When Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Bike Journey opened in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Common Orlando Resort on June 13, 2019, company waited a painful period of time for the chance to straddle an enchanted bike (or trip alongside within the sidecar) — so long as 14 hours, in line with some accounts.
Once I lastly received to expertise Hagrid’s for myself in 2020, wait occasions had fortunately dropped considerably, however I nonetheless waited shut to 2 hours for this virtually good coaster. The lengthy wait felt even longer as a result of I often skip the traces on most Common rides with a Common Specific move.
Most new Common rides open with out Common Specific entry, however add it shortly after opening as soon as the preliminary rush dies down. Not so with Hagrid’s. Practically six years after opening, the one approach to get on the trip was by standing in line (or shelling out for a VIP tour).
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I am glad to report you could lastly skip the standby line on Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Bike Journey utilizing Common Specific.
Now, company have the choice to face in line or get a Common Specific move and use the a lot shorter Specific line. There are two variations of Common Specific: The usual Common Specific move allows you to skip the road one time per attraction, and the Common Specific Limitless move allows you to skip the road an infinite variety of occasions.
There are a number of methods you will get Common Specific. I’ve a Common Orlando annual move and get free Common Specific entry after 4 p.m. day by day, however you may also buy it earlier than or throughout your trip.
Lastly, you will get Common Specific Limitless included for all company in your room for everything of your keep at choose on-site inns, together with:
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I’ve lengthy touted the worth of this profit, however now that you should utilize Common Specific to get on Hagrid’s, it’s much more beneficial. Let’s do the maths to see simply how a lot this perk is value.
Pricing for traditional Common Specific entry ranges from $119.99 to $319.99 per individual, per day (plus tax). Common Specific Limitless begins at $149.99 per individual, per day (plus tax) and goes as much as $349.99.
This base pricing solely consists of one park per day. When you have park-to-park tickets for Common Studios Florida and Islands of Journey, the worth begins at $129.99 for traditional Common Specific and $159.99 for Common Specific Limitless. (None of those costs embrace Common Epic Universe, which has its personal tickets and Specific passes.)
A one-night keep in mid-August at Loews Royal Pacific Resort is $546 per night time (plus tax). That’s $391 greater than a one-night keep at Common’s least costly resort, Common Infinite Summer time Resort — Dockside Inn and Suites. At Infinite Summer time, you’d solely pay $155 per night time (plus tax) in your room, however if you happen to wished two-park Common Specific Limitless passes for 2 adults and two kids, you’d pay $195 per individual (plus tax).
That is practically $800 on prime of your nightly resort charge simply to skip the road, and that does not embrace the price of your tickets. In the event you keep at Royal Pacific, you may pay the next nightly charge, however considerably much less total as a result of your Common Specific passes are included. In case you are set on skipping the road, you may really save cash by staying in a costlier (and nicer) resort.
Our favourite resort for utilizing this hack is Loews Portofino Bay Lodge. Portofino Bay participates within the American Specific Advantageous Motels + Resorts program. The Platinum Card® from American Specific and The Enterprise Platinum Card® from American Specific cardholders can benefit from extra advantages by reserving via the Amex Journey portal.
I did this on my final keep, and along with our free Common Specific passes, we obtained an improve to a bay-view room, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, early check-in, late checkout, day by day breakfast for 2, and a $100 food-and-beverage credit score to make use of throughout our keep. We additionally obtained a stunning welcome amenity in our room: a fruit and cheese platter, two bottles of water, and candies.
When you have sufficient company staying in your room and plan on buying Common Specific anyway, there’s an apparent financial financial savings to staying in a resort the place skip-the-line passes are included, and the time saved in line can drastically change how a lot you get achieved in your Common Orlando trip. You may’t put a greenback quantity on that.
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