Just got back from a trip the 3rd week of Jan and the Harry Porter section was so crowded you couldn't see anything. I'm not waiting over 2 hours for a ride! To walk was even impossible. However, the rest of Universal was empty. We enjoyed both parks in one day.
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Too crowded at Harry Potter even during slow week
- Thread starter renee123
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disneydaft
Member
We were there also. Infact we go home tomorrow. I rode Harry potter a few times and never waited more than 10 minutes by using the single riders line.
One morning the single riders was a walk on until about 10am and the main line was only 20mins.
Yesterday at US rip ride rocket was pretty much a walk on at lunch time.
One morning the single riders was a walk on until about 10am and the main line was only 20mins.
Yesterday at US rip ride rocket was pretty much a walk on at lunch time.
crazydaveh
Active Member
Jan has become a crowded time at the parks. A lot of schools have MLK week off now and with the Disney Marathon bringing in people to the area, it just means some places are busier than you would want them to be.
Like you said, the rest of the park was dead... That's how it will be for a while. Sorry the waits were longer than you hoped for, it happens.
Like you said, the rest of the park was dead... That's how it will be for a while. Sorry the waits were longer than you hoped for, it happens.
britlightyear
Active Member
We were at WDW the last 10 days of Jan. and also visited US/IOA on Thursday 1/27. We rode HP right when we got there at opening and it was walk on then came back and it was walk on again about 30 min before closing. The whole Hogsmeade area got insanely busy during the mid-morning so we went and explored the rest of IOA and then went to US and then back to IOA. Most other rides were walk ons.
BoardwalkGlenn
Well-Known Member
I was there Thursday 2/3/11. Both times I went on the Forbidden Journey, the wait said 10 minutes. It was basically walk thru the queue and get right on. I think the most I saw that day was 25 minute wait.
jonnyc
Well-Known Member
It said 90 mins this past July when I was there and it was maybe 45 mins. The outside bit of the queue moves quite slowly but once you get inside it goes quite fast as people stop to take pictures then you get huge surges. If anything the inside portion of the queue goes too fast!
PartOfYourWorld
Well-Known Member
I was there in January as well the week before on the 11th, and I didn't find it bad at all, there was no waits for anything except later in the day the Forbidden Journey had a hr wait and single rider was really short! Granted, it was still the only crowded portion of IOA but I still didn't find it too bad from what I've heard about it
baymenxpac
Well-Known Member
anyone have any tips on avoiding (at least some) of the crowds? i seriously haven't stepped foot in universal since my one visit there in '93. but my fiancee is a huge harry potter fan and, since we're going to WDW for our honeymoon, i was thinking about dropping by the wizarding world for a morning.
Orangelake555
Member
You got it, mornings are the way to go. You could splurge on the express pass and hit pretty much everything in both parks in one day.
baymenxpac
Well-Known Member
cool
thanks for the head's up. hoping it goes smoothly. i'm going to try and midweek morning.Bonemachine
New Member
This past Tuesday I got pretty much everything done at both Universal parks in one day. If it's during a slow week, the express pass probably isn't worth it.
enchanted_belle
Active Member
I was there the week before you with a group of friends for our spring break, and we were surprised by how short our lines were. We were expecting to wait for Forbidden Journey for the two hours, and we ended up riding it 5 times, longest wait for it was 15 minutes.
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
We were there the end of February and it was so crowded you had to sign up and wait for your time slot to be allowed in. So very crowded with long waits for all rides, shows and even to get into the shops and food carts as well. Our first trip to Universal and probably our last
Banksy
New Member
I went when it JUST opened this June/July and if you go early, and i mean when the park is opening, it's perfectly enjoyable
After the first hour and thrity it gets crowded. It wasn't that bad.:king:
NutsForFlorida
Well-Known Member
I went on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We did Universal Studios first and then over to the Islands of Adventure in the afternoon. The wait for the Forbidden Journey ride said 60 minutes. It only took me 30 minutes to go through the queue. I was also surprised at how fast the line moves. Plus, they have a beer vendor near the beginning of the queue. Or atleast they did that day. So, buy a few beers and enjoy the scenery.
On top of that, before I went on that ride, I didn't know too much about Harry Potter. I never watched a movie or read one of the books. After I got back home, I watched the first 4 movies. I have DVR'd the 5th and 6th movie so I'll be watching those as well. I never thought I'd like these movies or anything Harry Potter. Weird what a section of a theme park will do to ya...
On top of that, before I went on that ride, I didn't know too much about Harry Potter. I never watched a movie or read one of the books. After I got back home, I watched the first 4 movies. I have DVR'd the 5th and 6th movie so I'll be watching those as well. I never thought I'd like these movies or anything Harry Potter. Weird what a section of a theme park will do to ya...