Originally Posted by DoubleDisney
I’m beginning to think about next years visit. We have never been to Universal before and I’m a bit confused about how much tickets cost and where to get them from. I always just buy my Disney tickets direct but they seem far more expensive on the universal website. Does anyone know how much it would cost for 2 day tickets with front of line pass. Not staying on site. Would I need to have park hopper or would 1 day at each park be ok? Many thanks. See more... |
The cheapest option would probably be a 2-Day Base ticket for $199 plus 2 days of Single-Use Express Passes for $140 (price depends on date - this is the cheapest price). So, a total of
$340+tax per person - about £275pp - for one park per day with Express passes on the cheapest date.
If you want to park hop then the price will be around $75 more per person for a 2-Day Park-to-Park ticket plus 2-Park Express Passes.
Another option would be to buy the 2-Day Base tickets (as above) plus book a night at one of the Universal deluxe hotels. You can sometimes stay at the RPR from around £200 ($260) per night for the room (not per person). So, that would cost around
$330+tax per person (based on 2 people in the room) but would give you
Unlimited Express passes on your check-in and check-out dates.
As mentioned above, the VIP Experience is another option. It sounds excellent but do note that it costs from $200+tax
per person per day for the two park version ($189 is for the one park version) and doesn't include tickets. The price also depends on the date you visit like the Express passes. So, I suppose you could get a 1-Day Park-to-Park ticket for $179 plus a 2-Park VIP package for $200 which would come to
$380+tax per person for one day (not two).
In summary, the
rough minimum prices (without tax) per person are:
- 2-Day Base ticket plus single park Express Passes = $340
- 2-Day Base ticket plus a night in a hotel with Express passes = $330
- 2-Day Park hopper ticket plus 2-park Express Passes = $415
- 1-Day Park hopper ticket plus 1 day VIP experience at both parks = $380
As you can see, it's not cheap!
