New Ticket Policies

[brizzle]

Didn't know whether this goes in here or not but feel free to move it to somewhere more appropriate.
I have read the changes that Disney are going to make to the park tickets.
Apparently you can buy 5 day and 7 day tickets but as standard they do not come with park hopping privileges, for this you have to pay extra to ensure you can park hop.
Also the 'Never Expire' claim now disappears too but guess what? you can pay to upgrade to a 'Never Expire' option.

I think there is more detail out there but I'm sure Disney have worked out this will make them more money and in turn cost us more

Brizzle.

[Nostromo]

Could it be that Disney are going to keep the current 5,6 & 7 Day Hoppers at the current prices but also offer slightly cheaper non-hoppers to those interested? If so, we would be cos we almost never hop parks. Knowing my brood, they would lose enthusiasm very quickly if taken out of a park and the adrenalin is allowed to run down. Maybe there are others who prefer not to hop.

But I hope that the added Plus previliges of visiting the Water Parks and Downtown Disney remain. THAT is something we use all the time.

[chrizzy100]

I'm glad I only go to one park a year most of the time....and we pay at the gate incase we don't brother with the parks at all...

[florida4sun]

Hello,
it appears that there will be some changes. We are expecting 'official' information asap. I have heard various rumours so dont take anyting as gospel just yet

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by brizzle
Didn't know whether this goes in here or not but feel free to move it to somewhere more appropriate.
I have read the changes that Disney are going to make to the park tickets.
Apparently you can buy 5 day and 7 day tickets but as standard they do not come with park hopping privileges, for this you have to pay extra to ensure you can park hop.
Also the 'Never Expire' claim now disappears too but guess what? you can pay to upgrade to a 'Never Expire' option.

I think there is more detail out there but I'm sure Disney have worked out this will make them more money and in turn cost us more

Brizzle.
[/quote]

[KJH]

I f I but my tickets now, (we are going in Jan) would I be affected?

Kaz

[blott]

Kaz, I think any changes take place next year.

[KJH]

Cheers Blott,

I have to order them anyway, we are going on the 31st January, 2 days after my **birthday. Very strange this forum, it keeps deleting my age![8D]

Kaz

[djdigitald]

Just been looking at the Disney Website and the 'Magic Your Way' ticket options seem to be only for people who stay in the Disney resorts but i may have read this wrong. It all kicks off on January 2nd 2005 and as far as i can see you can still but all the existing ticket types.

[jolliffee]

I think there are wide ranging changes but as Martin says we need to wait for the official word. But it looks like all the old formats will be available and valid till they make the change.

[luckylady]

Hi Guys just recived this hope you understend it

These are major changes that will certainly affect your guests so please ensure that anyone selling tickets that you have on your site have changed their information otherwise you will have some unhappy guests in your home.
It looks as though its designed to stop the ticket booth sellers and of course make more money for Disney even though they made $512 million in the last quarter.

I am e.mailing Disney to get this confirmed and will let you know if it is any different.Here is the e.mail.

Beginning January 2, 2005, Disney will now offer the new "Magic Your Way" passes at the gates, in advance, and in conjunction with Packages. Park Hopper, Park Hopper PLUS, and Ultimate Park Hopper Passes will no longer be offered. Additionally, the Dream Maker Package, as well as the Prince &Princess Plan, Silver Plan, Gold Plan, Platinum Plan, and Romance Plan, will no longer be offered after this date. Tickets and Packages purchased prior to January 2, 2005 will be honored.

The new "Magic Your Way" passes allow for greater flexibility when purchasing passes for your Disney vacation. Here's how it works:

* The "base ticket" starts with a number of days of admission - 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7 days. This base ticket allows admission to one park on that day, and expires 14 days after the first day of use. The price per day starts at $59 for 1-day ticket to $29 per day for a 7-day ticket.

* You can add a "No Expiration" option to your ticket for an additional cost (ranging from $10 to $100 based on the length of the base ticket). This way you could save on buying a larger ticket and use it over several vacations, or use it as insurance in case you do not think you'd use all of your days on your vacation.

* You can add a "Park Hopper" option to your base ticket that gives you the flexibility to hop between the 4 Major Themeparks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios) on each day of admission. The cost is $35 regardless of the length of your base ticket.

* You can add a "Magic Plus Pack" to your base tickets for a flat cost of $45 (regardless of the length of your base ticket). This gives you a number of options (ranging from 2 to 5, based on the length of your pass) that can be used for admission to the Minor Themeparks (Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, DisneyQuest, Pleasure Island, or Wide World of Sports Complex).

Barbara