British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

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After our lives returned to normal when the worldwide pandemic came to an end, people immediately turned to their travel bucket lists. Many of them had Universal Studios theme parks scribbled down, so no wonder that after reopening, the largest Orlando, Florida park has seen an 11M increase in visitors.

The mother and marketing coach Miranda Pearce from Sandbach, Cheshire, UK, and her family of four was no exception. The Pearces and their two kids had one fun-filled day out at Universal Studios Florida that Miranda later shared the video of with her TikTok viewers.

Captioned “That’s not even including tips,” the video showed how the costs of things, from food to entertainment, snowballed into a whopping sum of money. The video went viral, amassing 1.4M views and sparking a discussion on steep prices and possible ways to cut down on spending. Scroll down for the full video.

Recently, mom and marketing coach Miranda Pierce from the UK shared how much a one-day trip to Universal Studios Florida for her family of four set them back

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British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Image credits: mirandapearcemindset

Bored Panda reached out to the mom of two, Miranda Pearce from Sandbach, Cheshire, UK, who is an expert marketing advisor for thousands of aesthetic clinicians, as well as the director and co-founder of SkinViva Ltd, one of the UK’s top aesthetic clinics.

Her recent TikTok video about a one-day trip to Universal Studios she had with her husband and two children went viral and sparked a discussion about soaring prices and ways to control family finances.

Pearce told us that overall, the trip to Universal Studios, Florida was “great fun” and she’d recommend it to others. When asked if it would have been possible to cut down on spending, Pearce said that “the comments would suggest yes.”

“I never expect videos to go viral, but in hindsight, it makes sense because it’s topical with the cost-of-living crisis,” the mother and entrepreneur commented.

Having said that, Pierce added that “you can make a packed lunch, etc. but I can’t really see a way round it still being a very expensive day out, even without the fast passes.” She added: “We had days out in Florida, e.g. to the beach, that were completely free and the memories we made there were just as good.”

Here’s the full video Miranda shared on her TikTok channel which went viral

@mirandapearcemindset That’s not even including tips 😳💲 #universalstudiosflorida #familydaysout #florida #vacationcosts #medicalaesthetics ♬ original sound – Miranda Pearce

The steep prices seem to have resonated with many people as they shared their thoughts in the comments

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

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I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

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NOLAHusker 2 years ago

Food and beverages wasn't bad. Y'all elected to spend $400 on fast passes. That's on you.

58points

Corey Smith 2 years ago

Exactly. Last time I took my family there, I was shocked at how much more fast passes would cost. Sorry, I'll wait in line with the rest of the common folk.

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tl gmc 2 years ago

Still look to see if there's a day food pass at amusement parks. Usually it cost less than the 4 meals and you could go back every hour or two. Works best of there's someone that doesn't like all rides and is willing to get food every few hours. You'll share each plate but it's a nice snack in between rides

3points

Bella 2 years ago

Lol at that point, 100% fast pass it. You gonna fly across an ocean for a day at an amusement park and waste most of it standing in line??? Might as well just not go then cuz you just wasted the other 400+ you spent on tickets. Duh.

2points

Christopher Carter 2 years ago

Agreed

0points

Race Blakhart 2 years ago (edited)

"That's on you"? They weren't complaining, genius. They literally said the fast passes were worth the cost.

-1point

Ki Li 2 years ago

I'm as expecting their expenses outside the tickets to be costly. They should have known before they even left how much it would cost. The tickets were the main expense. The food and stuff wasn't that much. I wouldn't spend it but I also wouldn't go there thinking it would be cheap either.

28points

Angersly 2 years ago

I'm surprised that they're surprised. 2 minutes online would have told them that if they wanted to enter the park and skip the lines it would coat almost $900. The food was actually about what I would expect. Still not sure why someone would willingly get Wendy's for breakfast. Must be nice to have that level of financial ignorance where you don't have to know this stuff ahead of time.

21points

Ashley Scullion 2 years ago

Wendy's bacon egg and cheese biscuit with extra maple honey butter is actually really good. It sucks without the maple honey butter though. And their seasoned potatoes are good too. The coffee on the other hand is c**p lol

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NOLAHusker 2 years ago

Food and beverages wasn't bad. Y'all elected to spend $400 on fast passes. That's on you.

58points

Corey Smith 2 years ago

Exactly. Last time I took my family there, I was shocked at how much more fast passes would cost. Sorry, I'll wait in line with the rest of the common folk.

29points

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tl gmc 2 years ago

3points

Bella 2 years ago

2points

Christopher Carter 2 years ago

Agreed

0points

Race Blakhart 2 years ago (edited)

"That's on you"? They weren't complaining, genius. They literally said the fast passes were worth the cost.

-1point

Ki Li 2 years ago

28points

Angersly 2 years ago

21points

British Family Goes To Universal Studios, Leaves Speechless After Spending $1,113 In A Single Day

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Here’s the full video Miranda shared on her TikTok channel which went viral

The steep prices seem to have resonated with many people as they shared their thoughts in the comments

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Here’s the full video Miranda shared on her TikTok channel which went viral

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