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What Tokyo Disney Does Right

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What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby sandie » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:35 pm

They sell a junior ticket for those who are 12 - 17 years old! I wish the US parks did this. It is so hard having to pay adult prices for a ten year old.

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby KeithS » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:53 pm

Hey, that is pretty cool - I didn't know they did that (although I don't think I'd qualify...)
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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby ajp » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:06 pm

You know I never actually took any notice of that. That's not to say that I didn't realise, I did and have budgeted accordingly, but it never actually dawned on me it was different, until just now. I must say, for me at the moment every cent counts with the Yen getting further away from the dollar.
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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby calisota » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:42 am

But at the risk of being racially and politically insensitive...compare the size of the average 17 year old Japanese to the average 17 year old American. :shock:

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby sandie » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:52 am

true - but what has size got to do with ticket prices? I see it as way of making it more affordable for a family.

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby Mel » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:23 pm

Tokyo Disney does a lot right :D

This is one thing that has really bugged me about the US parks for a long time. Seriously, a TEN year old expected to pay adult prices for tickets and isn't it for meals as well? That is absolutely ridiculous! My ten year old niece is still a child in every way, no way should she (or her parents) be expected to pay adult fares for her :evil:
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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby calisota » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:34 pm

If you're in a ticket booth in the US trying to figure out what to charge people then the 10 year olds look 18 and in Japan the 18 year olds look 10.

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby calisota » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:36 pm

Out of curiosity, for the parents out there, how do you prove that your kid is under 10 anyway?

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby ajp » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:38 pm

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby sandie » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:53 pm

My son is huge, he is not fat but he is tall and muscular. He was 9 when we travelled last year and he was wearing size 8 mens shoes and size 14 clothes. I carried a photocopy of his passport in case we were asked but we never were. They just trust you to be honest. He was listed as a child on teh ,meal plan so he only got a main meal at the sit down places. Generally Eloise who was classed as an adult at 11 would eat his childs meal and he would eat her three course meal.

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby mushu mama » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:21 pm

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:lol: :lol: :lol: I'd wager a huge majority of parents with kids that look like they might be on either side of the 'adult' line follow this advice.

Oh... and I second the photo copy of the passport thing. I also second the travesty that children who are obviously still minors are classified as adults in so many instances where travel is invoved... its money grabbing in the extreme and it sucks.
(I'll stop whining now :oops: )

considering my kids are well past that line, I have no option but to pay adult prices for all of us anymore anyway.

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby Mel » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:02 am


considering my kids are well past that line, I have no option but to pay adult prices for all of us anymore anyway.

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Well, there's always the option of leaving them at home :) :lol:
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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby sandie » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:51 pm

Like she needs encouragement to do that! Opps i did it too in 2005. :oops:

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Re: What Tokyo Disney Does Right

Postby mushu mama » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:00 pm

Like she needs encouragement to do that! Opps i did it too in 2005. :oops:

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Yep, and when I go to Disney anywhere next time I'll do it again in a heartbeat... it doesn't mean to them what it means to me so I'll take them elsewhere.

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