Why A Theme Park FAST PASS Is Worth it!
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On a bank holiday weekend a fast pass can turn a day of boring queues into a day of fun!
Yeah, when I went on the 22nd October it was really busy and we got fast passes and the scaremaze bundle and it was so worth it, got on everything nearly instantly
@@A4RON245 It helps a TONNE
I don't disagree but the fast track platinum costs 130£ and the one the one you got would be 75£ i think these should include park tickets for the price because it's really bad value particularly when people may not be able to afford it due to the prices on food and drinks it just feels like pure greed
@@liamcollinson5695 Theme parks are never a cheap day out but no matter what state the country is in entertainment spending is always on the up, people always want to go out and do stuff regardless of what state we're in. I don't think park tickets should be included otherwise these lines would be equally as long as a normal queue but I do love Europa Park's system where everyone can virtual queue one ride at a time, you can normal queue then virtual another. It's a good system!
@@LiftHillsandThrills like I said I understand why they there but places like Europa Park have no paid fast past and the food is higher quality and cheaper fast passes only make it a better experience for people who paid a free virtual queue does exactly the same thing
So many rides down on a bank holiday. Merlin are just not up to it. Roll on Universal Great Britain, we need a competent theme park operator in this country.
Curse opened (eventually) just after we’d left for the event but Nemmy was a real shame. Operations at Towers have been rather bad this season I have to admit
I agree the nemesis chicken shop is by far the best food on park and with MAP discount it isn’t too extortionate
It’s SOOOOO good 🤤
I normally get a Cheese and Tuna panini from the old corner coffee in forbidden valley for brunch and then pizza pasta or a hotdog and waffle from mutiny bay
@@TheOfficialSmudgy RIP bowels
@@LiftHillsandThrills Nah, I did the Smiler after hotdog and waffle and I was fine…
Quality video mate - i took the plunge and bought platinum for opening day - was on everything within 15 mins all the way until 8pm - was so worth it
So worth it when it’s like that!
Love spinball can do that 6 times
Smiler and oblivion no change if once 40 this year don’t like them too at all think getting to old for Them now 😂
Never too old! Haha
Definitely worth it but unfortunately not in my budget so I go when the kids are at school 😂
Fair aha
I’m going next weekend
Have a lovely time!
I went to Alton towers last week, and I went on nemesis 4 times and they were all walk ons 🫣 crazy to see the difference 🥴
Mad isn’t it?! Glad you enjoyed your day though
Great update sean I'm a bit shocked you have to pay extra 4 all the rides on fast track 4 platinum
It’s really cheeky!
A fast pass is differently worth it especially on a busy weekend. Did you have the all day one ?
Gold fast pass was provided in the ticket price of the Nemmy VIP event
@@LiftHillsandThrills very cool
I went to Port Aventura best 40 euro i spent
Porta is a park that DEMANDS fast track... My first and only visit there and it was a godsend!
Was there on the Monday and Tuesday before this and it was really quiet, staff were commenting on how quiet it was. Galactica had some downtime both days and Smiler had a little on Tuesday that i saw.
First visit to Alton Towers and i will return at some point. Finished with the Oblivion track walk which had improved from your initial video.
They improved the track walks IMMEDIATELY after feedback and rightly so considering if anything had happened on ours (we didn’t sign anything) they’d have been in trouble. Lots of mistakes made on the first one but they rectified them very quickly
its Just Gotta Be done Sean, day after day Nemesis Chicken is a MUST have of ya Day lol ,, cheers for the Vlog ^5
I've gone through them all now apart from buffalo, the chipotle one I had was nice but the blue cheese sauce makes me gag before I eat it... absolutely horrendous smell
@@LiftHillsandThrills Agree with u on that one for sure .. ;-) tc buddy & keep the great Vlog & work ya doing coming ^5
Bit of Speculation from Project Horizon do you think that the delay of that project is to give it more time to develop and be enhanced even further bit like Air how that was meant for 1998 but required more tuning before it was ready, and it could also be linked to the closure of The Alton Towers Dungeons, The Later opening of WODW, and how Cuckoo Cars Driving does not fit Alton, also heard rumours that the owner of Flavio's Fabulous Fandango wants it back, so all this space could become one big area once again.
