Is it true that some S. CA residents aren't allowed to buy

[Disneyland1084]

Disneyland's premium pass? My uncle from San Diego just bought the Deluxe pass a few days ago. He said he thought some residents weren't allowed to buy the Premium pass since DL wouldn't want them coming all the time. Now keep in mind I live in NV and don't know this stuff.

 

[CMHusband]

No. Anyone can buy delux and premium passes, but you must live in the area to get the monthly payment program or the Socal and Socal select passes. he probably got the info mixed up.

 

[SandrA9810]

SoCal is based off your zip code. So you have to have an ID showing your location. I know some one that lives 10 miles outside of the Fresno border. She's not happy about not getting the SoCal discount, but she got to be a campus rep after her CP program, so she gets some benefits.

 

[momrek06]

SoCal is based off your zip code. So you have to have an ID showing your location. I know some one that lives 10 miles outside of the Fresno border. She's not happy about not getting the SoCal discount, but she got to be a campus rep after her CP program, so she gets some benefits.

Huh?????

 

[SandrA9810]

SoCal resident discount. It's a series of zip codes, it'll tell you on the website.
Just like a FL resident discount, you must show ID at the gate to receive your discounted ticket. Say I buy a FL seasonal pass online, but I'm not a FL resident. When I go to will call to pick up my ticket, I must show my FL ID or pay the difference in price to what is available for non FL residents.

The person I know, lives 10 miles outside of one of the zip codes that's allowed, but because she's not inside the zip code, she doesn't get the discount. Same thing if some one lived just 10 miles inside the Georgia border. The city of Fresno, CA has the cut off line running somewhere between it. Not particularly sure, never saw a map of it. Just what I heard.

For the most part, northern/central california residents are ticked at the "SoCal" discount, meanwhile WDW is open to all of FL residents, no matter the location.

 

[momrek06]

SoCal resident discount. It's a series of zip codes, it'll tell you on the website.
Just like a FL resident discount, you must show ID at the gate to receive your discounted ticket. Say I buy a FL seasonal pass online, but I'm not a FL resident. When I go to will call to pick up my ticket, I must show my FL ID or pay the difference in price to what is available for non FL residents.

The person I know, lives 10 miles outside of one of the zip codes that's allowed, but because she's not inside the zip code, she doesn't get the discount. Same thing if some one lived just 10 miles inside the Georgia border. The city of Fresno, CA has the cut off line running somewhere between it. Not particularly sure, never saw a map of it. Just what I heard.

For the most part, northern/central california residents are ticked at the "SoCal" discount, meanwhile WDW is open to all of FL residents, no matter the location.

I know what the SoCal AP is. I have the SoCal AP. What confuses me is your post about your friend.
She does not live in SoCal. Fresno is not in SoCal. She does not qualify. Tell her to move "if she's not happy".

 

[momrek06]

Disneyland's premium pass? My uncle from San Diego just bought the Deluxe pass a few days ago. He said he thought some residents weren't allowed to buy the Premium pass since DL wouldn't want them coming all the time. Now keep in mind I live in NV and don't know this stuff.

If you have live in zip codes 90000-93599, you qualify for any SoCal AP!
There are no rules out there stating SoCal residents can't buy the Premium AP!

 

[Donalds_best_pal]

Disneyland's premium pass? My uncle from San Diego just bought the Deluxe pass a few days ago. He said he thought some residents weren't allowed to buy the Premium pass since DL wouldn't want them coming all the time. Now keep in mind I live in NV and don't know this stuff.

No offense to your uncle but that has to be one of the craziest things I have ever heard. Disney doesn't deny people the right to give them more money. lol.

 

[MAH4546]

For the most part, northern/central california residents are ticked at the "SoCal" discount, meanwhile WDW is open to all of FL residents, no matter the location.

But that's how marketing works. Southern California has more people than the entire state of Florida. Furthermore, while Disneyland's largest concentration of annual passholders is indeed in the Southern California and the LA area, Disney World's is not - Miami has the largest concentration of annual passholders (Epcot afternoon pass excluded).

 

[arminnie]

For the most part, northern/central california residents are ticked at the "SoCal" discount, meanwhile WDW is open to all of FL residents, no matter the location.

Very ticked. As a long time N. CA resident I just went to Florida instead of DL.

I still don't particularly like DL. I used to go for conferences etc and never set foot on the property at DL. And I might go to DW 6-7 times from CA.

 

[SandrA9810]

It's an 8hr drive to Disney from where I am, Modesto. Give or take about an hour more from San Fran, San Jose, or Sacramento. That's no further than driving from the south end of Dade county or from the Keys in FL, or those that live in the Panhandle.

