Skip the line
Skip the line in Rome usually means a pre-booked timed ticket that avoids the ticket-office queue, not the security queue. At the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum, security screening applies to everyone.
Example
A skip-the-line Vatican ticket at 9:00 still joins the security line, which is why early slots and evening openings sell on time saved rather than on the label.
Sources: museivaticani.va
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