I was there and it was, well, different from last year. I am a logical guy and I tried my best to enjoy myself and make the best out of the situation but I felt I did not get the value of what was a 400.00 night. It did not feel like it was an exclusive night, the wait times were on par with a week night during the middle of the event. Most houses not pulsing or grouping. Food lines were as long as the house lines at times lol. I stark contrast to last year. Then I say to myself, I don't know the ticket specifics and capacity but the word is Universal did not sell too many tickets last year so it was an anomaly to be in an empty park, so my question is, "is this what universal wants to use as a precedent for a 'premium' night?" I heard the argument that at least it wasn't 2 hour waits to blaming influencers for large crowd (as if they control the capacity lol) but I personally feel the duty to revaluate this premium night fiasco lies directly with universal.
What can they do? Charge more? I think it's already priced at a very high price point. As others have noted, you could have gotten the same experience and shorter wait times by buying an express pass. Unlimited food, to be honest, lost were eating for the sake of eating. I definitely could not eat 400.00 worth of food. I couldn't even eat 50.00 and still be able to function. Limit the amount of tickets? Will they cut into their profits for comfort for the guest? Is it a sweet spot where they can still maximize their profits and offer the same product as far as food and ride availability and time length of the event?
I did manage to get all house done but it wore me out hustling to get from place to place and to beat the wave at each house as it seems once people saw one house had a low wait time, they all crowded that line and BAM now you went from 20 mins to 60 but you didn't realize that until its too late and now you're dedicated lol. I am curious to see how it goes next year and wanna go to see if it goes back to year one or a repeat of year two.