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We were going to go there October 6 and October 7 ... then transfer to Disney on the 8th for the remainder of our vacation.
I'm wondering now if that isn't a good idea? How early will the parks close?
Is HHN in both the parks? My kids are wimps (affectionately spoken grinning), so i know they won't want to go there. That could be a time for us to do City walk .. they love wrestling, maybe go to that wrestling place there?
Yikes ... i'm just a fish out of water at Universal!!
i am coming from disney on oct 4 to hrh.
that is the last day of their value season.
paying $191.20 for the night which is a good price. (using AAA)
then on friday the rates jump up a lot due to the weekend.( and in regular season then)
weekdays will be cheaper.
can you make the universal part of your trip starting on monday the 8th columbus day and do 2 nights then or make it the wed/thur prior for an even better rate?
each year hhn changes the hours of the park closing. last year studios closed to the public at 5pm and ioa at 6 pm
the park it will be held in will close 1 hour before the other park.
and last year there was a special for $10 for people to go to IOA from 4pm to 7pm prior to HHN which was held at the studios side. i think that started after the 2nd weekend though.
go to the universalorlando.com website and pull up the calendar for october.
you can see there the hours the parks will have.
if you see closing at ioa at 6 and studios at 5pm, that is because of hhn.
hhn is still in the making and no release yet on which park or both the event will be held.
if you plan on going on that friday and saturday, don't worry. be at the parks early and you will be able to do everything before they get crowded.
you will also have the FOTL availability so no waits.
crowds do not begin until about 3ish in the afternoon. people start coming to the parks for the rides before hhn starts.
the beginning of oct is not as crowded as the end of october. that will go in your favor.
how old are your kids? hhn is not recommended for kids under 14.
it is a hard ticket event which means an additional fee for the ticket.
fotl is not valid for hhn rides and attractions.
if you can not change your dates, be at the parks early, eat at off times and spend the evenings at the hotel for swimming, kids activities or city walk.
you should try to book before the end of june if you have your heart set on staying at hrh during hhn times. they fill up fast. last year they booked the standard rooms up completely by 3rd week of july.
the hrh has less rooms than the rph or pbh.
if you can't get hrh, try for pbh. it has a lot to offer and is very nice for a first timer to stay there.
