One Day Strategy - Does this Work?

[TinkSassy]

I'm not a big coaster person - but love Potter so was looking at 2 days but I think 1 will be enough if I do it right (also don't do drops or water rides so that is half of IoA). Can you weigh in on my plan - I will not have early entry but am ok with buying Express Pass if it makes for an easier day. Planning on second week of November - don't have exact hours yet but planning based on the previous week (9am-7pm both parks with IoA being early admission).

Start at Studios -
Go directly to Diagon Alley ride Gringotts
Pick up virtual queue time for Fallon if available
Grab the Hogwarts Train to IoA
Ride Hippogriff, Forbidden Journey and Hagrid's (grab a butter beer!)
Catch Kong, Spiderman and the Seuss rides (that will complete rides here for me)
Grab the Hogwarts Train back to Studios - maybe see some of the Potter shows before leaving
Eat at the Leaky Cauldron see Potter shows here?
Catch some of the other rides and shows here - I want to see the Bourne show, maybe ride ET, MIB, Simpsons, Shrek, Mummy, Fallon, F&F

Is this doable? If you have express pass? Without? Buying express pass is less than a 2 day pass - so if that helps.

 

[aubreighk]

Definitely doable but likely won’t get through all these rides even with express pass. It takes a long time to either walk or ride back and forth to the parks, so account for travel time between each attraction! If you make Harry Potter themed things your priority, you’ll definitely be able to accomplish all of those in one day.

 

[cfoxga]

I usually recommend 3 days to get a good feel for UO. While you might be able to rush through a bunch of rides in a day, you'll miss out on quite a bit (especially if you are a HP fan). Check out https://www.disboards.com/threads/wizarding-world-touring-plans-and-details.3666427/ for a full day just doing HP stuff.

The second week of Nov seems like it would be a low crowd time. So I would recommend 2 days instead of buying an EP.

 

[susustudios]

Express pass doesn't seem necessary for us but then we skip the coasters and fearfall, so it might help if you're doing those

 

[bchbetha]

I think that it’s hard. You want to explore HP stuff and ride lots of other rides. I don’t think you have time to do it justice in one day.

 

[Kit Jackson]

I think it will be far easier for you to do everything you want in two days as opposed to one. If you can afford it, do two days and it will be a much more enjoyable trip. Unless you or someone you are traveling with is a superfan of F&F, you can probably skip the ride. I didn't really enjoy it that much and thought it was kind of a waste.