Front of the line pass at USH

[drag n' fly]

Can you tell me how the front of the line pass works for USH? Is it the same as Fastpass at DL? We are travelling from a fair distance and only have one day there and want to maximize our time at the park. Is it worth it?

[Mary Jo]

My cousins used it on Sunday, July 2nd. The park was extremely crowded, and with their Front of the Line Passes their waiting time was cut way down. I think the longest they waited for anything was 10 minutes. The pass is on a lanyard that you wear around your neck, and then you can go to the front of all the lines, including the shows. They highly recommend it, so I do, too. :sunny:

[drag n' fly]

Five hundred bucks (for the five of us) seems like a lot of money for one day at the park. It is still up in the air as to whether we will just add on another day to our park hopper pass or not. I am glad you told me though because we definitely will get the FOL pass if we go!

[MadeToLove]

It really depends on what time of year you go. If you're there in the summer, during Easter break, or on warm, crowded Saturdays, then yes, a FOTL pass may be nice, but otherwise it may not be needed. If I've done my calculations right you're going near Easter break. I went to USH on a Wednesday during the big Easter/spring break for LA county schools, and it was crowded, compared to when I went on a Saturday the month before, but none of the lines were longer than 25 minutes. Some of it is timing. Get there close to opening, and go straight back to Back to the Future, then head down to the lower level, skipping the tram tour and the theater shows until you've finished riding the rides. Most days in the spring, you should be able to ride everything with a minimum wait. And save a few bucks.

[drag n' fly]

Apparently it is crowded the week before the week during and the week after Easter. We planned to arrive 2 weeks after Easter Sunday and am hoping the crowds may have thinned a bit. Their is a lot more things we could do with that 500 bucks down there than one day at a theme park. I am still on the fence thanks for the info...much appreciated!

[blackjackdelta]

We used the FOTL pass for the 6 of us last August. In the afternoon, the wait times were over 1 hour, the Mummy 2 hours. Got us priority seating at Waterworld and other shows. It is expensive, but we were able to do everything we wanted to do, even a couple of times. The ladies had time to shop and eat at City Walk.

Jack pirate:

[debloco]

We're thinking of going at the end of July, and I'd rather not deal with long waits. Just how much more is FOTL per adult on top of the regular ticket price?

[bjakmom]

I'm wondering if you can 'upgrade' a ticket to include FOTL also - we have the City Pass - anyone ever add FOTL to that? :smooth:

[drag n' fly]

We're thinking of going at the end of July, and I'd rather not deal with long waits. Just how much more is FOTL per adult on top of the regular ticket price?

Normally you pay 59 dollars for each ticket however several discounts are often offered on their website. A FOL pass is 99 dollars. For our family it is an additional 200 dollars. I will have to take a family vote and decide!

[blackjackdelta]

For our family of 6 it comes down to how much we can get done and enjoy everything at the same time. It really makes a difference when it is crowded and hot. It could break the price down/ride/event.

Jack pirate:

[drag n' fly]

For our family of 6 it comes down to how much we can get done and enjoy everything at the same time. It really makes a difference when it is crowded and hot. It could break the price down/ride/event.

Jack pirate:

I absolutely agree with you 100%. To really top it off our next trip is to DWW and that will be the only thing we do, so going to USH will be our last chance for quite some time. This has to come down to me being such a tightwad and spending the money. We could easily spend that money this week up here on our "Greatest Outdoor show on Earth" and thats just on the beer and minidoughnuts!:rotfl2:

I just need to lighten up and go with the flow. It just comes down to...if you have the extra cash it is money well worth spent!

[blackjackdelta]

I absolutely love Calgary and the stampede. Have not been up there in 4 years. been working out of country for the last few years and vacations are few and far between.

Good luck with your decision and have fun.

Jack pirate:

[drag n' fly]

I absolutely love Calgary and the stampede. Have not been up there in 4 years. been working out of country for the last few years and vacations are few and far between.

Good luck with your decision and have fun.

Jack pirate:

It's definitely a wild ten days...one really has to pace themselves to survive it..I'm a little partial to Calgary myself. ;) We have decided we are not getting any younger and are going to do the FOL pass.

