Front of Line Access Questions

[Mittman]

Tigger&Belle:
You do not need to have a key for your 1 year old. You should keep one for everyone else in your party, but for kids that young it is not necessary.

 

[lovelyk68]

I am planning a trip to Universal in late November and have reservations at the Portofino. Does anyone know how long front of the line access will be in effect. Is this a permanent program?

 

[gschmerl]

We are staying at the HRH in July. Our documents state"Front of Line access. If they disconinue something that is listed on people's documents they will get a LOT of flack. If you book with it listed, they would have a hell of a nerve taking it away. We would not be going if it wasn't for the FOTL access.

 

[cforza]

Barry I'll have to disagree with you on that. We were there last week and were not given room keys for the children. When we went into the rides only the adults showed there keys and the children were allowed in with us.

 

[lovelyk68]

I booked our room at PBH thru the Universal 800# and received a confirmation number only, no documentation. Should I call back to request something in writing that confirms FOTL? HELP!

 

[Tigger]

I'm confused--does each member of the party staying at HRH get a room key to be used for FOTL access or only the adults? Teens must get a room key or they wouldn't be able to go in by themselves. We have two rooms reserved at the HRH (5 plus a baby in our party) and I will consider going to only one room and sneaking the baby into the room (max of 5 in a room including the baby) if I won't regret it when we are in the parks. There is something to be said for keeping the two rooms though (ie a good night sleep and two bathrooms) so the one vs two rooms is not a deal breaker for us. I just wish that they weren't deluxe rooms, though. We really don't need 1000 sq ft of space. Regular rooms were not available (or maybe they couldn't guarantee connecting).

 

[cforza]

We were there last week with 3 adults, 2 children and an infant. We booked 2 rooms and were very glad we did both for the extra bathroom and quite frankly we didn't want to be disturbed by my sisters baby waking at 3:00 a.m. one morning and 5:00 a.m. the others. He has been sleeping through the night for months but I find when you travel with infants they tend to get off there schedules. I think it would have been very difficult to get a good nights sleep with all of us in one room. Technically you can have 5 in one room and they will give you 5 room keys. I know they don't allow 6 in one room, even if one is an infant. Also I think the room would be incredibly crowded with a rollaway and a crib, even if it is a deluxe.When we checked in they asked "How many keys do you need?" I just said 4 (2 for each room) not even thinking about the fact that I needed them for FOTL. As it turns out, I never needed to show one for everyone. If I had I would've had a fit if I had to walk back to the hotel for the extra key. I think they should say "How many in your party" when you check in so everyone gets a key. That way people would remember to get one for everyone who will be riding.

 

[Tigger]

It's funny, but when I read the post from Mittman that said that the baby didn't need a room key I decided that we'd just pack the porta crib and sneak him in. Then I read the post from cforza about being glad that they had booked two rooms and I was glad that we have two rooms reserved. Maybe I'm influenced by others too much! LOL Bottom line is that I don't know what we're going to do. With the Entertainment Card I think that we have a good rate on what sounds like a great hotel, so if we keep the two rooms I don't think that it will break the bank (only crack it).

Linda

 

[nhrenee]

If you looking for someone to influence you further, go for the 2 rooms!! It's much better to have peace of mind and rest, I think it helps if you're not on top of each other.

Have a great time!!

 

[Tigger]

Nhrenee, next you're going to tell that me you're not going to pay for one of the rooms... I hate it when I'm indecisive. I'm going to leave it two rooms right now and hope that I win the lottery--I suppose that I should buy a ticket!

Linda

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I am not happy reading that post but I guess I have no choice in the matter. So FOTL is no more and now it is called 'Express Line'. OK.
HRH/PB had better stop the commercial they run on HGTV, esp. Sat nights, that states, "FRONT OF THE LINE ACCESS ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!" in big bold letters across the screen.
Either way I am looking forward to vacationing in June!!!!
HRH/CBR June 2001

 

[peppersugar]

Can someone help explain what all these mean--as I understand it FOTL is for on-site guests only--is Univeral Express available to ALL park guests and does it work like Disney Fastpass? We'll be staying off-site (probably) and will have only 1 day passes to Islands of Adventure first week of June for 1 day only--I'd rather skip the park and go somewhere else or stay at Disney an extra day rather than be really frustrated by waiting in many lines with impatient children only to keep getting bumped back. Any info would be helpful.

 

[gschmerl]

Universal Express works like Fast Pass. FOTL access mean you can get right into the express line whenever you want.

 

[gschmerl]

Universal Express works like Fast Pass, and is available to people with park passes. FOTL access mean you can get right into the express line whenever you want.