We had 6 day all inclusive passes for our family of 4, spending $1200 on them. Having disabilities I’m a meticulous planner so arranged our days and had scheduled everything into sensible chunks eg statue eg liberty in the morning and 911 memorial & 1 world in the pm as they are located near each other to minimalise travel.
This can work well but most attractions can’t be pre booked, meaning as was the case with top of the rock we had to turn up and collect tickets for the next available slot which was either much later in the day (8pm at 10am) or the next day. This added inconvenience and cost as we’d taken Ubers to a location specifically combine things & it necessitated additional journeys and meant we couldn’t do things as planned. We managed to get into all the attractions we wanted as we had 6 days and weren’t in the peak season, but I’d imagine that the lack of booking could be a real issue if you were here for a shorter time or in the height of summer etc.
The list of attractions on the all inclusive is varied and really helps plan what you want to see and do. Some are seasonal & some in very remote locations so check that out before buying them based on all listed activities eg Coney Island etc closes before October half term, also some attractions are not included in both pass types so check that to avoid disappointment.
We did some really cool things which we might not have known about if not for the passes- like the clipper sailing trip (we even got an free upgrade to the jazz sunset cruise as they cancelled the evening sailing we had booked), the 911 museum and a rooftop photoshoot - these were the absolute stars of our trip!
Would defo recommend the passes fully (with the above warning re booking) and we would defo buy again. the email sent to us said we saved $1400 over our 6 days, so they were an absolute bargain.
4/5 due to the lack of booking. 5/5 for value and range of included attractions.