Currently at the grand opening of wwohp

[knieriem]

Is anyone tweeting from their today!?

 

[atricks]

They anticipated overflow crowds, but not how fast they would arrive. I think they arrived 2-3 hours before they were prepared for it.

 

[WDWRocksMySocks]

Wow, those lines are CRAZY!! I can't imagine being stuck out in the hot, sticky Florida heat w/ all those people. You know it's gotta smell really nice right about now in that cluster.

To me, I don't stand in lines that posts waits over 60 minutes, period. The longest I've ever stood in line was 70 minutes at Kali River Rapids that I thought was crazy. I was outraged! :lmao

Ha! I'd be outraged, too, if I waited that long for KRR.

 

[Dougweller]

Is anyone tweeting from their today!?

This is a live twitter feed without using twitter, automatically updating (for WWoHP). http://livewire.wesh.com/Event/Wizarding_World_of_Harry_Potter_Grand_Opening2

They are evacuating FJ right now!

Doug

 

[DeluxePrincess]

My poor friend. This is her first visit to Universal. She just texted me "What were we thinking? Too crowded. Going swimming." They still have a Universal day tomorrow, then they're off to Disney. Hopefully it's not so crazy tomorrow.

 

[knieriem]

They are evacuating FJ right now!

Doug

Evacuating? Is it broken?

 

[damo]

Evacuating? Is it broken?

Sounds like it is down. Hopefully not for long!!!

 

[dalownerx3]

We have been here since 7:45am and are right outside River Adventure. When we arrived a TM estimated we would get in around 2.

 

[Feralpeg]

Local Orlando news is reporting 5,000 people waiting to enter IOA. Universal is saying they have exceeded capacity by 7,000 people.

 

[Dollyrar]

I'm really pleased for Universal! This is just phenomenal, I've never seen crowds like that for a new attraction before. I predict that opening times over the next few weeks are going to HAVE to be extended to cope with this kind of demand.

 

[DeluxePrincess]

Wow!

 

[kpadalik]

Wow!

What a cool picture! However, do these people think that they are going to get in today? I don't care if they were giving away tickets, I still wouldn't stand in that line!

 

[ATAfamily]

Wow!

HOLY COW!!

I can't imagine waiting in that line. I just hope that the crowds die down by the beginning of July when we go.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Twitter: Don't fret Wizarding friends, Forbidden is back up & running! #wwohp 80min standby, 20min singles

 

[chimo2u]

Wow!

Talk about Die Hard Fans!!! They must reallllly want to be a part of making history!!!

 

[MaleficentandGoons]

Now's the time to ride all of the other rides because everyone is in the HP line. Ride them over and over without a wait, I bet. Now that's what I'd do.

No way, I'd wait in line that long--I'd have to pee too bad and then if I did get on FJ then the ride would have to be shut down because the seats would be wet

But how do you even get to ride anything else? there doesn't appear to be separate entry to other portions or am i missing.

 

[DeluxePrincess]

This does not look like fun to me.

 

[skifast22]

Where are people even parking? I know the parking garage is huge, but I can't imagine Universal ever anticipated crowds this huge at the parks. These pictures absolutly amaze me! I'm excited about seeing the new land, but I'm glad my trip is in Decemer...plenty of time for the furor to die down...i hope

 

[atricks]

Some pics we took from this morning:

View from Hard Rock toward IOA.

Line goes over the universal bridge back toward Bubba Gump/Theater

Hulk inside the park, the line for wwohp went further back than this.

Closed the front gate around 8:45 to start pulsing crowds.

Line around 7:15, snaked between Marvel and Toon Lagoon.

Someone we saw in robes in toon lagoon across from Ripsaw Falls. -- I love the cartoon saying behind this photo in context.

This is where the line was when we arrived around 6:40-45. This is where the wall of people begins and where they started doing the single file line.

Hard Rock vantage point looking back toward the globe.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Attn people at Wizarding World #wwohp - looks like some nasty weather headed your way.
by xrae via twitter at 12:44 PM

HUGE ADVICE for anyone coming to Wizarding World #wwohp this month: be in line by 6am or it's own fault if you don't get in. Seriously.
by JetSetCD via twitter at 12:42 PM