We are thining of going to HHN and staying on site (there is availablity) on Oct.1. If I buy an express HHN pass, do I need a regular pass too for the parks? We would not arrive until about 3:30. TIA
The HHN express pass only gives you front of the line access to attractions during the HHN evening event. You still need to buy a standard admission ticket to HHN and then the express pass would be an additional upgrade.
HHN is a separately ticketed event so neither the HHN admission or HHN express pass allow you any access to the Univeral parks during regular park hours. If you want to tour the parks during the day, you'd need to buy a regular park admission ticket for that (unless your hotel reservation includes park admission, which some packages do).
Yes, exactly! It can get confusing with the separate HHN tickets, separate HHN express, and admission & express passes to the parks which may or may not be included with your onsite hotel stay.