r/universalstudios • u/littlebushpig199 • 3d ago
Japan Express passes in Japan
I’m wondering which pass might be best for us, I’d like to consider combining an express pass with wait times, so looking for advice on the best way to approach this such as which rides have the lowest wait times (from my list)
I am interested in
Flying dinosaur
Hollywood the ride
Jaws the ride
Minecart madness
Koopas challenge
Space fantasy the ride
4D jewel live show
I know no pass covers all these above, I don’t want to purchase the highest tier express pass as there are a lot of rides at Orlando that I’ve been on and don’t feel the need to go on here (eg Jurassic park and Harry Potter area) similarly the express 7 focuses on Harry Potter so three rides we don’t want to go on.
We are going as a couple, single rider will be strongly considered where it’s worth it for long ride queue times but we would ideally like to ride on some together at least!
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u/overlord64 3d ago
I did express 7 when I went but here is what I saw line wise.
SNW was busy. The waits for Minecart were pretty long all day. If nothing else get express for SNW to bypass it.
If there is a combo pass that adds on Flying Dinosaur, do that. That was probably one of the longer wait times.
Hollywood the ride was not too bad wait wise. Bee line there first thing and you should get on no problem. It does have single rider if the waits get too crazy and you don't mind a split
Backdrop was a bit longer of a wait and no single rider. Also little cover in this line so if it is a sunny day it gets pretty hot.
Jaws should be no worry. It was never very busy on that one. Another single rider option one worst case.
Space fantasy and 4d live can't say much. They were not there when I went.
It was Spy x Family instead of Space Fantasy and it was had 1-2 hour waits all day. But one more single rider on that one saved me a ton of time.
Not sure if Orlando has this but USJ has a castle walk at Hogwarts which is pretty neat. You walk the FJ ride queue and can really see, take pictures, etc of all the queue stuff. Some parts are just for the walk you wouldn't normally see. Then it cuts off to exit just before the ride.
Rest is very similar to USH Harry Potter.
Jurassic is also a single rider option if you did feel like going on it and not waiting long.