I also went this past Sunday, June 26th. It was the first time I've gone on a Sunday, so I was interested to see if the theory about it being slower on this day was true. Turns it is, for the most part. WWoHP was still the busiest area with the longest waits, but I judge a "light" crowd in that area by how big the open spaces are in Hogsmeade (in the area in front of the Three Broomsticks, there was hardly anyone, and that's a first). The wait for DC was the longest I'd ever seen (45 min) but honestly, most of your "wait" for that ride is just getting through the obnoxiously long queue. I was playing tour guide for 2 friends who had never been, so we did DC when it was a 30 minute wait. We waited for the front row, so in total, it came a little close to that but otherwise, I'd say 20 minutes max. The posted wait for FH was 30 minutes, but we waited maybe 10-15 tops. This was all around 2:30 in the afternoon, earlier than I normally would have attempted to do anything in the area but I was with early-to-rise, early-to-leave folks. We had walked on to nearly every other ride in the park prior to that. FJ at that time had a posted wait of 90 minutes, so we did the castle tour with no wait, then did the single riders line. We waited maybe 15-20 minutes.
We did not attempt Ollivander's. I've seen it once, and would only do it again if there was no wait. The line wasn't as long as I've seen it in the past, but still at least a 45 minute wait. The shops had no lines out front otherwise, yet it was still uncomfortable if you just wanted to browse. Honestly, the prices they are charging for even a simple keychain make Disney look like a bargain ... and folks don't seem to notice. I don't have nearly as many of the cool things there simply because it's just priced way over what they're worth. I had finally remembered to bring my Gryffindor sling bag back to see if they would exchange it--the cheap "fabric" ripped clean wide open on the bottom seam after I used it once, holding only my wallet. And this gem had cost me $20. A manager agreed that that was ridiculous, but the cashier kept giving me this "look" as if I had caused the bag to rip and was trying to cash in or something without my receipt.
Wait times fluctuated between long and semi-long for most of the afternoon depending on the popularity of the ride. By 4 PM, though, we had done nearly every ride in the park (thanks to no waits for non-HP rides in the morning) and headed home. I suspect crowds to be more intense during the upcoming holiday weekend, though.
We are sneaking in a day at IOA to see Harry Potter before our
Disney cruise. What do you think the crowds will be like so soon after the movie release?
I don't suspect there will be any difference in crowds than normal as result of the movie. When part 1 was released, though, they DID have a passholder only event in the evening--which caused a lot of anger among many passholders because they limited the event to X amount of APs and not every AP received the invitation at the same time. By the time I got my invite, the event was already completely booked. I called to complain, was told I was not the only one upset, and that they were considering doing something again for part 2 and handling it a different way. So far, nothing has been announced.