E ticket

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English

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Etymology

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From the ticket admission system used before 1982 at Disneyland. The E ticket was for the best rides.

Noun

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E ticket (uncountable)

  1. (US, idiomatic, dated) Something very thrilling or exciting.
    • 1983, Sally Ride (describing flying in the Space Shuttle):
      Definitely an E ticket.
    • 1993, "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Jurassic Park" (song):
      Well this sure ain't no E ticket.
    • 2007, Philip Beaudet, Wilderness Adventures on Horseback[1], →ISBN, page 10:
      We did not expect the "E" ticket ride, nor did our newest riding adventurer, Greg.