Best Deal of Season Passes extended

Swoosh · January 08, 2013, 08:55:06 PM

Quote from: Copper on January 08, 2013, 08:02:44 PM
This has been the way for a long time...

With a one day paid admission you can trade that ticket in and for X amount of money you get a Season Pass to come all year long.

Since the park doesn't allow the following years Pass to be used the year before many people opt for this (I do like how Dollywood does it though). However, when you do this it is a $20 discount and doesn't include Guest Vouchers. If you do pay for a full price Season Pass you will receive Guest Vouchers, but the voucher benefit does end, usually in late spring.

I realize that it has been this way for awhile, but it still doesn't make good business sense.
To me it didn't seem like it was worth the extra $30 to get BAFs when I really don't bring too many people (if any) to the park with me to use them. Again, it is just not good business sense, but I'm sure they are paying people lots of money to do the thinking on this so whatever.

misskim · January 09, 2013, 06:03:27 AM

If SDC had offered the "buy a 2013 season pass and get one entry good during Old Time Christmas" we would have been all over it and SDC would have had us visiting the park in Dec 2012 (and gotten our spending money) and then we still would have come in 2013. In fact, I would have done this even if they'd said no BAFs because most years we don't have anyone who will use them and end up inviting local friends to join us just to use them. I guess I could have gone and bought a ticket at a discount and then upgraded, but that never even crossed my mind. If they'd advertised it as "buy a season pass and visit OTC" that would have been enough to get us to buy in November or December.

cowboy · January 09, 2013, 09:25:16 AM

How long does it usually take to get the passes by mail? I ordered mine by the original deadline, but 10 days later I still do not have them.

Hopefully my mailbox wasn't hijacked.

Jay

sanddunerider · January 09, 2013, 09:29:30 AM

Cowboy, i would think if you dont have them by this friday , ca;ll them..

If you ordered 10 days ago, you would have lost at least 4 days for holiday, and then a day or 2 for weekend, and then you would the "snail mail" delay....LOL...

I wiould call if you dont see them this week,

MissinTheGreenTrams · January 09, 2013, 09:43:07 AM

On the website it says it could take up to 3 weeks for delivery...

cowboy · January 09, 2013, 11:28:48 AM

Okay, I missed that "up to three weeks thing". When I've done this before, it was within the week, I was just wondering what other people were experiencing....and if I should be worried.

Maybe this is a sign that they have sold a bunch of passes and looking forward to a record year.

Jay

misskim · January 09, 2013, 06:35:06 PM

I ordered Dec. 26 and ours arrived Jan 3 or 4, I think.

Swoosh · January 09, 2013, 10:09:42 PM

Quote from: cowboy on January 09, 2013, 11:28:48 AM
Maybe this is a sign that they have sold a bunch of passes and looking forward to a record year.

They have. Numbers are way up from last year. Also remember this is "vacation time" for most of the staff so it might take a little longer

cowboy · January 12, 2013, 07:28:14 PM

Got my passes today!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!! Now they get to sit and wait until March to get used.

Jay

sanddunerider · January 12, 2013, 07:48:13 PM

congrats!!! only......61 days and 12 hours to go...

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=895&iso=20130315T0930&year=2013&month=3&day=15&hour=9&min=30&sec=0&msg=SDC%20Opening%20Day%202013