Just announced and I think it's just for FL Residents. But still a great value. Restrictive but during F&W a huge plus for a short getaway, better if you do the add-on.
Add that Universal is practically giving away tickets, things are slow. Buy 2 Day/2 Park and get THREE FREE. SeaWorld also has some good deals on tickets. Tourism is hurting.
WOW, you have lots to see and do. Guardians is AWESOME!!! I haven't heard anything about parade going away.
Fantasy parade just phases in and out at certain times of the year. Last year, the Sat before Labor Day (our flight day) was the final day for our 8 day trip. This year, the calendar has it like a few days early Sept but without times listed.
I've heard a little bit from people that they've heard that the crowds were lower. They asked me if it had something to do with the Desantis fight or something else, and I replied that I haven't really followed much park news. I do listen to most earnings calls and Disney reports next Wed. Most recent earnings calls have been centered more on
Disney+, but the hot topic will be any updates on potential sale of ESPN and other cable networks.
I have never been to Universal. I even have an unused ticket I bought. I've lived in Tampa for a year and we visited WDW on like 43 of 50 wknds, went to Busch 5x, and I stayed home sick twice. Never went to the beach, which was within eye's view, or Universal! At the time, I actually felt like a traitor for entertaining the thought of going to the competition. I don't feel that way now. I think the new Universal commercials are interesting w/ the "more than magic, it's real" line.
The 2 day tickets are different. It seems like 3 day for FL residents makes sense too, to tempt them to book a hotel stay for the wknd, rather than 1 night. But I agree, if you add the $35 for water parks, you could book Fri/Sat, visit parks on those 2 days, and then go to TL on Sun. Sun sounds like a lazy river day after a wknd in the parks. But that's a low price, relative to reg. And AK and EP makes sense given the sprawl of those parks, AK being lowest in popularity, and locals want to go to EP for F&W.
I went on Guardians last Sept. a few times, but wife was pregnant. Neither of us has been on Tron at WDW. But I did a solo trip to Shanghai and rode Tron a bunch. With the 3 of us, on this trip, we won't be able to ride together on a lot of attractions.