buy park tickets at RPR for on-line prices?

[chakimama]

Hi,

Thanks for all the great advice so far! One more question (maybe more) but I read that you can buy park tickets at the on-site hotels for the same price as the ones on-line without paying the Call Kiosk fee.

So I can just show up at the hotel at 7:30 am, check-in our bags and buy my tickets and head out in time for early entry to Harry Potter?

If someone can confirm this, I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[chakimama]

Forgot to mention that we are staying club level.
Can the concierge arrange for the tickets?

 

[damo]

I don't know if they will sell them to you at online prices, I've never heard of that or read that. However, there is a kiosk in the lobby where you can pick up the tickets you have ordered online, so you don't have to wait to pick them up at the park.

 

[chakimama]

THanks. Wishful thinking. Guess I think it's a rip off to pay over $2 to print out each ticket at the park.

 

[bumbershoot]

FWIW, I just tried a 4 day park to park, 1 day park to park, and a 1 day base ticket for variety, and NONE of them actually showed that they would be charging a shipping or kiosk fee.

Another option is buying them at a discount from a place like undercovertourist.com.

 

[Lynne G]

Agree with undercover tourist. Use the mousesavers link, and you get a very good price on the tickets. Tax is included and free shipping. We got our Universal park to park tickets from the mousesaver link. I thought the tickets came pretty fast in the mail. I had no problem using them in the park.

 

[2Monkeys]

So if you buy tix on Undercover Tourist, can you still get the benefits (express pass) of staying at the onsite hotels or do you have to buy tix from the hotel?

 

[Bluer101]

So if you buy tix on Undercover Tourist, can you still get the benefits (express pass) of staying at the onsite hotels or do you have to buy tix from the hotel?

You can buy your tickets anywhere you want. Express pass is given with your hotel stay, it's your room key separate from your tickets.

 

[bumbershoot]

And even if you buy the tickets there or have a package deal, you won't get them on your room key. The hotels aren't owned by Universal, so they are separate. So you show two things to get in for Early Entrance to WWOHP (keycard and ticket), and only the keycard for Express Pass lines.

 

[2Monkeys]

You can buy your tickets anywhere you want. Express pass is given with your hotel stay, it's your room key separate from your tickets.

And even if you buy the tickets there or have a package deal, you won't get them on your room key. The hotels aren't owned by Universal, so they are separate. So you show two things to get in for Early Entrance to WWOHP (keycard and ticket), and only the keycard for Express Pass lines.

Thanks for the info!!