http://www.silverdollarcity.com/tickets/season-passes/SP-Benefits/Silver-Dollar-City.aspx
If this is the new seasons pass program it looks like they have done away with the BAF passes. If this is the case my SDC pass days will probably be over. They have also raised the price to $99 plus tax.
Thoughts?
WAIT A MINUITE!!!!!
It looks like they have updated the website to reflect Old Time Christmas but I may have jumped the gun. The dates listed are for 2013 seasons passes. I made the assumption they would also add the new seasons pass info when they updated for Christmas for obvious reasons. Lets give this a few days to see what the outcome is.
Sorry for a false warning.
nice catch MH...... :o :o :o :o :o :o
step back, deep breath,,, ok relax..................
That really wouldn't bother me too much anymore, but I know it's a blessing for many others, so I would fight to keep it going. There has to be a perk to get families to shell out cash for the passes, or they would see a drop in attendance. I'm sure they realize that.
Well we havent really used the BAFS that often either, and because of money reasons, I may have to wait till spring 2014 to buy my passes this time so I likely wont get any next year.
--However, I am getting sick of the "stick it to the customer" days. This is a corporation that can spend $10 mil. on a new ride at one park. (Not to mention the money spent on other parks Herschend owns). They obviously have the means to "give" a little appreciation to the folks that made them who/where they are. (Im talking about us). If they do indeed drop the BAF program, it is just blaten. That is what several companies are doing nowadays though, and we just keep letting them get by with it.
Now I realize, this is all premature. This is just all idle talk right now. But it could be a little insight for the PTB (if they are reading this).
QuoteThere has to be a perk to get families to shell out cash for the passes, or they would see a drop in attendance. I'm sure they realize that.
They are already going from free days to some of the BAF days charging $20.00. Granted this is not highway robbery but you can get a ticket on a Thursday for $30 at the supermarket. I think they key to this is keeping the entertainment building and growing, not taking something away and then replacing it a cpl years later with something else. This assortment is what makes us want to return.
I hope the prices are in line with last year and that the BAF will remain. With Obamacare I know my insurance rates have tripled and my discretionary income has been effected. Take away those group weekends we use the BAF for and that will probably take SDC out of the equation. I just got off a cruise from New Orleans to the Yucatan for a little more than double the price of 1 seasons pass, 5 nights including food.
Entertainment is getting competitive as there isn't as much extra to go around people are looking for the good deal. I hope SDC, Joel Mamby and the people who are now making the decisions are aware of this.
Quote from: mhguy77 on October 27, 2013, 11:09:44 PM
I hope SDC, Joel Mamby and the people who are now making the decisions are aware of this.
Nope, I'm sure they had no idea until you mentioned it. I'll be sure to pass this info along to them for you. ::)
^ I'll admit it... This made me LOL :D
Funny but condescending. Lots of families out there that make between 60,000 and 120,000 that run their own business or work for smaller outfits getting hit with hope and change bout right now.
QuoteLots of families out there that make between 60,000 and 120,000 that run their own business or work for smaller outfits getting hit with hope and change bout right now.
Some of us that work for larger companies are feeling the same financial pains. Its a rough time and I would venture to say that we are talking about the same audience SDC is using as their target consumer. With Wal Mart greatly reducing or eliminating their orders for the next few quarters, Christmas season included, I would say they know we have a hard time coming. Last year it was a tax percentage hike, now personally I am looking an extra cpl hundred dollars a month hike in insurance. That's a discretionary spending game changer and SDC is DEFINATLY discretionary spending. I have a 2 person household with no kids so I am not impacted like some of the families that are SDC Fans, but I am certainly effected by this compulsory
"affordable" insurance.
personally I expect the passes and BAF's to be the same price and benefits as this year. it all seemed to wok well for the company and people are getting used to the BAF "rules".
Quote from: mhguy77 on October 28, 2013, 08:28:56 AM
QuoteLots of families out there that make between 60,000 and 120,000 that run their own business or work for smaller outfits getting hit with hope and change bout right now.
Some of us that work for larger companies are feeling the same financial pains. Its a rough time and I would venture to say that we are talking about the same audience SDC is using as their target consumer. With Wal Mart greatly reducing or eliminating their orders for the next few quarters, Christmas season included, I would say they know we have a hard time coming. Last year it was a tax percentage hike, now personally I am looking an extra cpl hundred dollars a month hike in insurance. That's a discretionary spending game changer and SDC is DEFINATLY discretionary spending. I have a 2 person household with no kids so I am not impacted like some of the families that are SDC Fans, but I am certainly effected by this compulsory
"affordable" insurance.
