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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => General Silver Dollar City Talk => Topic started by: KevinLong on August 08, 2021, 08:48:12 PM
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I have been considering getting my season pass back next year after stopping for the covid these last two years. Can anyone tell me 'best guess" if the park should be back to normal (pre covid) full operations by next spring. I just prefer the 1880's atmosphere. All the masks and distancing signs, closed attractions and shows etc take me out of that place. Can't bring myself to walk around there with it looking like a hospital.
I know its hard to predict but with the current surge have they boosted precautions again?
I have no frame of reference, any opinions would help. thanks
Kevin
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You do realize the park is basically back to normal, right? There’s no mask mandates. There are no signs. There’s no social distancing. They only thing that’s off is the Saloon Show is not in the Saloon and you have to get an reservation for the cave.
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Hey Swoosh,
Have you heard anything about season pass rollovers. We didn't get there for the second straight year. Last year they rolled it over, but I was wondering if it was the same for next year?
Thanks!
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Hey Swoosh,
Have you heard anything about season pass rollovers. We didn't get there for the second straight year. Last year they rolled it over, but I was wondering if it was the same for next year?
Thanks!
Just give them a call. We've done it several times.
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Hey Swoosh,
Have you heard anything about season pass rollovers. We didn't get there for the second straight year. Last year they rolled it over, but I was wondering if it was the same for next year?
Thanks!
If you did not use your pass you should be able to roll it over. That’s always been the case in the past
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We just rolled over two of our unused season passes to next year. We have done this a few times, but this year, they charged us $20 for each pass.
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We just rolled over two of our unused season passes to next year. We have done this a few times, but this year, they charged us $20 for each pass.
Wow talk about nickle and dimeing. Last time I did that with an unused Six Flags or Cedar Fair pass they did it no questions asked with no extra charge. I could have swore SDC used to be as well. Guess its not the case now.
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We just rolled over two of our unused season passes to next year. We have done this a few times, but this year, they charged us $20 for each pass.
Wow talk about nickle and dimeing. Last time I did that with an unused Six Flags or Cedar Fair pass they did it no questions asked with no extra charge. I could have swore SDC used to be as well. Guess its not the case now.
I get that there should be a small upcharge for the convenience, service, and the printing of new passes. I certainly hope that it doesn't go beyond this in the future.
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When I helped my parents roll over they charged for the price increase. Pretty sure it says that somewhere on the website.
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This would be the first year that they did not rollover from one year to the other (free). It's very possible it could just be the price increase but could also be a management rule of multiple rollovers of the same season pass.
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This would be the first year that they did not rollover from one year to the other (free). It's very possible it could just be the price increase but could also be a management rule of multiple rollovers of the same season pass.
Sorry but I rolled over in 2018 and paid the difference in price from that to 2019. It was only a few dollars but I paid it. The same thing when I helped my parents roll over last year to this year. They paid the price increase.
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This would be the first year that they did not rollover from one year to the other (free). It's very possible it could just be the price increase but could also be a management rule of multiple rollovers of the same season pass.
Sorry but I rolled over in 2018 and paid the difference in price from that to 2019. It was only a few dollars but I paid it. The same thing when I helped my parents roll over last year to this year. They paid the price increase.
Strangely inconsistent. We have never had to pay any extra.
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This would be the first year that they did not rollover from one year to the other (free). It's very possible it could just be the price increase but could also be a management rule of multiple rollovers of the same season pass.
Sorry but I rolled over in 2018 and paid the difference in price from that to 2019. It was only a few dollars but I paid it. The same thing when I helped my parents roll over last year to this year. They paid the price increase.
Strangely inconsistent. We have never had to pay any extra.
I also rolled over from 2020 to 2021 and did not pay a single penny more. That I know for a fact so not sure what happened in your situation. Maybe I just got lucky! Also, maybe there was no price increase from 20 to 21.
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Our daughter's pass rolled over from 2020 to 2021 with no cost or problems. But with the covid 19 outbreak and the shorter operating year they probably waived fees for rolling over since so many passholders choose not to go last year. She did go with us last year in December but since it was her only visit during 2020 we just got her in with a discount ticket.
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Well, our attempts to roll over my pass for '23 are coming up as a failure. Apparently, with the COVID rollover, this would be our third year. I hadn't imagined the COVID mess would come around to bite us again, but here we are. They're telling us we can't roll it over, even with a fee, for a third year. I can't find any rules about it on the website, but there's really nothing we can do about it. Now we know: three strikes, you're out - unless that rule changes and they do away with all rollovers in the future. I mean, it's not like I didn't visit - we used BAFs - but we might have played it a little looser had we known.
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Well, our attempts to roll over my pass for '23 are coming up as a failure. Apparently, with the COVID rollover, this would be our third year. I hadn't imagined the COVID mess would come around to bite us again, but here we are. They're telling us we can't roll it over, even with a fee, for a third year. I can't find any rules about it on the website, but there's really nothing we can do about it. Now we know: three strikes, you're out - unless that rule changes and they do away with all rollovers in the future. I mean, it's not like I didn't visit - we used BAFs - but we might have played it a little looser had we known.
