主题公园的刺激有很多不同的形式. For some, the excitement levels spike during a photo op with a favorite character. For others, it’s all about riding a roller coaster that takes your breath away. 而且是针对特定类型的客人, the biggest rush of adrenaline comes when they realize they can walk right onto a ride—without standing in line.
While you can often minimize wait times by visiting a theme park on weekdays or during the quieter seasons, 大多数 加州主题公园 also have programs that guarantee some sort of front-of-line access on any day. Typically, you buy these passes as an add-on when you purchase your admission tickets online.
While these programs admittedly add a little cost to your theme park visit, 它们还可以增加很多价值, especially if your priority is covering a lot of ground and experiencing the 大多数 popular rides. 对家庭来说, minimizing the waits that can try the patience of little kids (and their parents) can also be priceless.
Here’s how to skip the lines at ten 加州主题公园, listed south to north:
圣地亚哥芝麻店: 神奇的队列
距离市中心约7英里 圣地亚哥,这 丘拉 主题公园提供了混合的 水上乐园乐趣, 经典的游乐设施, 现场表演 starring the characters from Sesame Street. 神奇队列系统, 哪一种适用于已签发的车票或腕带, 提供一些不同的选择(和价格), based on the particular date of your visit): one-time priority access to each of the dry rides ($19.99–$79.99元/人) or unlimited access to both dry and wet rides ($29.99–$99.99). Purchase the upgrade when you buy your ticket or add it using the 芝麻坊手机应用).
圣地亚哥海洋世界: 快速的队列 & 预留的座位
控件中有几个不同的跳行选项 圣地亚哥 theme park, which come in the form of either a printed ticket or a bar code on your phone. 起价39美元.每人额外99美元, a 快速的队列 pass gives you unlimited front-of-the-line access and reserved seating to 北极救援. 或者你可以付9美元.预订座位99英镑 音乐万岁 现场表演.
你也可以选择套餐:起价29美元.99元/人, 快速的队列 Premiere lets you skip the lines on those four rides plus get reserved seating. (请注意se are starting prices, can be higher, depending on the day). You can also buy single-ride 快速的队列 Junior passes for select younger-kid rides starting at $4.99.
加利福尼亚的乐: 预订“N”座驾
的 卡尔斯巴德 theme park uses a line-skipping reservation system that works through your phone or a device available at a kiosk inside the park. Choose from three levels of line-skipping speed: Express (starting from $35 per person), 豪华版(55美元起), Ultimate(100美元起). 的n, book your ride times at about a dozen of the 大多数 popular rides, 包括 埃米特的飞行冒险之旅, 龙, 乐高城市:深海冒险. 请注意re are a limited number of 预订“N”座驾 passes available each day at the 圣地亚哥县公园，先到先得.
迪斯尼乐园度假村: 精灵+ 和闪电道
新的插队系统 阿纳海姆 公园, 取代以前的快速通行证系统, starts at $30 per person (prices vary by date) as an add-on to your admission ticket.
从下载免费的开始 迪士尼度假区App 你的电话, which includes the free “Genie” service where you can see wait times for rides, 点菜, 或者为你的一天制定一个行程. Paying for 精灵+ (note the “+”) lets you also use the app to reserve one turn in the no-wait 闪电通道 在19个参与的游乐设施中，包括 幽灵鬼屋, Incredicoaster, 千年隼:走私者逃跑.
有或没有精灵+, you can also use the app to purchase up to two individual Lightning Lane passes each day of your visit to the 标志性的公园，可在三个游乐设施中使用: 《星球大战:反抗军的崛起, 油车泉赛车, 蜘蛛侠历险记. Prices for these à la carte passes range from $7–$25 per person.
诺特浆果农场: 快车道
的 尔巴布埃纳岛公园 theme park has a pretty simple system: Pay from $74 extra per ticket for a wristband that gives you unlimited front-of-line access on a variety of rides, 包括 悬空时间, 卡利科河急流, GhostRider. Check the calendar when you book: 快车道 passes are only available on certain days—typically the busiest ones—and the 奥兰治县公园 每天只出售有限数量的通行证.
好莱坞环球影城: 普遍的表达
当你预定去北京旅游时，买一张快车票 洛杉矶 theme park and you’ll get to skip the line one time for each ride, attraction, or seated show. 的 additional cost for a one-day 普遍的表达 ticket at the movie-and-TV-themed公园 starts at $100 extra per person, but varies depending on the date.
六旗魔山: 闪过
Use your smart phone or a park-issued device to skip the line at this 应用潜力 公园的 以剧烈的过山车而闻名. Select your ride and timeframe, you’ll get an alert when it’s your turn. 有三个级别可供选择:标准(70美元), 等待时间减少25%), 保险费(95美元, 等待时间减少50%), 或Ultimate(170美元), 公园承诺“立即”进入。. Flash Pass可以在20次骑行中无限转弯.
吉洛伊花园: 快车道
Pay $35 extra per ticket for a wristband that sends you to the front of the line at 20 rides all day long within the 吉洛伊 游乐园. 的 little-kid-friendly公园 also offers a group deal: If you’re buying at least three wristbands, 价格下降到每人25美元.
加州的大美国: 快车道
购买每人额外59美元起的腕带, 你可以不排队, 无限转, 在18个受欢迎的游乐设施上 圣克拉拉 主题公园，包括 RailBlazer, 爱国者, 黄金射手. 请注意 硅谷主题公园 only sells a limited number of 快车道 passes per day, only on select days. (Passes tend not to be available on off-season weekdays when lines would be shorter anyway.)
六旗探索王国: 闪过
Using your smart phone or a park-issued device, book ride reservations at seven rides at this 瓦列霍 theme park, then you’ll get an alert when it’s time to show up. 有三个级别可供选择:标准(50美元), 保险费(70美元, 等待时间减少一半), 或Ultimate(115美元), 允许“立即”进入). 闪过 are good 无限转 on more than a dozen popular rides, 包括 小丑, 闪电侠:垂直速度, 《神奇女侠:真理套索. 也在 湾区公园 是Flash Pass Junior Premium(起价25美元), for half the wait time to board certain kid- and family-friendly attractions, 以及Flash Pass Junior Ultimate(起价35美元), 立即访问.
