Finally and officially have had it!!!!

[LisaP]

I am having the same issue but with Sesame Place. If your child is 2 and up they pay the "full price" ticket. Now I understand why they are doing this. You really don't go there unless you have kids under 5 but I am still having a hard time paying 50 some buck for my two year old.

This was the exact comparison I was going to use. Sesame Place in PA has no variation to its ticket price. A 2 day pass is $55.99 plus tax for ages 2 and up. And the 1 day ticket is the same price, so they market it as a day free.

[joonyer]

Disney could go back to its original pricing system, the pay-as-you-ride ticket books. For park commandos, who like to ride, ride, ride, from park opening to closing, the one price for everything is a bargain, but for most everyone else, Disney makes more $$ from the one-price-for-all attractions admission system. I don't know of any major theme parks that still use a per ride ticketing system. Still for families with little kids, the pay as you ride system for toddlers would be a little relief from the cost of admission. For that reason, I don't think Disney will ever consider it again though.

[disneymom15]

Disney could go back to its original pricing system, the pay-as-you-ride ticket books. For park commandos, who like to ride, ride, ride, from park opening to closing, the one price for everything is a bargain, but for most everyone else, Disney makes more $$ from the one-price-for-all attractions admission system. I don't know of any major theme parks that still use a per ride ticketing system. Still for families with little kids, the pay as you ride system for toddlers would be a little relief from the cost of admission. For that reason, I don't think Disney will ever consider it again though.

I can still see my mother trying to manage 6 ticket books. Don't know how she kept them all straight. I couldn't see having to do that today. Imagine all the lost books and tickets.

[Gator]

Bad wording to call the higher priced tickets "adult", but my guess would be, at 10 they figure they can enjoy everything at the parks as much as an adult. No rides would be off limits at that age.

I thought the same thing when I read this post. If you can ride everything, you should be charged the "everything" price. Is this a hill you really want to die on? It's $40 more or something like that. Now, if your 10yo is under 40 inches, I can see your beef. Otherwise, sounds pretty fair to me.

[Terra]

I can still see my mother trying to manage 6 ticket books. Don't know how she kept them all straight. I couldn't see having to do that today. Imagine all the lost books and tickets.

Ahhhhh, the E Tickets! A great memory from my childhood at DL! If I remember right some were tickets for attractions that you could ride unlimited [usually the lesser "liked" ones] and the going up to the most popular ones I think were like 1 time deals. That defiantly wouldn't fly with my 4.5 year old who had me ride Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain no less than 3 times each at our last visit!

[11290]

I can still see my mother trying to manage 6 ticket books. I couldn't see having to do that today. Imagine all the lost books and tickets.

There are a LOT of people that can't even "manage" their park tickets when they come up to the turnstiles with a family.

Can't imagine what a disaster it would be at attractions with individual ride tickets.

[texas211]

There are a LOT of people that can't even "manage" their park tickets when they come up to the turnstiles with a family.

Can't imagine what a disaster it would be at attractions with individual ride tickets.

Amen. People are dumber now, then back then. No way folks can manage it. Plus, I hate those kinds of deals. I want to pay one big fee, and be done with it. Wish i could do that with the airlines. Pay more, but then don't bother me.

[lynnek]

Yes, O.K. unfortunate wording 10 yr old--adult. We were happy to find out our older two children were able to do the adult dining plan, can't imagine restricting them to the kids menu. My favorite is the Children's Museums charging for the adults to bring the kids there--love that And thankfully, there are no ticket booklets at Disney. Don't need that headache!

[Terra]

Yes, O.K. unfortunate wording 10 yr old--adult. We were happy to find out our older two children were able to do the adult dining plan, can't imagine restricting them to the kids menu. My favorite is the Children's Museums charging for the adults to bring the kids there--love that And thankfully, there are no ticket booklets at Disney. Don't need that headache!

I am right there with you on that! Nothing like paying the fee so I can stand and watch as my sons run around building legos, playing grocery store and bank!....But they do have fun!

[AHOTE]

Humm... How about airlines! No child ticket, you have to buy the adult fare, so guess in their eyes a 2 year old is an adult.

Then again I've seen plenty of adults that act as 2 year olds, so can see how they arrived at that conclusion

[DVC2004]

I know but it's the same everywhere. We've been to many other theme parks and kids are also considered adults over the age of 9. It's because they can go on pretty much everything.
The only place it gets me is dining- I hate to pay $29/$30 for a meal when my 14 and 12 year old don't eat that much. Especially the 12 year old, he eats like a bird. But I guess we have the choice not to dine at those places.

I agree though with the original poster. It's a shame most places do this. I would think 14 and above makes more sense. But that's alot of money lost I guess.

[Mousemates]

There are a LOT of people that can't even "manage" their park tickets when they come up to the turnstiles with a family. Can't imagine what a disaster it would be at attractions with individual ride tickets.

Yes..and then consider the chaos when you tried to blend single tickets with fast passes.

Amen. People are dumber now, then back then. No way folks can manage it.

As a person of today, I think I am offended by that (not really), but sometimes we become the target of our own barbs

I thought the same thing when I read this post. If you can ride everything, you should be charged the "everything" price. Is this a hill you really want to die on? It's $40 more or something like that. Now, if your 10yo is under 40 inches, I can see your beef. Otherwise, sounds pretty fair to me.

yep

[texas211]

Course, at least w/ the eticket might influence decisions.. hence close the horrible ride and rides that inhabit the stitch area.