So true. I'm not even a HP fan, but the queue for Gringots is immaculate. I think it's worth standing in the regular line for the harry potter rides. For the rest, express it.
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Great coverage about express!! We usually can't fork out to buy unless we are staying at Express. We pay the price for HHN express but just try to work around the waits for a regular park day.
They make the estimated wait times more than what they say and on some rides there are a lot of cool stuff to see through the lines I would not want to miss. I went with my Granddaughter without express pass and we rode more than 8 rides and left early during spring break with longer estimated wait times.
We agree the queues are pretty cool and it’s worth waiting in line! Our experiment was only from 1pm to close so if we were riding all day, we probably would’ve gotten double the amount! We don’t think express passes are necessary to have a good time but they do seem to work in the way that they are advertised, just like we said in our final opinion at the end of the video 🤗
Awesome video for people who are trying to decide on purchasing an express pass…my family and i stay on property just to get the free express pass….PEOPLE, ITS WORTH IT! Especially during “busy months”. Anyway great vid❤
Can say that they are worth it 100 percent. Had them for one day and rode everything in both parks but Hagrids. Did that the next day. They were $300+ for that day but worth every penny.
I agree with one of the comments below which is Universal tends to “bloat” the line wait times….if you go during down times the wait is never that bad to warrant spending that extra money…just my opinion 🥰
Really wish your comparison was with 2 couples alternating express vs regular line with both couples entering at the same time. Everyone knows posted times are not correct.
@@ThemeTeam I get that, and riding single would put you in a different line altogether anyway. But having the direct comparison of couple vs couple for timing through would be really helpful, and more accurate. I have watched a lot of videos in the last month.. have not seen that direct comparison, something to think about 🙂
to be honest it depends on the time of year you go so like summer and winter during school breaks absolutely during fall around like horror nights not so much
I’m not sure I would pay that much for express but I would and do stay at the top tier hotels where it’s free anyway. And I think that’s well worth it even with the higher room rates.
Really great info and to the point content, really appreciate! One note, it would be better you looking at the camera like you're talking to me... it's weird watching you look to the side of the lens and not right at it. But again great content, i will be subscribing and checking out your other videos! Thank you!!
Thank you so much! Such an amazing video, so helpful! I am going there mid May, do you think there would be a lot of people? I am going to for 2 Days. So I;m confused about the Express Pass. We are two people and idk if it would be feasible. I'm coming from India for this so!
If you haven’t already, book at a premier resort or book express waaaay in advance. This will save you lots of money. Premier hotels give you express as a perk for staying with them and you can use it in check in day all day even if your room isn’t ready AND all day even after check out.
Thank you for acknowledging this, the wait times posted are incorrect. For Hogwarts Express specifically, it was posted as 20 minutes when we went, but it was actually an hour wait. The fact that you got on in half the time shows the pass is worth it. Hogwarts Express has the longest lines due to the slow loading process, which is why other park goers recommend people to just walk to the other park to save time... well if they don't have express and are not harry potter fans. For people out of town, Express is totally worth it, but people should stay in a premium hotel to get them. Side note: Velocicoaster is the best rollercoaster that I've been on.
End of February! That would be a great time to go in our opinion. Anytime between the new year and spring break and between spring break and summer break!
@@Zee-mu1zj oh!! We thought you meant the candy! It’s fish and chips from the 3 broom sticks! We will be doing a food video soon and covering the best foods we know of!
I think express pass is worth it on those busy days. The wait time for Hogwarts express can be crazy. I have hopped right onto the Hogwarts express (within 15 minutes) when the normal wait was 120 minutes.
The hogsmeade station seems to be a much shorter wait than the king cross station in our experience! The express pass didn’t do us much good this trip on that particular ride but maybe there was a delay we weren’t aware of
Unfortunately, we have only been to one! Royal pacific. It is the least expensive of the 3 premier resorts. Portifino is said be very nice but I think a lot of folks prefer hard rock!
