I Found hopper tix that include Char. Breakfast

[elemusing]

OOOO!! I feel like I am watching (reading) a soap opera! Please let us know what you find out! I am dying to know if these are legit tickets!

Thanks!
Angie

 

[BethR]

Just so that you know, when in the summer floridaorlandotickets was offering a 5 day 4 Plus Option (not 2) Hopper Plus ticket, Disney denied knowing that LEGITIMATE tickets existed. There are many on this site who bought and used those tickets. For some reason, right now I am not so concerned about whether these tickets are REAL, I am more concerned that we have no feedback on the use of the site.
But I will always say - Let the Buyer Beware, and compmom you are doing some excellent research.

 

[markski]

These prices sure are tempting. I emailed the Florida state travel board to see if there are any registered complaints etc. I'll post their response if I get one.

 

[Pooh's Pal]

Emailed them again and the response was just like compmom's:
It was true that in the past, the Disney 10 World passes were only offered to the UK market, however Paramount INternational, as a global receptive wholesaler now, has the right to sell this to everyone that comes through or website
or call center at 1-888-***-**** or 1-407-***-****
This agreement is only between DISNEY and some of thier best clients and Paramount International Travel, is glad to be one of them. (then why doesn't Disney know about them!)
We are an authorized Wholesaler for all the suppliers on our web site. There is no 3rd party involved. When you buy a ticket through us, your tickets come with our name printed. You will not have any problems with any of our attractions.

AND the saga goes on!!!!

 

[weeyore33]

ooohh this is getting very interesting... it feels like we are all a bunch of CIA agents doing an investigation for CSI!!!!! i think that as long as these boards are up and we are all here that it is not the buyer who should beware.... it is the buisness who better watch out!!!
we will get to the bottom of this issue....
because we all love a bargain, right?

 

[compmom]

Yeah I am cheap and proud of it!! I only know one way to look into things and that is get to the VERy bottom of it.... As of the end of the business day I still have not heard back from the legal department. Well, tomorrow is another day!

One thing I did tell Paramount International, was that if this is a legitimate offer, they will have more business than they know what to do with!! I know most of the posters here, will jump on this as soon as it is proven to be genuine....

BTW- I really enjoy reading all the boards and getting so much helpful info.
All you disneymaniacs are really the BEST!!


Tina

 

[BevS97]

The 10 day ticket is definitely a legit ticket, BUT I've always been told that it can only be bought in the UK. They sell them in the Disney Store here, so Disney do know about them.

$335 isn't actually that great a price, I am buying mine from Virgin (the airline and travel company) who are definitely a legit company and they are £199 which is only $281. It might be worth ringing them to see if they would deliver them to a US address?

Virgin Travel Store

Bev

 

[markski]

For what it's worth here is the reply I received from the Florida Travel Board.

"Paramount International Travel has been registered with this office since Sept. 13, 2000 and has no complaints filed against them.
Should you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me.
Donna M. Muley
Regulatory Consultant"

 

[tink2dw]

This needs to be posted at the end of this thread!!

compmom
Welcomed Guest

Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 14
paramount international/ 6 day hopper plus with Char. Breakfast
http://reservations.paramountintern...rderTickets.asp

Well here is the scoop from Barbara in the legal Dept at Disney 407-828-1750-

Yes they have heard of Paramount International Travel, but not in a positive light.

They have a complaint file over 2 years old and inches thick, from people who have been taken by this company. It ranges from not getting your tickets, getting used or expired tix. The list of complaints is varied, but it points out an obvious point,; that this appears to be a very untrustworthy company!

There is no Disney affiliation as a "partner" or wholesaler of Disney Tickets.

BTW-Barbara said the file on them was 100% complaints and nothing positive was ever said about them also.

Barbara said Disney's official position is that the buyer should beware and that Disney knows of only 3 places that there are genuine unused Disney tickets are sold:

1: AAA
2: Disney Stores
3: Park Gates

Feel free to call or write to disney if you have complaints, questions or other thoughts, they really appreciate trying to educate us consumers and help us not be scammed or taken advantage of . I will not be using this company...


I know some of you have had luck at other online discount tickets sites. I personally can't pass up the Connections prices. We should just all keep doing what we can to inform and help each other get the most from our hard earned money.

Sorry the news is not better, but on to the next deal or savings!!

Tina
(waiting for 3/27 ...can't get here fast enough)

 

[Pooh's Pal]

Well, thats a wrap!! Put this company in the files, under B for BYE BYE!

 

[jsthe5]

Well, since this company is a no-go for tickets, can you give me some more insight on the Connections deal? Do they offer a good discount for buying from them? I am needing to buy 2 adult & 2 childs 6 day park hopper plus passes and am trying desperately to get the best price! I was hoping this thread would prove to be a good deal- but NOT. Oh well! Still searching...

 

[compmom]

Okay being the thorough person I am- I needed to tell the company Paramount International that I was not buying their "sell".

Here is my email, followed by their reply-not edited or enhanced in any way.

Do I tell Paramount my source over at Legal at Disney or do I just let it go? Please Advise.(BTW I am a stickler for grammar and spelling-lookat the reply> Just who really wrote it?)
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Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:31 PM
Subject: Your discount ticket site


It is funny that you say that you are an associated company and have a good relationship with Disney. When Disney has been contacted all they can say is that they have a complaint file that spans over 2 years and is inches thick, with nothing good to say about your company.

Needless to say my business will go elsewhere and I will purchase legitimate tickets that I can trust from another vendor.

Wholesaler or not, this whole discount ticket thing is not right.

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Their Response:

Dear ............,

Very impressed with your words, I called Disney Sales and guess services and both department are asking the name of the person that you spoke with.

