Hiya, would like to loan 3 ad plus 1 ch tickets for 1 day to enter the park. We wont be going on many rides as travelling with a 5yr old and one of us is over 60 so too scared!! Just be doing kids stuff really. Very expensive to not go on anything, so would like to loan some-ones tickets on a day they do not want to go and pay them eg. £40, hence them recouping some of the ticket cost back. We are there 17-24 May. Would be great for any day 19th - 23rd. Thanks

Used to be easy to do, not so now.

Last summer we loaned a few tickets, they had names on them because they had been used, still in validation though, after memorising our new names we gave our tickets to the girl working the turnstiles, she asked for our passports, or a photocopy of our passports to confirm the names on the tickets, we didn't have our passports with us, which is just as well because it would have been embarrassing.

I'm not saying they will ask for passports on every occassion, but they certainly did with us. If you do manage to loan some make sure there are no names already on the ticket. They seem to have had a clamp down on ticket sharing.

Ask around in some of the English bars, they will point you in the right direction for cheaper tickets (about 30 Euro), more expensive than a loaned ticket, but more definite to get you in.

You should realise that a part of the entry fee covers Public Liability Insurance for all legitimate visitors against accidents that might occur at Port Aventura. SHOULD any member of your party get injured, or have property lost or stolen, you will be offered NO assistance without proof of payment for entry, and probably get arrested for fraudulent behaviour. You want to risk the embarrassment of THAT, for the sake of a few pounds?
APART from being totally dishonest
Sacrifice a few drinks and ice creams, and do it RIGHT, or don't do it at all.It isn't fair on people who DO pay full price, especially when there are queues for rides, and we have to WAIT whilst people who HAVEN'T paid ANYTHING go in front of us.

I don't mind constructive replies to questions, but please read the question!!! I'm not expecting anything for nothing - it's not how we operate in life. For example - If a 4-day ticket has been purchased and the family doesn't want to use it all four days, what's wrong with other members/friends using the tickets on that day and reimbursing them some of the ticket cost back? Exactly - nothing!! As for not queueing - who mentioned not queueing?? No rule breaking at all from where I'm standing!!

Thanks for this info. When you don't go on rides, but when you have 5 year old and this park is next door its hard to explain that its too expensive!! We'll hardly go on anything, so just a cheaper way and after all the tickets will have been purchased anyway, so not getting anything free anyway, do you agree? Will see what we get then, thanks again.

I have scoured the possibilities....

and there seems to be little chance of a discount this year.

Send only the mother or father with the child.

There used to be a 2x1 but I haven't seen any this year.

Just found a glimmer of hope!

Go to the supermarket buy four packets of ChupaChus Lollies.

Go to Port Aventura.

And you get 2x1 ticket.

Buy one adult ticket get one free with two (empty) packets

Buy one senior ticket and get one child free with two (empty) packets..

eat lollies in park and have fun.

Hope this helps Lost.

You are amazing! YOU MUST PAY THE PARK, NOT SOMEBODY ELSE! It is the PARK who have all the costs to pay, not somebody who wants to have their tickets subsidised. You think it is how businesses stay afloat? YOU are stealing facilities supplied by a commercial operation, aided and abetted by whomever allows you to use their tickets!
Just imagine what would happen if everybody did this for the days they didn't go to the Park. Suddenly, the Park would see hundreds of clients, and yet their takings from ticket sales dropping by 20 or 30%. You know what would happen? They would realise what was going on,(they do already, otherwise they wouldn't be checking names and passports to eliminate this fraudulent behaviour), and would STOP multi-day tickets, raise entry prices, and check EVERY name and passport. End result would be long queues at the entry turnstiles, angry clients, and less money to spend on NEW themes and development of the Park.
What you are attempting to do is the equivalent of shop-lifting.
Secondly, by posting requests for help to do this on a Salou Bulletin Board, involves THEM in your fraud, and if PA read this (as I am sure they could), they could take action against Salou Uncovered, and any other HELPFUL site doing the same thing, for allowing this behaviour on their sites.
As to a child having to understand they can't have everything they want in life? Wow!! They have to start to learn SOMETIME! I am sure you wouldn't take them into a toy store and let them take whatever they want, and not have to pay for it?
Lost has posted a legitimate solution to your problem, so I hope you will use it, and not cheat PA from their ticket sales.

