# Lines Universal Orlando — by TouringPlans

> Universal Orlando trip planner with real wait times, crowd calendar, and custom itineraries. (iPhone/iPad app by TouringPlans.com.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lines-universal-orlando/id825306842 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [TouringPlans.com](https://appshunter.io/developer/359009770)
- Category: Travel, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 134 App Store ratings · 64 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-05-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lines-universal-orlando/id825306842/reviews.md

## What is Lines Universal Orlando?

LINES will help you save time and money during your Universal Orlando trip. Because we’re independent travel writers, we can tell you what Universal can’t, from actual waits in line, to which park will be less crowded every day of your trip.

LINES features include:

-Both Universal’s currently posted wait time at every attraction and how long you’ll REALLY wait in line, based on our experience and that of thousands of families on the same ride. 

-New “Ride Now” and “Wait to Ride” recommendations to show whether waits are going up or down at your favorite rides.

-Customized step-by-step touring plans for both Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure parks, including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter areas. You tell LINES which rides you want to see, and LINES will create a step-by-step itinerary showing when to go to each ride to avoid long lines. You can even change your plans while you’re in the park!

-A Crowd Calendar showing you how busy each park will be over the next ten days.

-Universal’s official app doesn’t show you the waits for many attractions or character greetings. LINES has wait times for more rides, shows, and character greetings than even Universal’s own app.

-Ask questions and get fast answers from our online community of 120,000 theme park experts.

-Menus and prices for every restaurant, kiosk, food stand, and cart in all of Universal Orlando Resort – more than 4,500 things to eat! Every menu is searchable – you can find every steak in Islands of Adventure or throughout the parks, CityWalk, and the official Universal Orlando Resort Hotels!

Our theme park trip planning tools have been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, FOX News and dozens of other newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows. Since 1986, we’ve helped more than 3 million families plan their vacations.

Note: Some LINES features, such as the crowd calendar and wait times, require an in-app subscription purchase to access. Other LINES features, such as customized touring plans, menus, and viewing chat forums, are completely free. Your in-app subscription includes 365 days of access to TouringPlans.com, the Web’s most popular subscription-based site for theme park trip planning.

## Key features

- Actual attraction wait times
- Real-time 'Ride Now'/'Wait to Ride' recommendations
- Customized step-by-step touring plans
- 10-day crowd calendar
- Wait times for more attractions than official app
- Searchable restaurant menus and prices
- Online community for expert advice

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| One Year Subscription | $12.99 | one-time |
| One Year Subscription | $13.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Lines Universal Orlando?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Maximizes park time
- 👍 Accurate wait times
- 👍 Helpful for planning
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good value for money
- 👍 More accurate than park apps
- 👍 Useful for dining suggestions
- 👍 Provides wait time forecasts
- 👍 Good for special needs travelers
- 👍 Helps navigate parks
- 👍 Informative ride descriptions
- 👍 Customizable plans
- 👍 Adjusts for crowd levels
- 👍 Offers flexibility

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inaccurate wait times (some users)
- 🐛 Not user-friendly (some users)
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Outdated app design
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Custom plans don't work (some users)
- 🐛 Crowd predictions off
- 🐛 Pricing issues (dining)
- 🐛 Universal app less polished than Disney's
- 🐛 UI could be improved
- 🐛 Slow app speed

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when updating plans
- Custom tour plans do not work
- App crashes a few times
- Hard to report times and start timer
- Universal app not updated for iPhone 11 Pro Max screen size

**Most requested features**

- Update Universal app to match Disney app style
- Allow park-to-park touring plans for Harry Potter attractions
- Improve navigation for custom 2-park guides
- Make custom plans allow park changes
- Better integration of WDW and US/IOA plans
- Add ride details from Touring Plan
- Add a tab for selected/current day's plan
- Include one-sentence ride descriptions
- Display forecasts higher on the page

## Recent user reviews (10 of 64)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lines-universal-orlando/id825306842/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Waste of time and money

*2025-06-09*

This app was completely useless for our trip. The estimated wait times are completely inaccurate. We waited more than double the “estimated” wait time in the app for most rides. Trying to update a plan crashed the app and estimated crowd levels were not close at all. You are better off using the universal app and planning your rides that way. Most of the time the wait was less than posted.

