DISNEYLAND TICKET BOOKS
The images below are not actual tickets, but are reproduction/representations that help to tell
the history of the Disneyland Ticket Book and the classic E-ticket.
(These images represent Disney copyright materials, but are independently designed images)
CHILD VALUE TICKET BOOKS & JUNIOR VALUE TICKET BOOKS HAVE UNIQUE COLOR TICKETS
THAT DIFFER FROM ADULT TICKET BOOKS AND ARE NOT REPRESENTED HEREIN
Also, variations of attractions and/or cash values may not be represented herein,
but are maintained by the webmaster for historical accuracy.
the history of the Disneyland Ticket Book and the classic E-ticket.
(These images represent Disney copyright materials, but are independently designed images)
CHILD VALUE TICKET BOOKS & JUNIOR VALUE TICKET BOOKS HAVE UNIQUE COLOR TICKETS
THAT DIFFER FROM ADULT TICKET BOOKS AND ARE NOT REPRESENTED HEREIN
Also, variations of attractions and/or cash values may not be represented herein,
but are maintained by the webmaster for historical accuracy.
1955
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The first 1955 ticket books were introduced several months after Disneyland opened and only contained A-C "RIDE" tickets.
Whereas the first version listed the tickets as "RIDE"s and a second version changed the tickets to "COUPON"s.
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1956
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As Walt Disney continued to refine the park during that first year, the second Summer Ticket Book 1956 added the D-Ticket. (Also, this version does not include a letter in the serial number)
The 1957 Ticket Books changed in size, to larger/taller tickets...
...but in 1958 the size returned to the original height, similar to standard US currency (and suitable to fit inside a wallet)
Tickets remained this size until they were eliminated in 1982. |
1959
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In June 1959, the E-Ticket was introduced when The Matterhorn, Submarines and Monorail were part of 6 new attractions added to the Park.
The 1960 Ticket Books changed the wording at the top of the ticket to read "Good For Choice of One"
In 1961, the inclusion of the Special Ticket Book Price was added to the face of the ticket (similar tickets in 1962, 1963, 1964 and in 1965, the prices increased)
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1966
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Two BIG changes in 1966: First, the background no longer had the standard "Globe" ticket watermark and instead had a castle & star watermark. Second, the ticket books moved the E-Ticket to the front, because the E-Ticket was the most desirable and most used ticket in the book so it needed to be front and center. (Prices increased in 1967)
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1968
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In 1968, the tickets returned to the stock "Globe" watermark paper stock... but kept the E-Ticket up front. (Added the Haunted Mansion in 1969, 1970, 1971... and added Bear Country for 1972 and 1973)
Other than changes in attractions on each ticket and slight price increases, there was little change until 1974, when the actual letters on the tickets became bolder.
The following year, 1975, the iconic word "Disneyland" was upgraded to the version we are familiar with today. (and they also dropped the cash value from each ticket at this time, and this is the style of tickets until the end, thru 1976, 1977 adds Space Mountain, 1978, 1979 adds Thunder Mountain, 1980 and 1981)
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SUPER AWESOME TICKET TRIVIA:
"Why the E-Ticket & Ticket Books ended"
In October 1982, Walt Disney World was set to open their second gate, EPCOT. This new park was totally different from the two Magic Kingdom-style parks that Disney already owned and operated in California and Florida. The biggest problem facing the Company was how to integrate this new style theme park into the existing theme park family.
Ticket Books, as they existed. were not going to work for EPCOT due to its Worlds Fair layout and design. EPCOT needed a General Admission style passport, and so the Magic Kingdom needed to match that in order to draw multi-day Disney World guests, thus WDW's Magic Kingdom needed to drop Ticket Books and switch to a General Admission passport, just like EPCOT required. And if Magic Kingdom switched to General Admission passports, then Disneyland in California needed to change too.
Throughout the entire 1982 Season (and actually for years beyond), the transition period had Parks on both coasts promoting the process of redeeming unused tickets from ticket books, toward the cost of an all day, all-attraction admission passport... and that passport has been the standard admission media ever since.
These ticket books became extinct so that EPCOT and other parks could become reality.
"Why the E-Ticket & Ticket Books ended"
In October 1982, Walt Disney World was set to open their second gate, EPCOT. This new park was totally different from the two Magic Kingdom-style parks that Disney already owned and operated in California and Florida. The biggest problem facing the Company was how to integrate this new style theme park into the existing theme park family.
Ticket Books, as they existed. were not going to work for EPCOT due to its Worlds Fair layout and design. EPCOT needed a General Admission style passport, and so the Magic Kingdom needed to match that in order to draw multi-day Disney World guests, thus WDW's Magic Kingdom needed to drop Ticket Books and switch to a General Admission passport, just like EPCOT required. And if Magic Kingdom switched to General Admission passports, then Disneyland in California needed to change too.
Throughout the entire 1982 Season (and actually for years beyond), the transition period had Parks on both coasts promoting the process of redeeming unused tickets from ticket books, toward the cost of an all day, all-attraction admission passport... and that passport has been the standard admission media ever since.
These ticket books became extinct so that EPCOT and other parks could become reality.