Me thinks:
Get a grip and get real!! Wish I'd never asked!!

Thank you though, Lost.

Wow. Just wow. I think it is you lady who needs to "get a grip and get real". The something for nothing attitude, wanting that something now instead of waiting, and the fact that you refuse to tell your kid NO? Reality check lady, YOU ARE THE FARKING PARENT! ITS YOUR JOB TO SAY NO!

And we wonder why the world is going to hell and back, and why kids these days have a massive sense of entitlement (the I want it, I deserve it because I want it, and I want it and deserve it now for free crap)

WTF is wrong with parents these days... And I thought it was bad here, stateside...

I think it's you lot who defend businesses whose only objective is make money that are unreal.. Have you watched The life of Brian with that nutter in Jail saying "God bless the Romans" you sound like him.

I have paid for my pass every year since the park has opened ...

And they have continuously changed the rules as to what is included after I have bought the pass.

Preferential parking .... No preferential parking.

Complimentary ticket at Haloween and Christmas and birthdays ... no complimentary tickets.

Do they tell you when you buy the pass?.. Do they fruk.

Friends of mine working in the kitchen, and get this one Jane, tell me there are kiddies meals at better prices! It's called "Menu de niño" I wonder why most people don't know?

God bless the Romans!

So my advice is let's stick together on this site help people to get the best prices, ensure they are happy and let'em spend the money they save in local business such as ours.

I'm happy to pay I can afford it.
If some less fortune can't let's help them.
Next you'll be saying OAPS and physically challenged shouldn't get concessions.

God Bless'em it's only 40 quid lets see how many visitors...
4,1 millon en 2007 and 3,6 millones en 2008. 3,1 million 2009..
That's 165,9 million gross for 2008 54 million net.

They must be broke!

So before you go shouting at the punters...

What a load of *********

They are a business. They exist solely to MAKE MONEY! And news flash: They run the business, so they have every right to make the rules and set the policies as they see fit. Not to mention, we live in a global CAPITALISTIC economy.

Don't like it? Bugger off and die, you won't have to deal with it anymore. Like it or not, Capitalism is here to stay. Here's an idea, why not take some initiative, start your own business, and see how you like it when people essentially rip you off. See my example below:

Flip the coin and put yourself in the amusement park's shoes.

If you ran the park, and had XXXXXXX number of people borrowing tickets from others, how would you feel about it? Say you have a family, and you depend on the income generated by said park to feed your wife and kids, keep a roof over their head, etc... Now, lets do some math:

1 ticket costs $45 for a 3 day visit. One person comes in, purchases said ticket, and doesn't use it for 2 of the 3 days. Instead he gives it to another person who asks because "they can't afford to buy 4 tickets, only 3" and they use it for the last 2 days left. That's $30 you've lost because someone else could not prioritize correctly and budget properly. Say 100 people a day do this over the course of a month. That's $9000 a month you've lost. Over the course of a year? You figure it out...Its enough to make a big difference though, I'll tell you that. And given the numbers you've posted, it seems as if this very issue has begun to hit them hard. So yes, I can see why they have changed the policies. You would to I'm sure if you started losing that much money.


Now, factor in the cost of doing business: Salaries/wages, utility bills, repairs and maintenance on the rides, permits, ad infinitum. All of this adds up.

Your argument is very one sided and biased, and as far as I am concerned, holds no merit. But what do I know? I'm just Capitalist pig dog American scum

A wise man once told me that once you become accustomed to living a certain way, you never want to go back and will strive to do anything to stay where you are at. This same old wise man also once told me that once you get to that point, there is nowhere to go but up. Think about this and apply it to the situation at hand, putting yourself in the owner of the park's shoes.

And one last thing before I go: Why should I help someone whom I don't know and have no feelings for, who brings nothing into my life (physically, emotionally, or what have you)? Why should I be responsible for their mistakes? That's the problem with Socialistic thinking. It burdens others with problems that aren't theirs to be burdened with.

