Disneyland Summer Fun Pass for So Cal Residents $99 for 3 day park hopper (valid for 45 days)

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My birthday is coming up and I just got the reminder email that I get to go to Disneyland for free on my birthday. Knowing that the birthday offer can be upgraded to another ticket and being a SoCal resident, I was sad to find out that the 2Fer deal expired yesterday.

But they do have a new summer deal, which IMO is not as good but I guess it's better than nothing: linky

Here are the details:

3 Days of Summer Fun for $33 a Day!
Save this summer when you buy the Summer Fun Pass! Available for a limited time only to Southern California residents, the Pass lets you into both Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park for three days for $99. And for just $35 more, you can upgrade your Summer Fun Pass to an Annual Pass!

Get two great offers* in one! Buy a Summer Fun Pass for $99 and enjoy both Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park for three days. And at any time during those three days, you can take your pass to the Ticket Booth and upgrade it to an Annual Pass for just $35.

Do more in the Parks for less!

* Thrill to the musical spectacular of Fantasmic!
* Revel in the stunning pyrotechnics of "Remember...Dreams Come True" Fireworks
* Delight in the dazzling display of Disney's Electrical Parade
* Shoot 'em up on the range at Toy Story Mania!

Buy your Summer Fun Pass online today!

* Ticket is blocked out on 7/4/09. Tickets valid for Southern California residents within ZIP codes 90000-93599 and Northern Baja California residents within ZIP codes 21000-22999. Proof of residency required for admission. The Disneyland® Resort Summer Fun Pass is valid for three days of admission at both Disneyland® park and Disney's California Adventure® park, including visits to both parks on the same day. Tickets are valid 45 days from first use. First use must occur between 6/1/09 through 8/23/09. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. Limit 8 tickets per person per day with valid ID. Tickets may not be sold or transferred for commercial use. Offer may not be combined with other discounts or promotions. This ticket may be upgraded to any Annual Passport so long as such upgrade occurs on or before the last valid day of ticket usage. Ticket not valid before 6/1/09. Subject to restrictions and change without notice. All offers, events, tickets, age ranges, services, attractions and entertainment may be seasonal and are subject to change without notice. ©Disney

So I did the math to see if it would be a benefit to get this first, before an annual pass. It is the same cost as if you were to just use your birthday upgrade and buy the Southern California Select annual passport except that you get 3 days of unblocked access during the summer. Pretty good if you are on a budget and 3 days during the summer is enough for you. I personally wouldn't get that Select passport, since it blocks out ALL weekends and the whole summer.

slickdealperson said: Fine said: So I did the math to see if it would be a benefit to get this first, before an annual pass. It is the same cost as if you were to just use your birthday upgrade and buy the Southern California Select annual passport except that you get 3 days of unblocked access during the summer. Pretty good if you are on a budget and 3 days during the summer is enough for you. I personally wouldn't get that Select passport, since it blocks out ALL weekends and the whole summer.

I personally wouldn't go to Disneyland, if I can avoid it. The place has gone down hill for the last decade. No fun parking in that huge parking structure, walking to the tram, waiting for the tram, coughing up diesel fumes on the tram, getting off the tram and then having to walk thru downtown Disney Shopping district just to get to the line to wait in to get checked by security, then walking to the line to buy a ticket, and, once your in, the place has gone to sh!t. Overpriced crap. Then, once it's done, you have to take the reverse trip back to your car. They really screwed it up when they put Califonia Adventure in the parking lot.

With all due respect, the parking structure is a million times more efficient. Your car is kept cool in the shade, your walk is minimized, it is quicker to get in and out, and it is easier to remember where you parked. I think the parking structure is fantastic. I wish Magic Mountain would follow suit. Getting through 'security' is extremely easy, especially if you plan for it. If you go without children (which I do), you can literally walk right through. My female companions do not carry a purse and instead carry a small wallet. If you do this, then you are golden. If you are the type to bring strollers, large bags, drink bottles, etc.. then you will encounter a wait, but that is true of all theme parks. I do not recommend traveling heavy anyway for this very reason. Again, the return trip is a breeze. When your legs are tired, you get shuttled to an escalator -- what could be better? As for overpriced crap -- well, that has been true since 1955.

