The first reveal of the view is pretty impressive. We went at night and probably would have preferred the day view. Many building were hard to distinguish at night, but it was still beautiful. The down side is the view is totally enclosed behind glass so pictures aren’t as good as they could be. It is a great north facing view of Manhattan. The iPad assistant is okay but doesn’t identify buildings closest to One World.

Unfortunately, the day we scheduled ended up being the only overcast day of our trip, so there was zero visibility from the observation deck. We were made aware of the zero visibility when we checked in and were offered a reschedule, but this was the only day that worked during our trip. Check your weather prior to booking or be schedule-flexible :)

Worth the extra money to skip the line and have flexible arrival! The priority status granted by this option also allowed priority exit! After a day of doing touristy things and the resulting achy legs and exhaustion, not having to wait in lines at entry and exit made the experience all the more enjoyable and memorable! The app also offers way less expensive tickets than going straight through the website. Got 4 slip the line flex tickets using the app for the price of basic tix using the website.