Though many of us Disney fans know about or have heard about the ticket books that were once used at Disneyland and later Disney World, many of us don’t realize that the ticket book was not what was used when Disneyland first opened.
On opening day at Disneyland, guests were expected to individually purchase tickets, much like at a carnival today. Originally there was a park admission price and tickets cost between 10 and 35 cents.
To address complaints that visitors were being "nickeled and dimed to death," Disney introduced lettered tickets on October 11th 1955, just three months after opening day. At this juncture, there were l only 3 types of tickets “A”, “B”, and “C”.
The "D" tickets were added in the middle of 1956 and the famous "E" ticket was introduced in June 1959 with the opening of the Matterhorn, Monorail, and Submarine attractions.
The "E" ticket represented the best and most exciting attractions in the park and the phrase made its way into popular culture. For example, when the first American woman was a crewmember on the Space Shuttle was asked to describe the launch, she called it "a real e-ticket ride."
However, the lettered tickets were phased out around 1982 in favor of all-inclusive passes which allowed visitors to visit as many attractions as they wanted to wait in line for.
On a side note, I can’t imagine having to pay per ride at Disneyworld. Part of the magic of Disney is that when I am there I can do what I want as often as I like without regard to how much I can afford.
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