Is park staff different after labor day weekend?

[mangeroj]

I don't know if this has been posted before, so I'm sorry for the repeat if it has. We're planning to drive down to florida and go to Universal sometime between Sept.9 and the 13th. Basically, we are trying to figure out if park staff is decreased after labor day weekend. My mom thinks that marks the off season start and would have less staff and therefore less things open. Obviously we'd like to have everything open and enjoy it all. But if we go on the 12th and 13th (monday and tuesday), it will definitely be less people, but we will suffer in park experience with attraction closings due to less staff? Or would it be better to go on that saturday and sunday and not have any closings?
*we are mainly going for the Harry Potter stuff, but we will be doing everything else as well.

 

[mesaboy2]

They don't shut down attractions just because it is offseason. Park hours reduce, and they may schedule refurbs more during this time, but that's about it. As of right now, the only attraction I know of that is closed is Jimmy Neutron.

And to the boards!

 

[mangeroj]

what's a refurb? and does that count for the restaurants around the area too? that they will mostly be open?

 

[mesaboy2]

what's a refurb? and does that count for the restaurants around the area too? that they will mostly be open?

When an attraction goes down for either routine maintenance or an upgrade. Short for refurbishment.

Sit-down and counter-service restaurants should generally not be affected. There are a number of outside food stands that are usually not open except in peak times--Monster's Cafe and Green Eggs and Ham come to mind.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

I didn't think there was such a thing as off season in Orlando

Universal/IoA isn't like your typical amusement park - Parks like US/IoA and Disney are open 365 days a year and as mesaboy2 said, they often have reduced hours during the fall/winter months, but they don't close rides/attractions unless they are refurbing.

 

[mesaboy2]

I didn't think there was such a thing as off season in Orlando

Universal/IoA isn't like your typical amusement park - Parks like US/IoA and Disney are open 365 days a year and as mesaboy2 said, they often have reduced hours during the fall/winter months, but they don't close rides/attractions unless they are refurbing.

Sure there is. Just not in WWoHP.

ETA: Curious, do you interpret "off season" as like in parks in the north that close for the winter? I know BG Williamsburg does this, and I assume many others do too.

 

[macraven]

we in the 'North' get snow.


the only rides we have from oct - may are cars sliding either on rain, ice or snow.