Best ticket strategy for Jul 22

silver_age · 10 Oct 21, 09:46 AM

We’re going for two weeks next July. Flights and a villa booked so far.

My son would like to revisit Disney, which if we do it will simply be a question of getting the best deal on their 14 day tickets.

I’m not a fan of all the Genie and Lightning Lane add-ons that are coming though, so I would rather get a 7-day pass for Universal (if such a thing exists) and have the Busch-Seaworld-Aquatica tickets to make up the other week and give Disney a miss.

So I guess my question really is, what is the best way to approach the Universal tickets?

ginwithaslice · 10 Oct 21, 10:42 AM

ATD have 14 day combi tickets covering Universal and Seaworld parks for around £415 per adult for 2022. Something like this would probably be the best value and give you flexibility.
7 day tickets aren't much cheaper than 14 day ones.
If you have a browse at some of the ticket seller sites you'll get an idea of what is available and what suits your plans best.

loldis · 10 Oct 21, 11:33 AM

If you want 7 days at Universal, just get the 14 day tickets from a UK seller. The US tickets only go up to 5 days and are more expensive than the UK ticket.

silver_age · 10 Oct 21, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by ginwithaslice

ATD have 14 day combi tickets covering Universal and Seaworld parks for around £415 per adult for 2022. Something like this would probably be the best value and give you flexibility.
7 day tickets aren't much cheaper than 14 day ones.
If you have a browse at some of the ticket seller sites you'll get an idea of what is available and what suits your plans best.

That sounds good. Is this something ATD have created themselves to include the Seaworld group combi tickets we had last time, the ones with free parking? They were really good value.

loldis · 10 Oct 21, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by silver_age

That sounds good. Is this something ATD have created themselves to include the Seaworld group combi tickets we had last time, the ones with free parking? They were really good value.

Yes, it's just a bundle of their Universal and Seaworld tickets being sold at a slight discount (about £10 off) compared to buying them separately.

ginwithaslice · 10 Oct 21, 05:45 PM

Yes, as above. If you have a browse on their site there are various combinations.

silver_age · 11 Oct 21, 01:00 PM

Thanks. I did have a look and I see the 14 day Disney ticket is actually slightly cheaper, but almost back to parity when you add in the cost of parking at Disney for the days there would be free parking if going to Seaworld etc. instead.

So I’m back to being torn about which one to go for. I think I’ll wait for the arrival of Genie / Genie+ in the Disney parks and see what the reviews are like.

10 Oct 21, 10:42 AM	#2
	10 Oct 21, 10:42 AM ginwithaslice Very Serious Dibber
ginwithaslice Very Serious Dibber Join Date: Sep 19	ATD have 14 day combi tickets covering Universal and Seaworld parks for around £415 per adult for 2022. Something like this would probably be the best value and give you flexibility. 7 day tickets aren't much cheaper than 14 day ones. If you have a browse at some of the ticket seller sites you'll get an idea of what is available and what suits your plans best.

10 Oct 21, 11:33 AM	#3
	10 Oct 21, 11:33 AM loldis Imagineer
loldis Imagineer Join Date: May 17 Location: Sussex	If you want 7 days at Universal, just get the 14 day tickets from a UK seller. The US tickets only go up to 5 days and are more expensive than the UK ticket.

10 Oct 21, 05:45 PM	#6
	10 Oct 21, 05:45 PM ginwithaslice Very Serious Dibber
ginwithaslice Very Serious Dibber Join Date: Sep 19	Yes, as above. If you have a browse on their site there are various combinations.