What's my incentive to renew AP???

[goofy!]

I don't think it has to be a major e-ride attraction. But fact is, IOA hasn't added a new ride of any kind since 2000. Okay we're getting Seuss Trolley, a ride that was built seven years ago and will finally open in a couple weeks.

IOA has clearly lagged, this is a fact.

I don't think you should renew. It is obvious that you very much dislike the parks, so spend your $100.00 on something you really enjoy! No sense in spending money on something that causes you such disappointment and angst.

One less in line for us

 

[JohnnySharp2]

I don't think it has to be a major e-ride attraction. But fact is, IOA hasn't added a new ride of any kind since 2000. Okay we're getting Seuss Trolley, a ride that was built seven years ago and will finally open in a couple weeks.

IOA has clearly lagged, this is a fact.

I agree with other posters, do not renew if you do not enjoy the parks.

For me $99 is a fantastic price and we will return/renew every year.

We LOVE Universal

 

[Future Guy]

aps for UO is cheaper than 6 flags now.
and, with the ap you get some discounts.

for flags, it is nada on benefits...........

Depending on which Six Flags park you buy your season pass, it could be anywhere from $50 to $80. The only benefit is that you have unlimited visits to all Six Flags branded parks. You still have to pay for parking and you don't have any discounts, unless your home park has some. Plus, you have to buy an additional parking pass with your season pass with most passes.

Besides, you can't ride Spiderman at Six Flags!

 

[macraven]

yea, what they said.


why would you buy a pass to a park you don't like??????

don't renew. just do a few days on the fla rate then if you want to go every 3 years or so.

the only reason i do the 6flags passes is because i am so close to it, less than a 20 minute drive from my driveway to their parking lot. i go for an hour or two to ride a few rides, eat funnel cake or cheese fries then come home.

for a real adventure, i go to universal every fall for a grand time !
completely and totally addicted to HHN.........

 

[macraven]

Depending on which Six Flags park you buy your season pass, it could be anywhere from $50 to $80. The only benefit is that you have unlimited visits to all Six Flags branded parks. You still have to pay for parking and you don't have any discounts, unless your home park has some. Plus, you have to buy an additional parking pass with your season pass with most passes.

Besides, you can't ride Spiderman at Six Flags!

i never knew some parks only charged $50 for a season pass. at great america a one day ticket is now $57.xx for one day. passes at GA are over $100 per person.

at mid america passholders get a discount. you show your season pass and get a 20% discount on food and merch purchases.

each park has different rules. mid america and great america are the only 2 i have ever been to.
great america has the wooden coasters (2), and stand up coasters and superman. other than that, its the same old same old.

i much prefer universal anyday. GA is a time filler for me.

GA = Great America park

 

[Future Guy]

I renewed my Six Flags Over Georgia season pass for $55. Season pass prices may have increased with the change in management, but usually, Six Flags season passes are around the same price as a 1 or 2 day ticket.

 

[macraven]

i just remembered something. i called my friend who renewed her great america pass last october during the last week of fright fest there.

she said there was a special that pass holders could renew their passes last october 05 for the 06 season for $75 + tax. she did that and saved a lot of money.


Great america is a large park with a water park attached to it.
but the way they are increasing is el stinko.

from $75 during the last week of oct 05 to $99 + tax this season up to may 29 nd then another increase on tuesday is crazy.

we have the only training station in the usa near us, Great Lakes naval base.
when the sailors get leave days, they all head out to the park and don 't bat an eye on the costs there.

last thursday my son and i went and had cheeseburgers, cheese fries and one large soda. it costs me $25. 60 for that.
i can't imagine how families can afford those costs when there is 5 or 6 of them going for the day.

you got a great deal on your 6 flags pass in georgia !

 

[Future Guy]

Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Magic Mountain's season passes are now $70. Six Flags Over Texas season passes are $80, or $70 each for a family pack of 4. Still, none of these passes have discounts or free parking.

Food at Six Flags parks are usually overpriced and unappetizing. I usually eat at the Panda Express when I visit. It's usually safe to eat from a chain food company than the typical Six Flags slop!

Six Flags Over Texas had pretty good food, IMHO.

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

My incentive to renew is the different experiences I have at Universal and Islands. The rides are a blast and I love sharing them with friends. I've been a passholder for over 3 years and I find it difficult to see everything at the resort in the 2 or 3 days I usually allot myself.

I love the perks of being an Annual Passholder, especially the discounts... Mardi Gras always has at least 1 or 2 concerts which I have to go see (and Mardi Gras is FREE for Passholders), great discounts on Halloween Horror Nights (More than 50% off depending on the night you visit..).

I just got to experience the holidays at the parks for the first time last year and it was magical. I loved the Grinch show (which I've never seen), the Christmas music playing all throughout the park, the Macy's parade and floats.

Visiting with later park hours is great (I especially love Jaws and Dudley Do-Right's at night!).

I am looking forward to the Universal 360 Nighttime Spectacular and the High In The Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride. More Seuss magic for us big kids (I especially can't wait to ride it at night..).

I love Mythos and always have to eat there when I go (which is about every 2 months..)

I also think the price of the Annual Pass is great and I'll continue to return as long as they keep the experiences fresh by adding new shows and attractions as often as they can.

 

[S. C.]

I don't think you should renew. It is obvious that you very much dislike the parks, so spend your $100.00 on something you really enjoy! No sense in spending money on something that causes you such disappointment and angst.

One less in line for us

ITA

 

[Kimberlyfamilyfv]

try holidayworld in santa claus indiana. Every year the have been constantly growing since 1985. check out www.holidayworld.com


did I mention free soft drinks all day long. and reasonably priced food.



I thought I would mention this as an alternative instead of comparing.

26 dollar tickets at midwest credit unions.


not the level of universal but great anyway and affordable.

the annual passes are about 90 dollars. with food discounts

 

[hockey mom]

I have had AP's for my family of 5 for the past 4 years I did not renew them this year. My reasons are not the lack of new rides. While I do love certain things about these parks and feel the AP's do give great discounts I was very disappointed in many other aspects.

The first being the lack of fast passes for the general public. I don't think that after paying admission you should have to put out extra money to head to front of the line. We had major line delays- up to one hour- midweek this past week.
This is no way to enjoy the park.

All of these rides broke down for a time while we were in line- MIB, Ripshaw Falls, Hulk, Mummy had only one side operating, jaws didn't open till 11, One side of Duelling dragons(which we knew in advance), breakdancers are gone, Ghostbusters was a huge hit with us-now gone, and Bettlejuice is being rehabed, not quite what I was hoping for the price of admission.

The finger scan is a huge joke. The line to get in the park was just as long as some of the rides. I had a group of 7- 3 of whom did not have Ap's but a 3 day ticket instead. We went to IOA first- rode the Hulk then decided this park was to busy so went to Universal. The CM taking the tickets could not get any of these tickets to work, told us we must have gotten them mixed up, then had us resign our tickets to double check signatures. I really don't like being treated like a criminal.

My 2 days at Universal left a really bad taste in my mouth this trip. Will we go again- sure- but not nearly as often as we have in the past.

 

[F-L-A]

I don't think that after paying admission you should have to put out extra money to head to front of the line.

I agree. You shouldn't even have that option.

I see people on this board say this kinda thing increasingly often... How did these people ever survive a trip to a theme park before Fastpasses and Express were invented? I'll never figure it out. Am I the only one who remembers those prehistoric times when the option of getting special treatment, whether you had to pay extra for it or not, didn't even exist? Sure feels like it.

 

[macraven]

F-L-A


yea, i remember those days when no machines were in the park.

and when they did start the express pass machines, we never used them.

we did not stay on site in the early trips and still saw it all.

 

[F-L-A]

Same here. I can see anything I want the old fashioned way, in any park, no matter how busy. The fact that I grew up going to the parks might help, but... Fastpass and Express do nothing but make people clueless about what to do in the occurence it isn't available. Like lost puppies.

 

[flatline]

I agree. You shouldn't even have that option.

I see people on this board say this kinda thing increasingly often... How did these people ever survive a trip to a theme park before Fastpasses and Express were invented? I'll never figure it out. Am I the only one who remembers those prehistoric times when the option of getting special treatment, whether you had to pay extra for it or not, didn't even exist? Sure feels like it.

I agree, but it happened. WDW tried to innovate itself, and UO followed along. my gripe is UO just pulled the machines. no warning, no reason, in favor of 'you get what you pay for.' in WDW's defense (which I do sparingly) a ticketholder or resort guest or AP holder is still treated the same when it comes to FP's...for now.

I'm in favor of killing the extra queues and staffing and making a standby time the same for all. but it's way too late for that.

 

[F-L-A]

Not really. If they can get rid of the machines, they can get rid of the pay option. People will complain, like they already do, but it would be better for everyone. People don't realize how these extra lines affect a ride's hourly capacity. If you have a ride attendant who isn't very good at tending to both lines, oh boy...

 

[flatline]

Not really. If they can get rid of the machines, they can get rid of the pay option. People will complain, like they already do, but it would be better for everyone. People don't realize how these extra lines affect a ride's hourly capacity. If you have a ride attendant who isn't very good at tending to both lines, oh boy...

I agree, but try selling that to the resort guests hooked on the so-called 'FOTL' benefit. UO's created their own monster, and the quickest way to kill it was to pull the EP machines from the grasp of the ordinary parkgoer or AP holding local.

now we're seeing standby times of 60 minutes for an attraction like Spiderman by 10:30 AM. sure, we've been on it well over 100 times, but Johnny Resort Guest can do it 4 times in the same time period.

and I'm guessing the same resort guest isn't going to frequent the parks the same amount of times in the same year we are. but he's happy he bypassed the inflated standby time.

our reaction is 'why bother to even visit the park that we've ridden Spiderman 100+ times and wait an hour to do it?'

so honestly, we haven't been lately.

 

[hockey mom]

Same here. I can see anything I want the old fashioned way, in any park, no matter how busy. The fact that I grew up going to the parks might help, but... Fastpass and Express do nothing but make people clueless about what to do in the occurence it isn't available. Like lost puppies.

Actually I am not lost without "fastpass"- I would just like to have the same advantage as everyone else after paying admission. Our waits were close to an hour for over half the attractions and that makes it really hard to complete the park without getting really frustrated.

After paying over $700 for park tickets and close to $400 in food over 2 days it's sad to know that my only option was to wait in long lines or spend an extra 7 x how much is an express pass?. I just wanted to be on the same page as everyone else.

In WDW we do take advantage of fast pass for the rides that offer it and wait in line with everyone else for the rides that do not.

 

[F-L-A]

Actually I am not lost without "fastpass"- I would just like to have the same advantage as everyone else after paying admission.

It isn't an advantage everyone else has. They either pay for it or stay on-site. That's a minority of the guests in the park.