Hagrid's Express Pass...It's Happening!!

[princessebird]

Looks like, after four long years, today just might actually be the day!

 

[Minnie1222]

Best news!

 

[reddog21]

Finally!!!

 

[Smugpugmug]

While it is exciting news.....RIP to the standby line. I don't think I'll wait standby ever again unless I'm doing early park admission or going to an Orlando Informer meet up.

 

[DoryGirl1963]

That's too bad - now the standby lines will be even longer - was hoping they wouldn't add EP to this.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Consistently holds lines over an hour before EP. This will make rope dropping better perhaps, but EP will really crush the wait times otherwise. Especially if EP folks reride a lot.

 

[GhostHost24]

I'm scared to see what wait times will balloon to now.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Wonder how much impact this will have on VIP tour sales?

 

[pinkxray]

This is exciting news! DD8 just reached the height requirement and I was dreading how we could fit it in our plans. I don’t think we’ve been on it since they had virtual queues.

 

[lisam70]

Current wait time 210 minutes !!!
Wonder how long the express wait is ??

 

[neverlandsky]

So awesome and exciting for our upcoming trip.

 

[georgina]

I'm happy I booked one night at RPR for my next trip. This news will make me much more likely to continue to do that in the future.

 

[georgina]

While it is exciting news.....RIP to the standby line. I don't think I'll wait standby ever again unless I'm doing early park admission or going to an Orlando Informer meet up.

While is can be a nice queue to walk through, I found it quite claustrophobic to be stuck in.

 

[Skywalker3]

Have only ridden hagrids 3 times because of the crazy long lines, and only rode recently because we had a ruby pass from VC going down. This will may lines way worse.,really didn’t like when VC switched to express. Oh well, if we can scrounge up at least one night at a premier, we may try it again.

 

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

I will be interested to hear about people's experience with Express times vs. standby moving forward.

 

[fatmanatee]

I will be interested to hear about people's experience with Express times vs. standby moving forward.

Average standby wait on this day last year was 40 min lower, according to Thrill Data. Definitely going to have a noticeable effect but the question is how bad it's going to get.

 

[ofcabbagesandkings]

So happy to not have to drag my family to the early entry rope drop dash. Last time we did it the ride was delayed. We still only waited 30 minutes once in the park, but that doesn't include the time spent outside of the gates starting at 6:30 in the morning with the crowds growing steadily behind us. You really had to speed walk too or people would pass you. My youngest will be tall enough for the first time this trip and he is stoked.