WDW vs US pricing

[CTDisneyfan816]

You can get a 3 day park to park Universal ticket through Undercover Tourist for $189. I don't think Express costs $150-200 even for spring break dates, does it? So it seems like you are looking at something overpriced.

A 3 day park hopper from Disney is $344 gate price. The base 3 day is $291, or a $100 more.

I have gone to Universal 5 times (2 in July, 3 in December). I added on the unlimited express once in July ($150) and all three days in December (first day was $89, then $104, then $129.99 as it got closer to Christmas).

 

[mom2rtk]

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I have no idea about the prices since we aren't planning a trip to Universal. Maybe you could just google the prices?

 

[SmithSmith]

I have no idea about the prices since we aren't planning a trip to Universal. Maybe you could just google the prices?

Yes. As I've said before, I have priced out tickets via the US website. That is why I'm confused.
Below is the conversation that prompted this thread.


Suvadoo: Yes there are extra expenses with the Express Pass, but honestly it offers front of the line to ALL but 4 attractions. Whereas, FP+ allows you to reserve 3 FP+ and then get more.
For my vacation in April, Universal for 3 days with front of the line and park hopping is less expensive than my 3 day no park hopper at WDW and I'm not staying at a Universal deluxe resort.

Smith smith: Would you mind explaining the exact US tickets you're buying? Is it express pass for all 3 days? Is it express pass for both parks?

Suvadoo: It's an express pass for all 3 days, but I got in on the buy 2 days and get 3rd day free. It's also a park to park.

Smith smith: Thanks. I read this sort of thing a lot. Someone will say I can buy an x number of days plus extras at US for cheaper than an x number of days at WDW. But whenever I price it out for myself that is never the case. Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong? In this scenario I went to the U.S. website selected the park to park 2+1 day free ticket that Suvadoo specified, then selected the express pass for both parks for the cheapest dates I could find (April 28-30) and I come to a grand total of $366. However a 3 day WDW base ticket is $291. How is it possible to say US is cheaper?

Estherhead: I always want to know this too. Our family never does universal as we've tried and not enjoyed it as much and we can't afford them both. If I could do it cheaply we'd love to try it again as it's been a few years. But it always comes out to more despite trying the things people post on here.

Luckybee: What you are doing wrong is pricing the base ticket and express separately. Go back to the U site and look at the bundled tickets. You'll see that a 3 day park to park with unlimited express is as low as $269 date dependant.

Then the thread was closed. So I started this thread to finish the conversation. The second half of my original post on this thread was picking up where we left off. It was a response to Luckybee explaining that Suvadoo didn't mention anything about bundled tickets or unlimited express pass, but it wouldn't matter anyway because it's still isn't cheaper because 3 day bundled tickets in April would cost anywhere between $330-$383 (date dependent), while the WDW cost is $291.

So that is why I'm confused and interested in how Suvadoo scored US tickets with all the extras for under $300.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I have no idea about the prices since we aren't planning a trip to Universal. Maybe you could just google the prices?

OP did. What OP found by going the normal route did not match what was claimed. From a money saving perspective, OP's question is fair.

For us, an Florida Res AP would be the least expensive route so long as we go enough times to "break even".

 

[Love Tink]

While it is great that Uni offers that, I rather wish they had a free option. Insane that the Express pass at times exceeds the cost of a single day ticket or even like exceeds the daily price of a multi-day ticket. It's highway robbery! Folks can eschew FP+ all they like, but at least it is for everyone for free.

Usually highway robbery doesn't allow one to weigh one's priorities, look at the options, and make a choice.

I think a better descriptor would be "expensive" or "prohibitively expensive for me."