Best place for cheap tickets? (Convention Tickets???)

[sheetz]

You said you registered for the convention so I'm assuming this convention is open to the public? According to the disclaimer you should be fine if you have a registration confirmation. If it really bothers you why don't you just attend the convention for a short period if it's free?

 

[Brassy5000]

Ok, as a side question to this: Has anyone ever used legit/valid tickets bought at a discount for a convention they were attending or participating in, and had a problem using those tickets?

B5K

 

[Scribble Kitty]

I've used convention tickets before when I was attending an event that hosted discount tickets. The Tinkerbell Half Marathon sold tickets on site at the Disneyland Hotel Convention Center, and I've attended an unoffical theme day that had convention tickets as well. I wasn't asked any questions when I used them.

I dont recall the disclaimer being there before, but it has never pertained to me so I might have overlooked it.

 

[bcla]

Ok, as a side question to this: Has anyone ever used legit/valid tickets bought at a discount for a convention they were attending or participating in, and had a problem using those tickets?

B5K

I highly doubt they have the means or the wherewithal to check for it. What are they going to do exactly? You think they might require a check-in at the convention itself to validate the ticket? The most they might conceivably do is ask to see convention credentials, but a lot of people leave them in their hotel rooms.

Asking for ID is easy. Grilling someone about a convention is beyond anything that a CM is likely to do.

 

[roobug]

Same here
I could have prob got convention tix but the risk wasn't worth it
My cm friend said (at wdw) they have print outs of different tix options and such and if they wanted it would be very easy to see if a convention was taking place at the time where discounted tix are available.
I didn't want to risk $1200 to save a couple after talking to her

I have gone to conventions that I have paid for at WDW and decided to skip different speakers or workshops to go to the park instead. I figured it was my choice as I paid for the workshops; I would be mad if I wasn't allowed into the park after paying for the conference and the ticket. And I know I'm not alone in the skipping out on parts of conferences to go to the parks so I don't see how it could be enforced?

 

[PatMcDuck]

I use Ares Travel agency for DL tickets. Authorized seller, and they recommend it on the very reliable Mousesavers website.

3 day is $215 it says.

 

[Brassy5000]

An interesting situation is ... noticing that a conference that falls within the wheelhouse of my job description, takes place at the convention center for the same dates my next trip is planned ...

Conference discount rates are $200 for 3-day hopper.

 

[dmband]

I have gone to conventions that I have paid for at WDW and decided to skip different speakers or workshops to go to the park instead. I figured it was my choice as I paid for the workshops; I would be mad if I wasn't allowed into the park after paying for the conference and the ticket. And I know I'm not alone in the skipping out on parts of conferences to go to the parks so I don't see how it could be enforced?

That's not the issue
The issue is when you are there early or after the convention
For example next week is dapper days
The discounted tix are only good for certain days
Ca you get away with using them a day or so early/late? Prob yes but if you get caught and they take your tickets then the saving isn't worth it
So it is pretty easy to enforce - they have a print out saying the convention tix are good from ___ to ___

 

[bcla]

That's not the issue
The issue is when you are there early or after the convention
For example next week is dapper days
The discounted tix are only good for certain days
Ca you get away with using them a day or so early/late? Prob yes but if you get caught and they take your tickets then the saving isn't worth it
So it is pretty easy to enforce - they have a print out saying the convention tix are good from ___ to ___

You use the phrase "getting caught" like we'd use to describe ticket brokers. The conversation is about people having convention tickets and using them normally.

I highly doubt they're going to put that much thought into convention tickets. If I had some sort of promotional ticket that wasn't valid for that day and I brought it in, the most I'd imagine a CM doing is telling me that I can't use it and come back some other time. People "play hooky" when they attend conventions all the time. You don't think there are people playing golf, sleeping in, or even going to DL? Heck - I used to go to the biggest convention in Las Vegas, and I'd take my break during the middle of the day and maybe even play a little blackjack, where I saw other players with convention badges.

Once I went to get a WoC FP for my wife while she slept since I'd heard that we could do it. When I put her ticket in the machine the slip said it wasn't a valid FP. The CM didn't confiscate the ticket or anything even though it wasn't used at the entrance. They're not interested in confiscating tickets for "breaking the rules" unless they suspect their being shared.

Several of these ticket plans are even designed for families of convention goers, where I'm pretty sure an all-day schedule is allowed.

