A potential bidder asked if there is proof that this ticket is from July 18, 1955. That’s a pretty fair question given the rarity of such an item. Of course it would be difficult if not impossible to prove with certainty that this ticket is from July 18, 1955. ScottDisney offers this answer as to the lower serial number and the possibility of it being repeated as some individual attraction tickets may have been; “it is my understanding that Disneyland kept ‘stricter’ records of the admission tickets rather than the ride tickets”.
I’ll offer up a couple of supporting facts on the July 18, 1955 premise and then please feel free to comment on your thoughts.
First up, Roy O. Disney’s Ticket Number 000001 (thanks for the photo Daveland). Ticket number 000001 is generally believed to have been pre-purchased by Roy O. Disney on July 18, 1955 (link). Roy’s ticket sure does look like ScottDisney’s ticket. Roy’s is from ticket booth number 2 (why not booth number 1?) and ScottDisney’s is from booth number 8.
Now is where it get’s interesting. Below is a scan/color photocopy of a page from the "ticket binder" that was once kept at Disneyland. From what I have deduced, the ticket binder was originally used to reference the various types of ticket media that could show up at the park. After 1982 it was updated and used to help identify/qualify/quantify the eligibility and value of the old tickets to "redeem" them towards a new Passport (link).
Check out the top center ticket, I think we have a match! Not just a similar ticket, but the exact same one. All you Sherlock Holmes out there do some comparisons, the color is off (Color copiers in the 90's were not so good) but you can tell by the staple holes and other unique characteristics that this is indeed the same ticket. So we know at least that ScottDisney's ticket was from Disneyland and its old!
The ticket binder page shows a 90¢ ticket as being "1st", however the 90¢ tickets came later after the Federal Admission taxes were repealed sometime in 1956 (link). Here you can see a 1955 flyer (link) where its $1 for general admission.
Is this ticket from July 18, 1955? I would guess more yes than no. It may have been "pulled" from booth #8 on July 18, 1955 for the sample book and hence never used (kind of like Roy's ticket #1). From what I have heard, the admission tickets (stub or ticket book type) were usually torn in half at the main gate, so any un-torn admission tickets must have never been used, making them all together pretty rare.
Is this ticket from July 18, 1955? I would guess more yes than no. It may have been "pulled" from booth #8 on July 18, 1955 for the sample book and hence never used (kind of like Roy's ticket #1). From what I have heard, the admission tickets (stub or ticket book type) were usually torn in half at the main gate, so any un-torn admission tickets must have never been used, making them all together pretty rare.
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