Early Entry Strategy with UEP

Hello everyone…first post on here so happy with any and all feedback if you feel my question has already been answered elsewhere…

We are staying onsite at a premium Universal Hotel in April 2026. We are there for two nights so get 3 days worth of early entry and 3 days worth of Unlimited Express Pass at IOA and USF. What I am trying to understand if how we utilise the early entry. On previous trips we have used it to ride Hagrids with no wait time….now I am wondering if we should do two days early entry at Epic and try to do a few attractions each day and head back over to IOA or USF after a couple of hours…then do a full day at EPIC after early entry.

Does anyone have a good strategy for making the most out of our 3 days without putting too much stress on ourselves with paying for EPIC parking 3 days when we are only staying for a couple of hours on two of those days. Open to any and all scenarios you think might work!

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I don’t have a plan. But, if you are staying onsite, do you need to drive to Epic?

Welcome! Agreed that I wouldn’t try and drive. Just take one of the shuttles.

Will you be getting express passes for epic? I think you’re plan will be dictated by this

I assume we won’t know which parks have early entry for a while unless I’m missing a perk or something?

its probably too early to know what the best strategy will be for 2026. I just posted a similar question as I’ll be there in January. Lots more data will be coming out then and I’ll be sure to report.

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