Thanks for finding an update to the 'free on your birthday' special,
ChunkyBarf

Can anyone please share their experience purchasing these tix at a local grocery store? Has anyone ever been asked for ID when purchasing?? I'm taking my daughter to disneyland in a week so I am thankful for any feedback...

wickeywouse said: Can anyone please share their experience purchasing these tix at a local grocery store? Has anyone ever been asked for ID when purchasing?? I'm taking my daughter to disneyland in a week so I am thankful for any feedback...

Yes, they do check ID, at least at Ralphs. However, they don't care about Southern Cal residency. I saw someone pull out their foreign passport, and the supervisor keyed in a code, and that was that...

Hamsterman

I'm in line for Space Mountain right now. This definitely is a good deal IF you want to go only 3 days this summer, but keep in mind parking is $12 per car (I think a yearly parking pass is $60).

I have a Premium pass so parking is free every time (and the gf has it as well, so we can get 2 cars in for free every day), and I was able to buy used park hoppers to get $125 off ($195 face value - $70 paid for each) passports for 3 of my friends, and we've been having a(n astro) blast.

ALWAYS BRING YOUR OWN FOOD. Bottled cokes are $2.75, so I stock up at Costco where they are $.75 and bring in 6 in my backpack. Combined with kirkland signature snacks, it makes disneyland dining a luxury that I don't have to worry about. Even this morning I stopped at AMPM and got 2 BIG chicken sandwiches for $2.50, then made a right and was at the parking structure. Seriously, with a little legwork you can have a true FW time in the magic kingdom.

And yes, the trams are compressed natural gas, and the parking situation is incredibly swift and convenient- I don't get the people hating on that.

Gtg, I'm about to board for my intergalactic journey.

We love disney! There are annoyances, but hey, sit back, relax and just go with it. Life is to short to pick apart every little thing! We also bring in snacks. One time we had pizza delivered. While the kids and hubby were in line for a ride, I walked across the street to IHOP to meet the pizza boy. Then, after they were done on the ride, we met at the picnic area and ate. It was a whole lot cheaper than buying food in the park!

Kunai said: I'm in line for Space Mountain right now. This definitely is a good deal IF you want to go only 3 days this summer, but keep in mind parking is $12 per car (I think a yearly parking pass is $60).

I have a Premium pass so parking is free every time (and the gf has it as well, so we can get 2 cars in for free every day), and I was able to buy used park hoppers to get $125 off ($195 face value - $70 paid for each) passports for 3 of my friends, and we've been having a(n astro) blast.

ALWAYS BRING YOUR OWN FOOD. Bottled cokes are $2.75, so I stock up at Costco where they are $.75 and bring in 6 in my backpack. Combined with kirkland signature snacks, it makes disneyland dining a luxury that I don't have to worry about. Even this morning I stopped at AMPM and got 2 BIG chicken sandwiches for $2.50, then made a right and was at the parking structure. Seriously, with a little legwork you can have a true FW time in the magic kingdom.

And yes, the trams are compressed natural gas, and the parking situation is incredibly swift and convenient- I don't get the people hating on that.

Gtg, I'm about to board for my intergalactic journey.

How do you use the used park hoppers to get $125 off? You can apply them toward a season pass? Thanks!

x10guy said: . . . It's fine to complain but at least be factual. Obviously you haven't been to DL in a while . . .

What?!? They don't accept the ticket booklets (letters A, B,C, D, etc) anymore?

There - that date's me!!

Yeah, I agree with Barf Simpson. I personally carry a "Road Soda" of Bacardi and Coke to kill the time.

