express pass

Line-cutting privilege

An express pass is a ticket or credential that lets you skip regular lines, most commonly at amusement parks: We bought express passes to avoid the two-hour wait.

The concept extends to any system offering priority access for a premium—airport security lanes, event venues, or digital queues.

Also called a fast pass or skip-the-line pass.

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Disney · Universal Studios · theme park · wristband · VIP · VIP treatment · shortcut · bypass · ticket · admission · ride · roller coaster · wait · upgrade · premium · access · front · quick

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access speed/priority

express passstandby

Ready substitute awaiting use

slow lane · wait in line · standard line · walk-up · first-come-first-served

privilege level

express passgeneral admission

economy ticket · open seating

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