NewHere

Hi,
I have a question regarding the line to enter the Colosseum for people who made the reservation on-line but required to pickup the entrance ticket at the ticket office.
Is the line for people with reservation confirmation the same as the line for those people who don't have ticket and need to purchase ticket?
The reason why I ask is, I was planning to purchase the ticket on-line at "http://www.coopculture.it/", however, it does not allow the option for me to print out the ticket at home because I also have kids (under age of 12) in my group. The print at home option is only available for full fare ticket. They required people who purchase discounted (non-full fare) ticket to check-in at the ticket office to verify their identify.
If the line with advance purchase on line is different from the line for people without purchasing the ticket in advance, does the line move fairly quickly? We are traveling with young kids age 4-7. We don't know how much patience they will have in line. And are considering if the line with advance purchase is also long, should we consider paying the extra money for the full fare for the our kids and can go directly to turnstile without queuing at the ticket line? We are planning to go on evening ( I heard that they are open late on some evenings)
Thank you all in advance.

ElendilPickle

We were there in May 2015, and there was a separate line for people with reservations.

Lee Ann

annhig

you need to take the booking confirmation with you and them show it at the entrance - they will then let you through so you can go straight to the ticket office.

janisj

your other thread http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-colosseum.cfm

Wekiva

JanisJ - what's the point in providing a link to the other thread? It's a different question being asked in this thread. How is pointing to the other helpful?

Blueeyedcod

You can't go 'straight to the ticket office'.

There is now security screening for everyone - this can result in long delays. There are also lines at the pickup counters for the reserved Underground tours. Allow *at least* an hour before to get through this process.

kybourbon

Mid July, the Colosseum opened a new entrance with security screening for groups with guides on the opposite side. The groups using this entrance have direct access to the arena floor. This was done to reduce the congestion at the entrance on the side by the metro. Hopefully it's working and the security lines won't be so long when you go.

annhig

Blue-eyed cod - there's been security screening for ages - i was taking that as a given.