[woody73]

I was at USH last Friday. I did not wait longer than 45 minutes for any ride -- even the newest one "Revenge of the Mummy."

Woody

[heidimn]

We were there on July 2nd and very glad we had FOL pass - it was more crowded then it was at Disney the next 3 days! Were able to do things multiple times (Jurrasic Park, Mummy) with this, plus short waits for everything else. If you have AAA (not sure about CAA) you can get it for $85 dollars vs $99. Goes down to $75 after Sept some time- not sure they had prices beyond end of the year yet. The pass says it guarntees no wait longer then 15 minutes - we never waited more then 10.

[drag n' fly]

The CAA is basically the same thing as AAA up here ours is an AMA (CAA) and offers a lot of deals none as good as yours though! Our Costco also does not offer any deals or packages. If it wasn't for the DIS boards we would be getting severly soaked!

[wintergreen]

I'm wondering if you can 'upgrade' a ticket to include FOTL also - we have the City Pass - anyone ever add FOTL to that? :smooth:

Bumping, b/c I have the same question. The CityPass website says that you can upgrade once in the park, but I'm wondering what the upgrade price might be. We are planning to go the week before Easter, so I think that this would be useful!

[LindaM]

Get the FOL, we went in May on a Monday and the wait times were 40 minutes. Our decision on buying them was, we are going to Disneyland with a 5 day hopper and we are going to be standing in line for those 5 days...so why not spend the extra money and buy the FOL pass, it was well worth it as we were able to do everything in the park more than once and didn't have to wait for anything, longest wait was 4 minutes and that was the Terminator show.
Calgary Stampede is great isn't it.....

[drag n' fly]

Get the FOL, we went in May on a Monday and the wait times were 40 minutes. Our decision on buying them was, we are going to Disneyland with a 5 day hopper and we are going to be standing in line for those 5 days...so why not spend the extra money and buy the FOL pass, it was well worth it as we were able to do everything in the park more than once and didn't have to wait for anything, longest wait was 4 minutes and that was the Terminator show.
Calgary Stampede is great isn't it.....


Yes I agree if you are going to go all that way you might as well do it right if you can afford it. Time is money and no one wants to waste time standing in line! I swear I am getting too old for the stampede lol The crowds nearly drove me bonkers this year. I always say...next year we are just going to Calaway during stampede week but I always get sucked in!

[Judy from Boise]

We used them a few years ago.....one downside is we were usually the only FOTL people waiting ( guess it wasn't a busy day) and because of that we always got seats/lean rails to the far left of any show ect, as we were the first to enter.definatly not the best seats in the house!

[twink]

So, maybe we visited on a slower day (a Monday in August) or maybe we planned it just right by arriving when the park opened, but many times during our visit we commented "Why would anyone spend $$ on fotl passes?"

We went directly to Back to the Future and waited 4-5 minutes. When finished, we zipped down to the Mummy (rode 3x with NO wait) and the Jurassic Park (again, NO wait). After touring Lucy, Special Effects and Backdraft on the lower level, we were ready for lunch upstairs. Our sons played for a time at the Nickelodeon water center as we waited in line to purchase lunch. Then, it was off to the Studios Tour. Again, this line was only a 5 minute, rapidly moving line.

Seriously, this was our first time at US, and we couldn't believe reading on this board how so many people want to buy these expensive passes. Truly, the trick is to arrive at opening...everything after that is easy!! :woohoo:

[tracys2cents]

There are some coupons in the Sunday paper, $15 off a front of the line pass...USH....if anyone wants one let me know. Starting in September they usally have some buy one get one frees for the regular tour...again let me know if you want me to watch for these, I can mail them to you

[drag n' fly]

That would be great. We are going 2 weeks after Easter Sunday, so I am unsure of what the crowds will be like.

[Tink03477]

There are some coupons in the Sunday paper, $15 off a front of the line pass...USH....if anyone wants one let me know. Starting in September they usally have some buy one get one frees for the regular tour...again let me know if you want me to watch for these, I can mail them to you

This would help so much! I sent you an e-mail.
Thank you very much for offering!

[Iggipolka]

Anyone think it would be worth it to get a FOTL pass for a Wednesday/Thursday at the end of October?

