The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

[damo]

Thanks Yaytez! So 6' tall and 250 lbs and you fit. That should help to reassure a few more.

 

[Claire-Bear]

Are express passes useable on Dragon Challenge and Flight of the Hippogriff? I wasn't sure if the restriction was purely on FJ or not. I remember DD had the express pass but can't remember for FU.

Edit: Dangit..just looked at Express passes and now regret not having bought one ahead of time for one of our days - the price has gone up to the next band..grr..from $30 to $40 each...$80 is a lot for us both..

 

[MWS94Rock]

Are express passes useable on Dragon Challenge and Flight of the Hippogriff? I wasn't sure if the restriction was purely on FJ or not. I remember DD had the express pass but can't remember for FU.

Edit: Dangit..just looked at Express passes and now regret not having bought one ahead of time for one of our days - the price has gone up to the next band..grr..from $30 to $40 each...$80 is a lot for us both..

stay onsite and you not only get the express passes, but you get complimentary shuttle service to the parks. You can also take afternoon naps which are key in the hot sun and when the parks are the most crowded.

 

[Claire-Bear]

stay onsite and you not only get the express passes, but you get complimentary shuttle service to the parks. You can also take afternoon naps which are key in the hot sun and when the parks are the most crowded.

Wish that I could, but to stay onsite it would cost $250 for us both, far more than we should really go up to and since we have a place to stay for free out there, it would be a pure $250 more (not just the difference between hotels)..I am mildly considering getting the $90 (for 2-park 1-day) express pass, but not sure yet..
*slump*

 

[MWS94Rock]

Wish that I could, but to stay onsite it would cost $250 for us both, far more than we should really go up to and since we have a place to stay for free out there, it would be a pure $250 more (not just the difference between hotels)..I am mildly considering getting the $90 (for 2-park 1-day) express pass, but not sure yet..
*slump*

have you tried using a FL resident discount (perhaps the person who's place your staying at could help you with that) or a AAA discount or military discount?

 

[Claire-Bear]

have you tried using a FL resident discount (perhaps the person who's place your staying at could help you with that) or a AAA discount or military discount?

My dad has AAA and my sister's a resident (but doesn't have a AP). Not sure AAA discounts will affect that price much given we're due over there literally days after grand opening.

 

[Metro West]

have you tried using a FL resident discount (perhaps the person who's place your staying at could help you with that) or a AAA discount or military discount?

FL resident tickets can only be used and purchased by FL residents. This is a change from the old policy. AAA or AP discount would work though.

 

[Claire-Bear]

is there a AAA code you can put in when booking a hotel room online? to see if dad's card would save anything, although will likely be too much for us still

 

[damo]

is there a AAA code you can put in when booking a hotel room online? to see if dad's card would save anything, although will likely be too much for us still

No. You have to either call the reservation line or AAA itself to get this quote.

You can only get AAA rates online for non Universal Loews hotels.

 

[Claire-Bear]

I think I'll probably just get us the express pass if I do anything. $100 is still a lot, but I'll see if it'll be worth it. For anyone who's bought the 2-park 1-day express pass, is there time to visit both parks and ride the applicables? Or is it only really worth getting 1-park 1-day?

 

[MWS94Rock]

I think I'll probably just get us the express pass if I do anything. $100 is still a lot, but I'll see if it'll be worth it. For anyone who's bought the 2-park 1-day express pass, is there time to visit both parks and ride the applicables? Or is it only really worth getting 1-park 1-day?

in my experience of having an express pass I was able to get through IOA within 90 minutes and Universal a tad longer. This is with the express and going right when the park opens (less crowds)

 

[tfoster]

in my experience of having an express pass I was able to get through IOA within 90 minutes and Universal a tad longer. This is with the express and going right when the park opens (less crowds)

Through the whole park in 90 minutes?! Wow - that's pretty quick. I've never been to Universal before but I've been assuming it would take us longer than that just to walk around all of the lands, not even doing any rides. hmmm. . . Maybe we'll have more time to enjoy the hotel than I've been thinking.

 

[MWS94Rock]

Through the whole park in 90 minutes?! Wow - that's pretty quick. I've never been to Universal before but I've been assuming it would take us longer than that just to walk around all of the lands, not even doing any rides. hmmm. . . Maybe we'll have more time to enjoy the hotel than I've been thinking.

Yeah 90 minutes to go into IOA, ride all the big kid rides (not storm force accelatron, the little kids JP ride, One Fish Two Fish, or the Seuss Carroussel).

This is me and my group just wanting to ride the rides and not take in the scenery.....I guess you could say commando style but we weren't running to the rides.

After you've been to Universal before you know what you like and don't like and spending time at the pool laying out in the sun is sometimes more fun

 

[inkkognito]

Harry opened to the GP immediately after they entered. We got there fairly early so were among the first big GP wave in. Single irders was open so we did that twice and ended up in the same car once. It did break down briefly between our first and second rides (10-20 mins.). After that we had breakfast at Three Broomsticks. It is a very organized process. We had the traditional British breakfast and the porridge and fruit. Definitely more than enough to eat. FJ was closed by the time we got out, but I managed to hustle into Filches for my tumblers. At that point it started to pour so we donned our ponchos. The rain didn't cut down the crazy line at Ollivanders. The initial hotel-only previews for the full two hours were much less crowded, although it still wasn't overwhelming today.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

inkkognito, sounds good. How long did you wait for FJ (including the 10-20 minute breakdown?)

 

[inkkognito]

The first single rider wait was practically walk on. I don't think many people even realized it was open. I think the second one would have been as quick but it had already backed up a little due to the breakdown. I can see I will be using the singles option a lot! You do miss the majority of the queue tho'.

 

[Caribbeanprincess]

So there is a single rider line? This is great news for me!

 

[inkkognito]

Yep! I don't know if it will be open during all the soft openings but this bodes well for having it open immediately after GO.

 

[Caribbeanprincess]

It's great for my December trip. My mom has neck and back issues so she can't ride FJ, but she does want to see the queue. So we will go through the normal line once so we can see everything, she can exit before loading and then I use the single rider line for repeat rides!

 

[MaleficentandGoons]

Storing camera and such how big is this storage? Would it hold a Vera hipster bag or only a camera/wallet/phone.