I stayed at the hard rock club level and got free unlimited express pass. I did the math. Staying at a cheaper hotel and buying that same express pass cost a whole lot more than what I spent for hotel and getting “ free “ express pass.
If you’re going alone we highly recommend taking advantage of the single rider line! It’s typically much shorter than stand by line and you’ll save some cash!
Wow 200 per person per day to ride 8 rides with the express pass??? So makes me not want to go to Universal. At disney we were doing 20-30 a day at about 150 per person per day with the genie plus. Granted you did not do a full day...
Genie is a good way to make the most of your trip! But that is correct, we did not do the full day as part of this experiment. We think the take away is we waited about half of the estimated wait time for stand by line with the express pass included in our stay at a premier hotel. So for anyone looking for a way to avoid the $200 per day fee, maybe try that way?
Express pass is a half scam. On most rides, it will get you to skip a third, or at best half of the regular line, then you are merged back with it. Obviously you gain some time, but dont expect at all to skip the whole queue. For the price it is a shame and not a good value at all. This is only really useful for two or three really popular rides. For the most popular one, Hagrid's motorbike, it isn't available.... Globally we weren't blown away by Unisersal, it is kind of aging and way overpriced. We enjoyed much more our day at Hollywood studios.
Universal is building what will be the biggest theme park in central Florida to open in 2025. With tons of new refurbs, experiences, attractions to come! Sorry you didn’t enjoy your trip!
Hard rock for 4 nights saves my family of 5 a minimum of 750 a day on the unlimited express. Some heavier days saves you even more. Sometimes unlimited passes are 300 each 1500 a day for family of 5. FREE at the premier hotels. Our rm is 550 a night plus a 35 dollar a night cot.🎉
This video has no comparison on real times you went when the park was empty I just went there and the wait times were 150 minutes plus now that’s a comparison video
Thanks for your input! This video was filmed while we were having a good time trying express pass for the first time. You’re welcome to buy express pass and on a day when wait times are 150 minutes but we certainly wouldn’t be able to put out that kind of cash ha!
Express is fast, low wait time but…when you are in the regular line, you see how much effort Universal put into making their park so damn cool!!
Exactly! Either way it’s a win win unless the ride breaks down ahha
So true. I'm not even a HP fan, but the queue for Gringots is immaculate.
I think it's worth standing in the regular line for the harry potter rides. For the rest, express it.
staying at the premier hotels for the family express pass is such a W move!!! great video friends!
Exactly 🏆!! Thank you!!
Very helpful thank you!!!!
You’re welcome!!
Absolutely love this video guys ! ❤
Thank you!!!
How do you guys not have more subscribers with the quality of your videos? Boggles my mind. I hope this is a good year for y’all. Just subscribed!
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Great breakdown of Universal Express
Thank you! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
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Brilliant video very informative ☺️
Thank you! We’re glad it was helpful!
Great coverage about express!! We usually can't fork out to buy unless we are staying at Express. We pay the price for HHN express but just try to work around the waits for a regular park day.
Same here! We go too often to justify the price of express. It does do what it claims though!
I love how u just went straight to the video!
Time is of the essence 😌
They make the estimated wait times more than what they say and on some rides there are a lot of cool stuff to see through the lines I would not want to miss. I went with my Granddaughter without express pass and we rode more than 8 rides and left early during spring break with longer estimated wait times.
We agree the queues are pretty cool and it’s worth waiting in line! Our experiment was only from 1pm to close so if we were riding all day, we probably would’ve gotten double the amount! We don’t think express passes are necessary to have a good time but they do seem to work in the way that they are advertised, just like we said in our final opinion at the end of the video 🤗
Awesome video for people who are trying to decide on purchasing an express pass…my family and i stay on property just to get the free express pass….PEOPLE, ITS WORTH IT! Especially during “busy months”. Anyway great vid❤
Thank you so much!! We definitely don’t know if express pass would be worth it to everyone but we definitely enjoyed them!
