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jovi
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Status: offline |  Posted - 21 May 2006 : 12:49:42  
| Someone on another thread, has said, fastpasses are no longer available here ( Universal Studios) or Islands of adventure!! is this true? If so it is going to work out a very expensive holiday when we go next July, if for everytime we want to go on the bigger thrill rides we will have to purchase a express pass ticket, if we go on alernate days. can someone shed some light on this please |
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steph_goodrum
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2006 : 14:03:08
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We had annual passes for the parks but now they have expired we intend to take advantage of the excellent offer on this site, by buying 2 or more multi day Disney passes you get 50% off 1 or 2 day Universal 2 park passes. If we find the queues are too great then we may consider buying the fast passes as the cost would then be about the same as if we had paid full price for our tickets but I would have to be dragged kicking and screaming to Guest services to pay for them as I think it is a diabolical system that they should be able to fill the park to capacity without considering whether you are going to be able to go on the rides, and then charge people extra. I certainly wouldnt pay if I had paid the full price.
As we are fortunate enough to have been several times we can pick and choose but I intend to keep a diary for the days we are there and complain to Guests services if we find we are unable to go on more than 1 or 2 rides because of the numbers. |
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2006 : 15:45:12
| Great Suggestion by Babblin Boo, if you buy the Universal tickets from this site and take advantage of the special offer, then if you do have to purchase the Fast passes the cost would be about the same as the full price.
If you find that some of the queues for the bigger rides are too great, then try the single rider entry. We used this on our last visit for the Mummy Ride at the studios, the queueing time was over an hour, but we were prepared to be split up to get on the ride quicker. It was great, we waited about 15 minutes in that queue and my Husband got on the car after me, so I didn't have to wait long for him. I just had to keep telling myself that it was a stranger sitting next to me, so I couldn't grab them !!
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russell148
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2006 : 17:36:54
| After being the bearer of bad new's about having to buy a fast pass now our friends came back yesterday from staying at our villa and were totally unimpressed that Universal wanted another $180 for a party of 6 for fast passes, because they have been many times they knew they were being ripped off unlike for example a first time visitor would not.
I wonder if Disney are watching devolpments and might get rid of there fast passes?
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jovi
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2006 : 17:49:17
| Thanks, we have been three times before so know which rides we want to go on, we will be taking my brother with us this time and his two daughters 15 and 8(1st time) We were telling him not to worry about the ques because of fastpasses.
We haven't been this time of year before (July 2007) and wouldn't be if it wasn't for my son having his exams!! We know the parks are going to be crowded, not having the fastpass facility just makes it worse, so if you are going August I would appreciate the feedback |
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russell148
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2006 : 18:42:34
| I have just looked at the Universal website and price varies between $15 to $40 per person for a fast pass depending on the time oy year.
We are going in august and i checked the dates out for a fast pass and the price was $35 between the 6th and 19th but only $20 between the 20th and 26th August so i have changed our holiday planner now and will visit the universal parks between the 20th and 26th.
So working it our if you buy a 5 day flex ticket and a fast pass for your 2 visits to Universal it works out at approx £38 per person to be guaranteed a go on all the rides without queuing for over an hour on most rides.
Plus leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the park and not having to rush around collecting fast passes every 2 hours and later in the day there being no passes left for the popular rides.
Also universal on there site say they only issue a set amount each day but you can order them online.
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 May 2006 : 13:14:58
| | I go to the parks about 15 times a year...never had a fast pass yet....and never waited that long for any ride...45 mins being the longest...we go to both parks in one day...$71 if we need to buy a ticket...(we have yearly passes)..and upgrade for $31 for 3 more days....which can be used anytime...offers change all the time so its not easy to say what to do... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 May 2006 : 00:59:44
| When we went there were certainly some occassions when the fast pass queue was just as long as the standard queue. The only difference seemd to be that they would let twice as many fast passers through at a time so it seemd as though they were getting value for money.
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glasgowmary
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 May 2006 : 22:30:33
| we went for new year this year having been before at easter, june july , september, october and found we could not believe the size of the queues  but even then we found we didn' t wait too long really just longer than we had before . went on the mummy and decided to go for a beer as my nephew was driving that day , they all decided as we came off the mummy that they would like to do it again and by the time we ordered a beer and sat down they were back!! ( this was our first visit since there were no fastpasses )
have asos found the queues in july fine , enjoy! United Kingdom
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 May 2006 : 22:51:00
| We went to Universal yesterday, Thought as it was Memorial Day that it would be very busy, so we enquired about the express pass. It would have cost us $112 for the four of us for both parks. As you can only use the express once on each ride. We decided to see how it went in the park first, as you can still purchase the pass in the park.
We arrived early, so was able to get on Hulk twice in 15 minutes, and did most of the rides that have fairly big queues early. If you don't want to spend the money on the express pass, then you need to plan your day, and most importantly get there early.
Islands of Adventure was pretty good for queueing times, maximum wait was 40 mins, Duelling dragons is up and running again, they have added a section of track, revamped the seats and repainted it. What is closed now is Green eggs and Ham in Dr Zeus area. They are adding in new tracks on the monorail around the carousel area.
Moving on to Universal. the wait for Mummy was 10 mins and that was at 2.00pm, although the wait for Shrek 4D was 60 mins, so we gave that a miss that day. We thought the express pass for that day, was not really worth it. Sometimes it might be if the queues are really long on most of the rides, it might be worth it. |
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freddiehollie
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Status: offline | Posted - 16 Jun 2006 : 20:40:41
| I won't ever pay for the Express Pass if its busy i would walk on by. I suppose this is where Disney are kings (at least at the moment)with the Fast Pass system. No ride is worth standing in line for over an hour for, when there is so much else to do. and to charge you to get on quicker is a disgrace PUT IT RIGHT UNIVERSAL Don't be so greedy. |
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fast passes? Yes or No?
Whoops thought I had posted on the Universal Studios thread, not the islands of adventure
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