the outside of the park guest services opens at least 30 minutes prior to park opening.
kiosk pick up could be quicker than will call.
The kiosks are outside the park gates at both parks. Look for Will Call and you'll go to the kiosks, insert the credit card used for the transaction and type in the confirmation number given. The tickets will print out and you can go directly to the gates. The APs look like regular tickets...not plastic.Thanks for the info! Can you tell me where the kiosk machine is for both parks, as not sure which will be our first park? Are the AP's plastic cards or paper? How do the kiosks work? I'm just used to getting a voucher in the mail and picking up an AP at guest services in WDW...completely clueless to how US works lol.
The kiosks are outside the park gates at both parks. Look for Will Call and you'll go to the kiosks, insert the credit card used for the transaction and type in the confirmation number given. The tickets will print out and you can go directly to the gates. The APs look like regular tickets...not plastic.
It is generally for the Harry Potter sections but often there can be other rides included. You'll have to ask when you are there.
How is early entry working since DA opened? I am sure the answer is here but I just can't find it. We are staying on site (Portifino) 4 nights 3 days. Is early entry Studios only? Do the parks alternate EE days? Can you choose which park?
I've been so busy mapping, diagraming, spreadsheeting, note-taking, for WDW, I've just realized I've done nothing to plan for USO - and it's a significant part of the trip!
When are you going? We just left Portofino. Had two days at the parks. We slept in, hit the parks about 11 or noon and barely even used our express passes. Most lines were 10-20 minutes. With our Express Passes everything was a walk on (except the HP exclusions). Minions got up to 50minutes and Gringots was never more than 60 minutes. Harry Potter stuff was busy but we never even considered we would need EE. The hotel staff did talk like it was just for Harry Potter.
New question - havent been to US/IOA in many years, but still have one, or possibly two days left over on our passes as they were non-expiring, 3 day park to park tickets. Where should we go to check number of days left on our tickets? They are paper tickets. I don't want to waste a lot of time getting into the park on the morning we go, is there a way to check in advance? We will be there the week of April 13th.
Yes, the express cost is a good way to estimate expected crowds.
Is there a number I can call or e-mail before I go? I would like to know before I plan as I'm trying to figure out what to do for 14 nights (don't want to do Disney this time).if the airmiles 7 day ticket were free, don't know how they can be upgraded to an ap.
check with guest services for current policy about that.
If I were to buy express passes for a specific day in advance, but for whatever reason can't go to the park that day, can I still use the express passes for a different day (provided I pay the difference if it costs more)?
I'm assuming it's non-refundable in any case, right? or no?