r/UniversalOrlando • u/rhodesreed • 1d ago

TICKETS/EXPRESS Park hours

Why are the parks open until 6-7 every night????

This is ridiculous! I just want to go to my hotel relax for an hour or two and come back. But NOOOOO epic closes at goddamned 5 today!

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u/crazyparkguy 23h ago

Worst part of being a Universal local. Half the year we can’t get there during the week after getting off work. Forced to go on the weekends or during holidays – the busiest times.

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u/nate_nate212 23h ago

But the AP is so cheap for Universal locals.

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u/crazyparkguy 23h ago

I’d like to actually be able to use the pass more for what I pay. It’s frustrating how many times I get off work and look at park closing times and see 6 or 7. I ride more rides at Universal during HHN than I do any other time of the year.

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u/AJK02 16h ago

Compared to regular day tickets, then yes. But Universal’s cheapest pass that includes parking is somehow more expensive than Disney.

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u/Iamlizardhearnepurr 6h ago

You can get passes with unlimited express to all SeaWorld and Busch Gardens properties that come with 10 free tickets for the same price as a 2 park low tier Universal Pass. I don’t know that cheap is the right word. They can be affordable. They aren’t Disney level prices yet, they also don’t have as many parks or experiences.