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Universal Orlando includes two amazing theme parks: Universal renting a car in orlando florida Studios Florida  and Islands of Adventure . You can easily spend two or more days exploring them. Fortunately, there are many, many Universal Orlando discounts and special offers , which change constantly. On this page you ll find how to get a discount on your tickets, hotel, meals, merchandise and lots more!
^Power renting a car in orlando florida Annual Pass has blackout days (mainly summer weekends, Christmastime and Spring Break). Not valid for separately ticketed special events. Does not include parking or food/merchandise discounts. There are frequently deals on this pass.
^^Preferred Annual Pass gives admission every day to both parks for 365 days. Not valid for separately ticketed special events. Includes free self-parking, half-price valet parking, food and merchandise discounts, discounts renting a car in orlando florida at on-site renting a car in orlando florida resort hotels and more. Florida Resident price may be lower.
^^^Premier Annual Pass gives admission every day to both parks for 365 days, plus Unlimited Universal Express Plus after 4:00 pm. Not valid for separately ticketed special events. Includes renting a car in orlando florida free valet parking or preferred self-parking, free bottled water (up to 8 bottles per year), one ticket to Halloween Horror Nights, food and merchandise discounts, discounts and upgrades at on-site resort renting a car in orlando florida hotels and more.
More often than not, we find that the best overall discount on Universal Orlando tickets is from Undercover Tourist , a highly reliable ticket broker renting a car in orlando florida that sells substantially renting a car in orlando florida discounted Universal tickets (and other Florida renting a car in orlando florida attraction renting a car in orlando florida tickets). Undercover Tourist sells real tickets that you can take straight to the gate (not vouchers you have to trade in when you arrive) and its prices include tax and FREE shipping , so be sure to account for that when comparing prices. If you d like to know more, take a look at  why we recommend Undercover Tourist renting a car in orlando florida .
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Save $21.30 off the gate prices of multi-day tickets when you order online at the Universal Orlando website. You can print them yourself or use electronic pickup (go to the park and get them out of a machine) and avoid shipping charges. Prices displayed on Universal s site do not include 6.5% tax, which is added further along in the transaction. Once you get to the final price, it s usually a better deal to buy tickets from Undercover Tourist, which displays its real prices up front, with all taxes and shipping included.
All AAA (American Automobile Association) and CAA (Canadian Automobile Association) members renting a car in orlando florida can save $4 on a 2-Day/2-Park ticket and $5 off a 3-Day/2-Park ticket when purchasing tickets at the gate. Valid for up to six people per membership card.
Each AAA (American Automobile Association) and CAA (Canadian Automobile Association) region has different Universal offers. Some have great deals that are available to all US and/or Canadian members; some have deals available only to local members; a few (particularly in the West) don t offer any Universal Orlando deals at all. The prices vary tremendously from region to region renting a car in orlando florida and change all the time, so contact your local AAA office to check.Other renting a car in orlando florida AAA/CAA advance purchase options:
Auto Club South offices in Florida, Georgia and western Tennessee allow AAA members from any region renting a car in orlando florida to purchase renting a car in orlando florida discounted renting a car in orlando florida Universal tickets on a walk-in basis (no phone orders). The nearest office renting a car in orlando florida is located at 7339 West Sand Lake Road, Suite 424 in Bay Hill/Orlando. Call (407) 351-5610 for hours and directions. (They also have a website , but only Auto Club South members can order online, and the prices are sometimes higher online.)
The membership renting a car in orlando florida warehouse store Costco sometimes renting a car in orlando florida has great deals on Universal tickets, so it s always worth checking at your local store, particularly if you live in the Midwest renting a car in orlando florida and Eastern US. At times Costco offers discounted tickets on its website renting a car in orlando florida and you don t even have to be a Costco member to buy through the site. (Non-members pay a 5% surcharge, however.) There is a shipping charge, which varies.
Planning a grand tour of Orlando? Be sure to consider the Orlando FlexTicket , which includes 14 days of unlimited admission to both Universal theme parks and CityWalk, plus several other attractions.
Active duty and retired military personnel should check with their local MWR/ITT office or with Shades of Green at Walt Disney renting a car in orlando florida World for discounted ticket prices. For more info on Universal tickets for military, click here .
If you have the type of American Express charge card that earns  Membership Rewards points, you can sometimes redeem those points for Universal Orlando tickets (availability comes and goes on the Amex site). Thanks to Amy H for info.