Responsibility to the responsible. Might is right (figuratively). Take responsibility for your own actions. Don't try and pass it off on someone else.

Thanks for quoting their GROSS profit margin. Now would you like to estimate their gross COSTS?
I am truly not surprised at your mentality which brings you to say quote:
"I think it's you lot who defend businesses whose only objective is make money that are unreal.."
What planet do you live on? If a business isn't about making money, then it becomes a CHARITY. Amd businesses promote EMPLOYMENT, and SALARIES, and pay enormous amounts into the communities for amenities which people like yourself use every day, and never ever bother to think 'I wonder who pays for all this...?'.
Go ahead. Encourage people to rip off the ONLY reason nowadays that a majority of visitors come to your area
each and every year. YOU will be the first squealing 'It's not fair!! Those nasty Businessmen have shut down the one thing that brings MY clients to this area...boohooo.."
Been to some of the resorts further up north from Salou? Be warned. Without Port Aventura, YOU TOO would now be sitting in your Bar or whatever, wringing your hands and moaning about 'why isn't anybody coming here any more?' too.
I would really love to know which is YOUR business, and come in one night with 15 people,and buy tonic water all night, and top it up with supermarket gin or vodka or whatever, and see YOU smile and pour it for me too.
GET REAL. Pure hypocrisy of the worst kind.

"Friends of mine working in the kitchen, and get this one Jane, tell me there are kiddies meals at better prices! It's called "Menu de niño" I wonder why most people don't know?"
Because they are too darned lazy to even bother to learn a few words of the host country which provides them with their holiday. Jeeesh.

Want a holiday where they only speak English? TRY Blackpool. And then weep at the cost of THAT.

i have been to Port Aventura now about 6 or 7 times and willingly paid the admission without any problem, the cost of going to any theme park in the UK is about the same, so why expect to pay less just because you are in another country, these admission costs ARE as P.A FAN said to cover public liability insurance + costs of running the park etc, if an accident was to occur and a claim was submitted for compensation if you did not buy a ticket from either the park or one of the parks official agents then no claim would be honoured, is it worth risking for a cheap day out.
Anybody when going on holiday should at least try to plan ahead and budget for excursions to theme parks etc, if you can't afford the park prices just say NO! to the kids and don't go, SIMPLE.

I don't want to enter into bad mouthing the Op but it has to be said that these 'harmless' fiddles chip away at businesses like Portaventura and only serve to effect income, therefore having a long term effect on future ticket prices.

The investment in something like Portaventura is massive, therefore people questioning their significant annual income and the small effect 'fiddles' have on that income are missing the point, they need these large incomes to pay for the intial investment, enormous running costs and subsequent improvements to the park.

oooooooooooooooooooooooosssssssssssssssshhhhhhh

port av exists purley to extract every last penny from a punters pockets from the rip off entry fees to a souveneer shop on the exit of every ride you cant take your own feed or drinks in the park so you have to buy their stuff. I grew up in Blackpool and spent my summers in the fun house as did most the kids my age. in later years i supplyed DJs on site and the old rule was ma Thompson would never charge an entrance fee as there were familys who spent the whole days there with the parents paying for the kids to go on rides buying food drinks etc and during one afternoon stroling wiith Geoff Thompson he asked what i saw then pointing to a group of people i replied that they were clients or guests he said no that is a walking wallet when it arrives at the park its full and as soon as its empty it can go as it was of no more use to him. sadly with the passing of ma thompson and Geoff the children have no blocked all entrancies and you can only enter by purchacing a ticket now todays generation will only remember odd days out if and when a family can afford £200ish for the day Same as port av i think an open entrance and pay per rides would be more proffitable to them and if any one has a few spare tickets going ill use them also

You obviously spent more time there, than in your English lessons.
Anybody translate please? On second thoughts...don't bother

sorry was busy multi-tasking and my keyboard is dyslexic plus there is no spell check on here but my point still stands that port av is nothing but a rip off also didnt realise as was so busy working to check but my reference was to the fun park known as pleasure beach the rest is easy to decypher

