Just a heads up for anyone planning a trip to Universal Studios Ca.. If you can, spend the extra $$ for the front of line pass. Just returned and it was worth every penny!!. Hour waits at many attractions, but with this we walked right in. You need to plan ahead though, they only sell so many each day. Got ours online.

How much extra?
Thx

My cousin and I were given a VIP pass at Universal when they stated they were opening at a certain time one day and didn't open until an hour later. If you have any complaints they seem to give out these VIP passes to keep all happy. So Ask it can't hurt. Also... We loved the VIP pass we couldn't believe the difference in having one.
I don't know how much they cost though

The cost was $89.00 each. All ages.
General admission is $47 and $37 for those under 48in tall. Going back and looking, I see its not the "VIP experience" which is $129, but the "front of line pass" that we got.

Go to www.disboards.com and scroll to the Unversal forums. There is info there on the new express passes that are being sold. They are $25 during peak times and $10 during slower times. They are good for about 14 attractions. There are also free express pass machines, but they sometimes run out early in the day. If you stay at an onsite hotel, you get automatic express access all day just by showing your room key.