 

[bcla]

Here's the details:

http://www.disneyconventiontickets.com/disneyland/parks/tickets/

They have the twilight (after 4 PM) tickets and all-day tickets. They specifically mention that they are for convention attendees as well as their "family and friends" with a limit of 8 per convention goer.

I'm not advocating that anyone try to game the system, but I'm not sure how they know the difference between someone simply tagging along or someone who is attending a convention. If they have to ask the child of a convention goer for convention credentials while mom or dad are at some meeting or convention, then they are improperly describing the tickets for "family and friends".

 

[Chereya]

That's not the issue
The issue is when you are there early or after the convention
For example next week is dapper days
The discounted tix are only good for certain days
Ca you get away with using them a day or so early/late? Prob yes but if you get caught and they take your tickets then the saving isn't worth it
So it is pretty easy to enforce - they have a print out saying the convention tix are good from ___ to ___

The convention tickets are not just meant for the actual people who attend conventions... they are meant for the family members as well. You are allowed to purchase up to 8 tickets per single convention attendee. They DO expect people to take advantage of a business trip to attend a convention and combine it with a pleasure trip to visit Disneyland. They DO expect people to physically be in Disneyland in days both Before and After the actual convention dates. There is a specific time frame, I believe 3 days after the end date of the convention, that the DL convention tickets use as an expiration date but I have no idea if they check or enforce that.

I highly doubt that Disney corporate finds broadly defined use of convention tickets a problem on the same level of a problem as ticket brokers. Ticket brokers are taking money directly out of Disney's pockets by taking business of people who would otherwise be buying tickets directly from Disney. Convention tickets are still official channels of purchasing tickets - Disney is still pocketing the full amount of money that they wish to make from convention ticket sales even if it is less than a full price ticket. It is all about their different channels of marketing. They are trying to bring in business of people who are already coming into the area who might not care about going to DL but enticing them to visit the parks and hey, bring your family, too! with an incentive of a slightly cheaper ticket price than they can get through traditional channels like AAA or Costco tickets.

Here's the official info site for Disneyland Convention Tickets but they have not updated the info for 2013 and the info listed is for tickets that expire in 2012. I presume that the ticket prices have increased but the general fine print info is the same.

http://www.disneyconventiontickets.com/disneyland/parks/tickets/

 

[dmband]

The convention tickets are not just meant for the actual people who attend conventions... they are meant for the family members as well. You are allowed to purchase up to 8 tickets per single convention attendee. They DO expect people to take advantage of a business trip to attend a convention and combine it with a pleasure trip to visit Disneyland. They DO expect people to physically be in Disneyland in days both Before and After the actual convention dates. There is a specific time frame, I believe 3 days after the end date of the convention, that the DL convention tickets use as an expiration date but I have no idea if they check or enforce that.

I highly doubt that Disney corporate finds broadly defined use of convention tickets a problem on the same level of a problem as ticket brokers. Ticket brokers are taking money directly out of Disney's pockets by taking business of people who would otherwise be buying tickets directly from Disney. Convention tickets are still official channels of purchasing tickets - Disney is still pocketing the full amount of money that they wish to make from convention ticket sales even if it is less than a full price ticket. It is all about their different channels of marketing. They are trying to bring in business of people who are already coming into the area who might not care about going to DL but enticing them to visit the parks and hey, bring your family, too! with an incentive of a slightly cheaper ticket price than they can get through traditional channels like AAA or Costco tickets.

Here's the official info site for Disneyland Convention Tickets but they have not updated the info for 2013 and the info listed is for tickets that expire in 2012. I presume that the ticket prices have increased but the general fine print info is the same.

http://www.disneyconventiontickets.com/disneyland/parks/tickets/

So you just said what I did, the tix have days they are valid
Is it worth the risk of buying them when the days you are going to use them are not within the days stated, not in my opinion
As stated, Disney knows what conventions are taking place at the time and if you get caught using the tic outside the the days allowed or are not a part of the convention you can lose everything you paid - it's clearly stated in the rules on their site
Worth the risk? No
Example - dapper days convention (special event) tic are valid from 2/22 to 3/7

And here is the real disneyland convention tic page http://tickets.disney.go.com/buy/Ti...TcImaTLzGNvZMqKxcya/ZMaVOYQKgw==&drnid=647973

 

