What do I do with an extra ticket?

[iowacoasterguy13]

I'll be arriving at the park tomorrow morning with an extra ticket. (I got 8 thickets through a travel points program and there will only be 7 of us). I wanted to know if it is normal for people to be 'selling' their extra tickets out front or if this sort of thing is frowned upon by the management.

Otherwise, is there anyone coming on Monday or Tuesday this week who plans on buying tickets there? It's got a free next day pass attached to it. Do they still do twickets btw?

[w00dland]

I don't see many people selling their tickets infront of the gates because most people buy them on site anyways. I would suggest just giving it away to somebody to needs one.

But my first suggestion would be just to come the next day with it so you don't have to buy a MVP pass.

[StealthNet]

A friend of mine sold his ticket out front before. We bought an extra ticket and a friend bailed out on us. As long as you aren't selling dozens of them and it is just one, I don't see a problem. The staff might say something to you if you make it blatantly obvious, but you should be all right. Sell it for $20-25. You'll get the extra cash, and save someone some money that they can then spend in the park!

When my friend did it, he saw a family heading in line, offered them the ticket and they bought right away since they didn't have a coupon. Just don't hold up the ticket and start hawking it like a scalper from the early 1900s! Others here will probably say not to do it.

[ShortChilli]

Usually, we get a bunch of coupons at Dairy Queen and give them to anybody who wants one. I don't think you'll get in trouble by selling the tickets.

[iowacoasterguy13]

But I won't have to buy an MVP pass for the next day either way because all these tickets have free next-day vouchers. So I'd be totally wasting a ticket by doing that.

So they call the cheap next day passes 'MVP passes' now? I know a few years ago they called them 'twickets' and they cost $5. Just out of curiousity, does anyone know how much they cost now? Those things are a great deal for those of us from out of town who only come once a year. Also, I was told that this is the only SF park that offers these, is that true?

Thanks for the responses guys, I knew you'd have some good tips!

[CoasterKing]

I thought the mvp pass was come back any day. Isnt the twicket come back tommorrow only?

[Do I Know You]

The Twicket's gone. There's two types of MVP passes I think, next day and any day. Next day passes are $10, and any day passes are $15.

[joker]

Correct, there is only a next day mvp pass or any day pass, which do i know you was correct about the pricing

[Geno21K]

Man, I feel old saying this, but, in case some people didn't know, twickets used to be free! They then increased to $1 and then $5 before they scrapped that and went to the MVP.

[diggerg56]

Were the free Twickets pre-Six Flags ownership?

I remember the $1 ones though. Ah, the good old days.

[Timmy179]

I believe they were right after SF bought the park because TWICKETS was a copyrighted name

[Aero737]

Ticket Scalping Act
Generally, this act declares it unlawful for people or companies to sell
tickets to baseball games, football games, hockey games, theater establishments
or any other amusement. Ticket brokers are exempted from some of the act’s
provisions if they meet the following requirements:
• they register with the secretary of state’s office;
• they are engaged in the resale of tickets on a regular ongoing basis
from one or more locations;
• reselling tickets is the principal business activity at these locations;
• neither the ticket brokers nor any of their employees have been convicted
of violating the act within the preceding twelve months.
• they maintain a state wide toll free number for consumer complaints
and inquiries;
• they adopt a minimum standard refund policy and standards of professional
conduct;
• they adopt procedures for binding resolution of consumer complaints
by an independent party
• they establish and maintain a fund in excess of $100,000, at least
fifty percent of which must be cash and available to pay valid customer
complaints.
Submitted as:
Illinois
Public Act 89-406
This law became effective on November 15, 1996.

Management might frown as well as the police.