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Soft openings have to be soon! Here's a look at the area
http://behindthethrills.com/2014/06/walls-come-down-around-diagon-alley-at-universal-orlando-as-harry-potter-gets-closer/
Nothing on an official opening date. Back in the first part of March I was told 86 days the crew has to be done, which puts it first part of June. Then I was told they are having issues with the ride systems, and they are looking at as late as August. They will not open the train if the entire...
The entire Despciable Me area is open as of TODAY!
Here's videos of the entire area, including the ride and the new play area they just opened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtI-HBuIN_k&list=PLUF1V3WOfeczV9etC_DNyjalGGOpurMVh
I just put a playlist up, because there's so many videos from...
Let's get ages here before we started listing films. I don't think Blues Brothers, Terminator and some of the other films are appropriate for most kids under 12...but that me(for the record my kids have seen both).
Harry Potter you want to focus on Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire mostly...as...
35 and for my money it's Pat O's on a Friday or Saturday night after 10...last time we were there the players broke in to Cee Lo's "Forget you"....only it was the non radio friendly version. The whole bar was screaming "EFF YOU!" at the top of their lungs.
The piano player stopped when he saw...
Potter is scheduled to be open by June of 2014, from what I've heard from insiders. They are working around the clock, and the majority of the work on the coaster is done. The coaster, from leaked plans, will have a drop just like Verbolten...vertical...but faster. It will also have a waterfall...
Let's go by land and park of the things you can't ride. For things with a single rider line I'll throw an asterisk *
Seuss Landing:Cat in the Hat, Sky Trolley
Potter:Dragons, Hippogriff, Forbidden Journey*
Jurassic Park:Everything
Toon Lagoon:Dudley Do-Right, Popeye(iffy because it spins...
Usually, yes, the show is at park closing. If the park closes at 10, it's going to happen right at 19. What date exactly are you going? There are some dates that it will not be showing....i think for Mardi Gras
Also recommend checking the Express Purchase calendar
https://www.universalorlando.com/Ticket-Store/PurchaseTickets.aspx?ExpressPlus
If you want to know how busy things are anticipated on being, check the prices. It's not foolproof but it does help. The more the ticket costs on that day...
So many good times to go. Late September, early October you can get Halloween Horror Nights. Early December you get Christmas, Early Feb. to early March you have Mardi Gras....all of these times with fairly low crowds.
The parks have changed so much over the past 3 years alone.
I recommend...
This one is pretty much for the locals....sorry vacationing and Disney folk. Though I recommend everyone take a day and check it out
Orange County Regional History Center is following up on the hugely successful "Serious Art of Make Believe" that they did last year. They teamed up with...
For those who are not annual passholders, and not wanting to pay for a whole day, confirmed...SCREAM EARLY PASS....allows you to get into the park at 3p.m. and wait in the Stay and Scream area once the park closes. That means you have two hours to hang in the park, and then wait in the stay and...
I know a lot of scareactors....I've heard of wetting, soiling, and one lady getting the....ummmm...how should I put this....getting scared through her cycle? Ask Colin about that one Raven.
The event "starts" at 6:30 eventually. However, if you do as we've been saying in all the other threads, you'll get to the park much earlier and do Stay and Scream. They let you into the houses much earlier and you can get more of the houses done without a line.
If you want to see everything...
We'll be rubbing elbows with Penn&Teller! Yes...I'm bragging. :goodvibes
HoS is okay...just never changes, where HHN changes every year. Alone was okay in 2010 when I paid $25 bucks and got a t-shirt...now paying $50? Not me. Honestly, I find that if you do fright feast at Hos you can do most...