My Sis in Law uses the BAFs for the two adult passes for her two children.
I would hate to lose the BAF passed! I use them every chance I get, except this year. I haven't hardly been at all this year myself.
Me too, Tiffany! I spent a couple of hours there earlier in the year and haven't been able to return. It doesn't look like I will make it there the rest of the year, unless I can make a trip for Thanksgiving.
I'll hopefully get to go at least one more time, but still haven't come up with a set date yet.
The only way I could afford to take my kids is the BAF. My oldest boys don't really want to go to SDC anymore though. I got to take my daughter twice in a row this summer because I older boys bailed on me. :(
2014 Season Pass details have been released. BAF vouchers will be available next year.
http://www.silverdollarcity.com/2014seasonpass?sd=1&cid=eml_000522#.UnQR2SdcymQ
nice catch, although it doesn't specifically spell out the BAF time periods... it does look like the price is about 5 or 6 dollar high?
I was thinking 73.00 last year? correct or not?
notice the new logo? " Celebrating the red white and blue"......... "keeping the centennial alive"? odd time for that with 2014 coming up, that's 38 years? ideas?
Click on learn more... and then... View Benefits and it shows what each Guest Voucher is for each type of pass. Notice the 2 Park Super Pass now has a voucher (Free: April 5 - December 30 not valid 11/28 & 29) so if you were wanting to bring someone in the times the other vouchers are not valid now you can. You can also not use your $20 MM voucher and just use the free one if you want.
http://www.silverdollarcity.com/spben.aspx
Got my 2014 SDC season pass tonight. It's $79 plus tax and includes several BAF tickets. Was told that next year the BAF tickets can be taken directly to the turn styles at the entrance, without having to exchange the vouchers for an actual ticket at the ticket booth.
WOW.. nice upgrade>>>.....
Hmmmm? I wonder? do they still have to be checked in with original purchaser?? (ie SP holder?)
Yes that is nice when you can take your friends straight thru the "ticket takers". I always wondered why you had to go thru ticket buyers line. going straight to takers makes more sense.
Sanddune-cant say what the rules will be at SDC, but at SFSL, YES-you have to go thru takers with your friend if using a BAF.
Verified---
SP holder must be with BAF going through the gate..
Not much easier than that,.! :D
Well I hate to disagree, but it was much easier before the rule change a couple of years ago when we still got true BAF passes. Yes, they did say passholder was supposed to accompany you, but it was never checked. We've hashed over this several times about the fraud, the BAF's being sold on E-bay, etc. so I won't get into that again. They had their reasons for changing and their reasons were valid. However the times we took people using the vouchers (BAF's 2.0) I found it a lot less hassle than I expected, only spent a couple of minutes at the ticket booth and we were good to go. It does sound like now they are either returning to the old way, or going to check each BAF 3.0 at the turnstyle with the matching passholder. I'm not sure how well that is going to work, sounds like it might jam up the turnstyles if they are actually doing it. Hopefully it works out.
Quote from: sanddunerider on November 01, 2013, 04:10:35 PM
nice catch, although it doesn't specifically spell out the BAF time periods... it does look like the price is about 5 or 6 dollar high?
I was thinking 73.00 last year? correct or not?
notice the new logo? " Celebrating the red white and blue"......... "keeping the centennial alive"? odd time for that with 2014 coming up, that's 38 years? ideas?
I was wondering the same thing myself. 1976-2014?????? Don't quite get the connection here.
As for the price, if you buy 6 at a time like I do, you get $2 off. Makes having 4 kids all the more worthwhile. ;D ;D ;D
BTW are you guys going down for Thanksgiving? We won't be going to the City but I'm hoping I can get a trip to Branson in. Wouldn't mind visiting with you again if you're around.
Larson, I will be there thanksgiving weekend, will be at homestay of course.
in sat morning, be in town until Monday morning..bringing friend with us and have a full schedule... as we get closer to the weekend lets see if we can meet up....
Quote from: sanddunerider on November 08, 2013, 07:55:23 PM
Larson, I will be there thanksgiving weekend, will be at homestay of course.
in sat morning, be in town until Monday morning..bringing friend with us and have a full schedule... as we get closer to the weekend lets see if we can meet up....
Im not positive we're going to make it, but that sounds good. We (or most likely I ;D ) can run up to the hotel and say hi when you're free. I'll check with you as it gets closer as well.