has anyone sat thru a sales pitch to get cheap park passes?

[sz9144]

we are going to disney in august but do not have the cash for parkpasses. I am wondering if it might be worth a little time to go to a sales pitch to get some passes. has anyone done this?

 

[lillygator]

OMG - my hubby (BF at the time) and I did this in like 1997...it was the most horrible experience ever! We did get FREE tickets though but it was an 1 1/2 out of our day!
It may be better now.....

 

[Momof6]

We did it. I totally agree with lillygator, we hated it! It ruined a day of our vacation. Maybe there is a way of getting cheaper tickets without the presentation part. We were VERY pressured and they wouldn't let up.

denise

 

[jmsvss]

I did this in 1988 - NEVER AGAIN, NO WAY, NO HOW!!!!!!!

I know tickets seem expensive. You aren't going until August. I don't mean to sound condesending but is there a way you could set aside a little $$ each week leading up to your vacation, save all of your change and cash it in in August, have a yard sale - whatever. Anything so that you do not feel the need to do the timeshare thing. It just is not worth it IMHO.

 

[AJKMOM]

There are threads on the budget board about where to get discounted tickets. We sat thru a spiel at Silver Lake because we stayed there, and it wasn't as high pressure as some. We did get 2 passes to SeaWorld, but it took up several hours by the time we took the tour and listened to the talk.
It convinced us to buy DVC.


all I know is, if you go that route, stay away from Westgate, they are the worst. Try doing a search in the forum for Other Attractions in Orlando.

 

[powellrj]

do a search on the budget or orlando boards. There are lots posts about where people have gone and what their experiences were like. We did a marriot deal several years ago and it was really low pressure and would do it again, but there are lots of other places that aren't as low pressure and you should avoid.

 

[cranbiz]

Most of the timeshare places are now only offering discount tickets.

DW and I sat thru a presentation once (we were offered $100 cash) The presentation took 2 1/2 hours, we could not wait to get out. Very high pressure, very hard to leave. It did not ruin the trip though as we were leaving that day and were not doing any parks that day.

AAA is a good option for discount tickets, also, it may help to put $10-20 a week away for park tickets. Then you will have enough for tickets and not tourture yourself at a timeshare.

 

[msmayor]

We did this years ago for Busch Gardens tix, and while it took about 2 hours we actually had fun making them squirm a bit.

DH and I are both accountants, and both know the importance surrounding contracts and contract laws. DH also has experience in investments, and having lived in a community governed by an association agreement we also knew that these timeshare communities are also governed by certain agreements.

We let them go through their spiel, and as they encouraged us to buy we started asking our questions:

1) Please provide us with documentation on RCI and written information on the exchange procedures and fees.

2) Please provide us with a copy of the offering statement

3) Please provide us with a copy of the purchase agreement so we can review the terms and conditions with our attorney (they told us they could send us to a local attorney, but we informed them we had a real estate attorney in our home state who would better represent our interests)

Within five minutes of asking for those items, we were thanked for our time, handed our tickets and on our way.

We scheduled the visit on a rainy day, so we didn't miss any real 'fun' time doing it and saved over $100 on the tickets.

 

[Josette]

I love it!! Msmayor

 

[Kimberly815]

We did this years ago for Busch Gardens tix, and while it took about 2 hours we actually had fun making them squirm a bit.

DH and I are both accountants, and both know the importance surrounding contracts and contract laws. DH also has experience in investments, and having lived in a community governed by an association agreement we also knew that these timeshare communities are also governed by certain agreements.

We let them go through their spiel, and as they encouraged us to buy we started asking our questions:

1) Please provide us with documentation on RCI and written information on the exchange procedures and fees.

2) Please provide us with a copy of the offering statement

3) Please provide us with a copy of the purchase agreement so we can review the terms and conditions with our attorney (they told us they could send us to a local attorney, but we informed them we had a real estate attorney in our home state who would better represent our interests)

Within five minutes of asking for those items, we were thanked for our time, handed our tickets and on our way.

We scheduled the visit on a rainy day, so we didn't miss any real 'fun' time doing it and saved over $100 on the tickets.

I will sure have to keep that in mind if I ever decide to go for it! LOL. Great job.

 

[msmayor]

I can't speak for all timeshare presentations, but it seems like in most instances they want to get folks in there who not only can be easilyt persuaded but also those who don't know the right questions to ask.

It was obvious when we rattled off our list of questions, they were taken aback. They knew right away that we were saavy enough to not fall for the hard sell, and that if we did decide to buy it wouldn't be right then and there. They obviously didn't want to waste any more of their own time and would rather just get us out of there and get someone else in they might be able to sign up right away.