You are taking a "once in a lifetime" vacation from overseas. Single-day tickets or the 2-Day Park-to-Park ticket is a better fit for tourists who won't return within 12 months.

There is nothing quite like the smell of butterbeer and the roar of the Jurassic Park drop to cure a boring weekend. But if you live within driving distance of Universal Studios (Orlando or Hollywood), buying single-day tickets adds up fast.

For the rest of us? Seeing the Universal globe turn while walking past the ticket booth without stopping... that feeling is priceless.