Universal Raises Ticket Prices

[seabiscuit]

Say it ain't so.

 

[Darwineffect]

Oh it's So! They must follow Disney to keep up with the profits I suppose.

M-I-C

C your dollars disappear

K-E-Y

Y because we charge you!

 

[Merylj]

Just missed the boat, for the past week I`ve been meaning to buy an AP and 2 power passes. Anyway just bought them now, probably cost $25 more!

Julie.

 

[phamton]

The AP and Power passes didn't increase in price just the day passes.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...dec18,0,1014271.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

Universal increased the price of every ticket it offers -- including multi-day passes -- except its most expensive annual pass. Two- and three-day multiple-park passes increased about 5 percent, while the cost of a five-day pass went up 25 percent.

Still, even with the increases, Universal's two, three and five-day tickets will be cheaper than similar tickets at Disney. The price of a one-park adult ticket at the two resorts will match.

All of Orlando's major theme parks historically raise prices at about the same time. At SeaWorld Orlando, where a one-day ticket costs $53.95, officials would not comment Friday on pricing strategy.

After years of slower growth, admission prices at Orlando's parks have spiked this year, as the region's tourism industry has rebounded from recession.

Universal's one-day ticket began the year at $51.95, before going up $2 in January, 80 cents in April, and $5 this month -- a 15 percent hike altogether.

Tom Schroder, a park spokesman, said the latest increase was aimed at "staying level with the marketplace" after Disney announced its price hike.

"We watch that very, very carefully," he said.

And, he said, the addition of the Universal Studios' Revenge of the Mummy indoor roller coaster -- which replaced an older attraction -- "added value" to the ticket price.

 

[DaddyDon]

 

[d4est]

Glad I got'em when I did...the 5 day tix for $89!