Please explain SoCa City pass

[disneynewman]

We have just decided that our next Disney trip will be our first trip to DLR. I think we want the City Pass ticket but can someone explain exactly how it works and how many days in each park it allows you. Can you park hop between DCA and DL? Is it one ticket that is good every where or multi tickets....:confused:

TIA

[Timbo6117]

i did the pass last year! and it worked out! think of it just a book of coupons! basicallly you get 3 days at disneyland and Cali Advanture land. u get to disnyeland then go to guest serivce then they will give u exchange your coupons for tickets! then you go to Universal studios (1 day) , Sea world (1 Day) and then your chose of the San Diego Zoo or Wild life park. just make sure you dont tear out all unused coupons at onces! they want it remain in the book and the park officials to tear them out when u get there!

[Timbo6117]

and also! the drive to seaworld is about an hour n half from disneyland! so its not too bad at all! and your Disneyland ticket is the hooper pass! so u can go back and fourth as many times between the 2 disney resort as you like! try to get it at costco! i saved maybe $30 over the regualr price for those passes

[2hapas]

We bought ours from Costco and used it earlier this month. The ones that we got from our local Costco is a plastic card the size of a credit card.

At Seaworld, San Diego Zoo and Universal we went straight to the turnstiles and were admitted with the Southern California City Pass card. At DLR we also went straight to the turnstiles, but they scanned the card and gave us 3 day park hoppers to use from then on. Also, since it's a 3 day hopper, it comes with 1 magic morning.

[nifty16]

Is it possible to upgrade the disney parkhopper to a 4 or 5-day ticket?

[auroralark]

Bump! I was wondering if it's possible to upgrade too.

[monicatb]

We bought ours from Costco and used it earlier this month. The ones that we got from our local Costco is a plastic card the size of a credit card.

At Seaworld, San Diego Zoo and Universal we went straight to the turnstiles and were admitted with the Southern California City Pass card. At DLR we also went straight to the turnstiles, but they scanned the card and gave us 3 day park hoppers to use from then on. Also, since it's a 3 day hopper, it comes with 1 magic morning.



I just got my plastic cards from Costco for our April trip, and I was also wondering if I needed the tickets. So do I need to go to Guest Services first, or do they scan them at the turnstiles and there's where they gave you the tickets?

[adisneymama]

I was also wondering if you could upgrade the 3 days to a 4 or 5 day ticket. Anyone?:confused3

[callmeblissful]

I seem to recall hearing that someone had done that before. I'm almost certain it is possible - as far I am aware, you can upgrade any kind of Disneyland ticket. If nobody else pipes up and you are still worried about it, you might consider calling Guest Services and asking a CM. :)

[Dubb]

If you buy the pass from the Universal website and use it there first, you get a second day free.

[2hapas]

I just got my plastic cards from Costco for our April trip, and I was also wondering if I needed the tickets. So do I need to go to Guest Services first, or do they scan them at the turnstiles and there's where they gave you the tickets?

No, you do not have to go to guest services first. You can go directly to the turnstiles with the SCCP and the CM will issue you 3 day park hopper tickets right there at the turnstile.

I was also wondering if you could upgrade the 3 days to a 4 or 5 day ticket. Anyone?:confused3

Yes, we were able to upgrade our 3 day park hoppers to 4 day park hoppers. Just a word of warning though, there seems to be some confusion at DLR about this. At first I went to guest services and was told that I couldn't upgrade because the tickets were discounted tickets. I knew that I could do it from reading the DISboards :hippie:, so I tried again, the second time I went to one of the ticket booths as I was exiting the park mid day and the CM did it for me although he took some time trying to figure out how to put it into his computer. He was gave me my original tickets back and said that those were now 4 day hoppers, but then he called me back to the window when he realized that his computer was printing out new 4 day hoppers that I was supposed to use from then on. He manually date stamped on the new park hoppers the dates that I had already visited the park so that the CM's at the turnstiles would know how many days I had already used.

Hope that helps!

[DisneyNic]

Do you remember how much it cost to upgrade?? Was it just the difference between a normal 3-day to 4-day upgrade or was it more since the ticket was discounted?? We are going in Sept and I think the City Pass might be a good option for us but I wanted 4 days at DL/DCA.

[stevejanelle]

You get $204 credit per adult and $174 credit per child ticket. You can use this toward any upgrade (4,5,6 day park hoppers, or annual passes). Just subtract the $204 (or $174) from the 'at the gate' ticket price for the upgrade you want. For example, my family is doing this in June. We are upgrading to 6 day park hoppers, regular price is $254 subtract $204, equals $50 upgrade price per adult. Child, regular price is $224, subtract $174, equals $50 upgrade price per child.

I think its a great deal.

