Hi, we are back home( stayed at RPR 6/4-6/9- then on to WDW) and since I had concerns over DH 6"3" I want ot post that he was not flagged at any time to sit in a test seat. We we weighed him on a scale in the park, said 205...so there you have his dimensions...he fit fine, tho the seats are not as wide as some, he had no issues whatsoever. He actually is tall in the torso not just legs so we were worried about the harness, but all was fine. I take Bonine for motion sickness and the first time we rode, I was fine. 2 days later we rode and I was definitely feeling a bit queazy by 2/3 thru the ride, DH and DD rode it again but I sat it out. Bonine even gets me thru Mission Space and DS hyper speed spinning on Teacups so FJ was a surprise to me to not be able to handle. I believe it is the length of the ride, not just the motion. DS only rode once, he was not all that impressed and chose to go to DC instead and rode front row over and over. Spiders do spit on you,( DD did say she thought she felt them brush against briefly on her lower leg, but was not quite sure...I never did nor did DS or DH) our shirts had squirt marks on them getting off. Dementors are more intense on the left side of ride than right, at least the 4 times we rode. Wand show cute, but folks were lining up for that so when we were there it was about a 4 or 5 show wait, each show lasts abut 8-10 minutes. I will say this for the folks we did see getting pulled out for seat testing,, stocky shorter people MORE than taller lean people, large chested women..all the way around, not the Heidi Montage silicone type...men and women equally, kids as well to make sure not too small, of all the folks we saw asked to try a test seat, ALL were allowed to go on to the ride, we did not see anyone turned away, nothing was done in poor taste, but I did notice that they would wait a few seconds before giving the o.k., it was not a quick sit, clip harness, o.k. off you go, it was sit, harness, 1,2,3,4,5, then off you go, again, since we were not asked to go to a test seat not sure why...size of bags were being checked...I had only my camera bag with me and I had to show I sould clip it around my waist, not diagonal across my shoulder ( still not sure why on that,
) DD left her flip flops on, did not lose them, they did not rubber band them to her. Que is very cool, there are LOT of back entries and alternate routes for TM's to use for poeple for whatever reason. Our DD was cut off from us in line when she took too long to get a photo ( large tour group)anyway, by the time DH and I got tot the loading zone where they ask how many, we told them 3, but that DD was further back due to tour group not letting her up to us( and we added that she took a photo equal blame) anyway, TM asked her first name, went and got her, brought her to us and then led us thru a short cut to the immediate loading zone...bypassing the sorting hat section. That was very nice of him, he mentioned that we had been waiting, and that tour groups get out of hand and that they were expecting a LOT of them...so plan on helping out those who have to deal with them.
My favorite parts of the park were Moaning Myrtle in the bathroom, watching the wand choosing and the overall feel of the land, the shops are very small and I kept worrying that I was going to knock something over with my backpack....the set up for mailing your postcards is a little wonky...there is a small wall behind a register from which to choose yout post cards and stamps. You then get in line to pay for those items. The you go outside to write out your cards, then you go back inside to the register in the fron tof the shop to get the official Hogwarts ink stamp, THEN you go to mail them in the box. MANY poeple did not know to go back to get the ink stamp after purchasing and writing....I waited by the post bnox letting folks know to go back and get it. There should have been a sign on the post box letting folks know...and hopefully there is as I did mention it to a TM and a lot of people were saying they would as well. the areas are tight, no doubt.The lines for Butter beer were fairly long , can not even imagine now..they would need 50 carts out there, not just one. The train conductor is cool, very in character. Not a lot of places to sit in WWOHP, and the shade comes form the buildings slightly...candy is outrageoulsy expensive in Honeydukes...except for the chocolate wands, those are $6..and a plain chocolate bar in a Honeydukes wrapper is $4.50.Chocolate frogs are $10, chocolate cauldron cake is $10, Jelly Beans are $3 I think for 1/4 lb....just really high.The GOOD news is for
AAA members, you card works at WWOHP. you must hand it over to the clerk, they slide it like a credit card before you pay, it takes the 10% off your purchase which helps a lot. If you are buying chocolate, request that your package be sent to the air conditioned shop up front, Island Traders...as the other shops cannot guarantee the chocolate will not melt. There were a lot of locker issues thru-out both IOA and US...so be prepared to deal with that...and I had hoped that tey had added free lockers to Jurasic Park, but they have not. I imagine those staying on site are not getting too much out of their 1 hour early access at this point...the land is fun, but no way, no how would I wait in those lines, heat crowds, pick pocketers are having a field day I imagine. Photo copy your park tix as a back up...and then book your trip for 2012.
