kkbrig
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The 4 kids and I are tagging along with the husband for a meeting in West Palm Beach next week, and I have finagled a stop at Universal along the way! This will be our first trip to Universal.
My dilemma is whether to buy 3 day hopper tickets (the cheapest I've found is from Undercover tourist) and pay the regular hotel rate (I have reserved a suite at Portofino Bay) OR buy annual passes (I've only seen them at Universal website) and pay the discounted hotel rate. These two options cost the same amount! So I either pay $800 more for the room, or for annual tickets. Yes, we could then use those tickets again sometime before Dec 31, but the reality is that with 4 kids, there really are not a lot of chances to get away, and so it is unlikely we will be able to return in the next 5 months.
I am tempted to pay for tickets, because at least there's the option to use them again, but husband thinks I'm nuts buying annual passes! I'm wondering if there are other places I might either have fees or would save with either option to swing it one way or the other. Or anything else you can think of to reduce the price? This 3 day vacation is already costing $3300 and that's just tickets and room!
Thanks for the help!
My dilemma is whether to buy 3 day hopper tickets (the cheapest I've found is from Undercover tourist) and pay the regular hotel rate (I have reserved a suite at Portofino Bay) OR buy annual passes (I've only seen them at Universal website) and pay the discounted hotel rate. These two options cost the same amount! So I either pay $800 more for the room, or for annual tickets. Yes, we could then use those tickets again sometime before Dec 31, but the reality is that with 4 kids, there really are not a lot of chances to get away, and so it is unlikely we will be able to return in the next 5 months.
I am tempted to pay for tickets, because at least there's the option to use them again, but husband thinks I'm nuts buying annual passes! I'm wondering if there are other places I might either have fees or would save with either option to swing it one way or the other. Or anything else you can think of to reduce the price? This 3 day vacation is already costing $3300 and that's just tickets and room!
Thanks for the help!