Do not like the new ticket system!

[disneyfreakjackie]

Personnally, I like them. I like the idea that it is only going to cost me a little over $2.00 more to have 7 days at the parks, instead of 5 days. I think it will make our next trip a little more relaxed and we will come and go from the parks more. Plus, the 7 day advance ticket price with park hopping is cheaper than a 5 day park hopper is. Works for me.

I totally agree!! We really don't need the "no expiration date" option, so the 7 day hopper is cheaper than the old five day hopper. WORKS GREAT FOR US, TOO!!! I have three unused five day hopper passes which I will upgrade to a 7 day with the park hopper option. If my calculations are correct I should get some money back!!! (Yeah, wishfull thinking!!) Remember! Buy them ahead of time and save MORE MONEY!!

 

[mom23boyz]

For our family, the new tix will work better and cost less. We are coming from the Pacific Northwest and may not return for a long time, if ever. My concern right now is this...tix go on sale 1/2. We arrive late night 1/7. We have already decided it's probably best for us to purchase the MYW tix by phone on 1/2 and have them held at Will Call for us. How much hassle can we expect this may entail since the system is only going to be 5 days old when we arrive?

 

[eeyore0062]

Everyone has taken the class, and they will have been using the system, so they will have had 5 days of practice when you get there. Also, you probably won't be encountering too many crowds, as the kids will be back in school, so I don't think you will have any problem.

 

[crazymomof4]

I read over the changes in ticketing last week and thought I understood everything but reading this thread has raised some questions.
What is/are "BIOMETRICS"? What are the "machines" for? Also, I read in a previous post something about adults needing ID. Will adults need to show ID each time they enter a park or only when purchasing tickets? Do you need a picture ID? (my drivers license is not yet a picture type)

I 've not yet used the new ticket system but I like the new pricing. We rarely park hopped and I didn't like paying for that option.

 

[alisonbestford]

I can't seem to get the new ticket system to be advantageous for our up and coming trip!
We'll be travelling from the UK for 17 days (5 days in Clearwater in the middle )but, with a 6 year old and a disabled husband, I'm not at all sure what we'll be doing
Taking the tickets for 10 days with all the options is by far the cheapest way I guess but, given my DH's health, I know for certain we won't use them all and can't be sure he'll be able to fly again in the near future if he needs further surgery
I've gone for the best option for us - 7 day hopper plus tickets from MapleLeaf - maybe not as economical in reality but I decided to stick with what I know
Alison

 

[Lorix2]

Where can I view the prices for the ticket system? Friends need to buy for our April trip, I might suggest they buy now.

I have 1 day and 2 options left on my PHP's...I should have no trouble using them this way?

Thanks.

 

[Pats Dragon]

I agree totally. I keep the tickets for my family and I now feel like I will need a CPA to figure out which ones to buy. It almost makes me want to choose universal but only almost.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I was also considering to buy my park hoppers thru our local AAA, but they don't carry them here anymore. Has anyone else run into this problem? Could I call one in another state to mail them to me? ANyone one know?

Your AAA can't order the tickets? I just ordered a 7 day hopper plus ticket for my son for our trip next month. I decided to go for the hopper plus ticket and there will be 2 extra days of park entry (we will be there for 5 days). I want to stockpile some plusses, which is why I went for a hopper plus over a 5 day hopper ticket.

I priced the new MYW tickets and didn't like what I saw. Seems the ala carte system ends up being more expensive in many cases. What a surprise.

T&B

 

[lentesta]

The "no expiration" option is interesting. We spoke to some corporate folks at Disney last month about this. They said their internal studies show that less than 10% of park tickets with unused days are ever re-used at a Disney park. That is, 9 out of 10 tickets with unused days apparently get lost, discarded, or forgotten once families return home.

Based on this, I don't think it's a good idea to purchase the "no expiration" option, as the odds are against it ever being used. And for shorter trips, I think it's more economical to get the correct number of days to begin with, and forgo the "no expiration" option.

I've seen the price lists from a few third-party ticket vendors, and they should be releasing their lists to the general public in the next few days. It's interesting to see the different areas each group emphasizes.

Finally, one thing I've noticed is that the vendors themselves are generally really, really smart about these things. Both Bruce at the Official Ticket Center and Omar at Maple Leaf had some excellent observations about where the deals are to be found in the new ticket scheme.

Look for a ticket price analysis from the Unofficial Guide over the next few days.

