How One farm Increased Average Order Values by Nearly 30%
How One farm Increased Average Order Values by Nearly 30%
For many farms, increasing ticket sales is only part of the equation. The bigger opportunity often comes from increasing the value of every order placed to maximize the ROI on each ticket buyer. That’s exactly what happened with this Arizona based agritourism operator without needing to increase their base ticket prices.
Their Desert Fall Festival generated an average order value of $62.37. Just weeks later, their holiday event, Desert Farm Lights, increased that number to $80.83, a nearly 30% jump in average cart value.
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So what changed?
Interestingly, admission pricing remained the same between events. The per order increase came from a smarter mix of timing & add-ons.
- Season Passes
- Fast Pass Upgrades
- Premium Add-Ons
- Earlier Sales Momentum
Fall Festival Findings
The Fall Festival offered ticket add-ons for season passes, fast passes, and attractions like apple cannons and mechanical bull ride tokens which helped to increase per order values.
Fall Festival orders demonstrated strong guest willingness to upgrade their experience beyond general admission.
How Desert Farm Lights Took It Further
The Desert Farm Lights significantly expanded their upgrade and add-on strategy.
The Biggest Drivers of Higher Cart Values
Desert Farm Lights proved that guests are willing to spend more when offered upgrades that improve convenience or create memorable experiences.
This was proven by the standout success of the Horse Drawn Wagon experience, which alone accounted for more than 20,000 additional add-ons compared to the Fall Festival.
- Selling nearly 400 more season passes
- Selling roughly 5,000 more Fast Pass upgrades
- Adding high-volume premium attractions like horse drawn wagon rides
- Expanding experiential add-ons beyond admission tickets
What They’re Planning Next
Building on that momentum, the farm is implementing even more revenue-driving strategies this year, including:
- Checkout Offers
- Dynamic ticket pricing by day of week
- Season pass upgrades
- Drink ticket add-ons
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