Fastpass to History ~ Ticket Books
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Before 1982, all attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland required additional tickets beyond the park admission ticket. They were sold in booklets of several coupons of varying value.
The original A rides consisted of the main street transportation, the carousel and a walk through Sleeping Beauty castle.
If none of those appealed to you, you could always pay two A tickets for a B ticket ride like the Alice in Wonderland ride. In the beginning of Disneyland, C tickets were your most exciting rides. A spin in the Mad Tea Party teacups, soaring with Dumbo and taking a Wild Ride with Mr. Toad all took a C coupon.
As the parks evolved and grew they added D ticket and eventually E tickets. These E tickets lent their name to "E ticket rides."
In 1982, the ticket books were abandoned in favor of a flat one day gate ticket rate.
A one day one park adult ticket went for $12 that year. That would be the equivalent in today's dollars of getting into Disneyland for $29.05 rather than $92 .
Now that's what I call a good deal on vacation.
Before 1982, all attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland required additional tickets beyond the park admission ticket. They were sold in booklets of several coupons of varying value.
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| Disneyland Ticket Book Courtesy of Wikipedia. |
If none of those appealed to you, you could always pay two A tickets for a B ticket ride like the Alice in Wonderland ride. In the beginning of Disneyland, C tickets were your most exciting rides. A spin in the Mad Tea Party teacups, soaring with Dumbo and taking a Wild Ride with Mr. Toad all took a C coupon.
As the parks evolved and grew they added D ticket and eventually E tickets. These E tickets lent their name to "E ticket rides."
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| Personally, I think old style tickets are a beautiful way to present surprise vacations. |
A one day one park adult ticket went for $12 that year. That would be the equivalent in today's dollars of getting into Disneyland for $29.05 rather than $92 .
Now that's what I call a good deal on vacation.
I love the old ticket books! They're so neat to look at. I didn't realized they were still being used in the early 1980s.
ReplyDeleteI remember these :), they now have them in magnet form at the parks. I'd love for a $12 park pass these days :)
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