[Chereya]

So you just said what I did, the tix have days they are valid
Is it worth the risk of buying them when the days you are going to use them are not within the days stated, not in my opinion
As stated, Disney knows what conventions are taking place at the time and if you get caught using the tic outside the the days allowed or are not a part of the convention you can lose everything you paid - it's clearly stated in the rules on their site
Worth the risk? No
Example - dapper days convention (special event) tic are valid from 2/22 to 3/7

And here is the real disneyland convention tic page http://tickets.disney.go.com/buy/Ti...TcImaTLzGNvZMqKxcya/ZMaVOYQKgw==&drnid=647973

Who said anything about using them any old time they feel like it? Your previous post infers that you can only enter DL on a convention ticket on the specific days that the convention is going on. A person can use them a range of dates both before and after the actual convention dates. There are many conventions that happen during the course of the year. If a person happens to find an open to the public convention that happens to match up with their planned trip dates, that would be serendipity. If not, then not. Nobody is saying that everybody should ditch buying regular tickets in favor of convention tickets only. Good gravy, relax.

 

[dmband]

Who said anything about using them any old time they feel like it? Your previous post infers that you can only enter DL on a convention ticket on the specific days that the convention is going on. A person can use them a range of dates both before and after the actual convention dates. There are many conventions that happen during the course of the year. If a person happens to find an open to the public convention that happens to match up with their planned trip dates, that would be serendipity. If not, then not. Nobody is saying that everybody should ditch buying regular tickets in favor of convention tickets only. Good gravy, relax.

Lol I am very relaxed
Go back and read what I posted. I never said you can only enter during a convention. What I said was the risk of getting caught using tix outside of a convention date range and/or caught using tix for a convention you are not reg for isn't worth the savings.
Since there is no public convention for the op dates and Disney knows this it's a huge risk of losing all your money.

 

[bcla]

Lol I am very relaxed
Go back and read what I posted. I never said you can only enter during a convention. What I said was the risk of getting caught using tix outside of a convention date range and/or caught using tix for a convention you are not reg for isn't worth the savings.
Since there is no public convention for the op dates and Disney knows this it's a huge risk of losing all your money.

You seem to think there's some sort of risk in using these tickets. That's just crazy. They'll clearly state the days and times that they're valid. It would take someone really dense to mess that up by going before or after those dates. And worst case would be a CM telling someone to come back when the ticket is valid. If they've expired then its been wasted, but that would be the fault of the purchaser for not reading what's clearly stated eon the ticket.

And the rules clearly state that they can be given to "friends and family". I mean, if a parent is attending a convention and brings along a couple of teenagers, you think a CM is going to grill them on what convention mom or dad is attending? I'm pretty sure a lot of kids wouldn't even know. it wouldn't be unusual for a parent to tell the kids to enjoy themselves and meet up later.

 

[dmband]

You seem to think there's some sort of risk in using these tickets. That's just crazy. They'll clearly state the days and times that they're valid. It would take someone really dense to mess that up by going before or after those dates. And worst case would be a CM telling someone to come back when the ticket is valid. If they've expired then its been wasted, but that would be the fault of the purchaser for not reading what's clearly stated eon the ticket.

And the rules clearly state that they can be given to "friends and family". I mean, if a parent is attending a convention and brings along a couple of teenagers, you think a CM is going to grill them on what convention mom or dad is attending? I'm pretty sure a lot of kids wouldn't even know. it wouldn't be unusual for a parent to tell the kids to enjoy themselves and meet up later.

thats exactly the point,there is a risk and the op seems to understand that too
Hence why they said after reading the fine print it's of worth the risk.
We a not talking about using convention tix during a convention
We are talking about using tix outside of a convention and/or when you are to a part of the convention.
The op travel dates are this weekend when there is no convention or overlapping dates that would allow one to use convention tix "legally"
If the op uses convention tax this weekend and gets caught they risk losing everything paid, plain and simple and not worth the risk IMO

 

[Chereya]

thats exactly the point,there is a risk and the op seems to understand that too
Hence why they said after reading the fine print it's of worth the risk.
We a not talking about using convention tix during a convention
We are talking about using tix outside of a convention and/or when you are to a part of the convention.
The op travel dates are this weekend when there is no convention or overlapping dates that would allow one to use convention tix "legally"
If the op uses convention tax this weekend and gets caught they risk losing everything paid, plain and simple and not worth the risk IMO

It's a discussion board... often the discussion goes away from the original specifics of the OP and delves into general info for the benefit of other people's knowledge. The OP happened to ask their question 10 days prior to their trip which is not a lot of time to get tickets, especially ones that needed to be planned ahead of time. Those of us that know that convention tickets exist, are sharing our information and putting it out there for discussion. A discussion you seem to have a problem with.

