First time in Universal: Orlando!!!

[TheBellhop]

Hey! My family and I are going to Universal: Orlando, for a day. We are all major thrill riders and love themed rides. Does anyone have a rough schedule as to which rides we should hit when? And what ride lines are inside? Thanks for all input!

 

[Planogirl]

I would hit the popular attractions such as Shrek, The Mummy, Men in Black, Jaws and Back to the Future first. Then move on to the rest. You can save the shows for afternoon since none of them have outrageous waits.

Will you visit Island of Adventure? It seems best to hit Spiderman and the coasters first.

I would check out Kelly Monaghan's Universal guide for more help. It's a great book and really helped us the first time we went.

 

[TheBellhop]

oops, sorry! I meant to say we were visiting IOA only...sorry!

 

[gschmerl]

In that case, get there when the park opens. Ride Hulk first--you may be able to get in a couple rides with little wait. Then you can get an express pass to come back later. Ride Spiderman next. If you like thrill rides, go to the back of the park and ride Dueling Dragons over and over. Do the FRONT ROW or each. There is a re-ride entry so you can ride a lot if you're there early. Go to Jurassic Park River Ride. Since you'll be slightly wet from that, you might as well do Dudley Do Right and Bluto's Barge and get totally soaked.