Hi guys, we are planning to travel to the US in December and visit some of the Orlando theme parks for the first time.
We did some Google and it seems there are many options and different sites to buy tickets. Just want to know if anyone can recommend reliable, and of course "affordable" ways to buy tickets.
Thanks all.
Yes, less expensive. We havent travelled to US before so, any advice to save $$ would be great 👍
You can sometimes get tickets to Disney World via Klook.
Bring your own food and don't buy any merch.
If you are going to Orlando, Florida you might want to check out going to NASA at the same time. I've been to the Houston Space Centre and it was incredible.
Our last trip to US, went to the California Science Centre, and saw the Endeavour space ship. Was definitely one of the highlights of the trip
I've been to the Houston Space Centre and it was incredible.
Mission Control was so much smaller than I expected.
our first stop will be Houston from Sydney. we plan to spend 4 days in Houston for these.
Any recommended site to buy tickets ??
Thanks
Direct from NASA would probably be the safest.
got to be careful a number of 'resellers' are just scams you might find you get to the park and are told your tickets are fake
Undercover tourist. I went in 2019 to Orlando. Legit seller. Currently have adult tix at kids prices.
thanks mate. :)
It's a hugely complex destination so I recommend starting here if you don't know this site already. Key decision points: staying inside or outside (been five times, done both); including the Harry Potter Worlds at Universal (two additional theme parks); visiting the water parks (highly recommended, even in December). Save money by not park-hopping.
thanks, will have a look
attractiontickets is where we got ours last time (https://www.attractiontickets.com/au/orlando-attraction-tick…)
Certainly the Kennedy Space Centre.
Look into Busch Gardens for more exciting rides
https://www.undercovertourist.com/blog/planning-for-disney-w…
Depending on how many days you are visiting Disney parks, it is sometimes cheaper to buy from Disney UK. You can get 14 day Park Hopper tickets, which you can't get in the USA, at cheaper than USA prices. They come with unlimited Photo Pass/Magic Moments/whatever it's called now. Not good if you're only going for 2-3 days, but good if you're going for a week or more.
maybe 1 theme park a day, thinking Universal, Sea life and Disney + Lego. Didn't know that we can use UK tickets for US. Will have a look.
Thanks
If you allow for 5 days in WDW, that's 9 theme park days (awesome!) without getting to a water park. Magic Kingdom needs 2 days. Back in 2007 I purchased 10-day Disney passes (incl water park add-on) seeing as they weren't much dearer than 7-day. We planned to avoid the weekend crowds and do the parks on Mon-Wed-Fri with a rest day in between. But with December climate mild and crowds low we visited WDW pretty much every day. Legoland and the Harry Potter worlds hadn't been built yet.
We routinely spend 10-11 days at WDW alone. Helps to have a timeshare in there. :)
Check out www.touringplans.com to learn how to avoid the crowds. Otherwise, you're going to spend a lot of time queueing. You want to get your queues to never more than 30 minutes if possible. With experience, you can do it with no more than 20 minutes even in peak times, except between Christmas & New Year.
I’ve been 3 times with the family, first time 2 adults and a 4 year old, and the other 2 times 2 adults and 3 kids. Firstly, re accommodation, rent a home in Kissimmee. It’s only a 10/15 minute drive to any of the parks whether it is the theme or water parks.. Secondly, hire a car, they’re cheap and give you great mobility. Drive to local Walmart and stock up on food, water and get Gatorade, you’ll need it with all the walking you’ll do. If you want to spend big bucks you can always stay at one of the resorts. There are some advantages like early access to the parks but you pay big for convenience. Big negative is access to food.
Last time we went there were 4 Disney theme parks and 2 Disney water parks. Then there was Universal studios, SeaWorld and a SeaWorld water park. Add NASA and there are plenty of things to do. You will need at least 2 weeks to do all with little room for rest or a day off and a fist full of dollars in this day and age. When we went in September (a week or so before NSW school holidays) it was a great time. Not busy at all as US kids were in school and the weather was great for the water parks.
As to tickets, when we did the 2 weeks I tend to remember we went to an authorised tourist information centre and got them all there. It was when the A$ was like approaching US$1.10. Bargain. I’d hate to know what such a trip and itinerary would cost today.
Best of luck. It’s a holiday your kids will not forget.
Many thanks for the detailed advice. It seems there are many places to visit. We will check out these. Just wondering what car rental company did you use ?
There’s no “affordable” way to go to Disney World (besides knowing a Disney employee who gets 50% off tickets), just “less expensive”