You can exchange Hilton HHonors points for select Universal Orlando tickets. Click here to read about this award (choose country, then Gift Cards Certificates, then Universal Theme Parks). Click here to read more about HHonors.
renting a car in orlando florida Portofino Bay Hotel has an elegant coastal Italian theme and is the most luxurious of the hotels. It offers the most amenities, including a spa, and more restaurants. It is the furthest deluxe resort renting a car in orlando florida from the major parks, which means the longest walk or boat trip. That said, you can walk from the boat dock to the parks in 10-12 minutes of brisk walking, or it s about a 6-7 minute boat ride. It has 750 rooms, including 45 suites.
Hard Rock Hotel is designed to look like a classic California mission-style hotel from the outside. Inside are the usual rock star memorabilia and signed pictures associated with the Hard Rock Cafe brand. The music is loud and continuous, but the amenities and food are quite good. It is the closest walking distance from Universal Studios Florida (about 4-5 minutes walk). renting a car in orlando florida It has 650 rooms, including 29 suites.
Royal Pacific Resort is a tropical paradise with a South Seas theme (primarily renting a car in orlando florida Balinese and Indonesian). It has lovely grounds, including a lagoon-style pool with a white sand beach. While this is usually the least-expensive of the Universal deluxe renting a car in orlando florida resorts, it is in our opinion the most attractive of the resorts, with one of our favorite restaurants (Emeril s Tchoup Chop), and our favorite on-site lounge (Jake s American Bar). It is also the closest renting a car in orlando florida walking distance to Universal Islands of Adventure (about 4-5 minutes walk). It has 1000 rooms, including 51 suites.
renting a car in orlando florida In April 2014 Universal opened the value-priced Cabana Bay Beach Resort, featuring a hip, vintage look, with 900 family suites and 900 standard guest rooms. We have yet to see a standard guest room, but the family suites are exceptionally nicely designed, with a three-way split bathroom (toilet renting a car in orlando florida in one room, sink/shower in another, and a separate sink outside). The nostalgic  Googie  decor (think space-age renting a car in orlando florida 1960 s/Jetsons) is impressive, and the resort has much more extensive amenities than Disney s value resorts, including a lazy river, two main pools, a water slide, and a bowling alley.
Universal offers bundled Vacation Packages that combine a stay at one of their on-site hotels , park tickets , and an optional dining plan . There is no real discount for buying renting a car in orlando florida everything together, though typically if there are any current room discounts they ll apply to packages renting a car in orlando florida as well. Usually if you want to save the most money, you will want to put your own package together from the best deals in each category: book a room-only (non-package) hotel reservation, buy your tickets from a discount vendor such as Undercover Tourist , and use our tips to save money on food .
All that said, it is a convenience to get the Universal package, and it s the only way to get the dining plan. The dining plan doesn t usually save most people much (or any) money, but if you find it relaxing not to have to worry about what meals cost while you re on vacation, the plan may be the right choice. If you feel like you want the plan, or if reading through all these discount tips is giving you a migraine, probably a package is a good choice. The best way to book a package is with a full-service travel agent that knows how to save you money and get you the best deal possible, like Small World Vacations .
Very often, either CheapTickets or Orbitz  offers the best discount available for the on-site Universal hotels.  The two sites are operated by same company, but they don t always offer exactly the same deals. They typically have the same base rates as booking directly through Loews or Universal, including any seasonal discounts, but then frequently offer special discount codes that take an additional  percentage or a flat dollar amount off. Sometimes one or the other has a higher discount; check below for current discount codes that can be used for the Universal on-site resorts.
CheapTickets and Orbitz only offer room-only reservations. When you check out, they will typically offer you park tickets as an upsell, but typically you can get better ticket prices from other vendors . Be sure to compare prices before you throw those tickets into the cart. If you want to book a Universal renting a car in orlando florida Vacation Package with tickets, hotel and optional dining renting a car in orlando florida plan, you ll want to use a full-service travel agent .
Note that while CheapTickets often has a slightly better percentage discount, Orbitz renting a car in orlando florida has their Orbitz Rewards program that rebates up to 5% of your booking cost back as Orbucks you can use for future travel. This can make the Orbitz deal come out ahead, if you can use the Orbucks before they expire.
Handy Orbitz Rewards tip : Orbitz normally rebates 3% of the hotel cost