Let's take a look at the hard realities. As big industrial facilities, desalination plants can't be plunked down just anywhere on the coast without destroying the qualities that attract people to the shoreline. Yet the plants need to be close to customers, with room for pumps, pipelines, inflows and outfalls.
More so than ever, the price hikes seem intended to push visitors into buying multi-day theme park passes. The one-day adult admission to a single Universal Studios park is $92, while a two-day pass runs $125.99 and a three-day ticket is $140.99. In other words, if youâre buying a three-day pass, the second and third days cost a total of $49, or a little over half the price of that first dayâs admission.
On the heels of Disney World's price hike, Universal Orlando has now raised the cost of its tickets. A day at Universal Orlando now costs $102 before tax. It was previously $96. Children's tickets cost $97, up from $90. One-day park to park admission costs $147, up from $136.