UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, CA

DAY PASS VS. ANNUAL PASS

THIS IS MY REVIEW OF THE PREMIUM ANNUAL PASS ($119) VS. THE DAY PASS ($69).

THIS THEME PARK IS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY BUT I WOULD SAY KIDS 4-12 WOULD ENJOY THIS THEME PARK THE MOST.

FIRST, I WILL START OUT WITH KEY POINTS REGARDING THE PREMIUM ANNUAL PASS.

• (FREE) PARKING INCLUDED, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL WHEN VISITING UNIVERSAL CITY WALK AKA UNIVERSAL STUDIOS; GENERAL PARKING COST $12.
  (TIP: IF BUYING THE PREMIUM ANNUAL PASS TAKE YOUR PARKING STUB AND YOU WILL BE REFUNDED YOUR PARKING FEE, REMEMBER TO PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO WALK BACK TO THE CAR)
  
• ENTER THE PARK DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND YOU GET TO SEE THE REENACTMENT OF "THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS AT THE WHOVILLE BACKLOT", YOU GET TO MEET MR. GRINCH AND HIS DOG AND TAKE PHOTOS WITH THEM,
  (TIP: ASK AND THEY WILL LET YOU USE YOUR OWN CAMERA NO NEED TO BUY THEIR PHOTOS).
  
• ALSO, YOU GET TO ENJOY "REAL SNOW" IN L.A, CA, DURING DEC., WHEN THE PARK MAKES A SNOW AREA IN "WHOVILLE".
  
• YOU GET TO VISIT THE "WATER PARK" SECTION DURING THE WHOLE SUMMER WITH NO BLACK-OUT DATES
  (TIP: IF VISITING DURING THE SUMMER PACK EXTRA BEACH GEAR FOR THE KIDS ONCE THEY SEE THE WATER PARK AREA THERE WILL BE NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO HOLD THEM BACK. PACKING YOUR OWN GEAR WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, ITEMS LIKE SUNBLOCK, FLIPFLOPS AND TOWELS ARE EXPENSIVE THERE.)
  
• YOU ALSO GET SMALL DISCOUNTS ON SOME MERCHANDISE BUT YOU ALSO GET DISCOUNTS ON ADDITIONAL ONE DAY TICKETS AND TICKETS TO HALLOWEEN AT UNIVERSAL

THIS IS MY REVIEW ON THE DAY PASS

• THE PARK IS SMALL IN COMPARISON TO OTHER S.CAL THEME PARKS, SO IF YOU ARRIVED EARLY AND PLAN YOUR DAY IN ADVANCE.  YOU COULD BASICALLY SEE THE ENTIRE PARK AND ALL MAJOR EVENTS/SHOWS. (TIP:SEE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN ARRIVING TO HELP MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DAY AT NO EXTRA COST)
  
• BASICALLY, IF PLANNED CORRECTLY YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE PARK IN ONE DAY AND WOULDN T NEED ADDITIONAL DAYS TO VIEW EVERYTHING.

I HOPE THIS REVIEW WAS HELPFUL AND YOU GIVE ME A THUMBS UP. ENJOY.