Getting and using Express Pass?

KittyKitty

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Hi

I've got my 3 day Park to Park ticket. I want to get an Express Pass for the 1st day only. On Universal's website I can buy it, but must choose delivery. Date is Oct, 23, 2016. I am getting the one ride per attraction at Studios.
Questions.

1. Which would you choose, print at home, will call Kiosk, or Ticket Window? Difference?

2. Do I carry a separate ticket(or paper) for Express Pass during the day and show that at the rides? Or is there an exchange somewhere before I enter the park?


Thanks so much!
 
Print at home is the easiest way to obtain the EP
it will be on regular paper so make copies of it.

if your pass gets wet or torn, just pull out the extra copy you made to use.

you show the ep to the TM at the ride.
This will allow you to use the express line.
It needs to be shown for all rides/shows that you do

just a fyi that the studios will close at 5 on the day you will be there.

ioa will be open longer.
switch to ioa before 4 in order to avoid crowds that are coming in for doing rides before hhn begins.
 
I've only done print at home personally. There is no exchange before or upon entering the park. If you print at home, you have to carry around the printed sheet of paper with you all day. This printed sheet of paper is separate from your park ticket. They scan the bar code from that piece of paper at each ride. So you could probably just cut out the bar code portion, but what I do personally is just fold it up the piece of paper so the barcode is on the top and stick that in my pocket to show the ride ops when I get in line.

They also sell lanyards (or you could bring your own) to stick your printed off ticket in if you wanted to go that route.
 

And thanks for letting me know about when the party ppl can come into park. I figure by 5pm I will be ready to head home. Or go to IoA to end the day.
 
I honestly would not buy it in advance. If the parks aren't crowded, you've wasted your money.
 
I honestly would not buy it in advance. If the parks aren't crowded, you've wasted your money.


normally i would say the same thing damo said but the op gave us her date she will be in the park.


with hhn happening that weekend, sundays (oct 23) get hit hard during the day in the parks.
many show up around noontime to take in the rides for the last 5 hours studios will be open before it closes for hhn set up.

op can use SRL when they have short lines and can use the ep for repeating them later in the day.

since this is the only park she plans to get the ep for, she will be able to get the major rides down before the park closes.

then on the next two days in the parks, she should be fine without the ep as Mon/Tue won't have huge crowds
 













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