How busy are the other 2 parks now that Epic is Open?

[Seeker615]

Hi
How busy has the Studios and IOA been since Epic opened? We are heading down in November and are debating on Express Passes.
We have been to the parks before with and without the express pass and have had no issues being without them. We just were not sure if the 2 parks will be overly busy or quiet with Epic being open.

 

[Seeker615]

bump

Anyone have any idea? Debating on express passes.

 

[CrabbyPatty]

Great question - I was wondering the same thing. We are there in August for a quick one-day trip.

 

[tony67]

So I can only go by the live streams I watch once and a while, but Id say its normal or maybe even busier.

For example ET was 60 minutes the other day - no idea why.

 

[Captain Morgan Sparrow]

For example ET was 60 minutes the other day - no idea why.

Then you've OBVIOUSLY never ridden it.

 

[Minnie1222]

For example ET was 60 minutes the other day - no idea why.

E.T is the Peter Pan of Universal.

 

[Keyser]

It's hard for me to compare to other times, but last week, IOA felt very full/busy. Many rides seemed to have long wait times. Universal seemed much better, with none of the lines super-long. But, that might have just been the particular days we were there (we were one day exclusively at each, and 2 days where we hopped between them).

 

[tony67]

Then you've OBVIOUSLY never ridden it.

I've done the ride numerous times and never seen it at 60 minutes. - usually 5 or 10.

 

[Minnie1222]

We were at IOA & UO on 08/14 and 08/15. It appeared that there were fewer people than usual.

Those who like to use wait times for crowd purposes can review these postings:

Not bad at all for Hagrid's standby while Express is available.