Steve

[traemac]

You get $204 credit per adult and $174 credit per child ticket. You can use this toward any upgrade (4,5,6 day park hoppers, or annual passes). Just subtract the $204 (or $174) from the 'at the gate' ticket price for the upgrade you want. For example, my family is doing this in June. We are upgrading to 6 day park hoppers, regular price is $254 subtract $204, equals $50 upgrade price per adult. Child, regular price is $224, subtract $174, equals $50 upgrade price per child.

I think its a great deal.

Steve

Steve who did you talk to? I called tickets and reservations and they told me the credit would only be $184 for adults

[Mary Jo]

A normal 3-day park hopper is $184 for adults right now. When you get the socal city pass you are getting a discounted 3-day hopper, discounted tickets for two of the other parks, and the third park for free. When you upgrade to a four-day hopper you might get $184 credit, or you might get credit for the discounted 3-day hopper.

Someone on the DIS reported that they got credit for the full 3-day hopper when they upgraded to 4-day hoppers. ($184 for adults)

[dizkidz2]

If I buy the passes from the DL site, do we have to go to DL 1st?
I'm so confused...
We will be flying into San Diego, going to the zoo & sea world for a couple of days then driving up to DL & Universal.

[soaringirl]

I think I've read somewhere that if you buy the passes from the DL site, you need to redeem them at DLR first. Also, if you buy it from Universal, it's the same.
If you're going first to San Diego you might want to confirm that.

[lori123]

What if you buy them at Costco? Where do you have to redeem them first. Also - does anyone know the costco price?

[stevejanelle]

What if you buy them at Costco? Where do you have to redeem them first. Also - does anyone know the costco price?

You can redeem them at any park first. At DL/CA you just go up to the turnstiles, they swipe the card and give you Disney Resort 'paper' tickets. Check costco.com under entertainment and tickets for price. Last I looked they were out of them.

STeve

[lori123]

You can redeem them at any park first. At DL/CA you just go up to the turnstiles, they swipe the card and give you Disney Resort 'paper' tickets. Check costco.com under entertainment and tickets for price. Last I looked they were out of them.

STeve

Thanks for the info - while I didn't look the last time I go - I usually always see them at my local costco. Are you just saying they are out online - or have people been reporting that they are out at the regular stores too?

[DTFVolunteer]

when we used our SoCal CityPass last year, the turnstile person at DLR directed me to the ticket booth to exchange for the actual three day ticket.

**WARNING** Do NOT remove passes from the booklet - they must be presented in the book to be valid (you can't split the passes and half the family goes to SeaWorld while the other half goes to San Diego Zoo for instance. I pulled the ticket out of the book in front of the ticket taker at the Zoo and got a severe warning that it could invalidate the rest of my tickets, but I didn't have any other problems, but I wouldn't risk a day in DLR for it :sad2:

A

[stevejanelle]

when we used our SoCal CityPass last year, the turnstile person at DLR directed me to the ticket booth to exchange for the actual three day ticket.

**WARNING** Do NOT remove passes from the booklet - they must be presented in the book to be valid (you can't split the passes and half the family goes to SeaWorld while the other half goes to San Diego Zoo for instance. I pulled the ticket out of the book in front of the ticket taker at the Zoo and got a severe warning that it could invalidate the rest of my tickets, but I didn't have any other problems, but I wouldn't risk a day in DLR for it :sad2:

A

When we did it last June we had hard, credit card type ticket. DL just scanned it at the turnstiles and gave us 'paper' tickets. Sea World and US just scanned it and we entered. SDZoo used a hole punch on it to show we used it (I thought that was weird).
STeve

[babyruth]

FYI Costco is not selling the Citypass right now, we just bought ours this week and had to get it directly from Citypass. Citypass has made a statement on their Facebook page that they hope Costco will make their products available again in the future.

[AustinTink]

So, here's a dumb question... If I buy the pass at DL i know we have to start there. But, my question is... do you have to do all three days consecutively? Or, can I do 2 days at DL then a day at US and then back to DL?

Thanks for the info.

[stevejanelle]

So, here's a dumb question... If I buy the pass at DL i know we have to start there. But, my question is... do you have to do all three days consecutively? Or, can I do 2 days at DL then a day at US and then back to DL?

Thanks for the info.

You have 14 days to use your 3 day (or any day for that matter) Park Hopper pass. You get the same tickets as anyone else once you enter the first time.
Steve

[AustinTink]

You have 14 days to use your 3 day (or any day for that matter) Park Hopper pass. You get the same tickets as anyone else once you enter the first time.
Steve

Thanks!

