Harry Potter Crowd Report Thread...

[hammie59]

Those are some scary pictures....

 

[Bluer101]

Yikes! What time of day was that?

The time stamp on the photos say 10:37 am on this past Tuesday.

 

[Bluer101]

The most I waited the whole time there was about 5 minutes with single rider and early entry. The first day we got there it was the middle of the day and we rode single rider and we waited 30-40 minutes due to the ride shut down. A lady ended up being removed by paramedics and taken to the hospital on a stretcher.

 

[jacksg@l]

Does FJ not have Express Pass for onsight guests?

 

[Harry Potter]

Hello from very very sunny uor!

I am using my blackberrry in rpr lobby to give update!

Crowds are CRAZY today! Just waited 1hr in mummy single rider line with the ride working perfect both sides! Too many school kids in groups of 20 using the single rider lines.

Wwohp is insane, line been high as 140mins for fj, and 40 mins for hippogriff. Heck even dragchal was upto 25mins lol yesterday!

Got stuck in queue for fj twice so far *** of breakdowsn, once was rite under sorting hat and it took them so long to fix it that they had to turn the statiopn lites on which I had never seen before! Also when finally onride that time, the floo network screens weren't working and only half of the sound effects thruout ride were on! Must have a big breakdown!

All week I been here crowds very high, ie 45mins for doom which I tried for first time, very nice launch but over in 10 seconds. My ride count is over 20 for each of the main rides inc fj, so as u can tell I don't let crowds bother me hahaha

Did also cathat, et, jaws, just once for the fun of it! Won't do them again tho!

Greyed out on hrrr both times, for some reason I find it intense but love hulk and dragchal
In queue tho I saw them use the switch track for hrrr to add extra cars to track! Geeky cool!

Sorry for the txtspk but I will edit when I get home in 3 days! Later!

 

[Bluer101]

Hello from very very sunny uor!

I am using my blackberrry in rpr lobby to give update!

Crowds are CRAZY today! Just waited 1hr in mummy single rider line with the ride working perfect both sides! Too many school kids in groups of 20 using the single rider lines.

Wwohp is insane, line been high as 140mins for fj, and 40 mins for hippogriff. Heck even dragchal was upto 25mins lol yesterday!

Got stuck in queue for fj twice so far *** of breakdowsn, once was rite under sorting hat and it took them so long to fix it that they had to turn the statiopn lites on which I had never seen before! Also when finally onride that time, the floo network screens weren't working and only half of the sound effects thruout ride were on! Must have a big breakdown!

All week I been here crowds very high, ie 45mins for doom which I tried for first time, very nice launch but over in 10 seconds. My ride count is over 20 for each of the main rides inc fj, so as u can tell I don't let crowds bother me hahaha

Did also cathat, et, jaws, just once for the fun of it! Won't do them again tho!

Greyed out on hrrr both times, for some reason I find it intense but love hulk and dragchal
In queue tho I saw them use the switch track for hrrr to add extra cars to track! Geeky cool!

Sorry for the txtspk but I will edit when I get home in 3 days! Later!

Why are you using the single rider line for Mummy when you are staying onsite? You just use express.

 

[flightdave82]

I'm only assuming here, but my guess is that maybe he's not an onsite guest but instead he just stopped by the hotel to use the wifi and/or for food at a resturant???

 

[Bluer101]

I'm only assuming here, but my guess is that maybe he's not an onsite guest but instead he just stopped by the hotel to use the wifi and/or for food at a resturant???

I'm positive he is staying there since he discussed booking it a while ago.

 

[Metro West]

Does FJ not have Express Pass for onsight guests?

No Express access for anyone.

 

[Harry Potter]

Why are you using the single rider line for Mummy when you are staying onsite? You just use express.

Single rider for mummy is always a walkon. Maybe 3 ppl ahead of me usually when I get to loading station. In that way it is actually faster than express, trust me try it sometime hahaha

Only today was a joke, all those kids queuejumping whenever they please. They shld have been in the reg line, but they cut under the ropes!

Anyway tomorrow is my last full day, and I'm trying to stay until 9pm when the park - ioa - closes. Done most rides apart from stormforce and poseidon

During the past wk hrrr has been done a lot, and on weds during the torrential storms, everythin was shut apart from indoor rides. I was stuck in mib shop for 50mins until it was safe to go back outside!

