2200th Review
CN Tower is Toronto's ultimate urban adventure and the wait time is only rivaled by the Toronto traffic on any given day. I've visited Toronto many times and visiting the CN Tower has always been a bucket list item for me. So when I planned my most recent trip here there was no doubt I would work this into my itinerary. Regardless of what you may read the wait times can be extreme - that is unless you're willing to spend a little cash and being an American in Canada everything is a bargain and if it's possible and it is to knock off approximately 2.5 hours off the wait to get inside the lobby time sign me up.
Yes it's possible and it's absolutely worth the price of admission - for only $89 CAD ($70.80 USD) per person you can purchase the "Front of the Line Experience" also known as the "Premier Experience" this much sought after ticket can only be purchase the day of your visit and is sold in limited quantities, it includes access to The Lookout Level - The Glass Floor Level and The SkyPod levels along with some other perks. There is no need to wait in the outside line to purchase this ticket - tell the attendant at the entrance you are purchasing the Premier Experience and they physically walk you through the entire process with no waiting to get to the ticket booth. Once we purchased the two VIP Passes we were greeted by a CN Tower Associate and were taken directly to the elevator through the VIP entrance and boarded the elevator with absolutely no waiting, we were literally on our way to the top within 10 minutes after walking up to the entrances where hundreds of people were standing in the sun waiting to get into the first waiting area to purchase tickets.
We started at the SkyPod Level the highest public access level which is approx 33 stories above the LookOut Level only the antenna is higher, it's small but absolutely the most amazing view possible - breathtaking is an understatement. Wearing the VIP pass around your neck has its advantages, everywhere we went in the Tower we were escorted to the front of the line no waiting on any of the levels or for any of the elevators. I won't get into the details of the view because I could not do them justice and there really not much that hasn't already been said. This is a must see attraction and the Premier Pass is the only way to go we did in a few hours what most spend a half day doing...