Epic & Volcano Bay Early Entry Worth It?

[jwalk03]

Spending a week at Universal in September to do all 4 parks there. I have never been to Epic or Volcano Bay (and haven't been to Studios or IOA in ~25 years)

We are staying off site at a timeshare for the week, but I was considering booking a throwaway night at Cabana Bay for $135 Total to gain early entry at Epic and Volcano Bay for our 2 days there. The days are back to back so I gain early entry for both with just one hotel night)

I already booked a throw away night at Royal Pacific to get Express Passes for the 2 days we will spend at Studios & IOA.

So my questions are what is open for Early entry at Epic & Volcano Bay? And is it worth $135 to gain early entry for these 2 parks for my family of 4?

 

[georgina]

Spending a week at Universal in September to do all 4 parks there. I have never been to Epic or Volcano Bay (and haven't been to Studios or IOA in ~25 years)

We are staying off site at a timeshare for the week, but I was considering booking a throwaway night at Cabana Bay for $135 Total to gain early entry at Epic and Volcano Bay for our 2 days there. The days are back to back so I gain early entry for both with just one hotel night)

I already booked a throw away night at Royal Pacific to get Express Passes for the 2 days we will spend at Studios & IOA.

So my questions are what is open for Early entry at Epic & Volcano Bay? And is it worth $135 to gain early entry for these 2 parks for my family of 4?

Here is the complete list of what is open for early entry at each park -

https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/gb/early-park-admission

I haven't been to Epic yet so can't weigh in on that. Look at the personal experiences reported in the Epic thread. EE is only a half hour at VB. I have taken advantage of it to ride Krakatau multiple times in the morning, which gets the longest lines. Is it worth it in September? Probably not for VB.

 

[Minnie1222]

Celestial Park, Dark Universe, and Nintendo World are all open during early entry. We've had luck riding Mine Cart with a shortish wait during this time.

 

[titojackson84]

It may have just been a bad day, but a couple of years ago, I went to VB for early entry and every time I went up to a slide they said it wasn’t open yet. I walked around the park twice and every time was the same answer. I figured I would wait in the wave pool since that was open. The drums and the horns started and when the waves started, they were barely a ripple. I ended up leaving. Spent $20-25 for a locker to walk in a circle. Haven’t gone since.