From what I know as fact, the original ride was MUCH better than what it is now. It has been scaled back with some great elements removed, the ride at one point was set to leave the show building and go outside but that has also been cut. Not sure what’s happening with it but from all of the knowledge I know it’s gone from an incredible unique concept for an indoor coaster to a copy and paste of another ride that’s already out there in the world. It’s still an ongoing discussion but cutting back on it constantly further proves it will NOT be a secret weapon
Going Alton to tomorrow
Have a lovely time
Fun watching this knowing you where about 10 minutes behind us (we did the exact same order of rides) and that we got a ride on nemmy and you didn't ;)
Really?! 😂 the same order haha that’s a really strange coincidence!! 😂😂
@@LiftHillsandThrills I tell a lie, it was the same order apart from after spinball we did curse, minetrain and rapids - then also went to sub terra to be rejected haha, likely walked past each other in the valley as we stuck around to chill after our ride and saw it go down
@@lancehutch haha we probably did! I'm pretty sure Beth mentioned about seeing Gina when we were at Rita but I'm blind as a bat
Although it was expensive, we bought platinum fastracks for the day after opening day this year. Completely worth it. We got 10 rides in the space of an hour on nemesis at the end of the day.
For busy days it’s a no brainer. If you visit the park a LOT then maybe not but depends who you’re with / what you want to get done all the same
I see they are still overselling the fast tracks for wickerman then
@@timduncan9745 Ridiculous that was... 13 was an operational thing. WM no excuse but that bloody pre-show doesn't help. Hate hate hate hate it from a throughput standpoint
Fast track is a waste of money and extortionatly overpriced. I judge every ride by the main queue time apart from Smiler with single rider which more rides could do with
Absolutely not a waste of money for those who want to enjoy their visit to the park without being stuck in queues.
First time visitors, holiday makers, overseas visitors returning can all benefit from it
Alton towers scarefest every 3/4 years. Platinum a must for Saturday. 2021 was £100 from what I remember and we rode Rita 4 times in the final 10 minutes. Sunday single FT per ride or gold i think it was. Scaremazes sunday also
Really makes the big events fun without you stuck in a queue for hours!
Can you still get the one time individual ride passes if you didn't get a fast pass when you don't want to wait an hour for a ride. Or is it now just the all in one fp.
I believe one shots are still available within the app whilst you’re on park
Ha, great minds think alike, I'm editing my Fast Track video right now 😂 What a great event it was!
Absolutely everyone we spoke to was like have you done a fast track video... two videos for the price of one haha it's a no brainer! It really was such a good event.
@@LiftHillsandThrills I was daft enough to run around the park finding the longest queues just for content 😂 the things we do huh!
@@coaster_dad 😂 it’s all about the content. Memories too, but mostly content 😂
When we had the Merlin VIP pass, as you'll know, we had fastrack at all the parks. The first few visits were nerve wracking as you were conscious of people adjacent to you in the main queue. Could feel the hate sometimes as we walked past the queues. After a while you got used to it but then it made you look arrogant and entitled. Wouldn't have swapped it for the world, made visiting the parks great fun and had time to talk to people without worrying about being in a queue all day. Fastrack is so worth it. The other Saturday t was like old times, lol.
It’s definitely worth it if you don’t mind the stares! Aha
We went to the Nemmy event as well, so was nice to see what it was like to use fast track, which we wouldnt normally bother with. Was brilliant for Nemmy, Oblivion, Spinball and Smiler. Not so great for Galactica and Wicker Man as waits were still quite long. We didnt even bother with Rita as the queue was coming out the entrance each time! Also, im glad that im not the only pne that feels a bit guilty walking past the normal queue 😂
Haha just keep head down and keep walking 😂
I only get to visit Thorpe park once every few years & only get chance to visit at peak times so without fast track I may as well not go. Also weather can be an issue, some people clearly like hot weather based on how many people spend hours sunbathing but hot weather messes me up, if there was not fast track option then I’d never ride a ride in a hot country
Fair!
