Next Step = Buying Tickets!

[Claire Bear]

I've sorted ADRs and airport parking, even booked premier inn Manchester Airport for £29 for the night before our holiday which we weren't planning on doing! Next step is buying tickets for SeaWorld, Aquatica and Universal Studios. We are only staying on International Drive for 4 nights so I've been trying to work out the best ticket deals.
Websites I've searched and prices so far:

4 Park Ticket (Universal 2 park bonus ticket and SeaWorld &Aquatica Tickets)

Travel Republic £178
Orlando Ticket Deals £182
Florida Tix £182
Attraction Tickets £188
American Attractions £177

Do you think getting a 4 Park 14 day pass is the best way forward? I don't know if it would be best to buy individual park day tickets but these don't seem to be available on the websites I have searched. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

[pascalstongue]

You can buy single park tickets on undercovertourist.com Not sure whether it would work out cheaper for you though?

 

[Elves R us]

I've sorted ADRs and airport parking, even booked premier inn Manchester Airport for £29 for the night before our holiday which we weren't planning on doing! Next step is buying tickets for SeaWorld, Aquatica and Universal Studios. We are only staying on International Drive for 4 nights so I've been trying to work out the best ticket deals.
Websites I've searched and prices so far:

4 Park Ticket (Universal 2 park bonus ticket and SeaWorld &Aquatica Tickets)

Travel Republic £178
Orlando Ticket Deals £182
Florida Tix £182
Attraction Tickets £188
American Attractions £177

Do you think getting a 4 Park 14 day pass is the best way forward? I don't know if it would be best to buy individual park day tickets but these don't seem to be available on the websites I have searched. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Attraction Tickets price match other companies, we have used them since 2008 and the customer service is just brilliant in my opinion. I ask to speak to a lady called Julie as I was unsure what tickets last year and she was not at all pushy she saved us money in my opinion when we would have overbought tickets. I like the idea of the flexibility of 14 days consecutive use on the passes as individual day passes you just dont have the flexibility.....happy ticket finding

 

[wayneg]

I have used these before, 4% cashback often makes them cheapest but check all card fees, delivery fees, do you want real tickets etc
http://www.quidco.com/attractiontix/?ac

Another is Expedia, most expensive upfront but 12% Quidco, probably not worth it but they are usually competative.
http://www.quidco.com/expedia/?ac

 

[Claire Bear]

Thanks everyone. I probably would prefer real tickets but I don't see it as a big issue. I'm just not sure if it's a bit over the top getting 14 day passes when we'll probably only go to each park once. :/

 

[Kath2003]

We used Travel Republic for the first time this year, no problems and tickets arrived the next day They were the cheapest for us at the time. They were real tickets.

Have used Attraction Tickets (slow delivery for no justifiable reason) and Orlando Ticket Deals in the past, both fine.

We are getting 14 day passes for US/IOA/WnW and will use them probably 9 times but cheapest for us.

 

[Claire Bear]

Right, so I've been looking at tickets again (Because searching travel insurance is driving me bonkers!). You can get a 2 day base universal ticket from Undercover Tourist for £83.59, I think I'm right in saying that you can visit both parks but only one each day??
You can get single day SeaWorld tickets too for £52 or SW and Aquatica for £75.85. So either £135.59 for Universal and SW or £159.59 for the same plus Aquatica.
So my questions are:
Would I have to pay a card fee for buying from an American website?
Do you think this would be a better option that the 4park pass which gives 14 days use from American Attractions £177
And finally, do you think Aquatica is worth visiting, bearing in mind we will be going to TL and BB?
Thanks again x

 

[scoobydooby]

Claire. Given you are at the Beach Club with the best on property pool, personally I would not go out of my way to pay for Aquatica. Realistically it will be a struggle, IMHO, to enjoy a two week trip and do all the parks. We did Disney, one Disney water park, Disney Quest, Sea World, IoA and Discovery Cove one year and it was too much for us. Zero down time and that was December so the weather was on our side for keeping going. I was ill when we got home. First 3 days sick leave I have taken in 20 years....

 

[Kath2003]

You can get a 14 day pass to Universal and Islands for like £100. They are awesome and you could easily spent several days in each, especially if you like coasters. Why don't you just do that?

 

[Claire Bear]

We have 4 nights on international Drive so we could fit Aquatica in but not sure if its worth it or not. I've planned quite a bit of resort time into our schedule as I don't want us to be rushing everywhere all the time. We'll get back on the Friday and I have 230 year 7's to welcome to high school on the Monday morning so I don't want to be too exhausted on top of the jet lag! Ha.
Kath, that sounds like a good option