WHAT do you lot expect,Port Aventutra is a theme park, like Alton Towers, Gullivers world, Lego Land, Thorpe Park etc, All have the same idea to get punters in and turn over a profit, If you CAN'T AFFORD their prices then DON'T GO THERE, it p155es me off when people want something for nothing, if you would expect to pay the price at home what is so different when abroad, GREED IS A HUMAN CONDITION and you lot are just plain greedy

It is the simple result of our current 'entitlement' Society. As ever, something originally set up to help GENUINE needy and DESERVING people, has been usurped and b arstardised by greed, and lack of personal responsibility, and over-inflated personal values of self worth. We are encouraged to seek the easy way to all goals, instead of WORKING HARD and SAVING, to survive and do well.

think the point is being missed here, what i said was that the family who owned Blackpool pleasure beach had a policy that acess to the park was FREE you either bought a book of ride tickets or paid per ride etc, wich allowed whole family days out if grandma and granddad didnt ride anything they would still spend money on consumables. Now you need to buy tickets just to walk around the Parks even if you dont go on any thing.
Oh by the way i have a neighbour who works at Port av and he just given me 3 4day passes invitational.

hi Name withheld, glad you got your complimentary passes, maybe you can sell them to the tighta55 who originally started this thread lol

It is fairly apparent that you haven't spent time thinking about things , or perhaps you just don't understand.
IF they made it free entrance, then all the visual and aural attractions which are available to see when you pay an entry fee to cover THEIR costs, would have to be hidden away, and you would have to pay to see them. IF it was free entry, then the rides etc that you don't have to pay for now would be vastly more expensive cumulatively than the present cost of an all-inclusive entry fee. The whole idea of Port Aventura is, that EVERYBODY who goes in will be entertained one way or another, EVEN if they didn't go on any rides. And those who don't want to go on rides, are subsidising those who DO want to, with a percentage of their entry fee. An appropriate term would be 'swings and roundabouts'

Ooh er! Listen at you. Maybe read what what tighta55 originally wrote when she started the thread - I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FOR NOTHING!! Maybe just a reduced cost as not going to go on any rides!! No that hard to grasp really, but some of the folks who have replied - please, please when you're bored again and want to write non-constructive cra**y responses - go tidy your sock drawers out!!

PS.
I'm sure the many of thousands of Football season ticket holders understand - when you're going to miss a game, lend the ticket to a mate who normally has to pay or treat a mate who can't afford the very inflated prices that are now charged. No loss, the ticket has been paid for and the seat will be empty otherwise!!
Favours and kind gestures like this are common in the world I'm in.

We always buy a 14 day pass so that we can go on any day that we want rather than have to cram it all in on a few days. This year a 14 day pass is around £77.00 for an adult which I think is pretty good value considering Euro Disney charge around £51.00 just for one day.

This year the entry cost for us will be around £300.00 but we just add it in with the overall cost of our holiday and enjoy it. I don't agree that it's a rip off and wouldn't miss going to Portaventura for anything

Well, I thought you might finally understand. But no.
YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT? GET A BETTER PAID JOB...or just accept that YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT. It REALLY is that simple.
If, as your original scam suggests, you are only going for the child's sake, WHY do you need to go with three adults? Let ONE adult take the child. About the same as the 40 pounds you are offering to cheat on somebody else's ticket;or be honest enough to admit you were using the child as an excuse, or a 'sympathy' ploy.
I think that, IF you have read all the constructive replies as saying what you want to do is firstly, unethical, and secondly sneaky, and thirdly very very selfish, and you come back AGAIN with your 'justification' post, you really are dense. I wouldn't be surprised if you borrow somebody else's road fund licence to avoid paying THAT too

You really are a piece of work!! As PA Fans says: YOU HAVE TO PAY THE PARK, for your entrance fee to help KEEP THE PLACE OPEN.
Go to Blackpool and rip THEM off.What a c ock and bull story! 'We won't go on any rides'? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GO IN FOR THEN? To torment your child?'You can't go on any rides, because we have cheated our way in!.'Oh.OK. Sure. I won't be any more upset than if we hadn't come in at all'. So what is the point then?
Be honest for once in your life. Admit you wanted to cheat your way in, and then go on every ride available. Even if you DON'T admit it, we know the truth anyway.

