Donnie is a troll who hates APs for reasons not grounded in reality.
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Epic Universe is the lowest rated theme park in Orlando
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DonniePeverley
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nickys
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Which has nothing to do with AP holders, who cannot visit Epic without buying a separate ticket.
Which have nothing to do with annual passholders, since as you have been repeatedly told, ANNUAL PASSHOLDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BUY A SEPARATE TICKET EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY VISIT EPIC UNIVERSE, AS THEIR ANNUAL PASSES DO NOT WORK IN EPIC UNIVERSE.
The only benefit they get is a minimal discount which is roughly equal to the amount of tax paid.
Fido Chuckwagon
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I mean, I’ve been there, and I’ve also looked at the wait times on days when I’m not there. It doesn’t matter how great the attractions are, most people are not going to have an enjoyable experience when the average wait times across all attractions is more than 60 minutes. There’s a reason the reviews are so bad relative to every other theme park in Orlando.
DonniePeverley
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Why are they being given a discount on the day ticket then ? Forget that.
nickys
Premium Member
Well maybe because they’ve forked over thousands for an annual pass.
When visitor numbers fall, guess who the parks get their revenue from? Yes, the AP holders who go to the parks and spend money.
I’m intrigued Donnie. Do you have anything like a gym membership, tennis club, loyalty cards? It’s exactly the same idea.
Your stance reeks of bitter jealousy or entitlement. Which is it?
Because other than forking over many hundred per-person for an AP, in spite of your insistences, Universal's own research shows that Annual Passholders spend more money in the park on food and merchandise than most other guests. Additionally, the discount is minimal, and there are ways for almost any member of the public to get a comparable discount with a little bit of research.
In our case, our most recent visit to Epic for four of us - not including tickets for the park - included almost two grand in spending on food, drinks, and merchandise. That's $500 per person.
If you don't see the value we bring, maybe you should stick to your Thai holidays.
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No idea, since he lives in the UK and apparently his preferred holiday destination is Thailand.
He has no horse in this race, but he wants to insert himself in it.
Fido Chuckwagon
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The discount AP holders receive on a one day ticket to Epic is roughly equivalent to the discount anyone can receive by buying a ticket to WDW through a third party reseller like UT, or Costco, or Target, etc. It’s not a real discount and it has nothing to do with the crowds at epic. It’s like $10 to $15
It’s a discount almost anyone can get from a variety of sources.
Fido Chuckwagon
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No one tell him that Sea World gives away APs to kids in Florida.
His head might explode.
Legoland?I can think of one attraction near me that price APs at less than 2 day tickets. And quite a few where you save after 3 or 4 visits.
Imagine if Disney or Universal did that!
We've thought about getting Legoland for our son, but living 20 minutes away from Disney, Universal, and Sea World (with their free APs for kids), it seems redundant.
Maybe we'll save up to go to Thailand on holiday. There's no good Thai food in Orlando.
Disney Analyst
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I would say, now that the parks been open a while, they could probably drop the AP discount, seeing as it sounds like AP options are coming soon.
But it certainly isn't why the park faces the issues it does.
But it certainly isn't why the park faces the issues it does.