TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With a little “pixie dust,” a man said he was able to use a Walt Disney World ticket from the 1970s to get into Magic Kingdom.
In a TikTok video with more than 8.5 million views, Matthew Ables said what he thought was an “old family keepsake” turned out to be the “golden ticket” to get into the Disney park in Orlando.
He said the pass, which was originally worth $8, was “collecting dust” since before he was born.
“I realized it had never been used and there is no expiration date,” he said in the video.
When Ables got to the ticket booth, he wasn’t sure if his ticket would be accepted.
“I was getting nervous there because she started aggressively stamping ‘void’ all over the ticket booklet and then left,” he said in the video, which shows him walking up to the guest services area.
A few moments later, the cast member handed over a yellow pass, allowing Ables to get into the park for the day. The ticket from 1978 was good for one day at Magic Kingdom.
“I can’t believe this actually worked,” he said.
Today, a one-day ticket to Magic Kingdom ranges from $109 to $164, depending on the day you visit.
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