Booked my first trip today, staying at the resort, seems like the express pass is going to pay off greatly! Thanks for the video
Of course! So glad you found it helpful!!
Can say that they are worth it 100 percent. Had them for one day and rode everything in both parks but Hagrids. Did that the next day. They were $300+ for that day but worth every penny.
I agree with one of the comments below which is Universal tends to “bloat” the line wait times….if you go during down times the wait is never that bad to warrant spending that extra money…just
my opinion 🥰
Agree! This was our first time with express and we have been passholders for 3 years!
Great job!
Thank you!
Velocicoaster at night look so cool!!!
It’s SO cool! Honestly all the outdoor rides are kind of a different experience at night
Fantastic vlog why you don't have hundreds with the quality you drop I don't know can't wait to see more
Thank you!!! We just started about 4 months ago! Hope to see those numbers one day! We appreciate your support!!
Really wish your comparison was with 2 couples alternating express vs regular line with both couples entering at the same time. Everyone knows posted times are not correct.
We like riding together though 🤔
@@ThemeTeam I get that, and riding single would put you in a different line altogether anyway. But having the direct comparison of couple vs couple for timing through would be really helpful, and more accurate. I have watched a lot of videos in the last month.. have not seen that direct comparison, something to think about 🙂
You could give @rixflix a try! We have seen him do this before with his wife ☺️
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Good video! going in october so trying to win all time i can since i'll be visiting from Belgium
Thank you! October is a great time to visit!!
to be honest it depends on the time of year you go so like summer and winter during school breaks absolutely during fall around like horror nights not so much
I’m not sure I would pay that much for express but I would and do stay at the top tier hotels where it’s free anyway. And I think that’s well worth it even with the higher room rates.
Agreed!
Really great info and to the point content, really appreciate! One note, it would be better you looking at the camera like you're talking to me... it's weird watching you look to the side of the lens and not right at it. But again great content, i will be subscribing and checking out your other videos! Thank you!!
Haha thank you for the input! We had recently upgraded our equipment! You can see the difference in our Cabana bay video!
Thank you so much! Such an amazing video, so helpful! I am going there mid May, do you think there would be a lot of people? I am going to for 2 Days. So I;m confused about the Express Pass. We are two people and idk if it would be feasible. I'm coming from India for this so!
If you haven’t already, book at a premier resort or book express waaaay in advance. This will save you lots of money. Premier hotels give you express as a perk for staying with them and you can use it in check in day all day even if your room isn’t ready AND all day even after check out.
Thank you for acknowledging this, the wait times posted are incorrect. For Hogwarts Express specifically, it was posted as 20 minutes when we went, but it was actually an hour wait. The fact that you got on in half the time shows the pass is worth it. Hogwarts Express has the longest lines due to the slow loading process, which is why other park goers recommend people to just walk to the other park to save time... well if they don't have express and are not harry potter fans.
For people out of town, Express is totally worth it, but people should stay in a premium hotel to get them.
Side note: Velocicoaster is the best rollercoaster that I've been on.
Yes! Standby is just an estimate! Thanks for watching!
We went 2 wks ago on spring break and are average wait time was 25 minutes without a express pass probably never waited more than 15 minutes
We’re glad you had a good trip!!
Hi! When was the video recorded? Trying to figure out the best time of the years to go to Orlando and all the parks. :)
End of February! That would be a great time to go in our opinion. Anytime between the new year and spring break and between spring break and summer break!
Hi, from the U.k here-could you please let me know what food you purchased on camera & where from? (As in the snack & not the main meal)
Hey! We got some self serve candy from Honeydukes in Hogsmeade!
@ThemeTeam Oh! It looked liked some type of fish, & potatoes? I was interested because I wouldn't be eating meat (except for fish)
@@Zee-mu1zj oh!! We thought you meant the candy! It’s fish and chips from the 3 broom sticks! We will be doing a food video soon and covering the best foods we know of!
