Ticketmania vs. Offical Disney site?

[KarenB]

I am in the process of ordering three 10 day, no exp, park hopping, 5 plusses tickets. I have been looking at the offical Disney site and was ready to place an order the other day. The site won't accept my e-mail address, saying it has been used before. I am sure we registered a while ago, but we don't remember the password. We replied the the "Forgot password?" link with no response and the "Contact us" link with no response.

This morning I looked into ticketmania and I believe the price is a bit lower. Although I have placed small orders from Ticket Mania, I am a little nervous about placing an $1100 + order.

Can anyone give me some positive experiences you have had with ticketmania and a large (10 day pass) order. I guess I am just a little nervous that the tickets may be "fake" or "missing days/options" for lack of better terms.

Thanks!
Karen

 

[ksc37]

We bought 10 day non-expiring tickets in January. We've only used 3 days so far, but the tickets do state on the back that they are 10 days, hoppers, non expiring. They sent a receipt and xerox copies of the back of the tickets with the order.

I have to admit that I had concerns ordering through them as well, but people on this site seemed to have no problems with them whatsoever.

 

[TinkerbellMama]

I just ordered our tickets through ticketmania.com. It is definitely cheaper than the official WDW site and even cheaper if you go to it through a Mousesavers newsletter link (PM me if you don't know what that is and I'll explain how you sign up, etc.)...I have been reading the board for about 6 months now and seems like people have had great experiences with ticketmania. I felt very confident ordering from them and saved over $100 just on two tickets!!
I'll let everyone know when they arrive so you can get an idea of the current turnaround time. They were ordered Tuesday night. I did receive a confirmation e-mail immediately and the money was zapped from my account, so it's being processed! They also ask when your trip date is so they'll know when you need them, latest. You get free shipping but you can also pay to expedite. Hope this helps!

 

[ccgegg]

We got 10-day passes from Ticketmania and get this-- they worked!!
Kidding aside, it's a reputable company. I even had an issue where they sent me the wrong pass, but everything was resolved quickly and professionally. Even if you're buying at the last minute and you receive an incorrect pass, they are located in Orlando and will deliver to your hotel. Use Ticketmania with no hesitation and spend the savings on something useful.

 

[dizagain]

Hi! I ordered my tickets there using the Mousesavers discount and I was very impressed! I was sort of close to the wire, but they got them to me with days to spare. Don't forget you can get them put on your room key if staying on-site so you only have one card to keep up with for everyone...

 

[TXTink]

KarenB......I understand your hesitance, that is a lot of $$$, I would be worried too! Do you have time to just order a few at a time? That might feel safer since it wouldn't be so much money at one time....

I am glad to see all the positive responses for buying them from there, I am thinking that is where we will be getting our next tickets from (I have signed up for mousesavers! ). Gosh! I miss The Disney Stores!! We had one so close! It was nice when you could just go buy them and walk out with tickets.

 

[jsmla]

I've ordered WDW tickets from Ticketmania at least half a dozen times. Never had the first problem. I did have a problem when I ordered my PAP through the Disney website. Ended up receiving (and being charged for) two PAP vouchers. It was eventually straightened out, but not after a considerable hassle and several $$$ long distance phone calls.


Jennifer

 

[KarenB]

wcduke-I received your e-mail. For some reason my laptop I am on will not allow me to send any e-mails or replies. Thanks for the offer, but I am simply too hesitant to take youp on it. (heck-I am even hesitant to order from Ticketmania ) Please remember it is not personal, I'm sure you understand. Plus, hopefully you will need those tickets someday.

Karen

 

[Jeanne B]

I spent almost $1000 on tickets from Ticketmania last month and I had no problems whatsoever and it saved me quite a bit of money compared to buying direct from Disney, especially with getting the Mousesavers discount too. I signed up for the newsletter a day to late and it was a last minute trip which meant it was too late to wait for the next newsletter but several people on these boards PM'd me the link so I got the discount!!

 

[elliemae1192]

We decided to take a trip down in July and since it's couple of weeks after my little guy's 3rd birthday we had to get him a ticket. I got him the 10 day premium pass with no expiration, park hopping, and 5 plus days for $36.00 less than Disney's website price. The same adult ticket was $46.00 less. Can't beat that! I should be receiving it soon and am not at all worried as people on the boards highly recommend them.

