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Something I read in another post got me thinking about this and I thought it would be fun to throw the question out to everyone.
Most of you know that way back in the early days of WDW you didn't buy admission to the Magic Kingdom, you bought a ticket book. This book had either 8 or 12 tickets of varying value. An "A" ticket was for the less popular or elaborate attractions and an "E" ticket was reserved for only the top-tier experiences. I believe a typically 12 ticket book only had one E ticket in it, so you really had to choose which attractions you rode wisely!
So that brings us to the question of the day. Let's pretend Disney World still used ticket books. Knowing that you need to use your E-tickets very carefully, tell me which attractions in each park you'd be willing to spend an E-ticket on. Remember you're only getting one E-ticket per ticket book (and this ain't 1972, so these books are expensive)!!!
I'll start:
Magic Kingdom
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean
Space Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain
Splash Mountain
Peter Pan
Epcot
Soarin'
Spaceship Earth
American Adventure
DHS
Toy Story Mania
Rockin' Roller Coaster
Tower of Terror
Star Tours
Animal Kingdom
Expedition Everest
Kilmanjaro Safari
Finding Nemo: The Musical
ronandjulie
03-08-2012, 05:08 PM
AK:
Expedition Everest
Kilamanjaro Safari
Epcot:
Mission: Space
HS:
Tower of Terror
Rock 'n Roller Coaster
Magic Kingdom:
The Mountains!
Pirates
Bonus: Enduring Stitch will earn you another "E Ticket"
Pop Centurion
03-08-2012, 05:14 PM
Magic Kingdom
Splash Mountain
Haunted Mansion
PhilharMagic
Space Mountain
Epcot
Soarin
Spaceship Earth
Mission: Space
DHS
Toy Story Mania
Star Tours
Animal Kingdom
Expedition Everest
Kilamanjaro Safari
Kali River Rapids
It's Tough To Be A Bug
Dinosaur
EeyoresBestFriend
03-08-2012, 11:54 PM
MK
Thunder Mountain
Pirates of the caribbean
Epcot
Test Track
DHS
TSM
AK
Kilimanjaro Safari
Expedition Everest
wdwfansince75
03-09-2012, 12:19 PM
Our first visit was in 1975. The ticket books we got included more than one...think there were 3 or 4 E Tickets in the book...E Ticket rides included 20,000 leagues, Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion...and Space Mountain! D ticket rides included the People Mover and the Speedway. You could also buy books of just E tickets. (but those books did not include admission).
Today, if I had only one per book, I would have to buy 17 books....
At MK, 5...
Space, Splash, and Big Thunder Mtns, PoC, and HM.
At Epcot...3
Soaring, Test Track, and Mission Space...
At DHS...7
RnRC, ToT, Star Tours, and 4 trips on TSMM
And at AK, 2...
EE and KS...
dizneydeb22
03-09-2012, 02:28 PM
Magic Kingdom:
Splash Mountain
Peter Pans Flight
EPCOT:
Soarin'
AK:
Expedition Everest
Kilamanjaro Safari
Hollywood Studios:
Star Tours
Rockin' Rollercoaster
Tower of Terror
TSM
Of course this would probably change 10 times before I even entered the park! :funny:
MrPeetrie
03-09-2012, 08:24 PM
Nice post. Here are mine:
Magic Kingdom:
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean
Epcot:
Mission: Space
Soarin'
DHS:
Tower of Terror
Star Tours
Rock n Rollercoaster
AK:
Kilimanjaro Safari
Dinosaur
Finding Nemo: The Musical
Jared
03-09-2012, 10:01 PM
Great thread, Ian. I'm really interested in seeing these responses.
The easy way to answer is this is to simply name the most popular attractions at each park, but I am going to limit my responses to attractions I truly believe warrant E-Ticket consideration, regardless of their popularity. I will also try to list the attractions from best to worst:
Magic Kingdom
Splash Mountain
The Haunted Mansion
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Space Mountain
Pirates of the Caribbean
(I adore Peter Pan's Flight, but I couldn't justify spending an E-Ticket in its current state. Ask me again after it receives a year-long refurbishment.)
