Questions regarding universal studios

[Kidd McFluff]

We were there in late August 2019 and the queues were manageable. We were quickly on to most rides with no more than a 20 minute wait for rides like Kong Island, Jurassic Park, ET, Simpsons, Spiderman etc. We waited longer for some of the Harry Potter rides (40mins - 1 hour) but the queues were well laid out and we were happy to be chilling in the shade.

We made the most of staying onsite. (stayed in a lovely 1 bed apartment at Endless Summer. We didn't worry too much about not having the express passes. We were there for a week so had plenty of time to nip in and out of the parks. We found that the parks got quiet after 6pm and crowds in late August/ early September are quite low as the US schools go back earlier than here in the UK.

You'll have a blast!

[Nannad]

Sorry can I just ask a quick question please. We are booked in at the portofino so will have the express passes, does this pass allow you to ride the attraction multiple times or just once please. Also if their is a queue at a restaurant does it allow you immediate access like a laundry’s card please. Thanks Del

[Kidd McFluff]

Originally Posted by Nannad

Sorry can I just ask a quick question please. We are booked in at the portofino so will have the express passes, does this pass allow you to ride the attraction multiple times or just once please. Also if their is a queue at a restaurant does it allow you immediate access like a laundry’s card please. Thanks Del

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No queue hopping at restaurants as far as I know but you can ride as many times as you like with the Express Pass.

[Nannad]

Thank you, that is good to know. Del

[Gill H]

When we stayed there, it said we had preferred seating for certain restaurants. We never tried it as they weren’t the ones we wanted. That was in 2014 so it may have changed.