Hey, great pics and great details! I have a nine yeara old son who is a bit of a ride chicken, but is a HUGE Harry Potter fan. We are going next month and are trying to convince him to ride the FJ. I think he will regret it if he doesn't, but I don't want him terrified. He does love Soarin' but hates rollercoasters. With that little bit of knowledge, what are your thoughts on him liking it?
Thanks for posting! Hmm, that is a really good question. I have a hard time answering because obviously I don't know what your son can handle. What doesn't he like about roller coasters? Like I said the ride is REALLY jerky...Soarin is a lot smoother ride than FJ. Maybe you could
youtube the ride and kind of get a feel for it? I know it's dark so it'd be hard to judge what the movement is like. The other thing is would he freak out at the things that pop out suddenly? I don't know, my first response would be if you don't like roller coasters you probably wouldn't like FJ but you never know. Hopefully you can convince him to ride!
Wow what a great start to your morning! 
It was an awesome start!
That was a great update! We haven't been to IOA since 2002....I never opened my eyes on Dueling Dragons and now I can't wait to ride it again. Your pictures are great! It's so beautiful...I can't wait to visit!!!
Dragon Challenge was so much fun. Glad you are enjoying the pictures!
I'm not an HP fan, but I will admit that the WWOHP looks really cool! I've never visited US/IOA but I know that my thrill seeking boys would love it so I'm sure I'll end up over there someday!
If your boys like thrill rides then they have to go to Universal some day.
Forbidden Journey and Dragon Challenge sound like a lot of fun. One of these days I've got to go to IOA.
Yes, you should go!
Great updates. This is getting me way excited for December!
I
Dueling Dragons last time we were there - so I can't wait!
I'm worried that I won't be able to go on FJ, but it looks so fun. I hope I can!
You will really enjoy WWOHP! It really does feel like you walked right onto one of the movie sets.
I hope you can ride FJ too. Like I said, there really is nothing like it.
OK, so I'm really late joining in...but I just spent a couple of hours reading all of the TR! I love it Sarah. You always provide lots of great photos to set the scene, of stuff most people never think to photograph.
The Hedwig's theme link was a great idea, I always hear that in my head when I think Harry Potter.
I'm kind of anti Universal, but WWoHP has me really contemplating going.
If you waited 45 minutes at 'RD'...I'm hoping if I go during low crowd season that I could ride FJ with less of a wait. That's part of my hesitation with IOA - I hate that you have to pay for Universal Express - why would I do that when Disney gives it to me for free? I always go at low crowd times so I don't have a high tolerance for long waits. Thirty minutes is about my limit. So I have to wrap my head around the cost of a IOA ticket and a possible long wait....would you say it's worth it? I do love Harry Potter!
Glad you enjoyed reading so far! I still have 2 1/2 days to go, so you're not too far behind. LOL.
OK, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of that song when they think of HP!
Usually we don't wait longer than 30 minutes, even when we've taken trips during peak season! If you go during a low crowd time then I don't think the wait would be too bad. The other thing is that I've read a lot of TRs where people do the other stuff first and go to WWOHP later in the afternoon and it isn't typically that busy. And if you are "anti-Universal" that means you probably won't be going too often. We didn't mind waiting because we don't really know when we'll be going to Universal again. If you love Harry Potter I'd say go for it!
It sounds crazy, but like it would be fun! Too bad it's bumpy though!
But now I see it! Thanks!
The details of WWOP are so amazing. I love what they did with Buckbeak!
