30 minutes is considered a quasi-walk on for standby. I saw Stranger Things approach the three hours at times, last year.Ah, that‘s why the wait times were green last year. I am trying to get away with not purchasing express passes for a one night visit, but I might just have to do it.
From reading last year‘s experiences, the crowds seemed to be overwhelming at times. I hate waiting in line for more than 30 minutes. Add in FL humidity, I‘ll turn into a horror character.
Also, in theory Express guarantees to skip half the wait time. So if standby is 2 hours you should wait 1 hour with Express.
It's usually shorter, but sometimes you'll wait even with Express. Last year Yeti, Chuck, Dark ritual and Last of Us had usually the longest wait with Express. At the others I usually didn't wait more than 10 minutes. (I went 8 nights with Express).