E ticket en · NOUN
Etymology
From the ticket admission system used before 1982 at Disneyland. The E ticket was for the best rides.
Meanings
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(US, dated, idiomatic, uncountable) Something very thrilling or exciting.
Well this sure ain't no E ticket.
1993, "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Jurassic Park" (song)Definitely an E ticket.
1983, Sally Ride (describing flying in the Space Shuttle)We did not expect the "E" ticket ride, nor did our newest riding adventurer, Greg.
2007, Philip Beaudet, Wilderness Adventures on Horseback, →ISBN, page 10: