Orlando/Disneyworld Thread (Part 3)

wolfwanderer

Looking at Orlando flex+ and Disney 14 for price of 7 ultimate.
Are they the best/only option?

Edinburghlass_2

If you are using FloridaTix go via TopCahBack, £18 odd cash back on the price of two Disney tickets, it all helps as you say tickets aren't cheap.

mshelsbels

Hello!

Wondered if anyone can help with an Orlando Flex Ticket plus query?

I'm looking to get these tickets for our trip in Aug/sept but wondered if the 'quick queue' fast pass things for Busch Gardens can be added afterwards (it has to be date specific and we dont actually know which day we'll be going to Busch Gardens), and are they actually worth it?

Thank you!

H

tonymc

wolfwanderer wrote: »

Hi all - really useful thread.
I'm after tickets to all Disney and universal parks for 14 days.
Having read the advice on here it seems that i should buy them from floridatix tomorrow at £418 per person with the 5% discount. Is that right?

Are there any other options - what about the One ticket?
They're not cheap are they! And there are 9 of us...

You could try the Disney 14 Day Ultimate Ticket (£239 for 2012 or £259 for 2013) and add on a Universal 14 Day 2 Park Bonus Ticket (£95 for 2012 or £100 for 2013) for a total of £334 (2012) or £359 (2013) - all prices from floridatix and based on adults. Note that this ticket combination would NOT include Seaworld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica or Wet'n'Wild as you mention only visiting Universal in your post.

wolfwanderer wrote: »

Looking at Orlando flex+ and Disney 14 for price of 7 ultimate.
Are they the best/only option?

The Orlando Flex+ Ticket DOES include Wet'n'Wild, Seaworld, Busch Gardens and Aquatica in addition to Disney and Universal. Including the Disney water parks, this would give you the option of 12 parks to visit.

Slightly cheaper would be purchasing the Orlando Flex Ticket rather than the Flex+, which excludes Busch Gardens and at £179 would save you £22pp. I would suggest that you have a think about whether you would have time to fit in Busch Gardens as you would still have a total of 11 parks to visit, so more than enough for 14 nights (or longer), and the possibility of saving around £200 for your party.

A further saving could be made by purchasing a combination of the Universal 14 Day 2 Park Bonus Ticket (£95), Disney 14 Day Ultimates (£239) then a Seaworld Single Day (plus one day free) from the SW website at $72 (approx £45) - total £379 at 2012 prices. Although this drops Aquatica and Wet'n'Wild, you would still have the two Disney Water parks to choose from, plus 7 theme parks (most of which could use 1-1/2 to 2 days each anyhow), and you would not be paying for parks you may not necessarily want/need to visit.

I also checked the option of buying the USA Magic Your Way Base Tickets, but this option comes in at only around £27 less than the £418 you noted above, BUT gives you less flexibility and less days in Disney.

Aplogies for the long-winded reply, but the purchase of tickets is a bit of a minefield, so hope the above helps.

wolfwanderer

tonymc wrote: »

You could try the Disney 14 Day Ultimate Ticket (£239 for 2012 or £259 for 2013) and add on a Universal 14 Day 2 Park Bonus Ticket (£95 for 2012 or £100 for 2013) for a total of £334 (2012) or £359 (2013) - all prices from floridatix and based on adults.
Note that this would NOT include Seaworld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica or Wet'n'Wild as you mention only visiting Universal in your post.



The Orlando Flex+ Ticket DOES include Wet'n'Wild, Seaworld, Busch Gardens and Aquatica in addition to Disney and Universal. Including the Disney water parks, this would give you the option of 12 parks to visit.

Slightly cheaper would be purchasing the Orlando Flex Ticket which excludes Busch Gardens, and at £179 would save you £22pp. You would still have a total of 11 parks to visit, so more than enough for 14 nights (or longer).

I also checked the option of buying the USA Magic Your Way Base Tickets, but this option comes in at only around £27 less than the £418 you noted above, BUT gives you less flexibility and less days in Disney.

The ticket issue is a bit of a minefield, so hope the above helps.

Thanks very much indeed, Tony. Really useful advice.

tonymc

wolfwanderer wrote: »

Thanks very much indeed, Tony. Really useful advice.

Glad to help - hope it all makes sense!!!!!

maemaesmummy

mshelsbels wrote: »

Hello!

Wondered if anyone can help with an Orlando Flex Ticket plus query?

I'm looking to get these tickets for our trip in Aug/sept but wondered if the 'quick queue' fast pass things for Busch Gardens can be added afterwards (it has to be date specific and we dont actually know which day we'll be going to Busch Gardens), and are they actually worth it?

Thank you!

H

Yes you can get them on arrival at the park..we have annual passes for BG and visit a lot..we have never waited longer than 30 mins (cheetah) the normal wait time is 10 to 15 mins in late August/Sept

HardyRexion

Can anyone help. I have insurance via my bank account which covers my wife and I. My 11yr old daughter who is coming with us, but lives with her mother, is NOT covered. I have tried getting travel insurance just for my daughter but it always states the proposer needs to be over 18.

Has anyone else had this? Do i need to get cover for us all again? Surely not. I tried phoning a couple of places but struggled to get through to a human grrr

Idiophreak

HardyRexion wrote: »

Can anyone help. I have insurance via my bank account which covers my wife and I. My 11yr old daughter who is coming with us, but lives with her mother, is NOT covered. I have tried getting travel insurance just for my daughter but it always states the proposer needs to be over 18.

Has anyone else had this? Do i need to get cover for us all again? Surely not. I tried phoning a couple of places but struggled to get through to a human grrr

Did you ask your insurer whether they could add your daughter to your policy?

ssmi

Can anyone advise if the creekside/osceola area is OK for travelling to the parks?