That would be wonderful! Please let me knowThe general consensus (and what I've been told from Universal) is that you'll pay the difference between the gate price of the ticket you have and the gate price of the ticket/ AP you want.
Some people have said that if you bought your tickets from Universal directly, they'll only credit you for what you paid, since they have access to that. For everyone else, they don't know how much you paid, so they give you the gate ticket value. Some say it's not gate price, it's online price.
And FYI, the prices on Universal's site aren't the gate prices.
This is the only source for actual gate prices that I've found (note that it includes tax):
https://www.mousesavers.com/universal-orlando-discounts-and-deals/#regtixprices
Most people have said that the "Buy 2 Days, Get 2 Days Free" ticket says "4 days" on it, & they've gotten the value (gate price) when upgrading. I just purchased those tickets myself - the 3-park, park-to-park version- and my tickets say "3 Park 4 Day PTP Promo" on them. So, it says 4 days and not 2, but it does say "Promo" as well.
If the weather cooperates, I'll be trying this very upgrade in about 24 hours. I'll let you know what happened.
That does make sense. Still, I'm curious as to whether they give you the gate price or the online price - although they know you bought a promo ticket, I don't see how they could know whether you bought it online or at the gate.
Generally there is no difference in gate and online with promo tickets.
I've been wondering about that, as I haven't seen any gate prices listed for the promo tickets.
Anyway, I stopped at two different guest services locations today (Cabana Bay and USF) and they told me the same thing - the upgrade charge for a 3-park "promo" ticket to a 3-park Seasonal Pass would be $71. That's the difference between the online price (and maybe gate price) of the 3 park "buy 2 days, get 2 days free" ticket and the 3-park Seasonal Pass.
So, the previous posters here are absolutely correct - the "Promo" ticket is considered a 2 day ticket. I read some reports from other posters saying they got the 4 day ticket price, but that didn't work for me at either location. And they didn't even look at my ticket, they just scanned the barcode, so I don't see how one person could get a different answer than another.
Next myth to bust: can you upgrade a paper, printed-at-home ticket for a regular tyvek-style park ticket? Again, some people have said you can do this, others have said no, still others have said they'll do it for a fee. I asked at Cabana Bay guest services & they said no. I forgot to ask at the park Guest Services, so we'll see how that goes.
You can exchange the full page printout for the little credit card size firm ticket. Did so at IoA guest services. Wish it were actually waterproof / plastic, but at least it is more durable and portable. Stands up to light wetting.Can you upgrade a paper, printed-at-home ticket for a regular tyvek-style park ticket?
I was told that you can’t upgrade promo tickets to annual passes at all unless you are a Florida resident. Is this true?I've been wondering about that, as I haven't seen any gate prices listed for the promo tickets.
Anyway, I stopped at two different guest services locations today (Cabana Bay and USF) and they told me the same thing - the upgrade charge for a 3-park "promo" ticket to a 3-park Seasonal Pass would be $71. That's the difference between the online price (and maybe gate price) of the 3 park "buy 2 days, get 2 days free" ticket and the 3-park Seasonal Pass.
So, the previous posters here are absolutely correct - the "Promo" ticket is considered a 2 day ticket. I read some reports from other posters saying they got the 4 day ticket price, but that didn't work for me at either location. And they didn't even look at my ticket, they just scanned the barcode, so I don't see how one person could get a different answer than another.
Next myth to bust: can you upgrade a paper, printed-at-home ticket for a regular tyvek-style park ticket? Again, some people have said you can do this, others have said no, still others have said they'll do it for a fee. I asked at Cabana Bay guest services & they said no. I forgot to ask at the park Guest Services, so we'll see how that goes.
I was told that you can’t upgrade promo tickets to annual passes at all unless you are a Florida resident. Is this true?
If you don’t mind me asking. Did they give you the value of what you paid at undercover tourist or what Universal charges for the ticket?No, it's not true. We upgraded promo tickets to non-Florida seasonal APs in November. Ours were Undercover Tourist 2-day 2-park with 2 days free. No problem to upgrade.
If you don’t mind me asking. Did they give you the value of what you paid at undercover tourist or what Universal charges for the ticket?
I don’t mind at all and just looked it up earlier to be sure! They credited me $292.87, the Universal price on my upgrade date for this promo ticket. I got lucky with a price bump in between my purchase and my travel dates - I only paid about $261 for those tickets but now I think they’re around $275 per ticket on UT. Still worth it to save a few bucks! We linked our UT tickets to the app and were able to upgrade at guest services using those.
I was told that you can’t upgrade promo tickets to annual passes at all unless you are a Florida resident. Is this true?
Just wondering who told you that?
I just got off phone with UT, and they told me that the 4 for 2 promo ticket could not be upgraded to an annual pass. She seemed very confident but clearly this may be wrong.