Starting Friday, May 25th, we will be going into PEAK season, so it will be very important to ask your guests “What day will you be visiting the park?” for all ONE DAY DISNEY AND UNIVERSAL SALES. Disney will be in PEAK season from 5/25 – 5/31, and then drop back down to REGULAR season from 6/1 – 6/24. Universal will be in ANYTIME season starting 5/25 and will continue through the entire summer through 8/5.
SEA WORLD “FLASH SALE” STARTING FRIDAY MAY 25TH THROUGH SUNDAY JUNE 3RD
Sea World is having a FLASH SALE on their tickets over the next week. They will be offering Single day Sea World tickets for $45 + tax & fees, SW/AQ Combos for $55 + tax & fees, & 3 Park Combos for $65 + tax & fees. All of these tickets will ONLY be available online and not at the gate. We ARE going to offer them, but we are including the $6 fee which is the online fee they charge on the Sea World website. The offer runs from May 25th – June 3rd. After that we will be reverting back to the normal pricing and commissions. Here are some key points about this sale: 1) It is for FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY. When the guests go online to purchase the tickets, they must put in a Florida Zip Code that matches the billing address of the credit card. Anyone without a credit card that has a Florida Zip Code will not be able to get this offer. This includes all foreigners. They may request Photo IDs at the gate, so make sure if you do this sale that they have a Florida ID available. 2) Tickets must be purchased 7 (SEVEN) days in advance. This is a KEY POINT!!!!! So if you have a Florida Resident that comes up to you over the weekend and mentions that they want this offer to go the same day, THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO DO IT! If they purchase them Saturday, 5/26, they won’t be able to use them until the FOLLOWING Saturday, 6/2. 3) All tickets must be used by July 1st.
Your commission on these tickets is only $1.20. So we would like you to try to talk your guests into the 2 Park Ticket Special with All Day Dining. Sea World has lowered OUR COST on these tickets, so even if you discount them down to $128 including taxes, your commission will be $5 per tickets as opposed to $1.20 for the Flash Sale tickets.
SEA WORLD / BUSCH GARDENS UPDATES
Sea World’s summer spectacular “Electric Ocean” starts TODAY and extends through September 2nd. It will be on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through the month of June and the first weekend in August, Saturdays and Sundays for the remainder of August, and EVERYDAY DURING THE MONTH OF JULY through the 29th. There are a LOT of great summer shows, including the all new “Touch the Sky” at the Dolphin Theater, “Sea Lions Tonight”, “Pop”, “Club Sea Glow”, “Shamu’s Celebration: Light Up the Night”, and the grande finale – “Ignite”, the laser light and fireworks show. Also, BEER IS BACK! All park guests 21 years old and up are invited to the 2 free 7 ounce beers at Mama’s Pretzel Kitchen from 10:30 am until 1 hour before the park closes. Also, the park will be having a “Happy Hour” from 4 pm – 8 pm where guests can get Buy One Get One Free offers on all drinks and food items at Flamecraft Bar and Sharks Underwater Grill Bar. Additionally, guests buying a Sea World Pin Trading PIn during Happy Hour will receive a Free Lanyard! Also, stay tuned for the Grand Opening of Infinity Falls which will be happening towards the end of the summer. There will be a Perks event on Friday, June 8th to experience “Electric Ocean”. You must go to www.hospitalityperks.com to register for this event. Check in is from 5 pm – 7:30 pm. For those of you that were hired AFTER the enrollment ended, you will be submitted to attend for this event as well but you won’t be able to enroll online.
Busch Gardens Summer Nights begins TODAY, May 25th through August 5th. Summer Nights features Party Zones with live DJ’s and dancing, and the most thrilling rides in Florida that light up the night! Also, BEER IS BACK at Busch Gardens as well! Guests age 21 and up and enjoy 2 complimentary 7 ounce beers at the Garden Gate Cafe each time they visit the park.
