Any rewards sites to go through when ordering tickets from Universal?

[bcbmommy]

I'm just now getting ready to order our tickets for our vacation that starts tomorrow. Was planning on ordering one AP, and 5 of the 2+1 tickets. Before I bite the bullet, however, is there a site I can go through, like Ebates, Shopathome, etc? It would make me feel better about the extra tax they add on. Ugh.

 

[johde]

I don't know of anything on Universal directly. Bestoforlando.com is a little bit cheaper than Universal and does e-tickets for pickup at the kiosks. I used them last time without problem. You could order 6 2+1 tickets from them then upgrade at least 1 of them to a AP when you get to the park. With the current ticket prices, the upgrade to a power pass could be free (although I haven't read any first hand accounts since the price increase for general tickets).

 

[elainesj]

I did ebates with cheaptickets after exploring a bunch of options. Good luck - I found each type of ticket had different discounts on different sites.

 

[bcbmommy]

I don't know why I'm so nervous about ordering from a site other than Universal. Maybe because we're so close to our trip. Do the cheaptickets ones act the same as regular?

 

[elainesj]

We got a voucher which we will have to trade in for "real" tickets. It's a small extra step so I would only do it if it was cheaper.