My shoes stink from getting soaked on bluto! That ride is brutal! Must invest in flipflops nxt time it will be better I think

 

[macraven]

sounds like you are having fun...

be sure to tell us all about your great trip when you return.



i go solo and stay onsite.

many times i use the single rider line as it doesn't matter where i sit on the rides.

for MIB, the single rider line has been faster for being seated than the express line for me in the fall.

 

[jacksg@l]

No Express access for anyone.

What a bummer. Will go after 5:00 pm and in the mornings take advantage of the one hour early opening for onsite guests. Hopefully that will help cut down the wait time........

 

[mesaboy2]

What a bummer. Will go after 5:00 pm and in the mornings take advantage of the one hour early opening for onsite guests. Hopefully that will help cut down the wait time........

Use the single rider and castle tour queues instead. That can save a lot of time also, and doesn't cost extra or require an onsite stay. There are tons of posts on these queues here--I know, because I've posted many of them.

 

[Bluer101]

What a bummer. Will go after 5:00 pm and in the mornings take advantage of the one hour early opening for onsite guests. Hopefully that will help cut down the wait time........

Thats what we did and had no problems riding multiple times each morning or night. Also use the single riders line. They don't point that out much or advertise it. Just ask a TM where it is the first time and keep using it. We walked right up the left side of the line outside and right into the single rider line with no wait during the daytime hours. Many people just standing inline with no clue.

 

[SashaFarce]

Just got back. Did both Universal parks on Wednesday - we rode Forbidden Journey around 4:45 PM. Line posted wait said 10 minutes but it was around 15 - very manageable and we got to really see the castle. I was pleasantly surprised to learn all benches now have modified seating (I clearly don't keep up with things).

 

[Harry Potter]

Back home now. I have just awoken from 7hrs sleep so although it's nearly 11pm here in London, I probably won't need to sleep much again overnight.

Will think about writing up a little trip report in the coming days, although I am not promising anything.

Had a great time though, RPR looks awesome as does the grounds from the resort to the parks. Almost paradise really. The attractions were as good as I remembered them, although I have issues with Dragon Challenge and its minimal and cheap theming, which I will bring up in another thread.

However on my way back to the airport I left my suitcase in the Mears shuttle and joined the Virgin Atlantic check in queue. Only a few minutes later did I realise I had left my bags, so I ran back out to the drop-off point and just managed to catch the driver before he pulled away. Literally, if I had been 5 seconds later, I think I may have lost my suitcase forever.

Oh, and here are my ride counts which I logged via Twitter:

Hulk x31
Spidey x12
Doctor Doom x1
Ripsaw Falls x4
Bluto's Barges x4
Forbidden Journey x31 (coincidence same as Hulk)
Dragon Challenge x22 (13 Fireball, 9 Horntail)
Hippogriff x1
Cat in the Hat x1

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit x2
Revenge of the Mummy x16
Jaws x1
MIB x7 (so bad at this, high score was 260k)
E.T. x1
Woody Nuthouse Coaster x1

Incidentally, my total lifetime ridecount for Forbidden Journey now stands at 58, and it hasn't even been open for 12 months yet. And I don't even live in the US. Can anyone beat that?

 

[mesaboy2]

However on my way back to the airport I left my suitcase in the Mears shuttle and joined the Virgin Atlantic check in queue. Only a few minutes later did I realise I had left my bags, so I ran back out to the drop-off point and just managed to catch the driver before he pulled away. Literally, if I had been 5 seconds later, I think I may have lost my suitcase forever.

Couldn't you just have intoned "Accio Samsonite"?

 

[macraven]

However on my way back to the airport I left my suitcase in the Mears shuttle and joined the Virgin Atlantic check in queue. Only a few minutes later did I realise I had left my bags, so I ran back out to the drop-off point and just managed to catch the driver before he pulled away. Literally, if I had been 5 seconds later, I think I may have lost my suitcase forever.

 

[Harry Potter]

Couldn't you just have intoned "Accio Samsonite"?

 

[mesaboy2]

Glad you had a good time and didn't lose your luggage. 58 times is, uh, seriously impressive. I might be at 15 or so, and I'm a two hour drive away.