[hsmamato2]

ok.....now I have a question:cool1: I looked at this pass, but decided it wouldn't work for us,as we wanted 2 days at Universal,and 5-6 days DL hoppers.....
so from what I'm reading here- we could buy these tix direct from Uni. site- but we have to go to Uni. FIRST- then we get a 2nd day free?
are these 2 days consecutive only?And if we stopped at DL 1st,we wouldn't get the 2nd day free at Uni.?
and- then we could take the tix to DL,and upgrade to 6 day hoppers with it,reducing the cost of a hopper by 184.00?
do I have this right?
Thanks for all the info! If I could do this, it might save us some $$$ which is always good!:thumbsup2

[hsmamato2]

I am a little confused- how would I buy the soCal tix,then upgrade?
My plan would be to use them at Uni first,and then I would get a 2nd day free?
then take them to DL,and try to upgrade at the booth?
I'm still confused by the prices- please,some help?:woohoo:

[stevejanelle]

I am a little confused- how would I buy the soCal tix,then upgrade?
My plan would be to use them at Uni first,and then I would get a 2nd day free?
then take them to DL,and try to upgrade at the booth?
I'm still confused by the prices- please,some help?:woohoo:

From my experience... We had credit card like CityPass tickets. We did not buy them from US to get the extra day there though. About DL, the first day we took the CityPass tickets to the turnstiles (not the ticket booths) and they scanned our CityPass tickets and gave us each 3-day DLR park hoppers. At the end of the first day we went to City Hall and upgraded our 3-day park hoppers for 6-day park hoppers. At that time (last June) they charged us $70 per person, child and adult alike, to upgrade. Don't know if it is still the same, but that is my experience.

Steve

[vacamomma]

Does anyone know if this pass includes a magic morning day for Disney?

[hsmamato2]

If you buy the pass from the Universal website and use it there first, you get a second day free.

how do you know this for sure?:confused3 it isn;t mentioned on mousesavers site- any official info about this?

[Dubb]

That's an old post. Doesn't look like it's available anymore.

[Dubb]

Actually, I just checked. Here it is...

http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/ticket_california_citypass.html

Scroll to the bottom to see the offer for the second day free.

[hsmamato2]

thank you- I would have replied sooner, but I'm not getting notified lately....:confused3 anyway- does anyone here know FOR SURE (i.e. done this) about buying the pass,and adding extra DL days on at the gates? Thanks again!:cool1:

[Dubb]

I just did this past week.

[Canadave]

I've just seen some ads for the pass for $276. It sounds like a great deal. However, we are not going to California until next February. If I purchased the passes now, can we use them next year?

[ND Disney Daddy]

I've just seen some ads for the pass for $276. It sounds like a great deal. However, we are not going to California until next February. If I purchased the passes now, can we use them next year?

The Disneyland and Universal Studios websites say they are only good through 2011. I wouldn't worry about buying them in advance though, I'm sure they'll be available for your 2012 trip.

You might want to check getawaytoday.com when you decide to purchase - they are currently selling the SoCal CityPass for $260 (cheapest I've seen).

[Canadave]

Thanks ND Disney Daddy. I will check them out. I was just a little worried as the price seemed like a great deal...and I wouldn't want to miss out

[Lewdannie]

I just did this past week.

Just so I am crystal clear.
I can buy the SoCa pass at Disneyland Gate and then immediately (before going into the park) upgrade the 3-day hopper pass to a 4-day by paying the difference?

Sorry to be a bother...first post and all.

Cheers

Dean

[skiingfast]

Just so I am crystal clear.
I can buy the SoCa pass at Disneyland Gate and then immediately (before going into the park) upgrade the 3-day hopper pass to a 4-day by paying the difference?

Sorry to be a bother...first post and all.

Cheers

Dean

Welcome Dean.

That is right you can upgrade it then or before the end of that 3rd day of use.

You pay the difference to the 3rd day part of the citypass to a 4 day hopper.

It's $214 toward $234. So you would pay $20 to upgrade.

Feel free to ask question about Disneyland on the main DL board in the link.
http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26&order=desc

[Lewdannie]

Feel free to ask question about Disneyland on the main DL board in the link.


Brilliant.... thanks.
Yes, I will be LIVING on these forums between now and when we arrive for the last week of February...I really can't wait!

[Camonkeygirl]

One thing to keep in mind is that with the 2012 City Passes, the SD Zoo or Safari park is no longer available, unless you purchase an upgraded pass. The City Pass is also no longer for sale at the Zoo. If you decide to go to the Zoo or Safari Park after you purchase the City Pass, you can get a 10% discount at the window.

[Lewdannie]

If you decide to go to the Zoo or Safari Park after you purchase the City Pass, you can get a 10% discount at the window.

Awesome...thanks for that...is this noted on any website?

[Camonkeygirl]

Awesome...thanks for that...is this noted on any website?

Yes, on the City Pass website - http://www.citypass.com/california/san-diego-zoo

I work at the Zoo, and I think the 10% discount is an inside thing. Not sure if that is published.

[CityPASS]

Hi there!
Just wanted to chime in on the cost for CityPASS holders to upgrade the 3-day park hopper, since this changed from 2011 to 2012. You would get a $198 credit for ages 3-9 and a $214 credit for ages 10+ when you upgrade to any ticket of higher value. Hope that's helpful!