If you used any part of the pass benefits it counts as a used pass. If You used the BAFs associated with your pass it counts as using the pass so it would be ineligible for rollover.
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Well, our attempts to roll over my pass for '23 are coming up as a failure. Apparently, with the COVID rollover, this would be our third year. I hadn't imagined the COVID mess would come around to bite us again, but here we are. They're telling us we can't roll it over, even with a fee, for a third year. I can't find any rules about it on the website, but there's really nothing we can do about it. Now we know: three strikes, you're out - unless that rule changes and they do away with all rollovers in the future. I mean, it's not like I didn't visit - we used BAFs - but we might have played it a little looser had we known.
If you used any part of the pass benefits it counts as a used pass. If You used the BAFs associated with your pass it counts as using the pass so it would be ineligible for rollover.
We were pretty careful with that. They said it was the fact that it would be the third year that exempted it from rolling over.
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If you really did not use the passes at all, and they really refuse to roll them over, then they need to issue a refund. If not, then I would be done with SDC. I know I did not buy passes for next year, will reevaluate 2024.
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If you really did not use the passes at all, and they really refuse to roll them over, then they need to issue a refund. If not, then I would be done with SDC. I know I did not buy passes for next year, will reevaluate 2024.
I don't think they are really obligated to refund me. They did issue a working season pass, and it was not their fault that it was unused.
I won't go into it publicly, but things worked out with my season pass issue. SDC made it work for us. I will be sure to use my pass in '23.
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Good deal!
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You're a class act, HB!
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Glad it worked out HB!
On the subject of season passes, I just ordered mine and saw that they are requiring a photo now for the first time.
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Sounds like they are going to the same physical (if you actually want one) passes as Dollywood. I believe that I also saw that since passes will have photos, IDs wont be required either.
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Glad it worked out HB!
On the subject of season passes, I just ordered mine and saw that they are requiring a photo now for the first time.
We purchased our season passes near the end of November. We had never did the digital ones before and I asked a woman working Guest Relations about them when we went in December. She said the first time you visit they will take your photo for the passes.
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
How strange, I didn't get offered an option to choose on the site. I had to go digital with the QR code thing. Though I decided to renew mine at the last minute as I seriously thought abut skipping out for '23, dunno if that was a factor.
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
How strange, I didn't get offered an option to choose on the site. I had to go digital with the QR code thing. Though I decided to renew mine at the last minute as I seriously thought abut skipping out for '23, dunno if that was a factor.
We renewed in early December and also had no choice but digital. Also wanted us to upload a picture at the time of purchase with no mention of a picture being taken at first visit. Maybe take a picture first visit if no upload of one.
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
How strange, I didn't get offered an option to choose on the site. I had to go digital with the QR code thing. Though I decided to renew mine at the last minute as I seriously thought abut skipping out for '23, dunno if that was a factor.
We renewed in early December and also had no choice but digital. Also wanted us to upload a picture at the time of purchase with no mention of a picture being taken at first visit. Maybe take a picture first visit if no upload of one.
Ditto but since we ordered ours on the SDC website we weren't even asked to upload a picture.
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Ditto but since we ordered ours on the SDC website we weren't even asked to upload a picture.
We also ordered ours on the SDC website and they gave us that option.......Hmmm.
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Website didn't give us an option either - digital delivery only.
Also when I was at the park, I talked to a ticket clerk about purchasing for 2023 and they advised me to go online and do it on there because I could see all my purchase options better. I'm now wondering if that was because they want to do it all virtually now? Anyhow, looking forward to the first visit in 2023.
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
No uncharge to go digital. Just download the SDC app and sign in. If your passes don't automatically show, there is an option to link them via the ID on the back of your pass. Right now, all 2023 passes in the app aren't active and don't show photos or barcodes. We assume that they will become active closer to season opening.
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
No uncharge to go digital. Just download the SDC app and sign in. If your passes don't automatically show, there is an option to link them via the ID on the back of your pass. Right now, all 2023 passes in the app aren't active and don't show photos or barcodes. We assume that they will become active closer to season opening.
Yes I mentioned that to Guest Relations and she told me they would become active in March.
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Received ours in the mail. Same ol' passes. Is there an upcharge to turn them into digital?
No uncharge to go digital. Just download the SDC app and sign in. If your passes don't automatically show, there is an option to link them via the ID on the back of your pass. Right now, all 2023 passes in the app aren't active and don't show photos or barcodes. We assume that they will become active closer to season opening.
Yes I mentioned that to Guest Relations and she told me they would become active in March.
When I go into the app and sign in our pictures are there we uploaded with a square barcode (qr code). When I touch either one it says they are active with validity from 3/11/23 to 12/30/23.
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^ Interesting. Thanks for the update. We may have to try a photo upload. We bought our passes the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I wonder if they added the photo option after that?
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I purchased mine on Dec 27 -- there was an option to upload a photo while buying - So I presume you do not have to wait and do it at the park. My problem was finding a non hideous photo.
my two cents
Kevin
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Our '23 passes are rollovers from last year since we didn't get to go.
They sent us the normal cards without any mention of photos.
Digital is a NO GO for us. I do not have--and do NOT want--a smartphone. Therefore the regular old cards are just perfect for us. We always have our IDs on us anyway.