Did guests once have to purchase tickets to ride monorail?

[sotoalf]

Inspired by an argument with a coworker. In the seventies, according to my parents, riding the monorail required day guests to use tickets. My coworker, however, insists it was always free, or rather, included in the cost of a MK ticket.

Who's right?

 

[vicki_c]

At one time, you had to show proof that you were staying in a Disney resort to use the transportation. I don't know what was used for proof - I was a kid back then, maybe it was a ticket of some kind.

 

[GrnMtnMan]

I think they're both right: you had to buy a ticket to the MK to ride WDW transport, but it was included in the ticket you bought.

 

[Smile&Nod]

I think in the 60s when they had ticket books (rides were either A, B, C, D or E - E tickets were the good ones) at Disneyland if you were not staying at the Disneyland Hotel you had to use a ticket for the monorails - but I was pretty young then so can't say for *positive* but I think that was the way it was at Disneyland.

 

[seashoreCM]

Walt Disney World

Originally the tickets books were for one day each but towards the later years of the ticket book system at WDW you could buy a 1 day, 2 day, or 3 day ticket book.

The one day had one "transportation ticket" and you handed that in to get on the monorail or ferry first thing when you arrived. Getting off on the north side of 7 Seas Lagoon you had open "general admission" to the park. If you wanted to leave and come back, hand stamps were used.

The 2 day ticket book has 2 transportation tickets, the 3 day had 3.

If I remembered correctly the individual ride coupons, if not all used up, could be used on any future trip although another transportation ticket was needed to get into the park each day. (Not sure whether Disney's resort guests got "in" free.)

Some attractions did not require any ride coupon. Additional ride coupons were sold in the park.

For some years after Epcot opened and the pay-one-price admission ticket system began, Disney sold a "transportation only" ticket for use on monorail, buses, etc. (This was in effect at least until 1987 in which year Corey Sandler mentioned it in his Econoguide tour book although examining of said ticket upon boarding transportation vehicles may have become very sporadic.)

 

[LadyBeBop]

I think in the 60s when they had ticket books (rides were either A, B, C, D or E - E tickets were the good ones) at Disneyland if you were not staying at the Disneyland Hotel you had to use a ticket for the monorails - but I was pretty young then so can't say for *positive* but I think that was the way it was at Disneyland.

You're right. The monorails were free for the hotel guests, but if you stayed off site, it was an E ticket.

(Has it been 41 years since we went to Disneyland in 1970? Man, I'm old. )