I think express pass is worth it on those busy days. The wait time for Hogwarts express can be crazy. I have hopped right onto the Hogwarts express (within 15 minutes) when the normal wait was 120 minutes.
The hogsmeade station seems to be a much shorter wait than the king cross station in our experience! The express pass didn’t do us much good this trip on that particular ride but maybe there was a delay we weren’t aware of
What day of the week did you go? And what time did you arrive to the park?
This was a Sunday and we got to the parks at 1pm. The end of the video gives the details of the time frame, rides ridden, and time saved!
Stay at premier hotels its included
We did! We also mention that at the end ☺️
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Which premier hotel would you recommend the most?
Unfortunately, we have only been to one! Royal pacific. It is the least expensive of the 3 premier resorts. Portifino is said be very nice but I think a lot of folks prefer hard rock!
I stayed at the hard rock club level and got free unlimited express pass. I did the math. Staying at a cheaper hotel and buying that same express pass cost a whole lot more than what I spent for hotel and getting “ free “ express pass.
Exactly!! It works out that way sometimes
How many nights did you stay?
Am in California I get the unlimited express pass for me it’s worth it 1000%
dont forget to put carbs into your pump :)
well i guess it looks like an omnipod lmao
Yes! It is. Nick has the dexcom and the omnipod so he has a really good system for the parks!
I am going solo, Would and express pass be worth it?
If you’re going alone we highly recommend taking advantage of the single rider line! It’s typically much shorter than stand by line and you’ll save some cash!
Thank you so much@@ThemeTeam
Are you going on a weekend or weekday? That makes a huge difference, also some rides will have single rider lines so you might not need to get express
I am going next Tuesday@@HumzaBari
I am going next Tuesday@@HumzaBari
Funny when he runs to the "next thing" lol
Thank you 😌 -Nick
Idk why, the wait time for the train always seem to wrong..
It’s always the hogsmeade station!
3:54 he asking the real questions
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Wow 200 per person per day to ride 8 rides with the express pass??? So makes me not want to go to Universal. At disney we were doing 20-30 a day at about 150 per person per day with the genie plus. Granted you did not do a full day...
Genie is a good way to make the most of your trip! But that is correct, we did not do the full day as part of this experiment. We think the take away is we waited about half of the estimated wait time for stand by line with the express pass included in our stay at a premier hotel. So for anyone looking for a way to avoid the $200 per day fee, maybe try that way?
Express pass is a half scam. On most rides, it will get you to skip a third, or at best half of the regular line, then you are merged back with it. Obviously you gain some time, but dont expect at all to skip the whole queue. For the price it is a shame and not a good value at all. This is only really useful for two or three really popular rides. For the most popular one, Hagrid's motorbike, it isn't available....
Globally we weren't blown away by Unisersal, it is kind of aging and way overpriced. We enjoyed much more our day at Hollywood studios.
Universal is building what will be the biggest theme park in central Florida to open in 2025. With tons of new refurbs, experiences, attractions to come! Sorry you didn’t enjoy your trip!
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Hard rock for 4 nights saves my family of 5 a minimum of 750 a day on the unlimited express. Some heavier days saves you even more. Sometimes unlimited passes are 300 each 1500 a day for family of 5. FREE at the premier hotels. Our rm is 550 a night plus a 35 dollar a night cot.🎉
It’s a great way to save money if you’re really interested in express! We do mention that perk at the end of our video ☺️
I went to Islands of adventure when I was in middle school. Back in those days the express pass was only $20 🥲
Now that sounds like the good ole’ days
This video has no comparison on real times you went when the park was empty I just went there and the wait times were 150 minutes plus now that’s a comparison video
Thanks for your input! This video was filmed while we were having a good time trying express pass for the first time. You’re welcome to buy express pass and on a day when wait times are 150 minutes but we certainly wouldn’t be able to put out that kind of cash ha!