Frank Drackman
V.I.P. Member
Do we know that they will charge for parking?
Never say never. All it takes is a terrorist attack or an economic bubble to burst...I bet Universal will never offer that "buy two day park hopper and get third day free" again. That probably helps.
Universal has done a horrible job rolling out ticket information for Volcano Bay. It really shouldn't be this difficult to understand theme park tickets. It looks like a $40 difference between a 3-day 2-park ticket and a 3-day 3-park ticket. When did theme park tickets get so complicated?
Charging $120 for a single-day is absolute insanity. Discovery Bay is a boutique park with limited attendance and unique experiences (and free food, drinks + parking!). Atlantis exists solely to gouge cruisers and just generally be a tourist trap that feels upscale.
If Volcano Bay wants to charge that much, the park needs theme park worthy experiences or it needs to double down on being a boutique park and steal some lessons from Discovery Bay.
Never say never. All it takes is a terrorist attack or an economic bubble to burst...
Parking would be the same as IoA/USF as you still park in the garage then tram over.
I wish Uni would go ahead and do a gondola instead and get it build before May just for fun
Will it be possible to walk from Royal Pacific to Volcano Bay? I suspect the answer is 'no' but the Loews website says the walking paths will take you to each of the Universal properties. I'm thinking they haven't updated the website.
All you need is a TicketsAtWork.com account and you can get deals like that nearly year round. Disney even has a buy 3, get 2 day deal going on. My previous employee had a Company Code on the site, so I am on there legitimately (or WAS, at least, since I don't work for Marriott anymore), but I believe a quick Google search can pull up codes so that you may register. As far as I know, once you are registered, there is no confirmation you actually work for the company and can buy tickets as frequently as you need to.
The downside so far is that I've only seen Volcano Bay available in the 3 day package, so it looks like you can't use the "2 free days" deal towards VB. At least it doesn't say so yet.
Edit: I believe GaylordStar (or GaylordStars) was the Company Code for the Gaylord hotel chain, if anyone would like to create an account on there for deals. Also, not affiliated at all with the site aside from using it every HHN season for Orlando tickets.
The Garden Walk was designed to connect everything including VB eventually. It's kind of the backup for when buses go down.Will it be possible to walk from Royal Pacific to Volcano Bay? I suspect the answer is 'no' but the Loews website says the walking paths will take you to each of the Universal properties. I'm thinking they haven't updated the website.