Best deal for SW tickets

[auprincess]

Where is the best place to purchase tickets? Undercover tourist? We want more than one day and also aquatic tickets. I read about the one day SW tix with free dining, but it seems like our best option will still be to buy the combo SW/aq tickets and then just add dining - but I'm not sure? TIA!

 

[THERESA522]

How about Discovery Cove? If you're planning to go to Discovery Cove, you can buy the regular DC tix (no dolphin swim) and you get Sea World and Aquatica included for 14 days. For my November trip, DC tix are only $169/pp.

 

[auprincess]

We are not planning on DC...I feel like my girls are too young. The price for SW/Aq unlimited visits for 2 weeks was around $117 for adults and $111 for children on UT.

 

[Lynne G]

We are not planning on DC...I feel like my girls are too young. The price for SW/Aq unlimited visits for 2 weeks was around $117 for adults and $111 for children on UT.

That sounds like a good price, and I have had no issue with buying from UT. I appreciate them sending actual tickets.

With the meal deal, you can see if you want it for SW. If I was staying all day, including a late night, then I might buy the meal deal. Great for just picking up a snack and water bottle. For Aquadica, I did not like the meal plan. It's only good at the pizza buffet and you can't bring any food or drink outside the restaurant. Better food is also in the other food place. Plus, the park does not stay open late, and has no breakfast. At least at SW, you can have breakfast with the meal deal at the one restaurant. I thought the food at SW was good.

Both places are fun. Have a great trip!

 

[auprincess]

That sounds like a good price, and I have had no issue with buying from UT. I appreciate them sending actual tickets.

With the meal deal, you can see if you want it for SW. If I was staying all day, including a late night, then I might buy the meal deal. Great for just picking up a snack and water bottle. For Aquadica, I did not like the meal plan. It's only good at the pizza buffet and you can't bring any food or drink outside the restaurant. Better food is also in the other food place. Plus, the park does not stay open late, and has no breakfast. At least at SW, you can have breakfast with the meal deal at the one restaurant. I thought the food at SW was good.

Both places are fun. Have a great trip!

Thank you!! I think we will at least do the meal plan our first day at SW, since it will be full day!

 

[wdwnomad]

Visit Orlando has the best deal on the SW/AQ combo ticket. $105.44 for adults and $96.62 for kids. You can pick-up the tickets for free or FedEx for $2 if you order over $250 worth of tickets.

 

[auprincess]

Visit Orlando has the best deal on the SW/AQ combo ticket. $105.44 for adults and $96.62 for kids. You can pick-up the tickets for free or FedEx for $2 if you order over $250 worth of tickets.

Wow, that is even cheaper than UT ~ would save us a little over $40! Thanks for the info!

 

[coastgirl]

Just checking, anyone had any problems with Visit Orlando? UT is just so good, I want to make sure this will work out as well. Do they provide real tickets?

Thanks for this tip, that will save us $36 (for 3) over UT, and I've never found anyone to beat UT. Oddly, their flex pass price is more than UT, but two separate passes covering the same (14 days SW/Aq + 14 days US/IoA) are, in total, less than the flexpass. (The parking benefit of flexpass might be worth it to others, but we are also buying an AP for each park group, so parking is covered.)

 

[Lynne G]

Just checking, anyone had any problems with Visit Orlando? UT is just so good, I want to make sure this will work out as well. Do they provide real tickets?

Thanks for this tip, that will save us $36 (for 3) over UT, and I've never found anyone to beat UT. Oddly, their flex pass price is more than UT, but two separate passes covering the same (14 days SW/Aq + 14 days US/IoA) are, in total, less than the flexpass. (The parking benefit of flexpass might be worth it to others, but we are also buying an AP for each park group, so parking is covered.)

I never bought from Orlando, but just make sure the price includes shipping and tax. You could probably save shipping by picking up in person. I know lots of people like the Flexpass. Either way, the Busch parks are great to visit.

 

[coastgirl]

Lynne you're right, they didn't include tax. That, plus the shipping charge, makes UT $10-15 cheaper for the set of three tickets I need. (The site mentions a shipping discount if purchase is over $250, but I didn't go through the whole transaction to see if that covered the whole shipping charge.) Close but no cigar!

I called earlier and they did tell me they are "real" tickets.

I should've known UT wouldn't let me down! Good to keep my eye open, though...

 

[Enjoying Life]

What about picking the tickets up at their location a few miles from SW? I am thinking about purchasing this deal as well. We will have a car and be staying nearby. We won't commit until the last minute though. Hopefully we can still get this price if we decide to go to Sea World. Here is the link:

http://tickets.visitorlando.com/Shipping-Schedule/

 

[angelmom27]

What about picking the tickets up at their location a few miles from SW? I am thinking about purchasing this deal as well. We will have a car and be staying nearby. We won't commit until the last minute though. Hopefully we can still get this price if we decide to go to Sea World. Here is the link:

http://tickets.visitorlando.com/Shipping-Schedule/

Still with tax added to their price UT is cheaper. Since their price includes the tax.

 

[auprincess]

Lynne you're right, they didn't include tax. That, plus the shipping charge, makes UT $10-15 cheaper for the set of three tickets I need. (The site mentions a shipping discount if purchase is over $250, but I didn't go through the whole transaction to see if that covered the whole shipping charge.) Close but no cigar!

I called earlier and they did tell me they are "real" tickets.

I should've known UT wouldn't let me down! Good to keep my eye open, though...

Glad you posted this!! I was wondering, too. I guess I will still plan to buy from UT.

 

[Lynne G]

Glad you posted this!! I was wondering, too. I guess I will still plan to buy from UT.

And if you are still going with UT (which I think is a good choice), if you do not already belong to mousesavers.com's newsletter, you may want to. The site owner has some great info on the website, but in her newsletter, she provides a private link to UT. Small savings off UT's normal discounted price, but a little extra is something I appreciate. The newsletter goes out the 15th of the month.

 

[wdwnomad]

I think you are all talking about the Flex Tickets being cheaper on UT than Visit Orlando. If that is the case then, yes, those are cheaper at UT. However, if you only wanted the SW/AQ combo then Visit Orlando is cheaper, even with tax and shipping. Also, with the Mousesavers $1 discount on the SW/AW combo ticket at UT, Visit Orlando is still cheaper.

 

[coastgirl]

Yes, WDWnomad, you're right. I was looking at the Flexpass or the UO pass + SW/Aquatica. Together UT is a better deal, but if just SW/Aqautica, Visit Orlando appears to be a little cheaper. (Very little for a Cdn, as the Fedex charge is reduced for an order over $250, but it's still $14 to Canada. It's less for US delivery, of course. UT includes delivery in all their prices.)