Just because your largest market is in a certain region, doesn't mean that other residents of the state aren't going to make the trip down there. Little less frequently, maybe, but some might travel even more than residents closer. I believe Disneyland is loosing people in the northern half of the state by not offering. Sure, the southern market is going to be the largest AP holder, because ONLY they get the discount.

There's only about three very large cities in FL - Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville. Miami being the most populated, it doesn't surprise me that is where the largest amount of passholders is. Orlando, don't need passholders because most of them all work at Disney and have an ID to get in free, they are thee largest employer of Central FL. And if you don't work there... you've got a friend that does. Why pay when you can go for free? And that just leaves the smaller populated city of Jacksonville.

How many large cities does California have?? And they are all spread around the state. Offer discounted APs to populated cities, and they just might have more passholders.

 

[RangerPooh]

For the most part, northern/central california residents are ticked at the "SoCal" discount, meanwhile WDW is open to all of FL residents, no matter the location.

Former CA resident here...

We lived in the southern part of Northern California so we never got discounts which bugged us. Also, if they were to actually find the middle of CA to delineate between northern and southern the line would be farther north giving more people access to the discounts.

I think that the reason they don't offer a CA resident pass (like FL) is because DLs tourism base is centered more around CA residents while WDW is more world/country wide. That's not to say that people from outside CA don't visit DL, but if all CA residents received discounts regularly then it might hurt their profit margin. When we lived in CA we were a 7 hour drive and went at least 6 times a year, but then we had either deluxe or premium APs, so we got the discounts that came with it.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Also, there is a law in Florida that all Residents must be treated equally as far as discounts being offerred. So no company doing business in Florida may offer a discount only to people who live within an certain part of the state.

 

[TnTsParty]

It's an 8hr drive to Disney from where I am, Modesto. Give or take about an hour more from San Fran, San Jose, or Sacramento. That's no further than driving from the south end of Dade county or from the Keys in FL, or those that live in the Panhandle.

Just because your largest market is in a certain region, doesn't mean that other residents of the state aren't going to make the trip down there. Little less frequently, maybe, but some might travel even more than residents closer. I believe Disneyland is loosing people in the northern half of the state by not offering. Sure, the southern market is going to be the largest AP holder, because ONLY they get the discount.

There's only about three very large cities in FL - Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville. Miami being the most populated, it doesn't surprise me that is where the largest amount of passholders is. Orlando, don't need passholders because most of them all work at Disney and have an ID to get in free, they are thee largest employer of Central FL. And if you don't work there... you've got a friend that does. Why pay when you can go for free? And that just leaves the smaller populated city of Jacksonville.

How many large cities does California have?? And they are all spread around the state. Offer discounted APs to populated cities, and they just might have more passholders.

This isn't quite true - the furthest parts of Florida are no more than 7 to 7 1/2 hours away - and that is from north Florida to Orlando - from Key West is actually only like 6 hours. Majority of places in Florida you can get to Disney World in 3 hours or less.

And as for the largest cities in Florida - believe it or not Jacksonville is actually the most populated city in Florida, then Miami, Tampa, St Petersburg and then Orlando. Granted they aren't the same size as some of the largest cities in California but it does seem that the largest cities are in the southern portion of California.

 

[MAH4546]

It's an 8hr drive to Disney from where I am, Modesto. Give or take about an hour more from San Fran, San Jose, or Sacramento. That's no further than driving from the south end of Dade county or from the Keys in FL, or those that live in the Panhandle.

Just because your largest market is in a certain region, doesn't mean that other residents of the state aren't going to make the trip down there. Little less frequently, maybe, but some might travel even more than residents closer. I believe Disneyland is loosing people in the northern half of the state by not offering. Sure, the southern market is going to be the largest AP holder, because ONLY they get the discount.

There's only about three very large cities in FL - Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville. Miami being the most populated, it doesn't surprise me that is where the largest amount of passholders is. Orlando, don't need passholders because most of them all work at Disney and have an ID to get in free, they are thee largest employer of Central FL. And if you don't work there... you've got a friend that does. Why pay when you can go for free? And that just leaves the smaller populated city of Jacksonville.

How many large cities does California have?? And they are all spread around the state. Offer discounted APs to populated cities, and they just might have more passholders.

Disneyland does not need more passholders - it has over 1,000,000 of them, from less than 600,000 two years ago. That's actually too much right now and it has been taking steps to reduce that amount by sharply increasing prices because it has created huge operational problems.

