One Day Tickets....Seriously

[WaltD4Me]

I know John has said he thinks Disney should do away with one day tickets and I totally understand Disney's ticket plan of making them cheaper the more days you come to the parks, but strangely I've had three different people ask me about them in a week and it makes me sort of wonder if it is such a smart plan now.

A co-worker is going with her husband to a conference outside of Orlando, they really only have time for one free day and wanted to go to Disney. I told them the tickets are $80 each for one day and they said forget it.

My sister is going with her DH and my two nieces on a beach trip to Florida
mid-May and wanted to drive to Disney (2 hours) to go to Epcot one day to see the Flower & Garden Festival. $360 for them to get in the door, they said forget it. She also looked into Busch Garderns (an hour away) and their one day tickets are $75 each, she said forget that too.

The receptionist at my doctor's office is going to visit a girlfriend in Florida, she just wanted to go to Animal Kingdom because the friend has to work one of the days she is there and she's never seen it, she really said forget it when I told her $80 and they close at 5pm.

So that is seven people that just won't go at all. Especially now, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to think about a one day discount, maybe 1/2 day tickets after a certain time or a lower cost for AK, something that is open shorter hours or a discount on Tuesdays. No? Maybe? I'm crazy?

 

[Beckypooh1972]

Yeah I can agree with you the one day is very cost prohibitive. We went to California a few years ago, were only in town for a couple of days as a side trip from our Las Vegas stay and we went to DCA. We received a discount since we arrived after 3pm; don't know if they still offer this but it was a fair price for a few hours of Disney bliss.

 

[mikelan6]

The only thing I can suggest is for them to volunteer with the "Give A Day" promotion. Then they can get in for "free."

 

[WaltD4Me]

The only thing I can suggest is for them to volunteer with the "Give A Day" promotion. Then they can get in for "free."

I meant to post that I did tell all of them about Give a Day, my sister is looking into it, but I don't think my co-worker and the other girl will have enough time, co-worker is going in 9 days and receptionist in 3 weeks.

 

[dpuck1998]

I think this is true for a lot of parks too however. We are planning a trip to Holiday World and trying to find the break between getting a season pass vs. daily tickets. If we go 3 days we might as well get season passes.

 

[WaltD4Me]

I think this is true for a lot of parks too however. We are planning a trip to Holiday World and trying to find the break between getting a season pass vs. daily tickets. If we go 3 days we might as well get season passes.

Oh, I agree, alot of theme parks have the same issue, but alot are cheaper than $80 too. Of course I know, it IS Disney and when you break it down hourly, it's not that bad, but when you look at the whopping $360 for one day for my sister and family it just makes you ...

 

[sshaw10060]

Don't forget that if they are attending a conference in the Orlando area you can usually but discounted 1 day and 1/2 day tickets at the meeting.

 

[jeanigor]

Earlier this month, I chaperoned a trip with 12 college students. Eleven of them were gung ho about going to the parks in the beginning of the week. Once we sat down and discussed ticket options and prices for our limited amount of time, there was a noticeable drop in enthusiasm. Nine of the eleven still ended up buying one day passes.

Cedar Point (where I go when I want a real ride) has daily tickets at $46 + tax (plus $12 parking fee). You can get the season pass which allows you entry into all Cedar Fair properties for $160 + tax. The cost of entertaining a family is outrageous.

 

[dpuck1998]

Well, in contrast. We spend approx 100 bucks for a 2 hour movie with snacks.

 

[doconeill]

None of the major parks in Orlando are really cheaper.

Last trip, we planned one day for the four of us to go to Sea World. But at the additional $75 or whatever it was a head, we decided against it - especially since another day at a Disney park was already covered by our existing tickets.

Instead, I took DD#1 over to USO for a day (only two tickets was more palatable), while DW took DD#2 for "Two Girls Day" at MK and Epcot...