Shortcut to Harry Potter?

[nemofans]

Good to know!

 

[gometros]

I used the shortcut this past Sunday and it was very easy to follow. Thanks.

 

[attagirl2]

Thanks for the tip! Going in a few weeks for the first time and just realized I have NO idea how to get around these parks!

 

[smull1982]

Great information and map! Thanks from this first timer

 

[damo]

You can also tour IOA in googlemaps.

 

[cyctorres]

the shortcut is always open, there is nothing to block the passage?

 

[mesaboy2]

the shortcut is always open, there is nothing to block the passage?

I'm pretty sure it's always open--it's not a backstage area.

 

[cyctorres]

I'm pretty sure it's always open--it's not a backstage area.

 

[tygrrlily]

Thank you so much for the tip! We'll be there next week and this will definitely be handy

 

[englishrose47]

Thanks for this tip!!!

 

[nemofans]

Now my issue will be DH. He always walks ahead of me & most likely will follow the crowd. I will have to make it clear to him to stay w/me as there is a shortcut.

 

[damo]

Now my issue will be DH. He always walks ahead of me & most likely will follow the crowd. I will have to make it clear to him to stay w/me as there is a shortcut.

The crowd usually takes the shortcut first thing in the morning, in our experience.

 

[AshleySteeves]

Good to know! Will have to remember this for when we go here!

 

[englishrose47]

The crowd usually takes the shortcut first thing in the morning, in our experience.

Oh Darn I hoped we woule be the only ones

 

[damo]

Oh Darn I hoped we woule be the only ones

You're going to find it so empty there anyways. We were there in the third week of September last year and it was very, very quiet.

 

[englishrose47]

You're going to find it so empty there anyways. We were there in the third week of September last year and it was very, very quiet.

That's good I have one guy going who is 23 and a HUGE HP fan, this is his first ever vacation with People and Places and he is over the moon excited and wants to go to Ollivanders in the worst way!!

 

[mom-of-twins-2002]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[vleeth]

Oh Darn I hoped we woule be the only ones

Me too! Oh well, getting in an hour early should be plenty good enough.

 

[bopper]

I would say that most people follow the people in front of them!
When we went I think we went to the left, following the people in front of them.
Of course we did early entry, got to WWoHP, went to the FJ line, got into the greenhouse and then FIRE ALARM. We then had to leave and we did other stuff. When it opened back up, we were assembling our family and one of the workers asked if we were waiting for somebody and I said yes because of the fire drill and he told us to let the person at the lines know he sent us and then we got to go in the quick way. But later in the vacation we went back in because half of the fun is the line queueing.

 

[jessrose18]

we went about 18 months ago.....so might not be exactly the same today. We took the shortcut and we were in the front of a turnstile when it opened. Some people were walking with us and knew about it, others went the long way. But when we got to the land there were only a handful of ppl in olivanders line and we got into the next show. It is a race just like to toy story mania on dhs morning, but the length is a lot longer! Its a jaunt for the morning!