It has nothing to do with how many hour's drive one is away. It has to do with limiting your exposure to promotion. Simple marketing - if you offer it to too many people, you lose money. You don't want to fill your park with as many people as you want. You want to reach an ideal amount "x" where the park is just crowded enough, but not too crowded. At some point the tipping scale is reached where each new, paid guest cost Disney lost profit, and Disneyland appropriately defines promotional borders to help avoid that.

And as for the largest cities in Florida - believe it or not Jacksonville is actually the most populated city in Florida, then Miami, Tampa, St Petersburg and then Orlando. Granted they aren't the same size as some of the largest cities in California but it does seem that the largest cities are in the southern portion of California.

Not even close. MSA rankings:

1) Miami - 5.547M (7th largest in the United States)
2) Tampa - 2.747M (19th)
3) Orlando - 2.082M (27th)
4) Jacksonville - 1.328M (40th)

You are going by city proper, which is entirely irrelevant and pointless since it says nothing about a regions size. Jacksonville is a city-county government, with a population of 813,000 people spread over a massive 717 square miles. Miami is a city government, with a population of 433,000 squeezed into only 35 square miles. Metropolitan statistical area is the appropriate measure of relative region size.

 

[SandrA9810]

Also, there is a law in Florida that all Residents must be treated equally as far as discounts being offerred. So no company doing business in Florida may offer a discount only to people who live within an certain part of the state.

That's cool to know. Maybe California residents should put that on the ballet. It would be better than some of the other ones that have shown up.

 

[TnTsParty]

Not even close. MSA rankings:

1) Miami - 5.547M (7th largest in the United States)
2) Tampa - 2.747M (19th)
3) Orlando - 2.082M (27th)
4) Jacksonville - 1.328M (40th)

You are going by city proper, which is entirely irrelevant and pointless since it says nothing about a regions size. Jacksonville is a city-county government, with a population of 813,000 people spread over a massive 717 square miles. Miami is a city government, with a population of 433,000 squeezed into only 35 square miles. Metropolitan statistical area is the appropriate measure of relative region size.

But that is NOT what the previous poster was talking about they were talking about cities not MSA - so I gave an answer based on population per city

 

[Handbag Lady]

Disney doesn't have to offer a discount to anyone, keep in mind. The SoCal pass was created for a reason: to alleviate the amount of passholders in the parks at any given time.

So, if this gets opened to the whole state, it will defeat the purpose and once again we will be over-run by people.

By offering the low discount with black-out days, local people can come after work on non-busy days.

 

[bumbershoot]

That's actually too much right now and it has been taking steps to reduce that amount by sharply increasing prices because it has created huge operational problems.

The number is hardly the problem.

What IS the problem is their idiotic timing of promotions. Put something brand new, incredible, and highly advertised to open what, 2 days?, before some AP holders are blocked out, and you are ASKING for, begging for, HOPING for HUGE HUGE numbers of poeple in the parks.

They either did it on purpose OR they have monkeys (not even trained ones) scheduling openings of new amazing spectaculars.



And I personally would rather have seasoned AP holders filling the parks to the rafters rather than first-timers, personally.

That's cool to know. Maybe California residents should put that on the ballet. It would be better than some of the other ones that have shown up.

As long as they allow OR and WA in on it.

I know, crazy, but it's how I feel. I grew up in San Jose and went to Disneyland twice, maybe three times, in 17 years. The drive was eternal, and both parents used the very long drive as an excuse to not go more often. Here in WA, it's a hop skip and a jump! I'd be there this weekend if I could!



But OP, as long as someone is in the correct zipcode area, and as far as I know all of San Diego is inside the boundary zone, they can buy whatever ticket their hearts desire.

If your uncle wants a Premium, he can upgrade at any point during the 366 days (since it's a full year x date to x date a year later, it's 366 days...and if you hit a leap year, it's 367). There won't be a pro-rated cost, he'll pay enough to bring the Deluxe he paid for up to the full cost of the Premium, but he'll get the higher discounts and won't be blocked out at all!

 

[SandrA9810]

I would love being a seasonal pass holder. Hop down on the weekend. I love the off season. Why would I want to go when there's people there??

Ok, wishful thinking. But being a passholder in FL, this is the way I treat the parks. I'd go down for one day to Disneyland, drive over the Sea World the next day.

Although I guess I could complain about the cost of a Sea World platinum pass being more expensive in FL. But there's 4 parks for residents to visit 365 days a year. The other parks only have one in each location, and some open seasonally. But the price is much better than Disney, and the monthly payment option is available to all.