If you pay to skip the lines, beware of one thing...

[@Hairydryer_Hairdryerxoxo]

Being an enthusiast is an expensive hobby sometimes 😭😭

[@AirtimeThrills]

Its hard to think of a more expensive hobby except maybe collecting classic cars

[@mcloughlinguy4127]

@@AirtimeThrillsi've heard milsurp's pretty pricey nowadays

[@TheBolligerMabillardLover]

And it's about to get even worse with the six flags cedar fair merger with the ungodly prices they charge for parking before you even enter the parks. And if the prices change either way after the merger they're gonna go up not down unfortunately.

[@Gemmy910]

@@AirtimeThrills I’m a coaster enthusiast and a animatronic collector

[@alault-cook4072]

@@AirtimeThrillsSkiing, I have been to places with day passes over $200 not including equipment

[@ShadowHostReviews]

tbf The Bat at Kings Island probably has a longer walk than wait to it on most days

[@Lavend3r.Dreams]

on my bday (opening day) we went there and it said 100 minutes wait😭😭

[@dadbodgamesquad]

I’ve been to over Texas many times and judge Roy scream has never been open anyway lol

[@bojackboys]

i went on it once

[@michaelfjmusic]

I did it for Goliath on my first ever trip to SFMM. I just really wanted to ride it and was not willing to wait 3 hours lmao

[@Missglam67]

How long ago did you visit SFMM?? I never waited longer than 45 minutes for Goliath

[@Westkid3057]

I was at Carowinds today and the lines weren't terrible, and I wasn't paying for a fast lane. Today, I got 3 new credits(Vortex, Fury, Copperhead), and wait times were minimal

[@MattMcIrvin]

The park where the "pay to skip" pass is INSANELY powerful is PortAventura. To the point where I think they should dial it back; it feels almost dirty to use it. We went to Tokyo DisneySea the week before last and some random English-speaking tourists who were leaving gave us some tickets they'd gotten as part of some resort package, that let them skip the line on an odd specific assortment of rides. Reading the fine print, I don't think they were supposed to give them to us. But we used the hell out of them. They didn't get me on Journey to the Center of the Earth though, I had to do standby on that. They DID work for Indiana Jones!

[@SultrySeeder]

When I went to Magic Mountain in October 2022 and opted to get the fast pass, not only was it more than the admission ticket, I also couldn't use it for the new Wonder Woman ride. There was an upcharge for it.

[@vincentfalcone9218]

You're better off just going on weekdays or when there's a chance of rain.

[@TheSuburbnBliss]

Always worth it..

[@colton75]

And Dollywood bear mountain, you can use the pass on it once

[@jjvr.-.]

fast pass at ceader point is not worth it ngl

[@shaknbakejake]

We just use the ADA pass

[@Southeastern_Thrills]

Much better option cause you can roam the park for the majority of your wait.

[@shaknbakejake]

@@Southeastern_Thrills yup

[@shaneh3109]

Honestly...this should be banned. You shouldn't be given the choice to skip in front of other people. The only lines I'm ok with are single rider lines because those fill empty seats

[@MattMcIrvin]

There was a period when it seemed like the single rider line on Untamed at Canobie Lake Park was my private skip line. People are starting to figure it out though.

[@EmberMcLain87]

i bought the time skip pass for my 1st trip to dollywood this past week, and the only 2 rides i encountered that didnt support it was whistle punk chaser and blazing fury. thankfully i did whistle punk within the 1st hour of being there (maybe 15 mins tops) and fury i was on in less than 10 thanks to how fast they do dispatches.

[@Michael-sb8jf]

Blazing fury/fire in the hole both old and new have always been people eating machines

[@EmberMcLain87]

​@@Michael-sb8jf yea. just kinda wish they had a better sign to find it. walked right by it on my way to find light rod, and had to turn around.

[@Southeastern_Thrills]

How about never buy skip the line passes. There are better free options to be able to ride more rides.

[@chloseph.]

Tbf I don’t think ive ever waited more than 30 minutes for iron dragon or 5 seconds for cedar creek wo a fast pass

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

At the mercy of the rides ops lmao?

[@ThePirateprincess23]

We always pay for the Lightning Lanes (both the regular and upcharge ones) when we go to the Disney parks and it is worth it for us since my family normally goes on days when it is crowded (weekends and holidays since it isn't easy for us to take days off during the school year). I would also like to point out at that at some parks, the highest tier annual passes come with 1-time-use-skip-the-line passes that you can use each time you visit; and some resort hotels (like the top tier resort hotels at Universal Studios Florida) offer skip the line passes for the duration of your stay without paying the extra fee.

[@LordOfTheRides29]

Hey, can we check on airtime thrills? I just rode Viper and that was literally one of the roughest rides I’ve ever ridden, just next to Batman the ride at Six Flags Mexico ☠️

[@TalisanFlys]

I work at SFOG flash pass. I try to encourage people to not buy the standard because it’s damn near a scam 😂. You’re waiting the same amount of time as someone who is already waiting in line.

[@rgmitsos5]

How about fucking hagrids magic creatures motorbike adventure

[@AirtimeThrills]

The trains never stop moving and yet it still pulls a 10 hour wait

[@rgmitsos5]

@@AirtimeThrills Im glad I did my research and was mentally able to prepare for having the express pass and still getting stuck in the 10hr dungeon queue

[@kaz9781]

i was told weekdays are the best for shorter lines weekends are absolutley full

[@windowsdylan8807]

I can’t remember the last time American Eagle had a line

[@thedude4063]

Busch Gardens has Quick Queue+ for Iron Gwazi, whatever the newest ride is, and I think Cobra's Curse

[@vertigo300]

American eagle does not have a flash pass line nor does it have the room for a flash pass line.

[@Gabes1321]

Bought fast lane at carowinds on a nice and hot day last week. 5 minute queues the whole day…

[@N-Jtries]

Or do single rider. Can save more than an hour sometimes.

[@ryanel181]

American eagle has a flash pass line

[@AirtimeThrills]

Really? Is that new?

[@impracticallychristopher]

Also you gotta watch out for the parks that only let you have a certain row for the flash pass like BGW with Apollo’s Chariot.

[@triplej755]

Canada’s Wonderland doesn’t have fast lane available on the rides where you need them the most!!

[@Monkeymonke-r7w]

In my home park (Thorpe Park) if you get the coasters one then you can all ride all the adult coasters for less than the one that includes the flat rides and water rides and stuff

[@Bakedbanana007]

Unfortunately Superman in Magic mountain was not included in the flash pass last year or this year, but all the other main rides are. I crushed the park many times it’s a good workout too

[@ianskovsted8744]

I have only paid for it once. It was at alton towers during the summer. It had to buy it because all rides had 2 hours long wait. Worth it.

[@lauramejia3737]

Ty

[@BagelLord-xx5mk]

Why would you go to the bat over the banshee at kings island anyway

[@AirtimeAxolotl]

If you want the credit

[@AirtimeThrills]

Bat is awesome

[@davinhuffaker4670]

I keep thinking about bat at Lagoon every time someone mentions a ride by that name. Idk how it's headbanging because it's not. At least for me, it isn't, and it's a pretty fun family ride

[@BagelLord-xx5mk]

@@davinhuffaker4670 I'm talking about the bat at kings island

[@davinhuffaker4670]

I know that, but I keep thinking about it whenever someone says the word "bat" for no reason at all