ChunkyBarf said: slickdealperson said: Fine said: So I did the math to see if it would be a benefit to get this first, before an annual pass. It is the same cost as if you were to just use your birthday upgrade and buy the Southern California Select annual passport except that you get 3 days of unblocked access during the summer. Pretty good if you are on a budget and 3 days during the summer is enough for you. I personally wouldn't get that Select passport, since it blocks out ALL weekends and the whole summer.

I personally wouldn't go to Disneyland, if I can avoid it. The place has gone down hill for the last decade. No fun parking in that huge parking structure, walking to the tram, waiting for the tram, coughing up diesel fumes on the tram, getting off the tram and then having to walk thru downtown Disney Shopping district just to get to the line to wait in to get checked by security, then walking to the line to buy a ticket, and, once your in, the place has gone to sh!t. Overpriced crap. Then, once it's done, you have to take the reverse trip back to your car. They really screwed it up when they put Califonia Adventure in the parking lot.

With all due respect, the parking structure is a million times more efficient. Your car is kept cool in the shade, your walk is minimized, it is quicker to get in and out, and it is easier to remember where you parked. I think the parking structure is fantastic. I wish Magic Mountain would follow suit. Getting through 'security' is extremely easy, especially if you plan for it. If you go without children (which I do), you can literally walk right through. My female companions do not carry a purse and instead carry a small wallet. If you do this, then you are golden. If you are the type to bring strollers, large bags, drink bottles, etc.. then you will encounter a wait, but that is true of all theme parks. I do not recommend traveling heavy anyway for this very reason. Again, the return trip is a breeze. When your legs are tired, you get shuttled to an escalator -- what could be better? As for overpriced crap -- well, that has been true since 1955.

Thanks for finding an update to the 'free on your birthday' special,
ChunkyBarf

overdafalls said: Does anyone know if they check your ID when entering the park? I was thinking about having my inlaws(they live in SOCAL) buy them and then have the family use them????

I just wasn't sure if we would be asked for ID's after we have the tickets?

Mahalo in advance.

They didn't check our ID's.

We took advantage of the deal last year. Brother in law bought the tickets and our family enjoyed two days and sold the remaining day on eBay for about $275 for the four tickets.

The way I see it, Disney gets the money for the tickets and a family in the park to spend more money on higher profit margin items like food and t-shirts and other Disney trinkets.

My advice is to go in the morning when they have to process a bunch of people. Of course YMMV.

Good luck!

what if you don't have an ID - ?! - they will non let you in ?!

Posting my experience. I purchased 3 of these park hopper tickets for the three days I was going to Disneyland. They did not ask for ID at the check out nor when I was going into the park on the days which I used it.

Hamsterman said: wickeywouse said: Can anyone please share their experience purchasing these tix at a local grocery store? Has anyone ever been asked for ID when purchasing?? I'm taking my daughter to disneyland in a week so I am thankful for any feedback...

Yes, they do check ID, at least at Ralphs. However, they don't care about Southern Cal residency. I saw someone pull out their foreign passport, and the supervisor keyed in a code, and that was that...

Hamsterman
It should be obvious from your comment, but does that mean Ralphs sells these SoCal tickets? I'm in NorCal and am planning on visiting Disney in August. So, if some grocery stores sell these tickets I can certainly buy those and I have CA ID so it might be OK.
Any suggestions?

We decided to give this a go, and we just went to the closest grocery store to Disneyland, it was a Von's and they were completely sold out of 3 day hopper cards. So I asked my GPS for a grocery stores and found a Ralph's that was 2 miles away and we drove there. (I hadn't read this thread on Ralph's checking ID's). They had 3 day passes there and I bought 3 at the self-checkout. The checkout clerk did ask for ID, and I handed him my ID which was for Northern California, and he came back and activated the cards. Note, on my receipt, only two cards came out as "activated", the third said "activated within 24 hours" (we think the modem may have gone down at the store during that one's activation).

