For years, I had known about the ticket booklets that were sold and used for the attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. You know, the reason great roller coasters are called “E Ticket Rides.” But, until our first trip to Disneyland in 1998, I had never given much though to how the tickets were purchased or redeemed. It was on that trip we decided to take one of the guided tours – “A Walk in Walt’s Footsteps” – to learn more about the park…
Adventureland Booth
Along with the main gate, each land had a central ticket exchange for purchasing the booklets.
Wishing this Tomorrowland exchange was reused.
When you visited most attractions, there was a little window where your ticket would be redeemed. Cute, huh?
But what happened to those cute little buildings? Well, our tour guide discussed how the Imagineers almost never throw anything away. They simply repurpose items or store them for possible future use. A great example of this philosophy is the reuse of the old ticketing windows used throughout the park. I’ll start the scavenger hunt in Fantasyland – the land with the most booths remaining.
Former Fantasyland main exchange.
Casey Jr
Alice in Wonderland
Storybookland Canal Boats
So, next time you’re in Disneyland see how many you can spy.
(Thanks to other Disney fans for sharing your photos online!!!)
Very cool! I loved seeing the repurposed ticket booths. I do remember having tickets at Disneyland when I was small. My dad kept his unused books for a long time and probably threw them out. I’d love to have them in my keepsakes!!
The first time I went to a Disney park was in 1986 and they were using multi-day passes. I grew up near Six Flags Over Texas and we always used an all inclusive ticket, so it surprised me when I first learned Disney used ticket books. We only used tickets at the State Fair.
FUN!! I love that they reimagineer the ticket booths for other purposes. Great post!!
How awesome, I thought a few of these could be the old ticket booths. Love how Disney re-purposes. I never made it to Disneyland when they had tickets, but I do have some from Disney World. Wonderful post!
Great post! I love how they worked the old ticket booths in. I remember the WDW booth in Fantasyland was my favorite. I don’t think I’ve seen being re-purposed but I’ll be sure to look next time.
Those Imagineers never cease to amaze me!