Online Ticket Purchase - is that Really the Best Way?

Why?Florida sun. On second thought, not very many adults like it either, so after about 30 minutes everyone is getting a little testy, and a little thirsty. Even though they sell water at a nearby concession stand, you don't dare get out of line, so you wait it out.

Disney and Universal have both come up with programs that will cut your inline wait time. Disney's FastPass system is free, but Universal charges anywhere from $25-50 above ticket price if you aren't staying in one of their resorts. Their houseguests get front of the line position to all Universal rides, so it may be worth the extra money for you to stay at one of their resorts.

Purchasing your tickets online is a good decision for several reasons, and there are many ticket outlets that offer great deals. Just do your research and make sure that the company you are dealing with is a legitimate one.

If you know in advance that you will be making a trip, do your research online. There are many deep discounts available if you buy your passes 30+ days in advance of your trip. Not only will you save on the tickets themselves, you will be able to secure them with FastPass accessibility, often part of a hotel/motel reservation package, saving on lodging as well. You will also save yourself a great deal of inline wait time at the attraction itself, giving you more time to enjoy the attraction and your family.

If you opt for online ticket purchase, please resist the urge to look at all of the poor families that are waiting in line, with hot and hungry children, eager to get through the gates to purchase passes. They too will realize that it is much wiser to buy in advance, online. After all, time IS money.

If an attraction is a popular one, you will arrive to find a long line of people that somehow managed to get up, and get there before you did. Most of them are accompanied by two or three kiddies. We all know that a child just does not like standing in line for very long, particularly in the hot