Has anyone heard this before?

[PCOS Mom of 3]

My family is going to Seaworld this upcoming week. We decided to order our tickets online before we go so we didn't have to wait in line and didn't have to worry about the money. I thought the FL resident tickets to SW & Aquatica were a good deal and purchased them (basically, it was a day at SW & a day at Aquatica for $79.) My Mom was clicking around the web-site and found for the same price a 7-day ticket for both parks. She purchased those and I called to cancel my tickets so I could purchase the ones my Mom found. While I was on the phone with the rep, she told me I couldn't purchase the other tickets, because they weren't for FL residents. She told me they were going to ask for our ID's and then not let us in the park. I thought that was weird. Why would they ask for an ID to a normal online purchased ticket? I understand if you are purchasing the FL resident tickets and need to prove residency. Why would I be forced to purchase a ticket that was definately not a deal when we found one offered to general public at a better deal?

 

[livndisney]

My family is going to Seaworld this upcoming week. We decided to order our tickets online before we go so we didn't have to wait in line and didn't have to worry about the money. I thought the FL resident tickets to SW & Aquatica were a good deal and purchased them (basically, it was a day at SW & a day at Aquatica for $79.) My Mom was clicking around the web-site and found for the same price a 7-day ticket for both parks. She purchased those and I called to cancel my tickets so I could purchase the ones my Mom found. While I was on the phone with the rep, she told me I couldn't purchase the other tickets, because they weren't for FL residents. She told me they were going to ask for our ID's and then not let us in the park. I thought that was weird. Why would they ask for an ID to a normal online purchased ticket? I understand if you are purchasing the FL resident tickets and need to prove residency. Why would I be forced to purchase a ticket that was definately not a deal when we found one offered to general public at a better deal?

It is common to offer different discounts to different residents. Disney has done it for years. People in the UK can purchase tickets not available here in the states. AAA often offers different Discounts depending on which state they are in.

 

[PCOS Mom of 3]

I understand that. I found it weird that I was being told that I couldn't purchase a ticket on Seaworld's web-site that was being offered to anyone who clicked on the "tickets" section without clicking on FL Residents or any other "restrictive" area. It allowed us to purchase the tickets even with us entering our addresses.

 

[Manymice]

Hi there,

I've never heard of that before. Sounds fishy to me! I'm a FL resident too and used to buy tickets for the general public if they were a better price. Trust me, they aren't going to ask for everyones id in a line of hundreds!!

Hope you have a great time!

Tracie