FASTPASS and the Universal Express Pass

There are many ways you can make the most of your time at either the Walt Disney World or Universal Resorts. Both theme park/entertainment complexes located right here in Central Florida have developed systems to ensure that your vacation time is optimized with as little wait times as possible and that every minute you spend inside one of their theme parks is efficient.

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If you are planning on going to any of the four Disney theme parks, you will want to fully understand their FASTPASS system beforehand so that you can take advantage of this wonderful – and free – perk that is available to all guests who enter the turnstiles. A Disney FASTPASS allows you to get a ticket for a certain attraction, which will then designate you a certain time to come back and allow you to bypass the standby line and board usually within just a few minutes. The only catch to using a FASTPASS is that you can only get one at a time, and you cannot get another one until your time has bypassed on your current FASTPASS. For example, some of the bigger rides give out all of their FASTPASS tickets within a few hours of the park’s opening, but if you were to approach Space Mountain at 10 a.m. and the FASTPASS return time was 7 p.m., you should skip it and just wait for the standby line to go down at either a parade time or later in the day. This system was developed to help guests alleviate the wait on their in-demand rides, and if you use this system correctly, it can make selecting attractions for your family a whole lot easier.

The Universal Orlando Resort also has a similar system to Disney’s FASTPASS, but there is one major difference. While Disney gives anyone the opportunity to pick up a FASTPASS, Universal only offers its Universal Express Plus Passes (which gives guests an exclusive line to bypass waiting for attractions) for free as a benefit to anyone who is a guest at one of their three on-site hotels; the Hard Rock Hotel, Portofino Bat Hotel and the Royal Pacific Resort. Don’t fret if you are not staying at the Universal Orlando Resort – you too can purchase this pass as an add-on to your regular tickets for an extra fee.