Early Entry

[JAL2525]

Can anyone give me an jdea of how early entry works for onsite guests. (we will be staying at the HRH)

My question is how it works for WWHP and also do they have just general early hours?

Lastly when they do have early entry what time is it and what else is open?

Thank You in advance...a little over two weeks I can't wait.

 

[mesaboy2]

Only WWoHP at IoA is open the hour early. If posted opening is 9, you will be able to enter no later than 8, sometimes maybe even 7:45 or 7:50, depending on the season and crowds.

This is a crucial advantage to staying onsite, especially during busy times. My recommendation is to go ASAP and do Ollivander's first, then FJ. Uni Express (included for onsite guests) does you no good at either of those attractions.

 

[JAL2525]

Only WWoHP at IoA is open the hour early. If posted opening is 9, you will be able to enter no later than 8, sometimes maybe even 7:45 or 7:50, depending on the season and crowds.

This is a crucial advantage to staying onsite, especially during busy times. My recommendation is to go ASAP and do Ollivander's first, then FJ. Uni Express (included for onsite guests) does you no good at either of those attractions.

Thanks Mesaboy2

Where do you enter? Is it right through the main gate or off to the side?

 

[mesaboy2]

Thanks Mesaboy2

Where do you enter? Is it right through the main gate or off to the side?

Enter through the main gate at IoA with your room key. The TMs there should direct you through Port of Entry down the path to the lake, at which point they should point you to the right through Suess Land and Lost Continent to WWoHP. Those without room keys will--during busier days--be pointed left to go the long way round through Marvel and ultimately to Jurassic Park to WWoHP. There they will wait until official park open.

Oh, and I recommend doing the main FJ queue at least once, and afterwards just doing the single-rider queue, which usually gets you on in 15-20 minutes max, even on busy days. (It's almost walk-on on light-to-medium days.) The SR queue skips most of the main queue, which is pretty fantastic and should be seen at least once. You cannot see the other 3 people in your vehicle (an 'enchanted bench'), so no big difference if you're riding with family or strangers.... There is also a THIRD queue called the "Castle Tour" queue, which lets you see almost all of the main queue with no wait (and no ride) and you can spend as much time as you want to observe. Ask the TM just outside the lockers for the entrances to all three. Crazy, huh?

Ask TMs for the SR entrance as it can be hard to find. You are looking for an unmarked set of stairs leading up across from the lockers. And the other good bit of advice from everyone here is, if you have bags you need to store, to go into the locker area from Filch's near the ride EXIT, then proceed into the queue. The line just to get a locker through the entrance can be formidable.

 

[JAL2525]

Thanks Mesaboy2...that really makes it clear. Sounds great.