Disneyland considers new annual passes and tickets for afternoon and evenings - OCR/SCNG

Darkbeer1

Darkbeer1

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>>Disneyland could also use a day-parting strategy for daily ticketing when the parks reopen after the extended coronavirus closure as a way to increase attendance without increasing crowding. Large parks like Disneyland will be restricted to 25% capacity with advance reservations required once they reopen under state guidelines.

Disneyland could deploy a daily ticketing strategy similar to the one used for after-hours special events — with an 8-hour morning session running from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and an 8-hour evening session running from 4 p.m. to midnight.

Disneyland did something similar when it limited guests with reservations to a 4-hour window during the soft opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.<<

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Disneyland considers new annual passes and tickets for afternoon and evenings

‘Day-parting’ tickets or annual passes by time of day would be similar to the way the park offers convention attendees Twilight tickets that are good for evening admission.
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TP2000

TP2000

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A little bird also told me that they plan to offer hard ticket events for Christmas and New Year's Eve. You have to buy a separate ticket to get in on those major holidays, and they "plus up" the higher cost experience with some decor and special entertainment.

That's the future for Disneyland. And I can't say I blame them. They have the demand for that hard-ticket product, and any business who ignores customer demand isn't doing it right.
 
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jerryp49

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Darkbeer1 said:
>>Disneyland could also use a day-parting strategy for daily ticketing when the parks reopen after the extended coronavirus closure as a way to increase attendance without increasing crowding. Large parks like Disneyland will be restricted to 25% capacity with advance reservations required once they reopen under state guidelines.

Disneyland could deploy a daily ticketing strategy similar to the one used for after-hours special events — with an 8-hour morning session running from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and an 8-hour evening session running from 4 p.m. to midnight.

Disneyland did something similar when it limited guests with reservations to a 4-hour window during the soft opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.<<

www.ocregister.com

Disneyland considers new annual passes and tickets for afternoon and evenings

‘Day-parting’ tickets or annual passes by time of day would be similar to the way the park offers convention attendees Twilight tickets that are good for evening admission.
www.ocregister.com www.ocregister.com
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TP2000 said:
A little bird also told me that they plan to offer hard ticket events for Christmas and New Year's Eve. You have to buy a separate ticket to get in on those major holidays, and they "plus up" the higher cost experience with some decor and special entertainment.

That's the future for Disneyland. And I can't say I blame them. They have the demand for that hard-ticket product, and any business who ignores customer demand isn't doing it right.
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They did something similar when they did a Carsland preview for APs.... 8am to 12 noon - $50, 12 noon to 4pm - $50 and 4pm to 8pm $75.. limited 3,000 guests per time slot , colored wristbands for each time slot.. you couldnt get on rides without the correct wristband but they didn`t kick anyone out of the park after their timeslot.. I did DCA in the morning , DL after 12 noon, Finished with DCA at night . Best $125 I ever spent at Disneyland
 
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Nirya

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Honestly just go with the Flex Pass fully for APs, stick with the one-time all-day model that the parks have used forever, and offer more hard-ticketed events throughout the year sold at an upcharge. Disney is going to be running the parks at a deficit anyways, it doesn't make a ton of sense to annoy consumers further.
 
SuddenStorm

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One benefit of a reservation system/special tickets for certain days is it let's scheduling schedule perfectly. And they can order food more accurately, reducing waste.

Often they're guessing how many people to staff based on past trends, it wasn't unusual for me to get calls asking to come in on busy days.

They'll always have to account for call outs, but in theory this could help the park streamline operations.
 
CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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Darkbeer1 said:
That will be the All the Time Pass, whatever the new name is, maybe the Vlogger, say $2,500 a year, no monthly payments, parking is extra.
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Based on the surveys, people will have to choose what benefits they want. Which is funny since they could just simplify the whole pass system by limiting the total number of visits per year.

Most working people can only go on weekends, but it shouldn't mean they need the highest tier pass that goes "every single day of the year". Give me 4-6 visits a year and im set.
 
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DanielBB8

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How will they enforce it if you want to continue to be in the park beyond 4pm for the morning session? They need to have Fastpass for every ride so you can't book any rides after your time is up, but many will stay for food or shopping.
 
chadwpalm

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DanielBB8 said:
How will they enforce it if you want to continue to be in the park beyond 4pm for the morning session? They need to have Fastpass for every ride so you can't book any rides after your time is up, but many will stay for food or shopping.
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As you've stated the only thing they can control is attractions with FastPass and maybe food through mobile ordering only. They could do wrist bands, but good luck trying to escort everyone out that shouldn't be there. I don't know what the cost of adding FP to every attraction would be or if they'd want to do that right now.

I don't have any issues with a reservation system, but as a vacationer, 8-hour blocks are a no-go for me. It's not worth the time and money to travel down there if I can't go to the parks from opening to close. If they want to do that for local APs, fine, but day tickets shouldn't have that restriction.
 
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ayyylmao

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In theory put a ticket / ap scanner and a CM at the entrance to every ride. If you have a morning ticket and it is not morning time, deny entry.

Seems like an expensive solution.

Other option would be to clear the park between daytime and nighttime.
 
Rich T

Rich T

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Many European parks were trying that partial day system before their second shutdown. Interesting approach.

I’m just staying away from all Disney parks until things are back to normal-ish AND the value for money paid stops being a complete insult. If that day never comes, well, it was fun while it lasted.
 
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cmwade77

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I think they could do an all day ticket that is from park opening to close and then an afternoon ticket, but I don't see a reasonable way to do a morning only ticket.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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SuddenStorm said:
One benefit of a reservation system/special tickets for certain days is it let's scheduling schedule perfectly. And they can order food more accurately, reducing waste.

Often they're guessing how many people to staff based on past trends, it wasn't unusual for me to get calls asking to come in on busy days.

They'll always have to account for call outs, but in theory this could help the park streamline operations.
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Wow, good point.

I imagine the cost savings there are a nice little bonus on the PowerPoint show used to sell this idea in TDA and Burbank.

But with today's technology, you really could gain a lot of efficiency there with scheduling, staffing, training, employee benefits, etc.
 
asianway

asianway

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TP2000 said:
A little bird also told me that they plan to offer hard ticket events for Christmas and New Year's Eve. You have to buy a separate ticket to get in on those major holidays, and they "plus up" the higher cost experience with some decor and special entertainment.

That's the future for Disneyland. And I can't say I blame them. They have the demand for that hard-ticket product, and any business who ignores customer demand isn't doing it right.
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I called for this years ago
 

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