One or two days in early May..?

[AquaDame]

Hi there! I will be traveling to Orlando with my parents next year and we've decided to break out of the Disney shell so they can see Universal. My Mom is grudgingly going along with it since it was the only thing that made my Dad happy about going to that other place yet again. Despite my pleas that they look over both parks and let me know if we should do one or two days I haven't been able to get them to do so.

All I know for certain is they do want to see both parts of the Harry Potter goodness since that is all they know exists. My Dad likes coasters but my Mom is only ok with ones that do not go upside down or into Darkness so I bet we'll only get to go on one or two of those at most... I guess my question in the end really comes down to whether or not one day with a park hopper is enough to see BOTH sides of the Harry Potter stuff. I went with my husband once when it was just the IoA side and we had more than enough time but I am not sure how large the new stuff is. Should I demand we do two days? Or can we feasibly do both in one?

Thanks!

 

[Metro West]

Two days would be better but with what you've said, one day might do it. You can always upgrade your tickets and add another day once you arrive if you want more time. If you decide on one day, you will only be able to do the highlights...not every attraction. But again...based on what you've posted, that might be enough time.

 

[Wild4Walt]

In early May kids are still in school for the most part so at least you won't have the raging crowds that you'll have in June and July.

That said, WWHP is still really busy most of the time and I'm seeing that times in the new section are ridiculously high right now. That may come down some by May, but I if you want to leisurely do both parks then you'll want 2 days.