 

[Heather Smith]

I just got my tickets from ticket mania two weeks ago. I ordered them online and I goofed the order. I called them right away, and they corrected my order before it was shipped or charged. My credit card was charged just once (for proper amount) and I got the correct order. We got the 10 day hopper no ex with the 5 extras and I think they were $358/adult and 328/kid -- not sure.

 

[ottawamom]

We ordered tickets from Ticketmania in January. I too was a little worried because they had to cross the border. Everything arrived when they said it would and we had no problem what-so-ever using them. I would use them again and would recommend that you use them now.

 

[steve_rob]

Hey, if Ticketmania can successfully send $600 worth of tickets to my address in the UK in under 10 days (as they did earlier this year), then I don't think you're going to have any problems with them.

 

[JoannaOhio]

I understand your hesitance, that is a lot of $$$, I would be worried too! Do you have time to just order a few at a time? That might feel safer since it wouldn't be so much money at one time....

I bought four 7-day non-hopper, no expiration passes from Ticketmania - for a total of $1,004. They arrived promptly, along with a photo copy of the backs of all 4 passes. I have read that if you purchase all of your passes at the same time, they will be linked in the Disney system as a "group" - which means that if you accidentally switch the tickets within the group, the bioscans will still recognize you as part of that group, and will allow you to pass on through. I also purchased passes from Ticketmania 5 years ago. No problems whatsoever! I highly recommend this seller - and also recommend that you sign up for the Mousesavers newsletter. It comes to you via email, and if you do it now, you should be in time to get the one that comes out on the 15th of this month - which will have a link to order your tickets at a small savings from Ticketmania. I deleted last months letter, so I don't have the link to go check on the exact price, but I know you will save at least $3/ticket. Hey, every little bit helps.

 

[bamajill]

In April I purchased 5 eight day hoppers (with expiration) with NO problem whatsoever. They arrived via Fed-Ex and included all sorts of fun extras (disney maps, discount coupons for other Orlando area fun stuff, etc.)

I will also tell you that one day my bil left a couple of tickets at a fast pass machine and we went to the customer service area (at Animal Kingdom)...all they had to do was type in the names and they reissued the tickets (I thought there might be a HUGE problem when this initially happened, especially b/c our tickets hadn't come from Disney directly)....but I would not hesitate to use them again.

 

[dvc guy]

Try mapleleaftickets.com. I have used then many times and they are excellent. They are currently cheaper than Tickemania.

 

[dgaston]

I routinely use Ticketmania for Pleasure Island and DQ tickets with the Mousesavers link and have always been happy. They even phoned me about my last order, just to be certain I would receive the tickets at home before we left for WDW.

HTH

 

[KarenB]

I placed my order with ticket mania a few hours ago... $378 each for:

10 day/no expiration/park hopper/5 plusses/includes tax/no shipping fee

With all the ticket options, I even called them before finalizing my order to make sure I was ordering what I wanted. I have received the shipping date already!

I went to mapleleaf and it was a few dollars more ($384??). Disney was about $405 each. We get the mousesaver newsletter and I checked my deleted box to see if I could find an old one and check for further discounts, but came up empty. I hope I didn't miss a huge savings, but I wanted to get the tickets in my hand and paid off.

Thanks for your help. I feel I made a good decision!
Karen

 

[darlene9947]

I bought 6 8-day Park Hopper tickets with expiration dates thru Mousesavers link for TicketMania. I was originally just going to get 7-day tickets, but with the Mousesavers link I got 8-day tickets for $1 less on each ticket. Hey, an extra day in the parks for less than I originally planned...... Priceless!!!!

I also had to replace tickets at the park and NO problems whatsoever. I will definately use TicketMania again.

 

[minijeanie]

Ticketmania was great! ordered 10 day no expir. park hopping as well.
came within 2 weeks, with receipt,

sent me two emails letting me know they were ordered and when they were sent.

Also got discount from Mousesavers as well..
saved a bundle....at least one dinners worth

and you also don't have to pay for shipping.

Disney even dings you for that too!!!

Your going to probably use your credit card & with that you always have an option if tickets don't come.

But I highly doubt that.

If one person on these boards did not get their tickets, we would all know about it.

For me I even go so far as to rent from a DVC owner. Done so last 3 times.
at first I was hesitant because the owner can always drop the reservation, but once I did it, I will never go back to rack rate.

save $200 a nite per villa..