Just got a new survey from Universal Orlando about Extra Hours. Questions were about my interest level in having extra hours at all 3 parks AFTER normal hours. :drool:
Just got a new survey from Universal Orlando about Extra Hours. Questions were about my interest level in having extra hours at all 3 parks AFTER normal hours. :drool:
I hope there was no confidentiality agreement before you took this...
I would think most people would prefer evening hours instead of morning hours. But I think the problem is that it provides more logistical challenges in screening out guests who aren't staying at Universal resorts and such.
Scan what, your room card? Currently you just show it- that's it. They don't scan. I don't even know if they have the capability to scan got the 5 on-site hotels and 22 off-site partner hotels (if booking a package) with their current setup.Disney does the same where they just scan your Magic Band at each ride. Uni can scan as well
The room keys have dates on them. I don't know how closely they usually check your key, though.Currently, you just show your hotel room key in the morning- I always thought that was dumb because you could just keep your hotel key and use it all year long if you're a local- but I digress.
This would be great for us. We enjoy all theme parks during the evening hours more than the day light hours. We rarely get to enjoy IOA in the evening since it closes so early in the off season. IOA is absolutely beautiful in the evening, so if they do this we can spend more than the present ten or fifteen minutes we do before they throw us out.Currently, you just show your hotel room key in the morning- I always thought that was dumb because you could just keep your hotel key and use it all year long if you're a local- but I digress.
So they'd have to do what, show your room key to get on a ride? I guess it wouldn't be that different than now.
This just goes to show you how much better Disney is with their infrastructure and MM+. The Room Key + Park Ticket + Express Pass + when I have Dining Plan Cards (that I buy in Sept for buy one get one half off)- it's just ridiculous.
I'd be fine with either. I like the morning now, because I have young kids that wake up- but it's still a bit early for them with the 1 hr time zone change. So each way would have it's benefits for me, personally. But for the majority of their demographic (older kiddos)- Id think night would be much more beneficial. And with the 5k extra rooms to be added in the next couple years- they might even be able to do them both. And at a reduced cost, even- just close an hour earlier and keep the last hour open for on-sites.
They don't- you just flash it- hah.The room keys have dates on them. I don't know how closely they usually check your key, though.
Honestly its insane how they handle it. When I went to UCF 10+ years ago, they managed to give me one ID that had my dorm room access, access to my building labs for my major, library checkout, dining passes and vending money on it, in addition to using it for ticketed events like football games. It wasn't as seamless as a magic band as it used different technologies for different systems (I believe it had RFID, gold chip, magnetic swipe, and barcode on it that were used for different services, but it was a heck of a lot better then what Universals got.Universal and SeaWorld both need to fix this. The amount of passes you have to manage sometimes... I can't imagine 1 person dealing with tickets, hotel keys, Express passes, dining packages, etc. for a whole family.
I'll double & triple that request. Four weeks a year om vacation at Universal, and all I have to show for night time at IOA are a couple of 15 to 30 minute experiences. It looks really beautiful, what little I could experience. I'd especially like to ride the outside section of Kong in the dark, and explore Camp Jurassic when the fog sets in.I would love for IOA to be open longer. JPRA and Hulk are my favorite rides to do in the dark. The whole park has a special feeling when the lights go on at night, so really hope they add this in the not too distant future.
I agree. While HHN is wildly popular, especially among the locals, I'm sure there's many on site hotel guests that would prefer to be at IOA on those evenings HHN is going on. Now that there's so many more hotel rooms, I'd think the situation has changed from previous years.Why IOA isn't open during HHN just baffles me.
Why IOA isn't open during HHN just baffles me.
Agreed.I agree. While HHN is wildly popular, especially among the locals, I'm sure there's many on site hotel guests that would prefer to be at IOA on those evenings HHN is going on. Now that there's so many more hotel rooms, I'd think the situation has changed from previous years.
Why IOA isn't open during HHN just baffles me.