Hogswarts Express Soft Opening

[jade1]

Yes. They have TMs out in front of the queue repeatedly announcing that you need a 2 park pass (or annual pass) to ride HE. That set of TMs do a quick check of your ticket prior to you getting in queue where another set of TMs use machines similar to the set at the main entrance of the parks that scan your ticket and do a finger scan.

I'm an annual passholder for the past 11 years, so it wasn't costing me anything extra. However, for those that are "regular" tourists, I can see a big pocketbook hit with the need for the 2 park pass. It's pretty genius on Universal's part.

Thanks-I think its worth the extra money-was just wondering if they were inflating the "daily park visits" from folks going round and round-its just an amazing strategy in that regard. WDW has no parks close enough to do that with an attraction-DL could though.

What would the most, or at least typical back and forth visits you made before this 7? I would suspect maybe 3 or 4 at the most right?

 

[kyzman]

Before the HE round trips, I may have maxed out at maybe a combo of 3 entries to UO parks per day (if not factoring in eating on CityWalk and returning to the park).

 

[rcraw45425]

Before the HE round trips, I may have maxed out at maybe a combo of 3 entries to UO parks per day (if not factoring in eating on CityWalk and returning to the park).

I'm confused, what's this about maxing out, I was unaware of a limit on entrance and exit on park to park tickets...

 

[atricks]

I'm confused, what's this about maxing out, I was unaware of a limit on entrance and exit on park to park tickets...

There isn't one. I believe they are taking about a personal record of how many park switches per day.

 

[Bluer101]

There isn't one. I believe they are taking about a personal record of how many park switches per day.

Yep, we have done lots of park hopping with are AP's in one day. Pretty much everyday we are there we will make many trips in and out of the parks.

 

[rcraw45425]

There isn't one. I believe they are taking about a personal record of how many park switches per day.

Yep, we have done lots of park hopping with are AP's in one day. Pretty much everyday we are there we will make many trips in and out of the parks.

Whew, with all of the changes that the Motherland has implemented, I had visions of tiny print somewhere that says "no more than 6 park entrances and exits per 24 hour period" or some crap like that. I need to start getting excited for Sunday, huh, although I'm pissed that it sounds like they are forcing you to purchase a package in order to get and sneak peak at DA. Cant't swing four nights as hubby works ER and this is all we can manage off before he has to start back. As it is they were bugging him his entire four days off this week trying to get him to work even more. He may wind up staying in the room sleeping ! The good thing about a Dark Side vacation is you can get up and pack that morning, no need to worry about touring plans or ADRs or FP+

 

[jade1]

I had visions of tiny print somewhere that says "no more than 6 park entrances and exits per 24 hour period" or some crap like that.

Zero chance-they want the annual attendance totals padded as high as they can, what better way than a popular new attraction "forcing" additional automated gate entries every time you ride it.

Can you imagine if 7DMT required an new park entry every time you rode it.

The folks in charge of increasing annual visitors (gate entries) at US/IOA are feeling pretty good, and clever-I would bet.