Neither guess service or the agents on the floor has our company file information.

You would have to speak with sales department.
I actually have Mike on the phone with me from guess services, waiting to see if you reply my email with the name, so he can check with that particular person the wrong information given about our company.

We certainly understand your concerns and we would love to be able to make this right.

I can assure you that Paramount International Travel, has an impeccable reputation and our attraction tickets are good.

If you be so kind, and give us the department name, number and name of the person you spoke with, I would really appreciate.

Disney would love to reply to your email addressing this issue.

We are a Disney Authorized wholesaler and we do not have any file of complains.

I am sorry for the inconvenient and I hope you were able to find attraction tickets for a excellent price like ours, so you can move on with your vacations plans.

Sorry we could not help you this time.

If you have any other questions or concern, please fell free to call us at 407 841-0134 or 1 888 - 281-2266 ext. 215.

Waiting for your prompt reply,
Have a Magical Day!
Jessica - Reservation Center

 

[hulabird]

How do these places GET these tickets? Do they have some kind of relationship with Disney? Why wouldn't Disney sell for comparable prices? They'd have to realize that people will buy from whoevers cheaper and that could hurt Disney's business....I am just wondering how these places can sell the tickets cheaper than disney

 

[bethsg]

I am surprised they would sell expired tickets. I thought hopper tickets had no expiration date.

 

[tink2dw]

Tina, If you want to take this any farther,I would call Disney and tell them that Paramount wants to know who you spoke to. And let them handle the issue.

 

[Louise-Montreal]

According to one of the posts the only official suppliers are AAA, park gate or Disney Stores- where does Connections fit in? They are not on the list as a legit seller.

I am really hoping that these are legit tickets. I have reserved two tickets that I have to pick up on Monday March 4th. They are the six day park hopper plus with Character Breakfast for 262.00. I will see where they are located and trust my instincts. If the instincts say they are shady- I will not buy! I will not be back home until March 11, however I will try to find some Internet access and post what happened ASAP

Keep the info coming.

Louise

 

[compmom]

This is part of an email Paramount sent to Disney and along the way sent me a copy./




Dear Barbara Ann,

Like I said, we were given your name and phone number by a gentleman name Paul pkonold@excite.com that like Mrs. Tina Hayes, loves Disney and are planing to come and visit us here, and maybe use our website to do business with.

However, after what they heard from you at the Disney legal department, they decided otherwise.
A bad word about our company was spread all over at a Discussion Forums site.

Paul told me what to look and where and who is saying what about Paramount International Travel

Please refer to the link bellow and read the 3 pages about their conversation about our company and what at the end Mrs. Hayes say about what you said about us.

Mrs. Hayes had also sent me some emails and she is the one that was doing the investigation.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=164168

Like I said before, I did speak with our sales rep and she also NEVER received any complain about our company and I am sure, you as a legal represent of Disney can verify that.
I wonder where, those customers found these bad information about us at the legal department.
Mrs. Hayes makes very clear that she spoke with Barbara at the Disney legal department.

We will take action, but before we do so, I need you to write to those people with the truth.
I also would like to know if Is there any other Barbara working for your legal department ?
I know you told me not, but can you please check again?

I would really appreciate if you can reply to those people to clear Paramount International Travel's name since as you can easily find out, Paramount is a very reputable and trustworthy company

 

[compmom]

I am really eager to get to the bottom of this since it has been a very serious matter.

I appreciate your interest and help.

Sites such as these, should be more careful before destroying a good company reputation and so should the people doing it, however, as a customer, I see why those people are doing exactly what they are doing.
Customers are suppose to search and beware and for that I am really glad, since we do not have anything to hide or to be afraid of.

But, those customers, must know the truth about Paramount International Travel.

My name is Jessica Ambar
My phone number is 407 - 8410134
I am very proud to be Paramount International Travel employee.

I could not have a better job or a more honest place to work and I've been in many places before.

In this company we can not please everyone since we have a business to do and business have rules, however, number one priority is to do the best, to always say the truth and to help our customers.

We have a huge commitment with the truth and we consider ourselves the best.

Waiting for your prompt reply,
Jessica Ambar

PS : I would really appreciate if Mrs. Hayes also would give the people she was talking to a scope of what is still going on.

I hope you all have a very Magical day!

 

[compmom]

Okay the two previous posts were broken up, due to length(plus I have been trying to post them for over 2 hours and the broken up format was the only way to get them on)

Okay, now Paramount International seems to be really peeved and looking for redemption.

I wonder if a company, such as Paramount would work so hard to clear their name if they were such a "stinker" as Disney had implied to me over the phone. It seems that if they were really shady and untrustworthy, they would crawl under a rock and not fight the accusations.

I did not want to start a fight. I just wanted to get legitimate tickets at a very fair price.
I hope Disney is not attempting to influence the ticket market to their favour???

Most of you veterans have seens scams and have seen instances of Disney being "disney".

I would appreciate input as to what you think about this situation, both companies and just where I should get these doggone tickets. (that price is still to tempting to pass on-especially if they turn out to be a legitimate vendor.) I figure I still have another week, before I consider the pick them up in Orlando option or delivery to my hotel. We are arriving in Orlando on 3/28

Thanks for being there and giving great input.

Tina

 

[MommieMommie!]

we are about 45 miles from Charlotte! It IS a "small world"! (Isn't it cold this morning!)

This is just my two cents on the legitimacy of this company. I think that if any company who was in the position of entertaining a partnership with a corpoation as large as Disney would have someone with better grammatical skills handling your "observations" and concerns. I can't help but want to grab a fat red pen and correct the gramamr in that e-mail.!

Just a simple observation.