If you're only considering this a purely Alton Towers question about saving queue time then maybe it's worth it. But the wider question is whether it's worth ploughing this much money into an Alton Towers entry and fast pass when you could be probably spending the money much more wisely visiting a European park instead. Merlin as an operator is terrible with so many closed rides and ridiculous prices for everything, and I just hate giving them my money!
I mean that's a different discussion entirely and of course personal preference but for Towers (the park in the video) and how busy it gets during the holidays / busy periods, it's definitely something that makes the most of your day
blackpool works best , they give you a time slot and you turn up and straight on more or less , trouble is when it’s free flowing like towers everyone with a fast track could decent on one ride making it a massive queue
Blackpool do get some things right
Cool ❤
Yessss
Can relate here, is made a super busy day at towers feel like an off peak day! (Despite the mass of crowds 😂)
Helped a bunch didn’t it?!
Queue time at Energylandia this weekend sat-mon has been circa 10 mins for Hyperion and Zadra. The top spin here is horrible
Always short queues at Energylandia, it takes longer to walk Zadra's queue line than any other queue you'll be in all day
It’s nice to splurge once in a while. The way I look at it, I work hard, I deserve to treat myself from time to time. But yeah, LOL, avoid eye contact. So true!
I can see why Kanye covers his whole body in public... dudes fast tracking life! haha
LOL, right?! Hey, I wouldn’t mind his money so I could Fastrack every time I visit a theme park. Oh, to dream…
@@TonyOneto I mean... that's the dream haha if I made his money every single subscriber would get a Merlin pass on me haha Merlin would love me so I'd reap some sort of benefit from that too. It's a win-win haha
Awe, you’re so nice! Yeah, sounds like a win-win to me. Let’s make THAT happen, okay? OK! Please?!
@@TonyOneto I currently stand to lose over £5.5M if I bought everyone a Platinum pass 😂 bargain. Mere change to Kanye
Fantastic insite. we once got shouted at by the normal queue in Hollywood studios WDW and we were using the free fast pass service 😂😂😂
😂😂 always fun
Great video. Very useful
Thank you very much!
I've booked the second VIP event (Inc the gold fast track etc) I'm curious.....do you have to use it that day or day after or can you nominate any day? Be handy to know
It has to be used that day
Fast pass is for the ultra rich entitled families! It slows the main q down considerably. I hate fast pass with a passion. Teach your kids to q! The smugness! My favorite part of a theme pass visit is on a quiet day is seeing the rich in the fast pass q , not riding any faster than us minions. Rant over
It’s a fair comment to make but some people can’t queue, some don’t have the luxury of living next to the park, some travel overseas and want to experience the day. You certainly don’t have to be rich to get them although for a family it does get very pricey! But there’s always a reason for having them and as long as parks offer it then people should have the option.
When its summer and i know days are super busy. I tend to buy a platinum fast track. Make it easier at times when going on my own. I got one for me and my mother when going alton towers during easter and probably the best money spent that day. Everything felt easy!
It relaxes your entire day. Stress free!
@LiftHillsandThrills pretty much apart from my mother never wanting to go on spinball and Rita ever again. Everything else was fine lol
Never been a fan of fast track, I’d rather go on a quiet day. Europa Park shows how the main queues can move quicker without having fast track.
They have this thing called operations and ride reliability, we struggle with that over here
@@LiftHillsandThrillsalso they have so many rides compared to towers
@@Gunner14coasters Big coasters they don’t… lots of smaller / dark rides for sure! But point still stands
I did platinum the other year with my daughter l, we had a great time, but you do get some looks when you go on the ride three times in a row
Running the queues next to each other is a weird choice haha
Did well on the busy day! Shame fast track is required to do all the rides on any day. Feel like you should be able to do all the main coasters any day of the season
Sadly that just isn't the case at any UK park on their busiest days. We had to leave early for the event but could have easily smashed out Galactica / Curse (if it was open) rapids / mine train had we wanted to do them
Another great video! 😄 I really appreciate you showing how much of a difference fast track can make 😄
My pleasure!
