Ugh...I'm wondering if this will delay UO putting up Christmas decorations - we're booked 11/12-17/23 & I thought I'd allowed plenty of time for the HHN stuff to be done & gone & the Christmas goodies to be up...I sure hope not...I don't really want to move all the way out to December
Hate to compare the two parks, one instance where I do give it to WDW…overnight & it’s xmas lol
Another possibility, however, is that Universal limits the number of new passes that can become "active" through first-use on any given night.
agree
I can't believe how cheap the multi night tickets still are.
i haven’t given it a long look, next on the agenda. However, seem to recall that the one I did price was $50 more. That’s a big jump in price in my book. Still, the value is absolutely still there for many
if I get the frequent fear pass, can I add just one night of express?
Yes, do it separate. Prices do & will rise as the season gets closer
Will we be able to get everything done with EP but no early entry?
First night, depends how many instagram peeps etc. will swarmed with wanna-be influencers & locals with FOMO
. Not judging, That would be me if a local. Our earliest visit not much later, on the 6th woot.
Yes, the hotel guest entrance was awesome! We walked straight into Hellblock Horror last year and then jumped in Coven with a 10 minute wait. Unfortunately, we are not onsite guests this year.
I wasn’t thrilled to be funneled into it last year one night. Had already done those two houses a few times, wasn’t on our to-do list that night. A good way to manage the crowds away from the big draws
Is it just me or are the houses near Kids Zone always the longest wait with express, followed by the houses near Jimmy Fallon, and the rest are pretty quick with express?
IMO no. It does get an early bump from those who would wait in that holding zone. think it all depends on how popular a house is/crowd that night.
What is it like in the holding zones? is it basically just standing around for an hour to an hour and a half, like another line?
most do line up for a house.
The second night we lined up in the Central Park area. It was split into 2 distinct lines when they opened it. The employees were holding signs designating which line was for which house. We just waited in line.
Our first night in that holding pen (3rd week in September last year), the TMs didn’t “hold the line” and guests not in the official line surged & made a mad rush for it. Sigh
next night thru, they had up wooden horses & obviously more experienced staff who kept order.
not sure if they ever do limit the number of guests in the pens.