Busy weekend without the express pass

[Arura Tonks]

What is the best method for experiencing the most popular rides (especially all things Harry Potter) without the express pass ( the pass to skip the lines) and when not staying on an early entry property when it is one of the busiest weekends of the year? We have 4 days worth of park to park tickets..but can only do two full days..with an evening and night on day 1 and a morning only on day 4. (Days 2 and 3 are full days but with very high volume of crowds expected)

Any ideas from anyone here? Thanks.

 

[TommyJK]

The only thing I can think of is to use the Singer Rider Line if available. It will reduce your wait times but even then they sometimes close the single rider lines if they become too full/too busy.

 

[Disxuni]

You should be good if you get there early. It's been a little while since I've been, but they would at least let you in to a certain point. In one direction EE people went, but in the other direction you walk a little then you had to stop and wait. Then they would let you in 15-5 minutes early, depending on how busy it was, or how things were and then let you in. Even if it opens exactly at opening time you would at least be within the park and at that starting point rather than outside the gate waiting to get in.

From there you can start single riding all the big rides you want. You can easily do Transformers, Mummy, and Gringotts within the hour if you move with a purpose, after that first part you can hop onto HE to get onto FJ, or you can just cut to the chase and go directly to Gringotts, hope onto HE, and go to FJ.