You definitely did better than me at getting on rides that day (skipped Rita when the fast track queue was going back to the catering outlets and had two rides go down) BUT I decided I had a rare fast track so I was going to not strategise at all, I would just go "what do I want to do?" and go for it. So while no complaints per se, I had a great day, I did wonder if maybe they're selling too many fast tracks. I don't think a fast track queue should ever have a 30 minute wait tbh.
Also interestingly, i asked at Smiler if I was better off in single rider or fast track queue. They said single rider but I reckon it was double the wait that way. My gut would have been fast track has more certainty but after the 30 minute Wicker wait i thought I'd ask their opinion.
I can't remember the specific waiting time % that it's meant to be... I'm sure it's like 50% less than what the stated queue time is but not entirely sure! Single rider for Smiler is one of the longest / worst decisions I'll ever make on a busy day, it exceeded the normal queue!
@LiftHillsandThrills Yeeeesh really?? Guess that's the thing with single rider, it's a gamble. At least you get in the station building quicker and thus sheltered somewhat from the soundtrack for your possibly ridiculously long wait 😂
29, nah never too old for the spinball!
My head is 🥴
For the price you pay for a park ticket and fast pass you could just about go to a European park!
But this is about Alton Towers… so good luck finding it in Europe 😂😝 I know what you’re saying though aha
Visited today on a Bank holiday Monday. Queues didn’t get over 30 minutes. Saw some disgruntled fast pass purchasers. It’s not a clear cut choice of buying on Bank holidays, or weekends. With a plan you can get around the coasters on an average day (operations permitting). Never brought Fast track, but would only recommend it if you want to do everything on a peak Scarefest or Fireworks day. Or if you want to take things steady. Be easier if one pass included everything…but hey-go!
Every day is different but yesterday no queue dipped below 50 mins.. worth it. Today, different story wasn't it haha
I’m actually shocked how quiet the Bank holidays have been this season.
@@Coastsandcoasters Sat was rammed...
You missed out my favourite ride 😂 RMT. Choo Choo 🚂
We skipped passed the Choo Choo, haha my apologies!
Nice one Sean and great to see Adam I’ll remember no eye contact 👁
No eye contact for the win
Last year on scarefest me and 3 freinds got platinum passes. At around 6-7pm we was walking down spinball queue and a group of 15yo said they were gonna jump us after the ride and shouting at us as we were using fast passes
Ah 15 year old me would have waited for them specifically to get off the ride before having a chat. Old ass me would smirk and walk away haha unfortunately that's also an issue with having them two queues so damn close to each other!
@LiftHillsandThrills yeah, the salty children get mad that we paid £520 extra to be able the skip, like dude I'm not getting this free or anything. If they so angry they can get one too
I was there this weekend and bought a platinum pass for me and my daughter, best £260 I spent! Having to do a round 630 mile trip we needed to make the most of our time there and can't go off peak times due to school. I actually thought it was value for money considering we managed to get on 28 rides, working out at under £5 a go. I was in two minds about buying it, but to see my daughter ride on all of the rides several times made the price worth while! You can't put a price on that!
👏 glad you had such an amazing time
I loved the vid today and yesterday! keep up the good work mate ❤
Thank you very much!
Was good to hang with you for a bit!
You too David!
Did you get ride photos i alwsys get the lol 😂
Nah!
Worthy
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60 odd quid to get in and an extra 75 pounds on top definitely ain't worth it in a million years
I mean if you want to stand in queues all day and get on about two rides all day then the entry fee is fine but for busy days when sadly queues cannot ever be avoided the extra cost more than justifies making the most out of your day. You'd need to follow a very specific route to 'beat the queues' we have a video on it which helps tremendously on busier days but some days (like this weekend) no tips and tricks in the world will help you to avoid the queues sadly.
You get two rides for 60 quid and probably not your two favourites. You can’t really moan about that in the future if you prefer to be cheap
The smiler very very rough thses days
Last 3 inversions 🤮
I have been on every ride at Alton towers
Which ones your favourite?
As someone with RAP I don’t feel the need to get fast track. Yes it’s not as good as there is a time out period but it’s free so a fair trade off.