HTH,

Len

 

[LibertyBelle]

What is/are "BIOMETRICS"? What are the "machines" for? Also, I read in a previous post something about adults needing ID. Will adults need to show ID each time they enter a park or only when purchasing tickets? Do you need a picture ID? (my drivers license is not yet a picture type)

Biometrics is the machine that is at the turnstile. You put your two fingers in and it measures (I believe) the distance between the bones. No two people have the same scan and after the age of 10 it does not change. This is the way CM and AP passes have been verified for a few years now.

As far as carrying ID. They will not ask for ID from you, Unless the biometric does not work. If it rejects the ticket stating that it does not match they will ask for ID as the new tickets will have names on them. So, they are not going to ask everyone that walks in the door, but you will want to carry it with you just in case, Some states do not have a photo on their DL's Disney understands that and knows which ones those are. As long as the name on the ticket matches the DL you provide it is not a problem.

Just on a side note... Sea World and Busch Gardens have also gone to Biometrcis for a lot of their tickets... I have not been to Universal recently, but they usually follow suit... Most of the theme parks try and implement the same gate procedures.

 

[ashjohnson80]

I HATE IT! You never know what is going to happen so the non expire thing really sucks that you have to pay for it. For instance I got sick last year and had to come home early and i have one plus option and 1 park day left did I plan on that to happen? NO! And I'm a poor 24 year old small business owner so having to pay for something that I very well may not use would just seem like throwing money away to me and when you don't have a salary and you list on eBay to afford your WDW habit, that just seems wrong. But then what if I get sick again, what if there is a family emergency, what if ??? I mean anything could happen, and then what? I would have wasted Hundreds of dollars because I was too cheap to pay for the non-expiring option! Too many choices can be a bad thing. I wish they would have just left it the way it was!!!!!

 

[sbatty]

I for one am going to miss the UPH. It might not have been the best deal moneywise but it doesn't look like the new tickets are good for a family that tends to go to the parks in the morning, the water parks in the afternoon and then PI or DQ in the evenings.

 

[Tissa]

If I worried about all the what ifs I'd never leave the house. I'm saving almost $200 with the new tickets that expire so If something comes up and I loose a day that I only paid $3 extra to purchase I won't have a meltdown about it.

 

[Luv2Roam]

We bought Universal studios PAPs this year. Our passes have our photos on them, and are scanned/inserted regular. (no finger reading)

 

[alisonbestford]

Too right but, as you get older, and your responsibilities begin to mount - whether you want them to or not - 'what ifs' begin to take on extra meanings

And this is from someone who, up until 12 months ago would have been happy to board a plane with my DD (6), DH and a light coat without a backwards glance
Guess it's the principle of spending cash on tickets I might well be unable to use that gets me, no matter how little or how petty that seems
If the tickets work, with only a few dollars difference, fantastic.
Alison

 

[disneyjunkie]

I HATE IT! You never know what is going to happen so the non expire thing really sucks that you have to pay for it. For instance I got sick last year and had to come home early and i have one plus option and 1 park day left did I plan on that to happen? NO! And I'm a poor 24 year old small business owner so having to pay for something that I very well may not use would just seem like throwing money away to me and when you don't have a salary and you list on eBay to afford your WDW habit, that just seems wrong. But then what if I get sick again, what if there is a family emergency, what if ??? I mean anything could happen, and then what? I would have wasted Hundreds of dollars because I was too cheap to pay for the non-expiring option! Too many choices can be a bad thing. I wish they would have just left it the way it was!!!!!

You can add the no expire option at any time during your trip.

 

[HumphreytheBear]

You can add the no expire option at any time during your trip.

That was what I was going to say... The no expiration (or any option for that matter) can be added to your ticket within 14 days of the first use through the turnstile. The only thing with the no expiration is that you will be paying the price for no expiration off of how many days the ticket WAS for, not how many days you have left on it... But is covers your "what if"...

Also as another poster stated the difference between, for example, a 6 day MYW ticket and a 7 day MYW ticket is $3.00 so if you in fact purchase a 7 day ticket and don't get the no expiration option and something comes up and you lose a day, you are in fact losing $3.00... I lose more than that in the vending machine every month...

 

[cslittle999]

I think this is mostly a psychological problem. The new tickets can save you money but you have to accept that you may have to throw away something you paid for. People hate that. As Lentesta said earlier in this thread Disney says only 10% of partially used tickets are ever used at a later date. It is probably true that DIS'ers make up a large portion of that group but it does mean that a lot of people paid for a feature that they will never use.