*Original E-Ride Tickets at Disney World??

[Cmbar]

It's called Extra Magic Hour now, but in 2000, Disney had a thing where Resort guests could get wristbands for the longer hours; and only certain attractions would be staying open late; and those attractions were, you guessed it, the E ride levels. HM, BTMRR, SM, and so on. Although I think a few of the less exciting attractions also stayed open, like the Jamboree. It's the only time I've ever ridden BTMRR 'enough times' in my life, back to back to back to back to ......

My mom also has an old ticket book from DL in the 70's. I doubt it has any E's!! We were SO thrilled when we went in '87 and that system was gone at WDW.

Also in 2000, BTMRR ran backwards....any one else remember this?

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figgy

The extra Magic hours are a bit different because they are free to WDW guests, but it also means MORE people. I preferred the ENights of old. I didn't mind paying for a wristband, because there were a lot less people! Actually the last Enights were just before they released the EMH! 2004 I think! I miss them!

 

[marciemi]

I remember when I went back in 1979 (yes I'm old , I was in 8th grade ) that we were given booklets with A - E tickets in them, and that they only allotted you so many tickets in each category! I do remember that basically all the "good" rides were considered to be "E" tickets!

Guess I must be old then too since I also went to WDW in 1979 when I was also in 8th grade! When I went 2 years earlier, we got the A-E tickets. I'm pretty sure it was on that visit in 1979, though, that we got the "newfangled, all-inclusive" passes. You pinned them on your shirt and they allowed you to go on any ride as much as you wanted (WOW!). I know at that time many people were still using the tickets but we could do ANYthing! We have a pic of my little brother wearing his pinned-on ticket in front of the new (then being built) Thunder Mountain. Not sure if it was a promo or a transition period between the tickets and the now-normal pass.

 

[LoraJ]

I remember my dad grumbling every time we had to buy more E tickets in 1976.


I went to an E-Ride night soon after 9/11/2001. It seemed like there were less than 500 people in the park. I think I paid $25 to go. I definitely liked that better than EMH.

 

[CathrynRose]

The extra Magic hours are a bit different because they are free to WDW guests, but it also means MORE people. I preferred the ENights of old. I didn't mind paying for a wristband, because there were a lot less people! Actually the last Enights were just before they released the EMH! 2004 I think! I miss them!

I agree with everything you said. It was worth $10 to have an entire log to yourself on Splash....4 + + + times in a row, without ever getting off!

Or to ride Buzz so many times in a row - that a maitenance guy got on "just for fun" and shouted to you which targets got the most points!

Or to pop-a-squat next to Space Mountain, grab a coffee and see your boys come running out the exit, back to the entrance - in a span of like 6 minutes, over and over and over.... The question of "can we go again?!?!?" turned into a as they ran by!

Man - e-nights.... ***sigh***

 

[Robo]

My Mom still has... an old souvenir backscratcher with Mickey and his hands are up and that is what you use to scratch your back. It is so cute!

Does it look like this?

Looks like you can still buy these.
I found it on an auction site. The listing says its new.

http://auctions.yahoo.com/i:Disney Mickey Mouse Back Scratcher NEW:102347587