### 5/5 — A Rope Dropper’s Best Friend!

*2024-01-16*

Seriously helpful when planning a day at Universal! Wait times from the app are way more accurate and the tool itself is simple and easy to use! Really helped us maximize our time!

### 5/5 — Amazing Line Wizadry

*2024-01-08*

I’ve used Touring Plans for years and it never fails to give the best park experience with amazingly accurate wait times. Highly suggest following the plan precisely and you’ll have a great day with minimal waits.

### 3/5 — Not user friendly

*2023-09-27, version 1.9.10*

Love the crowd calendar but the touring plans are just NOT user friendly. I cannot find a single plan that takes you thru the Harry Potter attractions from park to park. I can only select IOA or Studios.

### 1/5 — Gives me anxiety

*2023-08-17*

This started with the The concept of unofficial guide of USF recommending the Lines app.  I of course Found the WDW app and couldn’t navigate the app without a subscription to realize it was ONLY WDW.  So now I have a subscription to both.  Which I don’t need.  Then I tried to use the tour plans.  2 day, 2 park.  However they only say “2 day, 2 park, day 1, part 2”. What happened to Day 1, part 1?  It wasn’t in the other park section (I checked both USF and IOA).  Then I tried to make my own following the stops in the plan in the book but these custom plans don’t allow you to change the park to make your own 2-park guide.   Also the most optimal time to ride Hagrids, on early admin hours is first and is still 75 minutes?   Makes no sense. Then all the other rides that day have a 1-7 minute wait.   I thought the early hours would allow my first ride to go faster?
Too frustrating.  I’m going to rid the guide out of the book and follow that.  I now have spent $$ on two apps I won’t use.  Fabulous.

### 5/5 — Excellent app

*2023-04-07, version 1.9.10*

Very helpful to save time and to have a general idea about the rides.

### 5/5 — Can’t Live Without It

*2022-12-06*

Our family has made many great memories at Disney and Universal!  The places are truly magical!

BUT, both (especially Disney) can be overwhelming. Huge crowds, huge expense, hot weather, rain, tired kids, tired adults, etc. I’ve used Touring Plans and Lines since 2015 and would not attempt a Disney or Universal trip without the aid of a personalized plan from TP and the up-to-the- minute intel from Lines. Takes the stress out of planning and you can make adjustments to your plans on the fly. Outstanding tools!  Consistently accurate and very easy to use.

### 4/5 — Good But Please Update!

*2022-05-23, version 1.9.10*

The Universal app is good but the Disney app is great! Why not update the Universal app to the same style and quality?

### 5/5 — Incredible value for an app

*2022-05-04, version 1.9.10*

Two years ago I took my girls to WDW and after researching a sane way to navigate that huge park, found this app. Because of our great experience with it, I knew this was going to be my go to for Universal Studios. My husband and I took our two kids ages 10 & 12 for a two day trip. This app was a great way to plan our days and get the best value out of our tickets. It even had more complete and accurate information than Universal’s own app. Ex: Hogwart’s night light show on the universal app just says varied show times. But this app clearly noted it was cancelled because the park closes before it gets dark enough for a light show. I confirmed this with the parks helpers, and Universal should indicate this on their app. 

The lines app website makes it easier to calculate time more accurately by allowing you to enter your walking pace and whether you want to prioritize walking less ( as opposed to squeezing in as many attractions as possible).

There is also a rating system for all the attractions based on age of rider. That’s how I knew Pteranodon Flyers was not going to be fun for my 12 year old. 

