Harry Potter Crowd Report Thread...

[Bluer101]

We're heading out tonight.. gonna ride FJ tomorrow night around closing... then every morning for the rest of the week!!!!

See you there, we leave in the early am. Plan on doing HP in the later afternoon also an early entry on Thursday and Friday.

 

[Harry Potter]

We're heading out tonight.. gonna ride FJ tomorrow night around closing... then every morning for the rest of the week!!!!

I am so envious! Hope you have a great time! And you, too, Bluer101, have a great time!

Only a few days more for me now...

I'll be heading out from London to Orlando on Sunday - if my flights aren't cancelled because of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland.

 

[Bluer101]

I am so envious! Hope you have a great time! And you, too, Bluer101, have a great time!

Only a few days more for me now...

I'll be heading out from London to Orlando on Sunday - if my flights aren't cancelled because of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland.

I will check the boards everyday, so maybe we will see you there. Hope you have safe flight and mother nature cooperates for you.

 

[macraven]

I will check the boards everyday, so maybe we will see you there. Hope you have safe flight and mother nature cooperates for you.

can't you see me ...... ??

hope you and the fam and Coach and his fam have a great time.


i'm crossing my fingers you two homies will be able to meet up!



it's always exciting to meet homies at the darkside.

 

[Bluer101]

can't you see me ...... ??

hope you and the fam and Coach and his fam have a great time.


i'm crossing my fingers you two homies will be able to meet up!



it's always exciting to meet homies at the darkside.

Sorry mac, just so excited.

 

[Coach81]

Thanks for the well-wishes.. we are very excited.. leaving in just a few hours now.. Good luck, and I hope everyone else going has a great time as well!!!

 

[macraven]

Sorry mac, just so excited.

i'm excited for you too !!!

and i'm not even going...........

 

[aryfairy]

We are going to WDW the 2nd through the 9th of July and were going to spend 2 days at US and IOA. Sounds like we better add another day there if we want to see HP land. Yikes!!

 

[aryfairy]

Yikes!! Looks like we better add another day if we want to see HP land.

 

[avic77]

Just had a look at this thread for the first time and started with the last page. OMG, feeling sick, cause I have never heard of "hell week" and still don't know what it is except that it sounds like I might have planned our once in lifetime visit to Universal/IOA to be at the same time Gosh, it had never occured to me that Universal/IOA might be crowded mid-week 11-14 October!!! We will be doing Universal one day and IOA the next day (as we will stay onsite for one night to get Express passes to both parks) and it will either be Tues 11 and Wed 12 Oct or Wed 12 and Thu 13 Oct. We could instead go on Sunday 9 October or Monday 10th October but I thought I'd better steer clear of those days considering they are on a holiday weekend and presumed THEY would be busy. What should I do? Please advise

Oh Crap we are in the same boat... Macraven can you send me the advice you private messaged Travel Mum?
What's Hell week!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gometros]

Oh Crap we are in the same boat... Macraven can you send me the advice you private messaged Travel Mum?
What's Hell week!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I missed the impact of Hell week. We're going to WDW the 11th to the 19th and we were intending on going to IOA on that Sunday, the 16th. If Hell week ends the 14th, will we be okay?

 

[macraven]

Oh Crap we are in the same boat... Macraven can you send me the advice you private messaged Travel Mum?
What's Hell week!!!!!!!!!!!

my power keeps going out where i am.
big storms happening.

i deleted the pm i sent out of my box the other day but will try to send you a basic outline of what i sent to traveling mum.

traveling mum......can you send me a copy of that pm so i can edit it and help avic?

avic, i will be in touch with you.

 

[Travel Mum]

I'm PM'd your PM back to you Macraven

 

[Metro West]

I think I missed the impact of Hell week. We're going to WDW the 11th to the 19th and we were intending on going to IOA on that Sunday, the 16th. If Hell week ends the 14th, will we be okay?

Sunday should be OK...just stay away from the Studios in the afternoon as that's an HHN night and the crowds will start rolling in towards mid-afternoon.

 

[Harry Potter]

Memorial day is May 31. Is this a public holiday in USA? I think it is, but how seriously do locals treat this public holiday? Is it just one day, or do you have extra days off work/school etc?

I guess Tuesday 31 May will be pretty insane, but with early entry and UE I should be alright!

 

[Metro West]

Memorial day is May 31. Is this a public holiday in USA? I think it is, but how seriously do locals treat this public holiday? Is it just one day, or do you have extra days off work/school etc?

I guess Tuesday 31 May will be pretty insane, but with early entry and UE I should be alright!

Yes...Memorial Day is a national holiday here. Lots of people are off work and the schools are closed. In a lot of places in the US, it's the official start to the summer season and when public pools open and hotel rates go up.

I might go to the parks on Monday but probably not over the weekend as it's going to be very busy everywhere.

 

[Harry Potter]

Yes...Memorial Day is a national holiday here. Lots of people are off work and the schools are closed. In a lot of places in the US, it's the official start to the summer season and when public pools open and hotel rates go up.

I might go to the parks on Monday but probably not over the weekend as it's going to be very busy everywhere.

Wrong thread maybe but, on Sunday 29 May I anticipate to arrive in Orlando at 3.30pm, RPR at around 5pm, and in IOA by 6pm.

Is there a small chance then that IOA may be capacity by that time and they might turn me away (shuts at 10pm on Sunday)? In that case, could I still redeem my tickets at the desk then go back to the hotel?

I know WWoHP is likely to be 'return time only' but that can wait until early entry the following morning. I just wanna ride Hulk, Spidey, etc before I head back to the hotel.

 

[jrtoastyman]

Will be heading to Universal after 6 days at Disney on Tuesday, June 7, likely arriving around 2-3, will be there on a 4 day 2-park pass. Our number 1 priority is visiting WWOHP.

Given our arrival time, are we better off holding off on Tuesday (maybe spending some time at USO) and just trying to be in line first thing on Wednesday, or is there a chance we could get in at that time of day this time of year within a reasonable amount of time?

 

[gometros]

Sunday should be OK...just stay away from the Studios in the afternoon as that's an HHN night and the crowds will start rolling in towards mid-afternoon.

Thanks. That should work out then, since we are going primarily for Harry Potter and will stay in IOA.

 

[Dicecatt]

We are heading there again on June 7 for two days...I'm debating on trying to get into WWOHP early both mornings, even though we aren't checking in until the 7th...or taking it easy that morning, doing everything else we want to do, trying to get in for a while in the evening just to walk around, and then go again on the 8th early to actually ride and do the shops.

Went last year about a week after it opened and that worked well...is that plan still doable now? If we can't at least walk it in the evening on the first day, we'll do both days early, but I'd rather not if possible.

Thanks for any insight!