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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Amy » Jun Sun 12, 2011 12:14 am

Soarin08 wrote:
mindflipper wrote:
Soarin08 wrote:Thank goodness I no longer have to pay for my tickets... or I doubt I'd go as often. Same with my family. They're included with my benefits so they get in free with me.
This is why all of you need to become CMs and save yourself this insanity every vacation! :D
Next time I go, can I be a member of your family? :wink: :mickey: :lol:
Absolutely! I get my next batch of free tickets in December... I already used up this year's.
Oooo! Me too?! ;)
Do you have unlimited passes for your family now as a seasonal CM (that's your designation right?) or a set number of passes you may use for them during the year?

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Soarin08 » Jun Sun 12, 2011 12:24 am

Amy wrote:
Soarin08 wrote: Absolutely! I get my next batch of free tickets in December... I already used up this year's.
Oooo! Me too?! ;)
Do you have unlimited passes for your family now as a seasonal CM (that's your designation right?) or a set number of passes you may use for them during the year?
I'll get 6 free tickets and then another Main Entrance Pass good for 3 people, 6 visits. So in other words, 6 times a year, 3 people can get in free on my little blue pass. When I go full-time, the numbers double (12 times a year and then... hmmm. I don't know how many complimentary tickets).
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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Amy » Jun Sun 12, 2011 9:01 am

Soarin08 wrote:
Amy wrote:
Soarin08 wrote: Absolutely! I get my next batch of free tickets in December... I already used up this year's.
Oooo! Me too?! ;)
Do you have unlimited passes for your family now as a seasonal CM (that's your designation right?) or a set number of passes you may use for them during the year?
I'll get 6 free tickets and then another Main Entrance Pass good for 3 people, 6 visits. So in other words, 6 times a year, 3 people can get in free on my little blue pass. When I go full-time, the numbers double (12 times a year and then... hmmm. I don't know how many complimentary tickets).
Do the three people have to be with you to get in free? And then the other six tickets you can simply give to people? I know they explained this all to me when I interviewed, but that has been a long time ago now :(

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by mindflipper » Jun Sun 12, 2011 9:50 am

When I got into WDW MK free through a CM, the CM had to be there in order to get you in. That was some time ago though. Things could have changed since then.

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Soarin08 » Jun Sun 12, 2011 5:51 pm

mindflipper wrote:When I got into WDW MK free through a CM, the CM had to be there in order to get you in. That was some time ago though. Things could have changed since then.
Only if you're getting in on the CM's Main Entrance Pass, because they have to scan our IDs along with it. The complimentary tickets we receive, we print them off the employee site and give them to whoever we want.
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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by elizabethswann » Jun Mon 13, 2011 2:19 pm

Now that the tickets have increased, I'm wondering if my mom will want to renew our passes when we're up to renew by December. I think she's been doing the monthly payments for our current ones but we'll see what she decides. If not then I'm not too worried; I went on The Little Mermaid and Star Tours so I'm not complaining.

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by mindflipper » Jun Mon 13, 2011 2:41 pm

Soarin08 wrote:
mindflipper wrote:When I got into WDW MK free through a CM, the CM had to be there in order to get you in. That was some time ago though. Things could have changed since then.
Only if you're getting in on the CM's Main Entrance Pass, because they have to scan our IDs along with it. The complimentary tickets we receive, we print them off the employee site and give them to whoever we want.
LOL, things have changed - when I did got in, she showed them her badge and we had to manually sign our names on sheet in a clipboard! :shock: :lol: :mickey:

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Amy » Jun Mon 13, 2011 4:51 pm

elizabethswann wrote:Now that the tickets have increased, I'm wondering if my mom will want to renew our passes when we're up to renew by December. I think she's been doing the monthly payments for our current ones but we'll see what she decides. If not then I'm not too worried; I went on The Little Mermaid and Star Tours so I'm not complaining.
It's not that great of an increase is it? Especially if you are able to spread the cost over the entire year, I wouldn't think it would make a big difference.
mindflipper wrote:
Soarin08 wrote:
mindflipper wrote:When I got into WDW MK free through a CM, the CM had to be there in order to get you in. That was some time ago though. Things could have changed since then.
Only if you're getting in on the CM's Main Entrance Pass, because they have to scan our IDs along with it. The complimentary tickets we receive, we print them off the employee site and give them to whoever we want.
LOL, things have changed - when I did got in, she showed them her badge and we had to manually sign our names on sheet in a clipboard! :shock: :lol: :mickey:
:lol: Oh my, how times have changed!

