Are there touring plans for Universal?

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Does anyone know if there are any touring plans out there for US and IOA? I'm going to tour them both in one day in November and am looking for some help in seeing as much as I can.

 

[Lou Holtz]

One day plan:

1. Harry Potter land
2. Go to Studios
3. HRRR
4. Mummy
5. Simpsons
6. MIB
7. Back to IOA
8. Spiderman
9. Hulk
10. Suessland
11-13. Water rides.

You should have time to go back and hit whatever you've missed after that. Take a change of clothes and go back to the Studios, for Jaws, ET, and Disaster. Maybe then hit Harry Potter again real quick right before the parks close.

 

[Planogirl]

You might want to look for Kelly Monaghan's Universal guide if you like books like me. I don't know if he's incorporated the HP area yet though.

 

[jkh1978]

One day plan:

1. Harry Potter land
2. Go to Studios
3. HRRR
4. Mummy
5. Simpsons
6. MIB
7. Back to IOA
8. Spiderman
9. Hulk
10. Suessland
11-13. Water rides.

You should have time to go back and hit whatever you've missed after that. Take a change of clothes and go back to the Studios, for Jaws, ET, and Disaster. Maybe then hit Harry Potter again real quick right before the parks close.

Why switch back and forth?

 

[Lou Holtz]

Because I am assuming they don't have express passes, so you go in order of what develops the longest line. Hulk and Spiderman don't develop lines as much as the major rides at the Studios during off peak times because those rides don't have their capacity as dramatically lowered. They run one side of Mummy, one side of MIB, one level of Simpsons (out of three). The capacity isn't as dramatically lowered for rides at IOA, other than Suess Trolley, which they may have to skip when the line is 35-40 minutes by the time they get to it because only one side is running.

 

[Larrabe]

The Unofficial Guide to Disney World also has chapters on UNI/IOA as well as tour plans. I have the 2010 version, but an older version would be fine seeing how their info on WWOHP isn't as detailed as what you could find here.

Hope you have a great trip!

 

[jkh1978]

Because I am assuming they don't have express passes, so you go in order of what develops the longest line. Hulk and Spiderman don't develop lines as much as the major rides at the Studios during off peak times because those rides don't have their capacity as dramatically lowered. They run one side of Mummy, one side of MIB, one level of Simpsons (out of three). The capacity isn't as dramatically lowered for rides at IOA, other than Suess Trolley, which they may have to skip when the line is 35-40 minutes by the time they get to it because only one side is running.

We are going the first Friday in December. My plan was to start at WWOHP, Jurassic, Hulk, Spiderman, lunch, Cat in the Hat, then go to the other studio and work clockwise at RRR, twister, disaster, jaws, mib, simpsons, et, t23d, shrek. I didn't know we'd have to worry about the rides half running. Should we get the express pass?

 

[Purseval]

We are going the first Friday in December. My plan was to start at WWOHP, Jurassic, Hulk, Spiderman, lunch, Cat in the Hat, then go to the other studio and work clockwise at RRR, twister, disaster, jaws, mib, simpsons, et, t23d, shrek. I didn't know we'd have to worry about the rides half running. Should we get the express pass?

Not just no but heck no. The first Friday in December will probably be walkons for every ride except the ones in WWOHP and light ones for that. You are talking about one of the slowest times of the year attendancewise, not just at Universal but at every Orlando park.

 

[KatieCharlotte]

Not just no but heck no. The first Friday in December will probably be walkons for every ride except the ones in WWOHP and light ones for that. You are talking about one of the slowest times of the year attendancewise, not just at Universal but at every Orlando park.

Can I assume the second Thursday (I think it's Dec 9th) will be just as slow, since Christmas vacations won't have started yet?

 

[Lou Holtz]

I've been in US on days when there was NOBODY there and Jaws was a 40 minute wait and MIB was more than that because they were running at such a low capacity. It's not as bad on HRRR because they are still running as many trains as they can and Mummy won't be more than 20-25 minutes. I'd do the rest of IOA after you do the major ones at US. Hulk almost never has a line during off peak times. Jurassic Park will be a walk on all day. Spiderman and Suess Trolley are the only ones that could have a line more than 20 minutes at IOA.