[tracys2cents]

They do have some Halloween special event in October but I think you'd be fine without FOL except maybe on weekends.

If there are just two of you, try the singles line when you can......they fill a ride with four or five people and need one odd person to take the extra seat and we always get right on, usually your partner gets on in the cab right behind you.

[Surroundedbyboys]

We got the front of the line passes on a Saturday and they were the best investment we've made! There were waits of 30 minutes to an hour at most attractions and we just walked right on. (Max wait time: 5 minutes). Also, they're very nice at shows as you don't have to get there early and wait. As long as you go 10 minutes before the show they escort you to reserved seats. They probably wouldn't be needed during the week in the fall but for popular weekends or holidays, I wouldn't go without one.

[kaygela]

Are there blackout days when these passes are unavailable? We will be there during Christmas week and I think we would definately want them. Can we purchase them in advance? What would be the best way? Thanks. We've never been there before so I don't know any of the strategies.

[blackjackdelta]

Are there blackout days when these passes are unavailable? We will be there during Christmas week and I think we would definately want them. Can we purchase them in advance? What would be the best way? Thanks. We've never been there before so I don't know any of the strategies.
Not sure about the blackout days, have not heard there were. You should call CS at USH and ask. You can order online and you have to pick up the actual lanyard/passes at the CS booth next to the gate. We always seem to go at busy times and have found the passes invaluable. I hate to wait and never have with these pass. Hope you have a great time.

Jack pirate:

[Iggipolka]

Are there blackout days when these passes are unavailable? We will be there during Christmas week and I think we would definately want them. Can we purchase them in advance? What would be the best way? Thanks. We've never been there before so I don't know any of the strategies.

Universal Website (http://themeparks.universalstudios.com/hollywood/website/tic_fol.html)
Date Restriction:

Not valid for use 11/24-25/06 and 12/26-31/06.

[JDietz40]

Universal Website (http://themeparks.universalstudios.com/hollywood/website/tic_fol.html)
Date Restriction:

Not valid for use 11/24-25/06 and 12/26-31/06.

I saw this on the web site. We are going Easter week and I am waiting to find out what if any days are affected during that week. We definately plan on getting the pass if we can use it. :yay:



John

[KathyFP]

We plan on USH the third weekend in January.

What will the wait times be? Should we gat a FOLP? If so does anyone know the vost of the upgrade from the City Pass?

[Vanvmom]

We were there this past Wed. and the longest wait we had was 30 minutes for Back to the Future. Mummy was 10 minutes, studio tour was 5 minutes. I think we totally lucked out since the weather was "iffy" that day. It had rained the night before, was sunny that morning, and sprinkled some that afternoon while we were at the park. We didn't get there until about 10:30 due to 2 different accidents on the freeways (LONGEST drive I've ever had from Mission Viejo to Hollywood). We saw everything we wanted to by 4pm.

[Vanvmom]

Also, as for the pass. We saw people using the VIP passes to go to the front of the line. I'm thinking that this is different from the front of the line pass, since we too read that they were blacked out during the time we were at the park (our tickets came with one front of the line pass that we didn't use - we bought 2 day passes for $41 /each through the AAA website).

[JDietz40]

There are 2 levels of front of the line pass the one is date restricted and a little bit less expensive. The other is not date restricted. You get a pass good for one year (without the front of the line priveledges) when you use your ticket.

There is also a VIP package that includes a backstage tour and front of the line priveledges.


John

[faindrops27]

Another question. Ok, I will be at USH, the 18th, and 19th of April. I read that USh. Is offering tickets buy one day get the rest of 2007 free. Ok, I think the ticket was around 6o. What I want to know is the FOL pass. 79 dollars on top of the 60 dollars. Or do I buy one or the other. I am assuming i would need two passes at 79 since i am attending two days. I am confused. Someone help.

[LindaM]

If you buy the FOL passes for $79, you get the one day as front of the line. The offer of the rest of 2007 is a regular park pass, you only have to pay the one fee, it's a great deal...especially if you lived near there. If you like Jay Leno USH also offers free guarantee tickets to see a taping of his show. Min. age is 16, our family went and had a blast. Have fun