 

[bcla]

thats exactly the point,there is a risk and the op seems to understand that too
Hence why they said after reading the fine print it's of worth the risk.
We a not talking about using convention tix during a convention
We are talking about using tix outside of a convention and/or when you are to a part of the convention.
The op travel dates are this weekend when there is no convention or overlapping dates that would allow one to use convention tix "legally"
If the op uses convention tax this weekend and gets caught they risk losing everything paid, plain and simple and not worth the risk IMO

Again, you seem to be implying that tickets might be confiscated even though nobody has ever documented it happening. We all know that rented or shared tickets have been confiscated, but that's a real problem that Disney is trying to address. Convention tickets are not in the same category. They want people to use them and have very liberal policies on who can use them. Heck - I could probably just give away an extra unused one on the street to my new "friend" and I don't even think I've violated the conditions for which they were sold.

They're not going to say "Aren't you supposed to be at the convention?", then have their supervisor come in to grab the tickets. I mean - they specifically note that they can be used by "friends and family" in addition to convention or meeting attendees.

What one does is find out exactly what are the valid dates and determine if it works out for them. It's easy enough to do the research and figure out if it works. If it doesn't, then it's easy enough to go to the ticket window and just buy regular tickets. Most people can figure this out. Who is going to be crazy enough to buy tickets that will expire before they use them or aren't valid until after their planned visit?

There have also been a lot of public events where they have sold convention tickets for DL. I found out that WonderCon (this March) at the Convention Center is $10 adult admission for the last Sunday, and they have sold discounted DL tickets in the past. Someone walking in with a badge/buying the DL tickets/going to DL has fulfilled all the terms.

In addition to that, Disney has a broad terms. It doesn't even need to be a convention at the Anaheim Convention Center per se. They say it can be any meeting or convention in Orange County, CA. If my company decided to have an offsite meeting (I've been to a few of those) at a hotel meeting room in Dana Point, I'm pretty sure they could call up DL and have them hook them up for "convention tickets" that could be distributed before the actual meeting. I'm pretty sure they could be given away as gifts to customers as long as they're not sold. There are some extremely liberal policies on who can use them as long as they're given by a convention or meeting attendee who is eligible to buy them.

 

[dmband]

It's a discussion board... often the discussion goes away from the original specifics of the OP and delves into general info for the benefit of other people's knowledge. The OP happened to ask their question 10 days prior to their trip which is not a lot of time to get tickets, especially ones that needed to be planned ahead of time. Those of us that know that convention tickets exist, are sharing our information and putting it out there for discussion. A discussion you seem to have a problem with.

I 100% agree with this post, except I don't have a problem with it
And that's all I was trying to do too - Share info, from a cm, about the specifics of the convention tix for other people's knowledge.
That knowledge is...
Disney has a list of conventions which qualify for discounted tix
The tix have specific use dates
If you use the tix outside of the use dates and/or are not attending the convention then they can cancel the tix and you lose the money paid

 

[bcla]

I 100% agree with this post, except I don't have a problem with it
And that's all I was trying to do too - Share info, from a cm, about the specifics of the convention tix for other people's knowledge.
That knowledge is...
Disney has a list of conventions which qualify for discounted tix
The tix have specific use dates
If you use the tix outside of the use dates and/or are not attending the convention then they can cancel the tix and you lose the money paid

How the heck will they know whether or who "friends and family" are? You see, the rules clearly state that the "family and friends" of convention attendees aren't required to be part of the convention. I have a relative who is a doctor. He recently attended a medical conference at one of the hotels in Anaheim; I think it's the Hilton. He could probably score tickets there and give them to me, and nobody is breaking any rules. Of course he already has an annual passport, but that's another story.


Hey kids. Dad is going to a meeting in Orange County but we were able to score some cheap Disneyland tickets.

OK, but do we need to prove we're with you?

Don't worry about it. You'll be fine. I'll see you there after the meeting is over.