Epcot
Soarin'
(Spaceship Earth would be on this list if only Disney would complete the descent.)
Hollywood Studios
Tower of Terror
Toy Story Mania
Star Tours
Animal Kingdom
Expedition Everest
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Dinosaur (assuming all the effects are working properly)
mgmnut
03-10-2012, 02:37 PM
OK, you only get 1 E-ticket, so I will just give my 1 for each park.
MK - Splash Mountain
Epcot - Soarin
DHS - ToT
AK- Expedition Everest
Although, I have never rode Toy Story Mania, so my DHS would maybe change
hoop de do
03-10-2012, 03:16 PM
With only one E-Ticket per park I'd go with:
MK - Pirates
DHS - Toy Story
EPCOT - Test Track
AK - Safari
tjstrike
03-10-2012, 05:26 PM
MK - splash
Epcot - Mission space - orange
DHS - RnRC
AK - EE
That would really stink to have to choose only one !! :(
E-Ticket4
03-10-2012, 08:03 PM
hehehe. It's my name:mickey:
stitchingirl
03-10-2012, 08:31 PM
Hmm. Hard choices!
What did a book of tickets run, back in the day, anyway?
MK = probably Peter Pan (we ride it so infrequently)
AK = Expedition Everest
DHS = Tower of Terror
Epcot = Soarin'
paragon
03-11-2012, 08:25 AM
I actually have two "ticket booklets" in my collection, I will have to dig them out, and see if they are dated, and have a price on them.
MK- splash mountain
AK- kilaminjaro safari
EP- ??
DHS- rockin roller coaster
bleukarma
03-11-2012, 09:40 AM
With only one E-ticket per park I would go with:
MK
Big Thunder Mtn
Epcot
Soar'n
DHS
Aerosmith Rock'n Roller Coaster
although I've never been on Toystory Mania so it may change after I experience it.
AK
Safari's
BrerGnat
03-11-2012, 09:44 AM
With 1 E-Ticket per park, here's my list:
MK:
Splash Mountain
Epcot:
Mission Space
DHS:
Tower of Terror
AK:
Expedition Everest
Jared
03-11-2012, 09:45 AM
Magic Kingdom
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean
Space Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain
Splash Mountain
Peter Pan
Epcot
Soarin'
Spaceship Earth
American Adventure
DHS
Toy Story Mania
Rockin' Roller Coaster
Tower of Terror
Star Tours
Animal Kingdom
Expedition Everest
Kilmanjaro Safari
Finding Nemo: The Musical
Great job picking the American Adventure. It's never been one of my favorites, but it encompasses what an "E-Ticket" should be better than any theater-style attraction. The Terminator 3D attraction at Universal would also qualify.
Katzateer
03-11-2012, 12:40 PM
Haunted Mansion, Soaring, Toy Story Mania, and Finding Nemo.
I remember using our tickets in the 70's and the Best rides our first visits to Disneyland and WDW were the Haunted Mansion and all the Fantasyland rides.
Disney-4-Me
03-11-2012, 05:50 PM
MK - Haunted Mansion
Epcot - Soarin'
DHS - Rock n' Roller Coaster
AK - Expedition Everest
wdwfansince75
03-11-2012, 06:15 PM
For those who are curious...from notes from our 1975 trip...
12 ticket book..
adults-$7.50
juniors-$7.00
child-$6.50
Believe there were: 1 A, 1 B, 2 C, 4 D, and 4 E in the book....and Peter Pan was a "C" ride...as were most of the Fantasyland rides...you could buy individual coupons, or books of extra coupons...I recall that we bought extra "C" coupons.
If You Had Wings was the only free ride...and DMiL and DD#2 spent almost the entire trip there.
Katzateer
03-11-2012, 06:42 PM
Did anyone else get the magnets that have all the rides and A-E tickets printed on them? I have them on my frig and see them everyday. got them when we were at WDW in September.
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