INCENTIVE – For every 10 Multi-Park ticket sales from May 28th – September 3rd, you will receive 1 raffle drawing ticket. At the end of the incentive period, we will be doing a drawing and five people will receive a pair of Howl-O-Scream VIP admissions, the include front of the line access and dinner! This includes: 2 Park Ticket, 3 Park Ticket, Unlimited Visit Ticket, 2 Park Ticket with 2 ADD, and 3 Park Ticket with 3 ADD. Let’s really push to increase our Sea World Multi-Park Sales!
DISNEY WATER PARK – PEAK SEASON
Effective Saturday, 5/26 through 8/26, Disney is in PEAK season for the Water Parks. This means you need to CHARGE FOR AND PRINT the higher priced tickets (the ones that are NOT seasonal and do NOT have Block Outs). This will be very important so that you do not inconvenience the guests and have them stopped at the gates and have to pay an additional fee.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER INCENTIVE
Everyone is doing a great job with KSC sales! Keep it up! Remember, the top sales person from May 1st – June 30th will receive: A 2 night stay at the Country Inn & Suites in Cape Canaveral, Gift certificate to Fishlips Restaurant in Port Canaveral, 2 tickets to the Brevard Zoo, and 2 gift certificates for the Victory Casino Cruise Ship. This certificate includes boarding, dining, and $10 in slot play (must be 18 years of age to sail and gamble, 21 y/o to drink). AGS must have a minimum of a 5% increase in order for the prize to be awarded. Keep selling those KSC tickets!
GATORLAND HOSPITALITY MONTH – 6 DAYS LEFT!
Don’t forget to take advantage of Hospitality Month at Gatorland! You and a guest can visit for free until May 31st. You must show proof of employment to enter – a paycheck stub and your nametag.
LEGOLAND
Gang, don’t forget that for a ONE DAY ticket sale, Legoland gives you the MOST commission! Make sure you are suggesting this to your guests. Our sales are down from last year, so we want to get them back up. If you’re not familiar with the rides and shows there, make sure you pull the “Official Guide to Awesome” out of the brochure rack and brush up on the park. Remember, the water park is open DAILY from now through the end of the summer and they must have admission to the park as well to get into the water park. If your guest does not have the water park as part of their admission, they can pay $22.50 + tax to upgrade.
EMPLOYEE REFERRAL INCENTIVE
We are still looking to add some GREAT people to the AGS Team for our busy summer season! If you know anyone that has an outgoing personality, loves the theme parks, is dependable and can work anytime (including nights and weekends), please encourage them to apply. Here is the link that you can give them to fill out our online application: http://attractions-lodging-leisureinc.appone.com/. If they are hired by the May 31st and they stay with us for a minimum of 90 days, you will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card! And if they stay with us for at least 6 months, you will get an ADDITIONAL $200 Visa card!
ORLANDO CITY SOCCER SALES
There is a HOME MATCH this Saturday, 5/26 at 7:30 pm against the Chicago Fire. We can sell any of the upper areas of Orlando City Stadium, as well as the AGS Company tickets which are in the lower bowl corner, Section 1. We have 12 company seats in that section. All of the leads have received instructions on how to book tickets, so if you have a guest interested, please call them first. Before calling them, make sure the guest has a SMART PHONE AND AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. Orlando City is paperless and ALL tickets have to be presented on a phone. If you work off of Activity Link or ITicketPOS, all tickets are loaded in the system. If you work on the Premier Team and use RezGo, you MUST COLLECT CASH that comes to the AGS office and the sale will NOT be put into the POS system. For those of you on Premier, please make sure you call your Team Manager or Lead for further assistance.
EMPLOYEE NOTES:
Congrats to Evelyne A. for 1 year on 5/31, Kaeley R. for 1 year on 5/26, Migdalia R. for 1 year on 5/29, and Luis T. for 4 years on 5/26! Happy Birthday to Kim F. on 6/1, Alix R. on 5/26, Patricia G. on 5/26, and Petra S. on 5/30!