I think RAP and fast pass are two seperate convos entirely. Fast pass being the optional route to skipping a queue and RAP being a service provided that is catered to those who cannot physically queue. It’s a shame what they’ve done with RAP regarding booking slots but on park there seems to be a much better throughout for RAP users. The one thing that has always made me laugh is how ridiculous it is that you have to queue at guest services for a card… a queue for those who shouldn’t not be queuing… there could automate a system to dispense cards yet they don’t bother 🤷♂️
@@LiftHillsandThrills The queue to collect RAP at Thorpe is never that bad, although I don’t get why Thorpe and Alton haven’t moved to a digital system like chessington and legoland. I agree it’s kinda silly having to queue to get a pass to not queue. I honestly think having a system where it’s the RAP user +1 by default and then charging extra per additional person up to +3 would be better like black pleasure beech does.
@@Thatclimbingirl LEGOLAND / Chess works great it does make you wonder why it hasn’t been introduced at Towers / Thorpe
@@LiftHillsandThrills I think it’s down to poor internet and Merlin not wanting to spend money on IT, would be better though.
I got fast track once at AT around a busy scarefest day. 100% agree on the eye contact in the queue. You feel soooo awkward going past everybody 🤣
Haha there needs to be a divider or something! 😂
Used fast track recently for smiler. Was quicker in normal queue as we all stood waiting as they let everyone else on. Seems it’s up to the staff if you get on faster or not
Fast track on The Smiler works differently. You skip the outdoor queue but past the baggage claim you join the normal queue at the bottom of the steps. Only single riders are to the left of you on the other side and that queue will never go quicker as it’s one person at a time to plug any gaps in empty trains. Usually the single rider queue is much quieter on normal days but rarely do they get on any quicker, it depends on groups, if there’s a 3 in a group with one seat free, the single rider is allowed on. In most cases groups are rarely odd numbers vs even.
I went on sunday and today, and i noticed a significant drop of people between days, most of the queues were quiet and nemesis was walk on.
Sunday - the day of rest aha it seemed
I never buy fastrack really because I know I will be back within a week I go there quite frequently if it is busy I will come on a quieter day
Fast passes don’t really apply to frequent visitors there’s no need
ooo might do this for scarefest
Well worth it especially for night rides!
@@LiftHillsandThrills absolutely as nemesis reborn will probably be like 180 mins
I was there today lol
Queues much better today weren’t they?!
Yeah, I managed yo concor my fear of the smiler
@@bobrobin1 Get in!
Maybe /:
100%
@@LiftHillsandThrills I’ve used it before
It is now for majority of rap users now as dates get sold out now :(
It’s a shame isn’t it?! 😞
@@LiftHillsandThrills Sure is :( its harder because me and my son have RAP but we also split up sometimes when i go with family and this just adds extra layer on to go my kids would sometimes go night before can we go to chessington but now we can't just do that and they get upset :(
@@CFCDanielS20 I wish they handled it better (more allocation etc) but when you do get the slots the on-park experience is much more improved with various friends I know who have to use the system or if I'm their carer on certain days
Fast passes are disgusting and shouldnt exist people with money can get a better day with more rides and less queueing than other people who have worked hard saved done without so they can have the same day out as everyone else sadly that is not the case they pay same as everyone else to get in etc only to see people with money get a better day than themselves and dont even care that theyre making the normal queues even longer for everyone else......shame on you !!!!!!!!
I can see your point but surely that’s down to park discretion / operations on whether or not they should have a fast pass system. Europa Park for example allow people to fast track for free, if the option is there (whether you agree with it or not) then people are well within their rights to use it and the parks profit as a result. From a business standpoint and a convenience standpoint it’s a no brainer. I get your point but unless the UK parks come around to your way of thinking it’s falling on deaf ears. Cheers for stopping by!
No love for good old air 🥲. Otherwise agreed, it’s just a much nicer day when your legs are not completely dead by the end of it. Also means getting on everything you want, even if it’s only a 1 day trip :)
Absolutely not... I fast track that ride by simply walking past it!