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All right, we are finally here by popular demand
You guys have seen my Disney Resort tips and hacks. And so in this video, we've made it to Osaka and Universal Studios
Japan and I'm gonna take you guys all around this place and show you my tips for this area
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All right, let's go all right, so let's first talk about planning we're coming to Universal Studios
You have to know that the busiest time of the year
I probably don't have to tell you that weekends and holidays are the busiest days but what you should also know is that Spring Break?
Halloween summer break and
Christmas to New Year's are the busiest times of the year
Spring Break is from end of February to early March and summer break is in August also Universal Studios
Japan does a lot of collaborations. So a new attractants kick off
It's getting all Nelly up in here
But one of the most important things is when you first get your ticket
You can actually get a discount tickets during birthday months
first of all prices vary depending on the day standard weekdays being the cheapest so choose your days wisely, but for this example
I'll use their mid tier pricing a one-day adult passes 8400 yen
But a one-day birthday passes only seven thousand nine hundred yen
You get that 500 yen hit a discount and it applies to anyone on their birthday month or the month after and they can invite
Up to five people at a discounted rate
And what's also interesting that they have the four year old birthday?
Invite so you can get two tickets for roughly the price of one admission plus you can get discounted rates for five
Additional friends or family. So now let's talk about getting into the park
One of the simplest ways obviously is going to the and buying your ticket right when you arrive
But if you want to skip the booth then I recommend getting a QR code
all you do is get it sent to your phone scan at the entrance and
Skippity do your in so to get the tickets with a QR code?
You need to either buy it online directly from the usj website go to a Japanese convenience store or go to another third party
Unfortunately purchasing tickets from the usj site is only available in Japanese
So you'll need to go to Google Translate like this
If you want to go this route, if you want to buy it the lawson convenience store
You'll again be met with japanese and you'll have to navigate to the menu system
But here's a quick english guide on how to do it. One more thing. Usj is known to be
Let's say flexible with their opening time
For example, it opens 30 to 45 minutes early on the busy holidays without any notification
So if you want to maximize your time
You might want to try to give some of that liquid like a try and head to the park early
It's cool. They have a so many different ones here
Well, all that one shoppings got me hungry time to hit up the Three Broomsticks tavern
Delicious pieces by
My music bar these ribs aren't that bad pretty good?
So what we're having lunch, let me talk a little bit about how to get on rides effectively. This music is pretty loud. Sorry guys
So damn, I completely underestimate how loud the park speakers are and it's killing me during this edit. So let me back up let
Me talk a little bit about how to get on rides effectively
So one of the easiest and effective ways to get on rides is to use Express Pass, which is similar to Disneyland's Fast Pass
But the thing that separates the usj from visit land is that if you got some money and you can ride, honey
So in other words you pay extra for these passes instead of the three fast passes you pick up at Disneyland
Usj offers several bundle types with an express for and Express seven packages and if you're gonna be there all day
I recommend Express seven to maximize your time, but that's how I roll
You can usually buy the passes in the morning when you arrive, but do know that there's only a limited amount allocated per day
So when they sell out they're gone Z's also know that on super busy days that passes sometimes sellout days before I do recommend
Buying it in advance, but unfortunately us J's English website doesn't let you buy it online
So either brush up on your Japanese go through a travel agency buy it through a partner hotel or again
Go the Google Translate method like this
That said another way to get ahead of the lines is to use a single rider lines
Even if you're in a group if you don't care about riding alone and I suggest this method to skip ahead
It works for nine different attractions at the park. And finally, let's talk about the Royal Studio pass
So this is the Bentley version of the Express Pass as you'll be riding in style with unlimited queue jumps on basic
attractions timed entry and VIP passes to shows access and advance purchasing requirements and may vary
So if you're interested look into it as soon as possible
But be warned you'll be paying that Bentley like price tag up to 40,000 yen, depending on the day
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So we're in Wonderland right now and this place is special because it has a yo-yo at the nutty yucca means
Reservations so you can basically book the time you want to ride and since Wonderland is kind of like a kids area
It's perfect for those children who have trouble waiting in line. You can use it for Elmo's bubble
Bubble Snoopy's Great Race the flying Snoopy moppy's balloon trip and a hair-raising elmo's gogo skateboard
All you need to do is get the ticket in front of each ride using the studio pass
But you can only get one at a time. You can book the next one only after the previous reservation time
Fuck Michael
Got an Elmo doll on the final and last of the world
bigger than
So let me briefly talk about
Restaurants. So basically there are four restaurants in the park or you can make reservations
Parkside Grill Finnegan's Bar and Grill Saito and izuta
Di Capri
You can simply reserve online or go to the restaurant on that day and tell the staff to book at that time
also a little tip you can request in advance a special birthday or anniversary cake at Parkside grill, or
Finnegan's Bar and Grill, and when you're requesting your cake, you can also make a reservation for a table
So let me talk about some other tips here at the park the first of all how to get out of Universal Studios
So one of the things that's different between Universal Studios and parks
Like Disney Resort can actually leave the park and come back
but there are some exceptions that you might want to know just in case you need to so the
Exceptions are if you're not feeling that well, you can go to the official Hotel because you're feeling sick
You need to go to the drugstore
you need to go to the kennel for pet service or you need to go to the picnic area to go and eat and
Finally, you can ask the staff for stickers which aren't sold anywhere not all of the staff have the same stickers
So if you want to collect various stickers, just ask different staff
Oh and there are birthday stickers anniversary character and other limited editions
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