Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2022 October 20

= October 20 =

Tickets & free rides
Do we need tickets for Disneyland Paris and Harry Potter Orlando, Florida? And are all the rides free? 86.27.66.60 (talk) 15:09, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Both Disneyland Paris and Universal Orlando Resort are resorts that require that you pay a daily admission fee. In the case of both resorts, you may either pay cash at the gate, or order advance entry tickets which you then relinquish at the gate to get in.  It should be noted that each resort you named has multiple amusement parks, Disneyland Paris consists of Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, while Universal Orlando Resort consists of Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure.  In each case, you have the option to purchase entry to a single park for the day, or to purchase entry to BOTH parks at the resort and travel freely between them. Once you are inside each park, however, all of the rides are individually free of charge, which is to say if you are in Universal's Islands of Adventure, you can ride the Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure all that you want.  The one trick with the Harry Potter themed areas of Universal is that only half of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is at each park; Universal Studios has Diagon Alley, and Islands of Adventure has Hogsmeade; if you purchase a single park entry, you can't go to the other half; you need to purchase a dual park entry to pass between the two areas (which also requires one to ride the Hogwarts Express simulated train ride).  I hope that makes sense.  -- Jayron 32 15:50, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * So all the rides are free? 86.130.185.255 (talk) 20:59, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. Food and souvenirs cost money, and there are sometimes "experiences" which cost extra money (perhaps like a special meet-and-greet with specific characters or something), but every ride is part of the cost of admission; you don't pay "per ride" for anything.  You just stand in line and then get on when it is your turn.  -- Jayron 32 15:03, 24 October 2022 (UTC)