Need planning experts: Fri & Sat, IofA or Univ?

[CdnMom2]

Which would you recommend we do first?
Friday Dec. 16 & Sat. Dec. 17
I realize Saturday may be a busier day because is weekend & getting closer to Xmas.
--2 roller coaster nuts -- rest not
--staying on-site
--haven't been since Dec02 so haven't yet seen Shrek (big fans), Mummy, Neutron, don't know what else is new
--Some in the family may drop by Thurs aft/early eve (without FOTL) as we just bought the special tix with the added days, but schedule is already pretty packed.

So do we do Universal Friday then IofA Saturday or vice versa?
Do we try to get the roller coaster nuts on some rides Thurs in order to do it all -- even though they won't have FOTL then?

Leaving town late aft/early eve Saturday so I'm wondering if should do IofA Friday because of the proliferation of getting-wet rides.

Thanks for any input.

 

[JohnnySharp2]

I would say it may not matter which day, both will be very busy.

It is possible to do both parks in 1 day as they are walking distance apart.

However, generally the lines at Universal Studios are longer than at IOA.
You would be well advised to go to US first, get on Shrek and maybe Jimmy Neutron (which is right opposite) - may need express passes for some of the rides though.

IOA - Hulk/Spiderman will be busy.

As with all theme parks best bet for the popular rides is to get there early - although many others will do that too!