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5 it seemed based on yesterday. As long as you’re in line right around then, you should be good. Had a pretty breezy standby-by wait for Stranger Things. House opens at 5:30, we walked into the house at 5:38.Okay, thank you!
If you have Early Access, how early are they currently opening the lines to wait in?
How much cheaper though? I've been texting and asking anyone this and nobody can tell meYou are able to upgrade the day of and in advance. It is cheaper. BUT.... RIP will sell out or they have very limited slots.
Yeah I did the same for the VIP tour. They should make it easier to use passes to book online without jumping through hoops.FYI: For someone with a FFP, RIP TOUR costs $330 in park. If you already booked it online you can go to Guest Services and get the money back of the difference
Holidayz has a very short wait if you get there when Early Access starts, but just be aware that the staffing is quite bad, even compared to the other houses during EA. We went there first thing and only about half of the scare actors were there, with entire scenes being empty. We tried an hour later and it still was only 75%. I'm a little disappointed I never got a good run through it.Is Holidayz a good idea to do first? Idk how backed up Exorcist gets as a first during Early Access, but I assume everyone is lining up for Stranger Things by a good majority, Exorcist second, then the leftover few who really want to do Last of Us -- Holidayz should be virtually empty, right?
I mean we all hope but I've only see Ops stay about the same....it's been bad for over 10 years in my mind. Like I've gone without express and it's just not that fun, but with express the event flows like it should but that also costs over 200 bucks.Is there any chance Universal works on crowd management for the houses next year? I know they mainly care about profit but damn it was BAD this year.
That’s exactly the problem. $200 for express just to get through the night. I definitely want to address it in the next survey.I mean we all hope but I've only see Ops stay about the same....it's been bad for over 10 years in my mind. Like I've gone without express and it's just not that fun, but with express the event flows like it should but that also costs over 200 bucks.
I would love them to find a happy place so General tickets have a good time but.....I've just been going for long enough to see they don't careThat’s exactly the problem. $200 for express just to get through the night. I definitely want to address it in the next survey.
As someone who used to go a few nights a year as wellAfter nearly 15 years of going to the event, I think this year (coupled with '21 and '22) has kind of solidified for me that I'm only going once from now on. I haven't even gone a third time this year to capitalize on my Frequent Fear Pass to make it "worth it" yet for the first year ever because every time I think, "Hey, maybe we should go use it on this day or that day," I immediately think of 180-minute wait times, hourlong waits for drinks, and general misery. I got invited to go with friends this upcoming Wednesday, but seeing how even weekdays have been hectic and overcrowded is just a colossal turn-off, and I don't envy them going without early entry. It's such a bummer for something I've loved for so, so, so long, but it just doesn't even feel entirely... fun... anymore, like the whole event is now a game to stress over playing rather than something to kick back, enjoy, and still get your money's worth while still experiencing it all. I'm hoping something -- anything -- can change operationally, but at this point when it's clear people haven't rejected things like paid early entry or exorbitant express costs, people willing to drown hundreds or even thousands on a single night, Universal isn't going to care about the experience of people who don't want to (or can't) shell out for privileges.
I think I’ve only ever heard of buying express the day ofEmergency. Some of my family didn’t buy early access in time and it’s sold out for Saturday. Is this something that can be bought on property if arriving super early?
Emergency. Some of my family didn’t buy early access in time and it’s sold out for Saturday. Is this something that can be bought on property if arriving super early?