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Khadija Ahmaddiya posted a reply on Re: Timed Ticketing Advice
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Said: Hi from Santa Monica, CA ~ great advice from Danielle! I would also estimate the amount of time that guests will take to experience the space to understand how to limit capacity for each time slot. For walk-ins, we use a waitlist system...
Danielle Lafreniere posted a reply on Re: Timed Ticketing Advice
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Said: We set our tickets at a certain number per 30 minutes. We release the most tickets at 10 AM (when we open) and then lower them after. The way that I set the number is to account about 70% capacity for paid admission and the remaining 30...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Timed Ticketing Advice
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Said: Related to the above question, does anyone who uses timed ticketing also allow walk ins? How do you handle that, especially on busy days when your pre-sale timed tickets are popular?
Amanda Wilkening posted a reply on Re: sock skating rink
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Said: We have a similar set up to the one posted above with plastic picket fencing, though we have been looking at other options as the fence nears the end of its lifespan. Our rink is probably 7-8 years old? and I think the style of tiles we...
Katherine Patterson-Paronto posted a new Topic
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Timed Ticketing Advice
We are an emerging museum, opening in December. I think we will need to do timed tickets for at least our first few weeks. People will be able to stay as long as they want, but will not be able to enter before their time. We are using the Altru ticketing system, so I know we have capacity for it. I was wondering if there are any rules of thumb for this. How do we calculate how many tickets to sell for each time? I am planning to set our overall capacity below what the fire ma...
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