of your trip. When you've finished, you can jump back into your My Disney Experience account and look under "My Plans," and you should see all of your Disney Park Pass reservations there.
One last thing - you'll need new tickets you can use to actually enter the theme parks. I'd double check with the Cast Member you speak to when linking your old tickets, but you should be able to exchange them at the
Guest Relations locations near the theme park entrances.
And that's it! You're ready for your grand adventure to begin! I hope ye have a magical time exploring the World, Donna. And remember, ye can always sail back to these waters to ask us another question. We're here to help pirates and landlubbers alike!
Keep Disney Dreaming,
Kathy K.