No Express Passes available for June???

[DorianDonP]

I'm on the Universal-Orlando website trying to purchase express pass tickets for when I make the trip to the parks in early June, but when I click on the calender only one day in June has available express pass tickets. This doesn't seem right. So only one day in the entire month has them available? I'm thinking this may be an error on the site, but if not then WOW. I don't even want to go in the summer if I can't have express passes.

Does anyone know if this is an error?

 

[DorianDonP]

Hmmm. Nevermind. I see that the color codes on the calender are incorrect, which was what was throwing me off.

 

[Metro West]

I'm on the Universal-Orlando website trying to purchase express pass tickets for when I make the trip to the parks in early June, but when I click on the calender only one day in June has available express pass tickets. This doesn't seem right. So only one day in the entire month has them available? I'm thinking this may be an error on the site, but if not then WOW. I don't even want to go in the summer if I can't have express passes.

Does anyone know if this is an error?

It doesn't look they've loaded the dates for June yet...for whatever reason. I guess they are still trying to determine the crowds and EP prices for June.

 

[TallandGoofy]

That's weird! I bought mine for June 7th over a month ago and it worked fine. I see what you are saying though. Was just looking at it and first, I couldn't select a date - they were all white - and then there was all of a sudden availability for June 1 - 16 (excluding the saturdays). Now only June 1st...

That's gotta be an error. My understanding from the folks here are that you can pretty much always wait and buy them at the parks on the day of. Can't imagine they'd all be sold out....???

 

[Metro West]

That's gotta be an error. My understanding from the folks here are that you can pretty much always wait and buy them at the parks on the day of. Can't imagine they'd all be sold out....???

That's true...I can't imagine any time in the summer...except a holiday weekend when EPs would be sold out and even then it would be a rare occurance. Again...I think they are still gauging crowds and prices for the summer months and are making people wait until there is a better idea.

 

[TallandGoofy]

Eek...maybe they ARE sold out! 'Cause if I go to purchase at the next level (orange) then all those dates are there in June.

 

[TallandGoofy]

Again...I think they are still gauging crowds and prices for the summer months and are making people wait until there is a better idea.

Let's hope so!!

 

[TallandGoofy]

Dang, now I'm glad I bought them early. Still showing beginning of June as "green" but they are unavailable when you try to buy from "green" option. However, if you try to buy "orange" option...now all of a sudden a bunch of the "green" days (June 1 - 6) are showing available... Very confusing!!

 

[DorianDonP]

Dang, now I'm glad I bought them early. Still showing beginning of June as "green" but they are unavailable when you try to buy from "green" option. However, if you try to buy "orange" option...now all of a sudden a bunch of the "green" days (June 1 - 6) are showing available... Very confusing!!

AND frustrating!

I'd hate to go there thinking I can buy an express pass and then be turned away. It's an excruciating experience to be at the park without one. Last time I did that on a hot day (3-4 years ago) I was miserable.

Any suggestions?

 

[christophfam]

It looks like they were increasing pass prices for early June. They changed the prices first, and now the corresponding calendar is updated to the right color. Guess it is going to be busier than expected the first few days of June.

 

[Bluer101]

I'm here now and I have seen tons of people with the bought EP. I have to say there is a lot of them. This is the first time I have seen so many people with them. Normally I will see a few in line and more hotel guest but this time there are way more bought EP's than hotel guests.

 

[cieslack]

I'm here now and I have seen tons of people with the bought EP. I have to say there is a lot of them. This is the first time I have seen so many people with them. Normally I will see a few in line and more hotel guest but this time there are way more bought EP's than hotel guests.

What is the wait in the Express lines?

 

[tink20]

It looks like they were increasing pass prices for early June. They changed the prices first, and now the corresponding calendar is updated to the right color. Guess it is going to be busier than expected the first few days of June.

boo!

 

[Bluer101]

Anywhere from 5-20 minutes. Still not bad but I'm used to 5 or less. Today should be real busy. The waits for the water rides were 60-90 midday yesterday for regular lines. Every other ride was right around 30-60 minutes.

 

[Don Disney]

It looks like they were increasing pass prices for early June. They changed the prices first, and now the corresponding calendar is updated to the right color. Guess it is going to be busier than expected the first few days of June.

I have been watching the prices for EP for about a month,and the prices have not changed-probably a system update.That being said,I'm not going to shell out $204 for the six of us-It's highway robbery,kinda like timeshares,the biggest legal rip-off of modern times!!!

 

[christophfam]

I have been watching the prices for EP for about a month,and the prices have not changed-probably a system update.That being said,I'm not going to shell out $204 for the six of us-It's highway robbery,kinda like timeshares,the biggest legal rip-off of modern times!!!

Oh, no, they definitely changed for our dates. June 1, 2, 3 and 5 were green at 25.99, now they are yellow and 39.99.

I'm not too worried about it since we'll be onsite.

Bluer101 - I've notice an increase in the number of people with purchased express also. Way more this last year than previous years. Hope you're having an awesome trip!! We'll be there later this week.

 

[cieslack]

I have been watching the prices for EP for about a month,and the prices have not changed-probably a system update.That being said,I'm not going to shell out $204 for the six of us-It's highway robbery,kinda like timeshares,the biggest legal rip-off of modern times!!!

Prices and colors are different depending on which individual park you choose or both. US is yellow and IOA and two park are orange. You say legal rip-off and I say the best money I've ever spent.

 

[Metro West]

Prices and colors are different depending on which individual park you choose or both. US is yellow and IOA and two park are orange. You say legal rip-off and I say the best money I've ever spent.

Correct...if you're going to purchase the EP, the two park EP is just a little bit more so I wonder if people are looking at the IOA EP instead of the two park. It's kind of funny too since the EP can't be used on Forbidden Journey.

 

[2tink4u]

Well if you use up all your early entry time messing around with WWoHP then you won't have line else where. That was our thinking. We purchased VIP. I just can't bear to be completely miserable with the crowd and the heat....

 

[TallandGoofy]

It looks like they were increasing pass prices for early June. They changed the prices first, and now the corresponding calendar is updated to the right color..

Yep - it's all working now. They upped some of the prices on some dates, but the day we are going (and which I purchased) is still "green".

Well if you use up all your early entry time messing around with WWoHP then you won't have line else where. That was our thinking. We purchased VIP. I just can't bear to be completely miserable with the crowd and the heat....

That's exactly my thinking. We have early entry which we will use to explore WWoHP and then, we can casually go around and do what we want the rest of the day.