Because of the excellent time estimates from this app for lines, I could time meals and reservations perfectly. Be sure to update completed attractions and refresh your plan as you go. 

I would still recommend downloading the Universal app for two reasons. First, you’ll be able to see the menus for park dining options, and use mobile ordering for some places (Leaky Cauldron but not Three Broomsticks) and second, there may be circumstances where the Universal app will have more up to date ride information. There was a light shower one afternoon and the Hagrid’s motorbike ride was delayed. This was reflected on the Universal app, but not this app. I didn’t believe the Universal app, but sure enough no one was allowed to queue up for Hagrid’s. 

In 2 days my husband and I did Velocicoaster, the hulk, rip ride rocket and dooms fear fall . 

With the kids we did these rides three times each: Hagrid’s motorbike, Forbidden journey, gringott’s. 

We did these twice each: Hogwart’s Express (each way), JP River adventure, Ripsaw falls, bilge rat barges, despicable me, MIB. 

And we did these once: Hippogriff, Ollivander’s, Reign of Kong, Spider man, Jimmy Fallon’s race, Pteranodon Flyer. 

We also got to spend plenty of leisure time in Universal street scenes, Diagon alley casting spells and exploring the shops, and ate at the leaky cauldron, three broomsticks and Mythos. 

Don’t be those people wandering aimlessly around, getting tired and cranky from waiting on lines, upset at missing attractions and not getting their moneys worth.  This app and sunscreen are the most important things to take with you to Universal or WDW. Spend some time before you go to plan, be flexible when you’re there, and you’ll have a much more enjoyable time. We wish you a great experience!!

### 5/5 — Worth the money.

*2022-04-27*

This app helped my family and me a lot. We went to Universal for spring break during Marti Gras, one of their busiest times. We were traveling with a 6-year-old and two special needs teens and had no clue that this would happen when we planned our trip months prior. Once we realized this, we knew that we needed a plan. So through lots of searching, we came across this app, and it was a lifesaver when it came down to knowing which rides would be the best ones to go on at a particular time. This saved us a lot of time. The only thing I had an issue with was the suggestion to get on the train and go to Islands of Adventure, then go back to Universal. ( We had the two park passes). We made our adjustment when it came to that part.

## Frequently asked questions about Lines Universal Orlando

### What does the Lines Universal Orlando app do?

This app helps you save time and money during your Universal Orlando trip by providing actual wait times for attractions, predicting crowd levels, and generating customized touring plans. It also offers comprehensive restaurant menus and prices for the entire resort.

### What are the key features of the Lines Universal Orlando app?

Key features include actual wait times that differ from posted times, 'Ride Now' and 'Wait to Ride' recommendations, personalized touring itineraries for both Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, a 10-day crowd calendar, and searchable menus for over 4,500 food items.

### Is the Lines Universal Orlando app free to use?

Some features of the app, such as customized touring plans, restaurant menus, and chat forums, are completely free. However, access to the crowd calendar and wait times requires an in-app subscription purchase.

### What kind of information does the app provide about wait times?

The app provides both the officially posted wait times and the actual wait times based on the experience of the app's users and thousands of families. It also offers 'Ride Now' and 'Wait to Ride' recommendations to help you decide when to queue for attractions.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

The app is designed for individuals and families planning a visit to Universal Orlando Resort. It's particularly useful for those who want to optimize their park experience, avoid long lines, and make informed decisions about where to eat and when to visit attractions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.3 — 2026-08-10

Includes minor bug fixes and an upgrade to be compatible with iOS 26

### 2.2.1 — 2025-12-18

2.2.1 Includes updates to the app framework and several bug fixes related to dates and times

### 2.1.12 — 2025-05-15

Adding a new "Rope Drop" feature to our plans for more accurate optimizations

### 2.0.0 — 2025-01-07

This version is a full UI overhaul to provide a better user experience, while keeping the same great tools we've always had

### 1.9.10 — 2017-04-14

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Name change.

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