点评:I travelled to Universal Orlando with my family after flying in from Copenhagen. In Copenhagen we have several amusement parks such as Bakken and Tivoli. These parks are already expensive, but they offer many attractions and a full day of entertainment. Because of this background I expected Universal Orlando to deliver an even higher level of quality. Unfortunately the experience was extremely disappointing.
The price for 4 one day tickets plus parking was 693 dollars, including 30 dollars for parking. Despite the high cost, the park delivered a day filled with technical problems. One roller coaster was not functioning at all. Several other attractions had faults that caused long delays. Transformers also had a malfunction that extended the waiting time even further. The Jason Bourne show stopped in the middle of the performance and never continued. The compensation was 1 fast pass, which did not change the overall experience.
The queues for most attractions were 45 to 50 minutes. Almost all attractions were based on three dimensional films rather than real physical rides. For visitors who enjoy actual roller coasters and mechanical attractions this park offers very little value. The combination of long queues and film based rides makes the experience feel repetitive and unsatisfying.
The prices inside the park were also extremely high. A simple pizza cost 20 dollars. A beer cost 12 dollars. A soft drink cost 5 dollars. A Harry Potter wand cost around 90 dollars, which is an astonishing price for a souvenir. Additional parks and fast passes were available, but they increased the already extreme cost. Universal Orlando appears to focus entirely on dollars rather than on delivering quality. The park was overcrowded and the value for money was far below what we are used to in Copenhagen.
We had originally planned to stay in the park until 20 or 21. However the moment that made us leave early was the extreme heat inside The Mummy attraction. A technical failure left us standing in the underground corridors for more than 40 minutes with almost no information and no ventilation. The heat was overwhelming and several people began to panic. Some tried to walk back through the crowd while others lay down on the floor to rest because of the conditions. When I complained about the experience afterwards, a staff member named Brent gave us 30 dollars so that we could at least buy water. This situation was unacceptable and it was the final drop that made us walk out of the park at 17 instead of completing the day as planned.
We had originally planned to visit more of the company’s theme parks during our stay. After this experience we decided not to. It felt as if the wallet was being emptied at every step and I no longer enjoyed the experience. The children agreed. For the price of visiting 2 parks for 1 day, one can buy a full hotel night with all inclusive in Ibiza for 1 person. After this visit I now consider Tivoli to be both affordable and enjoyable in comparison. I would rather go to the pool.
Universal Orlando did not meet even basic expectations. The combination of high prices, technical failures, long queues and limited real attractions made the visit deeply disappointing.
See you at the pool with a cold beverage instead.
翻译:我从哥本哈根乘机抵达后,便和家人一同前往奥兰多环球影城。在哥本哈根,我们有好几个游乐园,比如巴肯游乐园和蒂沃利花园。这些公园的门票价格本来就不便宜,但它们提供了众多游乐项目,能让人尽情玩上一整天。基于这样的背景,我原本期望奥兰多环球影城能带来更高品质的体验。可惜,实际体验却极其令人失望。
四张一日票加上停车费的总价竟高达693美元。费用中包含了30美元的停车费。尽管价格不菲,但园区当天却状况百出:有一辆过山车完全无法运行;其他几个项目也出现故障,导致了长时间的等待。变形金刚项目也出现故障,使得等候时间进一步延长。杰森·伯恩主题的表演则在进行到一半时中断,之后便再未继续。园方提供的补偿仅是一张快速通道券,但这也未能改善整体游玩体验。大多数景点的排队时间都在45到50分钟左右。几乎所有景点都是以三维电影为基础设计的,而非真正的实体游乐设施。对于喜欢真正的过山车及机械类游乐项目的游客来说,这个公园的吸引力实在有限。漫长的排队时间加上以电影为主的游乐项目,让整个游玩体验显得单调且不尽人意。
公园内的物价也高得离谱:一个普通披萨要20美元,一杯啤酒则要12美元。一瓶软饮料要5美元。一根《哈利·波特》主题的魔杖售价约为90美元,对于一件纪念品来说这个价格实在高得离谱。园区还提供额外的公园入场券和快速通行券,但它们只会让本就昂贵的费用变得更高。环球奥兰多似乎只看重赚钱,而全然不顾提供优质的游玩体验。园区内人头攒动,其性价比也远低于我们在哥本哈根所习惯的水平。
我们原本计划待在园区里到晚上20点或21点。不过,让我们提前离开的原因是“木乃伊”游乐设施内部极其炎热的气温。由于技术故障,我们在地下通道里滞留了40多分钟,期间几乎没有任何信息说明情况,也没有通风措施。高温令人难以忍受,好几个人开始惊慌失措。有些人试图挤过人群往回走,还有些人因为环境太恶劣而直接躺在地上休息。后来,当我对此经历提出投诉时……一位名叫布伦特的工作人员在得知我们的经济状况后,给了我们30美元,这样我们至少能买点水喝。这种情况实在令人无法接受,也成了压垮我们的最后一根稻草——因此我们选择在17点就离开公园,没能按计划完成当天的行程。
原本我们打算在逗留期间多参观这家公司旗下的其他主题公园。经历了这次事件后,我们决定不去了。感觉每一步都在掏空我们的钱包,我也再无法享受这种体验了。孩子们也这么认为。花上一天时间参观两个主题公园的费用,就足以在伊维萨岛上预订一晚包含所有费用的酒店住宿,供一人使用。经历这次游玩后,我觉得蒂沃利主题公园相比之下既实惠又有趣。我宁愿去泳池边呢。
奥兰多环球影城甚至没能满足最基本的期望。高昂的价格、技术故障、漫长的排队时间以及数量有限的真正游览项目,让这次旅行极其令人失望。
还是去泳池边喝杯冷饮吧,不见不散。