Question for you Disney history buffs

[Aust]

I went to Tokyo Disneyland in 1991 and they had the A to E ticket system operating then (I have some left over) - I wonder why they still had the tickets operating there then when DLR changed over in the eighties.

 

[Disney Davo]

Does anyone remember a ticket book that had a key symbol on every ticket? Every ticket in this book was equal to an E-ticket. I vaguely recall this and I could be wrong but I think it was called Keys to the Kingdom.

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

I knew I would be touched by it..and was ! It's a great presentation..everyone should try to see it.

Oh, same here!! I love it. I remember my first DL trip way back from my childhood- say 1978 with my grandparents, and later with my parents. It has always been such a wonderful place for me.

I remember the tickets well! I even have a partially used ticket book that I bought in an antique store, on display in my DLR-themed guest bathroom. I think my mom always made us use up that booklet, whether we wanted to ride something or not! And definitely, NO e-ticket ever was wasted!

 

[DBL101]

Does anyone remember that Knotts Berry Farm also had ticket books? I don't know why, but the KBF tickets were reversed. The "A" tickets were for the best rides.
Another thing they had in common back in the '70s was closing two days a week during the winter. I guess this allowed full time employees to work all 5 days in the week. Disneyland closed on Monday and Tuesday, while KBF closed on Wednesday and Thursday.

 

[kaoden39]

When I was a kid we used the tickets. I remember that the E-ticket rides were the rides like the Matterhorn. I don't remember any others. I was like eight years old and that was a life time ago. I was actually very glad when they did away with the ticket because it always seemed like there were never enough tickets for all the rides I wanted to go on.

Michele

 

[Judy from Boise]

also you went on very few rides as a family, because the parents would give their tickets to the kids.That was what was so special about the "sponsored" rides....they were free and you could do them as a family.

 

[stopher1]

Walt Disney Treasures -- Disneyland -- Secrets, Stories & Magic (DVD)

Yep - that's the one...watched part of it again last night!!

 

[stopher1]

I went to Tokyo Disneyland in 1991 and they had the A to E ticket system operating then (I have some left over) - I wonder why they still had the tickets operating there then when DLR changed over in the eighties.

Probably because TDL is not owned or operated by TWDC - but rather by The Oriental Land Co, who pays royalties to TWDC on everything and "hires" the imagineers to design new stuff for them. They probably hung on to it the ticket system as long as they could before conforming.

Another thing they had in common back in the '70s was closing two days a week during the winter. I guess this allowed full time employees to work all 5 days in the week. Disneyland closed on Monday and Tuesday, while KBF closed on Wednesday and Thursday.

I remember this. Being closed during the week also allowed for more mini-refurbs of attractions, restaurants, and the like on a much more regular basis, vs. the longer, extended refurbs of today. That continuous use day after day certainly takes a toll on the infrastructure - being closed a couple helped even it out some. I don't know what people would do in today's world if DL were to try this now!!! Can you just imagine it???