E ticket

See also: e-ticket

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.