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They withhold a certain number of ET tickets for daily release and a lot for ticket consolidators etc., for the ride to the top, but you gotta go early in the morning to get them. I didn't want to take the chance and really didn't see how I could get there anyway.

You can also get package deals if you book dinner at the ET restaurant (waaayyy too expensive, food reviews not great, etc. ) or by booking a trip to the top bundled with a cruise or other similar activity- we weren't interested.

If you go to the ET website you can track how often they release a day's worth of tickets, how many days before, and how soon they are sold out- sometimes within minutes. It took several days to figure it out using partial constructive bookings, but once I figured out the system I eventually was able snag tickets online when the time came. I didn't get the exact time slot I wanted but had a window of half hour time slots that would fit our schedule and managed to get the half hour slot past my desired one.

I have notes about this in a 2023 post www.forums.tauck.com/discussion/16935/bonjour-mes-amis-planning-considerations-and-trip-report/p1 where I also talk strategies how to see as much of Versailles as you can in the short amount of time available (we went only one day early.) We didn't use the free Tauck/Waldorf Astoria Hotel ticket but for only a bit more than what we would have paid for extras on a second day but with no entry time restrictions and entry any time, we got annual passes. It all worked out great. Except for one tram ride it involved a lot of walking, however!!!! Your mileage may vary, but it appears I actually posted my Fitbit mileage!