We've had annual passes off and on to the big three in central Florida for years. Speaking to how well we think a park treats their pass holders, our experience has been: 1 - SeaWorld/Busch Garden. By far. No other park is even close. Free gate tickets for friends and family. Huge discounts. The passholder lounges are amazing. The team members treat you like royalty. They have monthly pass holder perks/benefits are mind blowing, comparatively. Cash vouchers to use on anything in the park, extra tickets for friends, lifted block out dates, free quick queue, etc... 2 - Universal Studios Orlando. I would call this average. The perks are ok. Nothing to write home about. The discounts are meh. The passholder lounge is a joke. And we get a magnet or button once a month. Wow lol. Pass holder night is fun. But we've only been once as it's in Aug and we don't normally attend any park June through late Oct. Too hot and crowded for us. We evacuated from hurricane Milton and stayed at Dockside. When we were checking in, I offered my pass hoping for a better rate. The Florida resident discount was actually better. Huh? 3 - Walt Disney World. Never again. We were already not happy late 2010s with the way they started dropping perks and charging for them. Dropping Fastpass+ just to implement the same thing under a new name then charge for it was a big one. Then when they re-opened after the beer flu, actively keeping passholders out to sell more gate tickets was the straw for us. They suspended monthly payments while they were shut down of course. But when they re-opened, they offered a chance to cancel the contract. We jumped all over that and haven't been back since. They made it clear to us, they are catering to the rich and they don't want our money. Bye Felicia.
Great video! You guys kept it informative and straight to the point. I’m from Tampa I’m considering buying an annual pass.
Thanks for watching! Hope it helps with your decision and enjoy your time at Universal if you become a UOAP!
Great info and I love the format of this video along with the new background.
Thank you!!
We've had annual passes off and on to the big three in central Florida for years. Speaking to how well we think a park treats their pass holders, our experience has been:
1 - SeaWorld/Busch Garden. By far. No other park is even close. Free gate tickets for friends and family. Huge discounts. The passholder lounges are amazing. The team members treat you like royalty. They have monthly pass holder perks/benefits are mind blowing, comparatively. Cash vouchers to use on anything in the park, extra tickets for friends, lifted block out dates, free quick queue, etc...
2 - Universal Studios Orlando. I would call this average. The perks are ok. Nothing to write home about. The discounts are meh. The passholder lounge is a joke. And we get a magnet or button once a month. Wow lol. Pass holder night is fun. But we've only been once as it's in Aug and we don't normally attend any park June through late Oct. Too hot and crowded for us. We evacuated from hurricane Milton and stayed at Dockside. When we were checking in, I offered my pass hoping for a better rate. The Florida resident discount was actually better. Huh?
3 - Walt Disney World. Never again. We were already not happy late 2010s with the way they started dropping perks and charging for them. Dropping Fastpass+ just to implement the same thing under a new name then charge for it was a big one. Then when they re-opened after the beer flu, actively keeping passholders out to sell more gate tickets was the straw for us. They suspended monthly payments while they were shut down of course. But when they re-opened, they offered a chance to cancel the contract. We jumped all over that and haven't been back since. They made it clear to us, they are catering to the rich and they don't want our money. Bye Felicia.
Thanks for sharing! I’m glad y’all found what passes work for you! We haven’t been to Sea World but it’s on our list for next year.