Harry Potter Crowd Report Thread...

[Donnask8pro]

We just got back. We went on Sunday and Monday of this week. Hot Hot Hot.. FJ rocked. Best ride ever, but way too packed me.


Monday was much busier than Sunday. DH says he is in the wrong business. He wants to sell "drumsticks" (wands lol) The lines were packed to buy the wands...

 

[ddawnmommy]

Thanks for all of the updates. We are going on Friday, June 10 for our son's 13th birthday. I hope to be there at least 30 minutes before it opens and head straight for WWOHP then we can relax and tour the rest of the park later. This will be our only day at US and HP is our main goal.

 

[BLT1973]

Ugh!! I'm torn! We will be visiting in December and next week our window for making ADR's opens so I'm trying to finalize which days we will be spending in which park. Needless to say I decided to come here to ask the experts
If you had your choice of visiting IOA on Sunday December 11th or Thursday December 15th which would you choose? We were there Thursday of the same week last year and the crowds were small , but it was COLD and they had forecasted rain. After reading posts here I thought it might be better to go on Sunday since Thursday will be closer to the holiday break. Any suggestions ? Thank you for your help !!

 

[mesaboy2]

Ugh!! I'm torn! We will be visiting in December and next week our window for making ADR's opens so I'm trying to finalize which days we will be spending in which park. Needless to say I decided to come here to ask the experts
If you had your choice of visiting IOA on Sunday December 11th or Thursday December 15th which would you choose? We were there Thursday of the same week last year and the crowds were small , but it was COLD and they had forecasted rain. After reading posts here I thought it might be better to go on Sunday since Thursday will be closer to the holiday break. Any suggestions ? Thank you for your help !!

I don't think you can go wrong with either choice. I think even the 15th is a little early for the holiday crowds. Sundays in the offseason also are reportedly light. Sorry I can't predict the weather for you....

 

[Metro West]

If you had your choice of visiting IOA on Sunday December 11th or Thursday December 15th which would you choose? We were there Thursday of the same week last year and the crowds were small , but it was COLD and they had forecasted rain. After reading posts here I thought it might be better to go on Sunday since Thursday will be closer to the holiday break. Any suggestions ? Thank you for your help !!

In early December it doesn't really matter when you go. The parks are not busy until Christmas week...with the exception of WWoHP of course. I would go whichever day works better for you.

 

[blondietink]

I would think that Sunday has the better chance of local people adding to the mix, so crowds could be larger. I would pick thursday.

 

[jrtoastyman]

With respect to the crowds that are there right now at WWOHP, are there still long lines to get into the WWOHP at all, or are there just long lines if you want to ride the rides? My wife is really just interested in taking in the environment -- should we still expect long lines just to look around, even without riding anything?

 

[Metro West]

With respect to the crowds that are there right now at WWOHP, are there still long lines to get into the WWOHP at all, or are there just long lines if you want to ride the rides? My wife is really just interested in taking in the environment -- should we still expect long lines just to look around, even without riding anything?

Crowds will be heavy throughout the summer months and there will be long lines for just about everything. That said...I really enjoy going to IOA and just walking around and your wife will enjoy herself too...despite the crowds.

 

[hammie59]

With respect to the crowds that are there right now at WWOHP, are there still long lines to get into the WWOHP at all, or are there just long lines if you want to ride the rides? My wife is really just interested in taking in the environment -- should we still expect long lines just to look around, even without riding anything?

Well, we were there on 5/11, which was a Wednesday. While WWoHP was busy, there was never a line to get into the actual area (as there was during springbreak). I would think that's still the case since most schools are still in session right now. Summer time might be a different story

 

[Metro West]

Well, we were there on 5/11, which was a Wednesday. While WWoHP was busy, there was never a line to get into the actual area (as there was during springbreak). I would think that's still the case since most schools are still in session right now. Summer time might be a different story

You came during the slow period so the crowds were light compared to what summer crowds usually are.

 

[hammie59]

You came during the slow period so the crowds were light compared to what summer crowds usually are.

Yes, I know. I was trying to give perspective of how things are before summer is in full swing.

 

[jrtoastyman]

Well, we were there on 5/11, which was a Wednesday. While WWoHP was busy, there was never a line to get into the actual area (as there was during springbreak). I would think that's still the case since most schools are still in session right now. Summer time might be a different story

We're getting there a week from today, will be there through next Friday, for what it's worth. Does that count as "summer?" I know over at Disney, it's supposed to be just before it starts to get the big summer crowds...

 

[Metro West]

We're getting there a week from today, will be there through next Friday, for what it's worth. Does that count as "summer?" I know over at Disney, it's supposed to be just before it starts to get the big summer crowds...

If you are arriving on 6/10, it looks like that weekend will be the start of the increase in crowd levels but it shouldn't be too bad...yet...especially during the week. Usually by mid-June the summer crowds have arrived and it will be nuts until the end of August.

 

[Bluer101]

We just got out of IOA and right around 10:30 am the wait for FJ was 120 minutes with the line going out to the Jurassic discovery center. We did early entry 3 times and park closing time with no issues. We were able to ride FJ at least 12-20 times in 6 days. We never stayed more than 1 hour in WWOHP. If you dong have early entry I would wait until the end of the day, but that's me.

 

[SandraLee]

Wow. 120 Minutes yesterday morning?

We were there around 2:15 or so and I'd say the lines were at 45 minutes. After we got out of the castle, the lines were down to 30 minutes.
This is Tuesday, 5/31. I was very surprised it was easy.

 

[donnier]

We were there about an hour before closing on 5/28 and there was a 5 minute wait for FJ and basically no wait for the Dragons. 5 minute wait for the "wand ceremony".

Crowd was a little heavier on Sunday night, but not too bad really.

On Monday (Memorial Day) crowds were light most of the day, but really light after 7 pm.

 

[Bluer101]

From Tuesday morning:

Over into Jurassic Park area:

Across the bridge all the way to the front of the castle:

Around the backside of the castle:

Backside of castle and greenhouse:

 

[tink20]

Bluer, in the last two pictures...is that the line to get into WWOHP? Regular line or Early Entry?

 

[Bluer101]

That's the line for FJ that you don't see until you are inside the castle then back outside again. The first 2 pictures is the line for FJ going from the castle all the way into Jurassic Park. At this time and all the time we were there they were not using return ticket system.

 

[Mickey Fliers]

From Tuesday morning:

Over into Jurassic Park area:

Across the bridge all the way to the front of the castle:

Around the backside of the castle:

Backside of castle and greenhouse:

Yikes! What time of day was that?