i wonder if jean knows that port aventura have just opened the new childrens area of the park which is based on sesame street with about 10 new rides just for the kids, this has been a massive investment by port aventura,i would say this is another reason why she should buy a ticket direct from the park and stop this thread from turning in to the longest in history

I remember a guy who sent his days at PA following people asking if they had any unused days on their tickets and buying them up then reselling around the bars, also tour reps used to sell them to workers at 2000 pts also many bars will just give you the 2x1 vouchers normaly given on various promotions. personally i visit PA maybe once a year and normaly only go on water rides and to see the chinese theater. I only go one day so see no point in buying a 3 day pass or a residents anual 1.
still think alowing people to walk round at leisure and purchace bands for rides etc you would see whole generations of familys enjoying the delights of PA and still spending in there

i suggest jane look at the link which the moderator has put on on the Port Aventura, SESAMO AVENTURA.
thread which has a fantastic video of the childrens area at port aventura

2000 PESETAS???? Blimey!! Was Port Aventura even open in those days???
QUOTE:
"you would see whole generations of familys enjoying the delights of PA and still spending in there"....
...like they don't ANYWAY???

Yes, Port Aventura was open before the introduction of the Euro. It's not that long ago that we were still on the peseta - February 2002 was the change over date.

why dont some you guys lighten up, she hasnt committed murder, my god have you never tried in your life to find a way to get something at a little less, again LIGHTEN UP

Ooooooookayyy...so anything less than murder is ok in your book?
See, people who cheat at one thing usually cheat in everything. Cap fit?
Dishonesty by way of benefit fraud, income tax fiddles, insurance scams, road tax evasion, shoplifting etc etc, cost every man woman and child in the UK alone over 1500 pounds a year EACH. And of course, those who DO pay up, bear the cost with increased tax and insurance. And those that DON'T, just fiddle a bit more to compensate for it.
There is a quote I have seen somewhere, which goes:
'personal honesty and responsibility will solve the World's problems...and cost us all a lot less'.
But selfishness will never let that happen. ME ME ME ME..and just like the OP's child, they are being brought up to think it is OK. No WONDER the World is going to He11 in a handbasket

p.a fan, while i have agreed with you in respect of port aventura being value for money etc and that the lady should purchase tickets direct from an official vendor. i do now think that she has now got the message and that this is now being taken too far, this must be the longest thread in history and is now of no benefit to anyone apart from those who wish to cat fight, this is not what the website is intended for, so can we end it here please

Absolutely Well said

My god some of you are morons. "Keyboard Warriors" at their best. Really can't believe some of the venom and spite in some of your posts. Take a look at your own lives and ask yourself one question "Are you really whiter than white? I doubt you are. And those of you that claim to be in or claim to know about business you should know the world of successful business is a dirty, cut throat one, as is life for people on the bread line. If you haven't been there, then you should shut you stereotypical American mantra grunt and get off your proverbial high horse.

19Gavin81 did you really have to re-open this thread!!!!

The reason I posted is because in my opinion anyway it may well be a popular question people may have wanted to ask or searched for using this forum. It certainly crossed my mind if you could do it and if it hasn't gone through anyone else's mind I would put it to anyone that their lying.
Having people jump on someone like has happened on this thread may put people off asking a similar questions or even using this forum at all.
As far as im concerned anyway people should be able to use the forum to ask any questions relating Salou without the fear of being answered in a slanderous pack mentality.

I agree but this thread had been closed for three months and if you have read my post near the end of the tread, i did ask if we could end the argument as it served no purpose only to those who wished to catfight.

Hi are these lollies still available with the 2 for 1 portaventura ! What shop do they sell them , la pineda ! Thankyou

Don't know about the lollies, but when we were there last week there was a 2 for 1 promotion on bottles of coke which is on till September.

we are going in april ....we love the place ...it is not a rip off ..holidays are for fun and thats what the park is all about ..we save the money for the tickets and its just part of the holiday