Disneyhead'71
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My guess is now that we are reaching the time where people getting in line now won't be getting on Gringott's, the HE wait time should sky rocket.
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Diagon full opening day
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PrincessNelly_NJ
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Probably. It is already at 45 minutes over at Kings Cross.
mvieguy
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While I know its nice for bragging rights. I dont understand why people would want to risk this. I went to Hogsmeade/FJ last year for the first time since it opened, and I was fine, took me ten minutes to get into FJ.
I will wait maybe a year or two, and probably walk into Gringots in about ten minutes as well
I will wait maybe a year or two, and probably walk into Gringots in about ten minutes as well
Well I am also here. Thankfully I was able to visit Diagon Alley for two days during softs. Walking into Universal Studios, it seems like a typical summer day. The line for DA didn't look too bad, until I noticed the line disappeared by MIB. I didn't realize they had funneled everyone backstage (I thought maybe they were issuing a return time). I arrived around 8:45am, and while most attractions were empty, the lines have since grown. People aren't skipping the rest of the park.
Resort guests were given a letter recommending Hogsmeade for early entry. Tomorrow all resort guests have access to DA for early entry starting g at 7am.
Resort guests were given a letter recommending Hogsmeade for early entry. Tomorrow all resort guests have access to DA for early entry starting g at 7am.
The people there today (well most of them) are not really there just to ride the attraction. Sure, they will most definitely get on the attraction, but today is about being among other like minded people and enjoying the experience of all of the craziness.
Cesar R M
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sarcasm bro.. sarcasm!
That's true about the recommendation for resort guest. I arrived at USF at 5am and had no problem being the first group to get in and got see Gringotts. (Which is in my opinion the best attraction ever developed). As I left around 9am. USF was filling up fast, and so I took the train to ioa which was a 10 minute wait. I went to hogmeades to ride forbidden journey and it was at a 90 minute wait. So I left. The guests entering citywalk was insane and it was very evenly split for both park. The difference between this opening and 2010 is that both parks are very busy while back then, USF was very slow on hogmeades opening day.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I heard that JK Rowling published a new Harry Potter short story on Potermore today, and so few people wanted to read that it actually caused the site to crash.
Timekeeper
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There are already a couple on YouTube, but I wouldn't call them "decent" since most people don't think to put a lens over their camera in 3D attractions.
Timekeeper
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Does anyone know how many new TM positions this expansion created? There are so many TMs around (in costume) that it feels like half of Universal's employee roster is now in DA.
PrincessNelly_NJ
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They have began to hand out return tickets for entry into DA (not valid for rides)
and offer tours of Gringotts for people who don't actually want to ride but just see the queue
and offer tours of Gringotts for people who don't actually want to ride but just see the queue
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Cesar R M
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I had 4 hours confirmed. Corrals set up between Simpsons and MIB then backstage holding from there to London.
Last I heard for Gringotts was 6 hours 15 minutes. With talk of not all trains running.
Soarin' Over Pgh
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That was a smart decision to funnel and hold everyone in queues backstage. Brilliant planning! But 6 hour wait?! Holy crow.