interesting i was thinking about getting the rush pass cause how could you pass up just 50 bucks. but do you think FFP is better? and what you think about express? also how does annual pass holder night work? do you have to pay for that night or what? ive gone to HHN before but lived out of state now that i live in state i want to get the most out of it i can...always have loved HHN
I looked at the rush pass, seems interesting, I wonder if they are trying to cut the crowds down on hell week? That happens about the middle of the month, right? I'm too lazy to go look at the school schedules. But, I really was planning on what I had last year, the FFP with Fridays added. It's just more convienent since I still, unless I spend the night at my parents house in Flagler, drive from Jacksonville to go. And since I splurge for the Fridays I don't buy express at all. But I do go many times a year, last year I went between 10 and 13 times (trust me, it would have been more if I lived closer). *So after opening night, I don't really try and rush to see everything every time, but rather just what's convenient at the time. I know I'll be coming back so I try and relax and just soak it all in. Anyways, I personally would say no to the rush pass, I really love going closing night as well if I can make it (the last Bill and Ted of the year is really funny and worth watching).
You DO have to pay your HHN admission on annual pass nights (I don't know the policy on premiere passes with the one non peak night free, I have the preferred). But to me it is worth it, you can enter the park for the day business as usual, but around like 5pm or so you make your way to one of two AP holding areas while security clears the park. One at the Finnegans alley and one in Kidzone. I usually go to Kidzone's because it closes that whole section of the park, you are free to line up at the queue entrance as early as you get there. And gives you direct access to the parade building house and both of the sprung tents. The key is, hit the parade building first, that exit takes you to the queue entrance of sprung 1, and that exit brings you all the way to MIB. Where you can go right into the second tent house, which would be opening right about that time. Your other route would be to go to Finnegans, where you wait for the soundstages, I'm not the biggest fan of this way. *Because, the whole draw of the AP night is early acces to some houses. But the Finnegans zone isn't directly connected to a house queue, it's land locked smack dab in NY and its gets really crowded in that relatively small area. So by the time they open the barrier at Finnegans, and the entire crowd funnels out and makes its way past twister, past the Hollywood Bowl to the first house queue the street is chaos. It gets pretty congested and annoying, plus it seems to take longer to herd the people over there, so by the time you get though one house, the regular crowds have entered the park. Also, i feel like it takes a longer time to traverse the SS queues and exits, since they are so physically long, so that's wasted time there. So I find it easier to do the three by Kidzone, then make my way over there. But either way, if you do want to do it, you must pre register. And don't forget your confirmation!
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