Universal Express pass confused!

[Julia Ann]

I've seen that you can buy the Express Pass as an extra to admission. It's been a while since our last trip so was checking if you can still obtain a "fastpass/express pass" from a kiosk for individual rides with a regular admission ticket (not universal site resident) as you could back in 2006.

 

[wilma-bride]

No, there is no longer a free Express Pass for rides at Universal. For many years now (and I could have sworn that when we first went in 2004 it was the same), the onyl way to bypass the lines is to stay at a Universal onsite hotel or buy the Express Pass on the day (or in advance - although I wouldn't recommend buying in advance unless it is peak season as you never know how busy the park will bein reality, on any given day).

 

[flortlebap]

Unfortunately free passes similar to fast passes no longer exist. We've opted to stay one night in a Universal hotel for FOTL privileges - the passes alone are around $120 for the two of us for our dates for one day, and we needed a hotel for one night anyway so for us it made sense.

 

[pickers1982]

We ve always booked a hotel for a night just to get the express passes as the room gives us time for a few drinks in city walk in the evening. This time we are thinking about buying them on the day.