Anyway the gift card comes with a top tab. We broke off the top tabs, and went into Disneyland, there's no voucher, the gift card is your ticket. We presented the gift cards at the gate, no check for ID. The two that were activated worked fine. But since we had purchased the cards only a few minutes earlier the third card did not work. But after a walk to guest relations (during that time the card activated), they told us it was active, and we went back and went through. No problems. Never asked for ID at the gate.

Key here, Buy early to prevent the activation issue to prevent yourself some hassle and buy at grocery store farther from Disneyland.

I should also note, if you do this, be prepared to pay the difference $85 per ticket if you do get asked for ID and you don't have Southern California ID ....

What's a Southern Californai ID? If I have a CA driver's license, issued in Nor Cal, does the SoCal DMV issue a different license?

When you change address the DMV does not give you a new DL immediately, only on next renew. So, I guess as long as you have a CA DL it should be OK and you can say you just moved a few months back..

Right ??

timmie88 said: We decided to give this a go, and we just went to the closest grocery store to Disneyland, it was a Von's and they were completely sold out of 3 day hopper cards. So I asked my GPS for a grocery stores and found a Ralph's that was 2 miles away and we drove there. (I hadn't read this thread on Ralph's checking ID's). They had 3 day passes there and I bought 3 at the self-checkout. The checkout clerk did ask for ID, and I handed him my ID which was for Northern California, and he came back and activated the cards. Note, on my receipt, only two cards came out as "activated", the third said "activated within 24 hours" (we think the modem may have gone down at the store during that one's activation).

Anyway the gift card comes with a top tab. We broke off the top tabs, and went into Disneyland, there's no voucher, the gift card is your ticket. We presented the gift cards at the gate, no check for ID. The two that were activated worked fine. But since we had purchased the cards only a few minutes earlier the third card did not work. But after a walk to guest relations (during that time the card activated), they told us it was active, and we went back and went through. No problems. Never asked for ID at the gate.

Key here, Buy early to prevent the activation issue to prevent yourself some hassle and buy at grocery store farther from Disneyland.

I should also note, if you do this, be prepared to pay the difference $85 per ticket if you do get asked for ID and you don't have Southern California ID ....

Except for the first post - this thread is not talking much about the offer. Can you buy this pass AT THE GATE ? Disney site says online, Disney resort box office, Disney stores, and Ralphs, Vons, Food 4 Less, etc. Someone else I know insists you can get it at the gate. How would you upgrade your free birth-day by paying extra and upgrading to 3-day pass unless they offer it at the gate ? And has ANYONE been carded AT THE ENTRANCE asking to see your driver's license to match the So Cal offer. It seems buying it at grocery is best way to skirt any non-So Cal residents a So Cal resident is buying it for. I saw somewhere else that you can buy up to 4 non-So Cal residents who accompany you this pass - but it doesn't say this on Disney site of course. Anyone care to share some expertise on this ? Thanks so much ! BradInCA

YumRaj said: My experience. Bought 3 tickets at Vons (Chapman Ave., Garden Grove), which seems like a real ghetto grocery store from what I could tell. The girl at the counter was too rude and busy (they had 3 counters open with each having at least 10-15 people in line) to ask for ID. So, no ID asked, SoCal or otherwise. They had tons of these gift cards.
They even had a deal, I believe till 8/8, where if you buy 3 of these you get a coupon of $10 off for next purchase. We got the coupon but never went back, so never used it.
At the Disney gate, same thing, everyone is too busy to ask for any ID. They just scan those and off you go.
So, I'll say if you want a 3 day park hopper just give it a shot, I don't think you will run into trouble, but as lawyers would advise do it at your own risk and don't sue me if it doesn't work for you (i.e. YMMV).
As far as other stuff, B'day etc. is concerned, don't know since I didn't care checking.

do you still have your $10 off coupon for Vons? i'd be happy to take that off your hands.