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by MmeLeota » Jun Mon 13, 2011 6:25 pm

mindflipper wrote:
Soarin08 wrote:
mindflipper wrote:When I got into WDW MK free through a CM, the CM had to be there in order to get you in. That was some time ago though. Things could have changed since then.
Only if you're getting in on the CM's Main Entrance Pass, because they have to scan our IDs along with it. The complimentary tickets we receive, we print them off the employee site and give them to whoever we want.
LOL, things have changed - when I did got in, she showed them her badge and we had to manually sign our names on sheet in a clipboard! :shock: :lol: :mickey:
I'm pretty sure that's what we had to do too. But the CM only had to be there when we entered the parks for the first time that day. Once we had our actual ticket, we could hop to our hearts content...which was great since our CM escort (aka family members) had to go to work! ;)

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by mindflipper » Jun Mon 13, 2011 9:34 pm

MmeLeota wrote:I'm pretty sure that's what we had to do too. But the CM only had to be there when we entered the parks for the first time that day. Once we had our actual ticket, we could hop to our hearts content...which was great since our CM escort (aka family members) had to go to work! ;)
Nope, no ticket. Just signed in on the clipboard and went in. No ticket, but that was long ago before Fast Pass.

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by elizabethswann » Jun Tue 14, 2011 11:23 am

I was looking on the Micechat site about the latest price increase and there was something I've never seen before. Anyone know what a premier passport is? I have never even heard of anything above premium. This is what I saw in the chart:

Premier Annual Passport $749 $700 Up $49

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Jacca5660 » Jun Tue 14, 2011 12:09 pm

elizabethswann wrote:I was looking on the Micechat site about the latest price increase and there was something I've never seen before. Anyone know what a premier passport is? I have never even heard of anything above premium. This is what I saw in the chart:

Premier Annual Passport $749 $700 Up $49
That's the pass that lets you go to both WDW and DLR. The only reason Disney keeps raising prices is because we keep going. Disney raises prices and attendance still stays strong.
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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Wizzard419 » Jun Tue 14, 2011 12:17 pm

elizabethswann wrote:I was looking on the Micechat site about the latest price increase and there was something I've never seen before. Anyone know what a premier passport is? I have never even heard of anything above premium. This is what I saw in the chart:

Premier Annual Passport $749 $700 Up $49
As Jacca said it combines a full WDW premium and a DLR premium and you also get all the benefits/stuff of both. I'm surprised you've not heard of it since they pimped it like crazy when it first came out. I looked into it (still trying to get on the military projects that would send me to orlando every month) and for DLR passholders they apparently have to come in and get the finger measurements and so forth.

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by Amy » Jun Tue 14, 2011 3:36 pm

Wizzard419 wrote:
elizabethswann wrote:I was looking on the Micechat site about the latest price increase and there was something I've never seen before. Anyone know what a premier passport is? I have never even heard of anything above premium. This is what I saw in the chart:
Premier Annual Passport $749 $700 Up $49
As Jacca said it combines a full WDW premium and a DLR premium and you also get all the benefits/stuff of both. I'm surprised you've not heard of it since they pimped it like crazy when it first came out. I looked into it (still trying to get on the military projects that would send me to orlando every month) and for DLR passholders they apparently have to come in and get the finger measurements and so forth.
Finger measurements?! :?

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Re: Park ticket increase...again.

Post by mindflipper » Jun Tue 14, 2011 3:40 pm

The popular term is "biometrics".

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