HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Set for April 2018 Opening at the Lyric — Page 18

LesWickedly said: "Ok, so thinking optimistically now. There are lots of bad people (scalpers) in the world, but also lots of good that will only buy what they need. Each code is eligible for six tickets for one performance. Not everyone using the codes will be buying six tickets, many will most likely buy less. Hopefully this means that all those unused tickets will open up many spots for standby. I'm sure they under sent codes for this reason, anticipating having many left over. This may be just me trying to be optimistic, but seems pretty logical. I've never been happier that I only need one ticket."

Hear, hear!

PM'd you but I think the codes are tied to your account as a verified fan.

Updated On: 10/16/17 at 05:58 PM

sorano, curious to where it says that? Also makes me feel a little better if that is true.

So I got an email saying I got an access code in the subject, but there is no content in the email so I don't know my time. It came through at 2:11 Eastern, so by what others posted, I think I have the 12:00 slot. What other info should be in that email that I'm missing?

My husband got a stand-by email and his email has all kinds of info!

LesWickedly said: "sorano, curious to where it says that? Also makes me feel a little better if that is true."

It doesn't say anywhere but it's just a little commom sense.



Say there at 200 spots, 250 people got codes, and 250 were on standby. If 100 people don't use their codes, there are 50 spots now open so they would have to put from the standby list.

Also, this is on the website:

Due to exceptionally high demand, we are unable to assign everyone an Access Code or designated purchase window, resulting in registered participants to be placed on Standby. Should tickets become available, we will continue to randomly select registered participants who are on Standby to receive Access Codes. We encourage you to be prepared in advance for the best opportunity to complete your purchase, should you receive an Access Code.

LesWickedly said: "None of that really is official, though, and the listing from the seat doesn’t say anything about that. If it had to be specific to your account, seems like there’d be a way to make the codes obsolete and just have the account be eligible."

What answer do you want? For other things on Ticketmaster, codes have been tied to the account. It's just how they do things. There are lots of speculation but all I'm stating are common sense things and what Ticketmaster has done in the past.

If a code wasn't tied to an account, it would be easy for people to buy codes from each others, leading to stockpiling of codes/tickets and scalpers. It's just a double-verification that correct people are purchasing the tickets.

Believe what you want, then, and good luck getting tickets whichever you chose.

Got standby today. Not very optimistic honestly.

Got the standby notice, not super optimistic but it's probably for the best because I'm extending my NY stay next month so I don't have a ton of extra cash right now. Still sort of bummed though.

Per the @HPPlayNYC Twitter, this first release of tickets is for performances from March 16, 2018 to November 18, 2018.

Verified codes doesn't tackle scalpers. Just ticket bots. Ticketmaster doesn't care if individuals are re-selling one or two tickets (they make money on the resale anyway), they just care if someone is running a server that will buy hundreds of tickets instantly, because then actual fans won't even have ANY shot at getting these tickets. I'm not sure if this will work, but having any sort of chance is better than than having zero chance.

Does anyone know how easy these tickets will be to transfer to friends and family? For example, my Frozen tickets are digital only, so I am not sure how to let someone else use my tickets since they are linked to my Ticketmaster account and that is where the QR scan codes are. If I buy tickets for others using my Harry Potter access code, how easy will it be for them to use them?

It’s pretty annoying that I didn’t even get standby so I have 0 chance of getting tickets now.



Edit: I tweeted at the HPplaynyc and TM asked me to DM them, so I’ll let you know if I hear anything

Updated On: 10/16/17 at 08:41 PM