Purchased 2016 passes for the family for the first time and they just arrived today. For the $300 I spent, I must say I was underwhelmed and disappointed to see nothing but cheap paper and very poorly designed materials in my packet. How does a theme park expect a SP holder to sign, carry and use the equivalent of a one or two-day, flimsy paper ticket all season long? Am I missing something? I mean these things look like a $10 ticket to the latest Star Wars film.
At the very least, I expected to have to present these as temporary passes upon our first visit. And to have to show a photo ID every visit? I love that SDC prides itself upon whisking people back to a distant period, but I don't understand the logic in such an archaic system for the people who are frequent visitors. Why would SP holders not receive a plastic card featuring their personal photo? Would this not make the passes far less likely to be damaged or lost? And wouldn't that make sense so as not to require every pass holder to show a photo ID every time they visit?
I love SDC. And in the grand scheme of things, I know I'm bringing up a very trivial point. I'm just thoroughly disappointed to see a clear failure of functionality and attention to detail with their physical season passes.
Again, I'm a first-time SP holder as we live four hours away, so please tell me if I'm missing something here. All that said, does anyone know if these crappy paper "passes" can at least be laminated to make them a little more substantial?