Buying tickets at the entrance to the parks

For years, Disney has encouraged us to "save time" and "avoid the
lines" by buying tickets ahead of time (either online, over the phone,
via mail, or a few other methods). Some of the guidebooks give the
same advice.

I've done it both ways. However, I've never experienced a real line or
delay at the park ticket booths. There might be a family or two in
front of me, and it has never been more than a minute or two wait.

Am I just lucky, or is it just a Disney urban myth that waiting until
you get there subjects you to a long delay and long lines? I've never
had a problem.

On Jul 2, 7:02 pm, googler <googlergoog...@> wrote:
> For years, Disney has encouraged us to "save time" and "avoid the
> lines" by buying tickets ahead of time (either online, over the phone,
> via mail, or a few other methods). Some of the guidebooks give the
> same advice.

I've seen lines at the ticket and transportation center early in the
morning, but I think with the abilty to buy tickets at the automated
machines, disney.com, and The Disney Store (and with the discounts you
get for the last two), fewer and fewer people probably buying their
tickets at the actual booths.

Paul Lalli

"Paul Lalli" <mritty@> wrote in message
news:1183421742.159487.9190@n2g2000hse.p s.com...
> I've seen lines at the ticket and transportation center early in the
> morning, but I think with the abilty to buy tickets at the automated
> machines, disney.com, and The Disney Store (and with the discounts you
> get for the last two), fewer and fewer people probably buying their
> tickets at the actual booths.
>

Which, of course, translates into savings in labor costs for Disney. If more
people purchase their tickets ahead of time either online, at the Disney
Store or at the ticket kiosks, they don't have to have as many ticket
windows open at the parks.

-Rob

On Jul 2, 7:02 pm, googler <googlergoog...@> wrote:
> For years, Disney has encouraged us to "save time" and "avoid the
> lines" by buying tickets ahead of time (either online, over the phone,
> via mail, or a few other methods). Some of the guidebooks give the
> same advice.
>
> I've done it both ways. However, I've never experienced a real line or
> delay at the park ticket booths. There might be a family or two in
> front of me, and it has never been more than a minute or two wait.
>
> Am I just lucky, or is it just a Disney urban myth that waiting until
> you get there subjects you to a long delay and long lines? I've never
> had a problem.

If everyone bought in person they would have to put a cast member in
every seat in every booth at every park. When was the last time you
saw all the windows manned at the ticket booths?

They are saving money on salaries.

~Amanda

One proviso I would give is for overseas visitors. When buying through an agent from abroad there is
always a premium built in for currency fluctuations, so that the ticket provider NEVER loses money.
Coming from Britland I always buy multi-day at a shop at the junction of 545 and Polynesian in
Kissimmee.


"Princess Buttercup aka Ginny Favers Former Captive Princess of Chickapin Hill"
<mandymacagainm> wrote in message
news:1183482951.152409.147940@n2g2000hse. ...
> On Jul 2, 7:02 pm, googler <googlergoog...@> wrote:
>> For years, Disney has encouraged us to "save time" and "avoid the
>> lines" by buying tickets ahead of time (either online, over the phone,
>> via mail, or a few other methods). Some of the guidebooks give the
>> same advice.
>>
>> I've done it both ways. However, I've never experienced a real line or
>> delay at the park ticket booths. There might be a family or two in
>> front of me, and it has never been more than a minute or two wait.
>>
>> Am I just lucky, or is it just a Disney urban myth that waiting until
>> you get there subjects you to a long delay and long lines? I've never
>> had a problem.
>
> If everyone bought in person they would have to put a cast member in
> every seat in every booth at every park. When was the last time you
> saw all the windows manned at the ticket booths?
>
> They are saving money on salaries.
>
> ~Amanda
>

> Rodney's right. They did have a minimal dollar value up until 2006
> ranging from 10 cents for an A ticket to 90 cents for an E. But the
> policy on all pre-MYW tickets is quite uniform now. Only completely
> unused tickets can be used as credit towards a new one. For the old
> ticket books, that means it must be complete including the park
> admission ticket. If any of it has been used or is missing, it has no
> value at WDW. It would have value to collectors though.

The old A-E tickets do have quite a bit of value to collectors (much
more than the purchase price). If there were a good online auction
service it could be sold there; there's not one, but some of the
existing ones might be worth the hassle.

>
> What is it that makes the A tickets valuable to collectors? It seems
> like those would be the tickets most unused.
>
> Foxtrot

I don't know, what makes an old Disney napkin or shopping bag
valuable? Value of old junk is something I don't understand in a lot
of cases. Why would anyone pay $5000 for the first Barbie doll? It's
just a plastic toy. Why pay thousands for an old stamp?

You've posed a question that baffles me. I guess there is some social
status in owning something that recalls past experiences and make you
more important in the eyes of others. Some people have much more money
than they should.