going to Uni next weekend

[twebber55]

last summer i just missed dispicable me by one week..so im going down to orlando next weekend... i have a 2 park pass should i go to DM first and do uni and then head over to IOA to do HP or should i do HP first and then go over to USF latter and the day

 

[marni1971]

Eeek. Just one day?

DM can get pretty heavy waits (maybe not this time of year) and Id prefer to have to queue at FJ if anywhere.

 

[twebber55]

Y

Eeek. Just one day?

DM can get pretty heavy waits (maybe not this time of year) and Id prefer to have to queue at FJ if anywhere.

yep. Im really in town for the weekend but can only squeeze in one day (as drive right past the mouse)
To go to uni lol

 

[BryceM]

I also visited Universal Orlando recently and had only one day to do the parks.

I started in Islands of Adventure and did Cat in the Hat, Caro-Seuss-El and One Fish, Two Fish. Then I walked through The Lost Continent and into The Wizarding World. Forbidden Journey was a walk-on, as was Dragon Challenge. Then I did Jurassic Park River Adventure, ate lunch in Toon Lagoon then proceeded to Marvel Super-Hero Island and did Spider-Man (single-rider), Hulk twice (single-rider) and Storm Force Accelatron. I was done with Islands of Adventure by 1:00.

Then, I walked to Universal Studios and did Shrek-4D, RockIt and Mummy. I then walked to World Expo and knocked out The Simpsons Ride and Men in Black: Alien Attack. After that I ate dinner at Lombard's and finished Universal Studios at around 6:30. I concluded the night with Islands of Adventure again, but I'm sure you don't need to do that. We did not do Despicable Me because the wait was about an hour.

I think you can do the parks easily if you...

- Get there at opening.
- Skip full-service meals (We ate at Lombard's, but you could use the time it would take to eat at a full-service restaurant to queue for Despicable Me)
- Utilize single rider. The waits that day were short, but with single-rider, we were able to walk on most attractions.
- Start with Islands of Adventure and go counter-clockwise to get to The Wizarding World first. Then do the rest of the park.

I hope you at least have a full day, because you'll need it!

 

[scoobygirl39541]

An hour+ wait for DM?? O_O When we rode it in mid-December the wait was only 15 minutes

 

[englanddg]

An hour+ wait for DM?? O_O When we rode it in mid-December the wait was only 15 minutes

When I went in August, I noted that the wait time for DM fluctuated a lot. It would go from one hour to fifteen minutes throughout the day.

Not exactly sure why...

 

[Disneyhead'71]

One thing to consider is if you want to see the new Cinematic Spectacular, you may want to do DM:MM later in the evening. But to be honest, now that the holidays are over and Mardi Gras hasn't started wait times should be manageable.

 

[twebber55]

One thing to consider is if you want to see the new Cinematic Spectacular, you may want to do DM:MM later in the evening. But to be honest, now that the holidays are over and Mardi Gras hasn't started wait times should be manageable.

good point...if it were june i would no doubt go to the studios first but i may just do IOA first and then finish up at US

 

[Ginzuishou]

I'm going to Universal and Islands of Adventure on 1/14 and 1/15.

 

[cheezbat]

I'd hit Despicable Me first. I was at Uni just the other day and almost the entire day the wait was 45-60 minutes.
Forbidden Journey moves much faster and has a much cooler queue line...so waiting for that ride shouldn't be as bad.

 

[JillC LI]

I'd say do WWOHP and IoA first and then US including DM.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

DM picks up crowds around 11 AM and stays crowded until about 3. Anytime else it will be 20 minutes or less.

 

[TalkingHead]

Isn't there a single-riders line for DM?

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

Isn't there a single-riders line for DM?

When it's crowded (similar to Spiderman).