- We flew to California to visit Universal Hollywood despite living near the company’s Florida parks.
- Tickets, flights, hotels, food, and other expenses totaled $2,855.22 for just one day at the park.
- Although this was a pricey experience, there’s very little I would do differently next time.
Last year, I took my family of three from Orlando to Southern California for a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood.
For our one-day visit to the park, we spent:
- Flights: $665.73 for flights from Florida, including luggage fees
- Lodging: $541.47 for two nights split between two hotels
- Ground transportation: $337.55 for rideshares, a rental car, and gas
- Parking fees: $89.10
- Park tickets: $747 for three tickets that included Universal Express skip-the-line passes
- Food purchased on-site: $160.57
- Souvenirs: $313.80
Altogether, our getaway to Universal Hollywood cost my family $2,855.22.
Although this figure seems high — especially given that we live mere miles from the Universal theme parks in Florida — there’s very little I’d change about how we spent our money.
Heres’s a breakdown of expenses that were worth it and what we’d do differently next time.
