Adding Express Pass to ticket package bought at Costco

[Earningmywings]

We usually go to WDW once a year, but thinking of going to Universal instead. We found a package on the Costco site that includes 4 day tickets with no option to add Express Pass. We would be staying at Cabana due to the lower cost. Anyone know if you can add Express Pass to these packages once you get to the resort? Any advice for other websites that off vacation packages is also appreciated. I can barter with WDW advice . Just kidding. Thanks

 

[NicoleLarson]

I've never done it but 97% sure you can add EP to any ticket any day. I would HIGHLY recommend though pricing out hotel and tickets separately and looking at one of the EP hotels. The AP rates there are fantastic and you get the EP on the day of check in and check out so only if you stayed 1 night, it will still give you 2 days of EP. APs are not that much more than a multi-day park to park ticket and I would highly recommend a park to park ticket. To add the EP to a ticket is $100 per person per day so that eats up any hotel savings very quickly.

 

[cschaaf]

I've never done it but 97% sure you can add EP to any ticket any day. I would HIGHLY recommend though pricing out hotel and tickets separately and looking at one of the EP hotels. The AP rates there are fantastic and you get the EP on the day of check in and check out so only if you stayed 1 night, it will still give you 2 days of EP. APs are not that much more than a multi-day park to park ticket and I would highly recommend a park to park ticket. To add the EP to a ticket is $100 per person per day so that eats up any hotel savings very quickly.

100% agree.

They sell EPs both at the gate and at various location sin the park. They can sell out, but I think it's pretty rare.

Definitely check out the annual pass option and do all of the math. While you may have never considered a WDW AP, there is a ton of value in the Universal passes. When we've had AP rates at the premiere resorts (the three that include Express with the room), it's actually been cheaper to book those rooms than it would have been to book a value resort and buy the a la carte Express. To the point where you think you must have done something wrong in your calculations lol

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

You can buy EPs on the UOR website. https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/tickets-packages/express-passes