Universal FAQ's

[ejhernandez]

Thanks for the great info!

Got a ? and ur thread seems the best to answer it

What time can we expect to see the Superheros drive up and meet and greet at IOA Marvels?

Seems like a minimal ?, but we have 2 boys that are superhero freaks(plus my husband) dont wanna miss out

Thanks again for all ur great input!
Liz

 

[Metro West]

What time can we expect to see the Superheros drive up and meet and greet at IOA Marvels?

Seems like a minimal ?, but we have 2 boys that are superhero freaks(plus my husband) dont wanna miss out

Thanks again for all ur great input!
Liz

The Superheroes come out at different times throughout the day so check the park map for times since they vary by day and park hours.

 

[ejhernandez]

Thanks, I just wanted to plan in more detail, kinda have somewhat of a schedule before we enter park. Really dont know if to start with HP than go to Marvel or the other way around. Since Marvel is more of a priority for my family. Going Sept. 10...Is there any place I can view schedule before hand?

Thanks Again!
Liz

 

[Metro West]

Thanks, I just wanted to plan in more detail, kinda have somewhat of a schedule before we enter park. Really dont know if to start with HP than go to Marvel or the other way around. Since Marvel is more of a priority for my family. Going Sept. 10...Is there any place I can view schedule before hand?

Thanks Again!
Liz

Doubtful...again the times change based on park hours but they are clearly marked on the park maps. If you are going for WWoHP, I would start there and then head over to Marvel and then back to WWoHP towards the end of the day.

 

[orlandofanboy13]

Newbie here!



DH and I are tossing around the idea of extending our November trip a few days to take advantage of the 7 day, unlimited deal that is going on, but I'm totally clueless on a few things-and so far all the research I have done hasn't answered my 2 top questions:

First, there is baby swap at IOA and US, correct?
Second, we are needing to be pretty cheap-so I am thinking offsite (though I haven't researched this yet) - do any of the offsite hotels have shuttles to the parks?

I'm sure I have a million more questions...sorry if these have already been asked-haven't had a chance to read through this whole thing yet.

Yes there are baby swaps but only on certain rides but they are at both parks.

Second part...yes they do have shuttles taking you to the theme parks..for FREE!!! I would reccommend staying at the DoubleTree right across from the park entrance. If there is anything else just send me a message.

 

[SparklyDiva]

hi - new to this discussion and hope I didn't miss the answer to my question somewhere:

DH and I are planning to spend the Wednesday of our upcoming trip at IOA after we visit KSC for a few morning hours. My question is does USO/IOA offer a discounted admission price for say, after 2:00pm? I had a webpage that I found through google bookmarked back in the early spring that offered $60 tickets after 2:00 but when I went back to that bookmark the offer was gone and I'd really like to try and save some money on the tickets since we will not be able to spend the entire day there.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Metro West]

hi - new to this discussion and hope I didn't miss the answer to my question somewhere:

DH and I are planning to spend the Wednesday of our upcoming trip at IOA after we visit KSC for a few morning hours. My question is does USO/IOA offer a discounted admission price for say, after 2:00pm? I had a webpage that I found through google bookmarked back in the early spring that offered $60 tickets after 2:00 but when I went back to that bookmark the offer was gone and I'd really like to try and save some money on the tickets since we will not be able to spend the entire day there.

Thanks in advance!

Hello and welcome! Universal no longer offers discounted tickets for admission in the afternoon.

 

[englishrose47]

I have a question regarding Special Needs folks !! I am planning on taking a party of 8 of them with a co-escort next year !!I would love to do HP FJ but if some don't want to would we be allowed to do like a baby swap???

 

[Metro West]

I have a question regarding Special Needs folks !! I am planning on taking a party of 8 of them with a co-escort next year !!I would love to do HP FJ but if some don't want to would we be allowed to do like a baby swap???

Your best bet would be to talk to Guest Services about the GAC cards prior to arriving. I think it would work better than baby swap.

 

[macraven]

I confess I have not read through all 16 pages, so I apologize if this has been asked/answered!
6 years ago while on an extended Disney trip, DH and I purchased "2-day/2-park" tickets. Unfortunately, on our first day we got a bit of food poisoning and never used day #2.
Do these 2-day passes ever expire? I really thought that they were non-expiring; perhaps that has changed in the last six years?
If day #2 is still good, do the tix HAVE to be used for the other park &/or Cityscape or can we return to the same park as last time?
DH is going to be in Orlando for a business trip for a couple of weeks and thought he could go to Universal on weekends.
Thanks!

i don't remember the set up from 6 years back but do know that some of the 2 day, 2 park tickets are still valid after you have used one day of them.

with the 2 day, 2 park tickets, you can use them for one park or both.
you are not tied into using them for both parks.
if you want to go to the park you last used them, you can.

many will buy the hoppers/2 day park, in order to save money than buying two different one day/ one park tickets

contact guest services when you are there and they can verify the pass.

some years back some friends bought the 2 day passes and saved the second day for another year.

i still have day tickets from 1996 that are valid.
i checked them at guest services a few years ago.

 

[I loveStitchnippyjon]

Thank you, Macraven. You were very helpful!

 

[macraven]

glad to help

 

[MMitchell29]

Hello all, I am planning a quick get away trip to Universal for Oct 6-10 I know that they will be having HHN so do you think this is a good time to go? Im not looking to go to HHN my kids are young so i was just looking for a nice get away from home for a couple days.

 

[macraven]

if you plan to stay on site for those dates, make your reservation soon.

 

[MMitchell29]

if you plan to stay on site for those dates, make your reservation soon.

Not staying on site. This is a quick budget trip just looking for crowd levels

 

[Metro West]

Not staying on site. This is a quick budget trip just looking for crowd levels

Crowds are not bad in October so no real worries there. However...HP will still be busy and the Studios will be more crowded in the afternoons as the people for HHN begin to arrive. Otherwise...nothing too bad.

 

[MMitchell29]

Crowds are not bad in October so no real worries there. However...HP will still be busy and the Studios will be more crowded in the afternoons as the people for HHN begin to arrive. Otherwise...nothing too bad.

Thanks Metro, so if you were me and had friday,sat and sunday to go to the parks how would you do this considering HHN

 

[Metro West]

Thanks Metro, so if you were me and had friday,sat and sunday to go to the parks how would you do this considering HHN

Just avoid the Studios after about 3:30pm or so. CityWalk will also be very crowded by dinner time so keep that in mind. Other than that...I wouldn't change your plans.

 

[zack123]

I will be staying offsite, but booked through the Universal website to get early entry into IOA. I will be staying at a completely different hotel in another area of Orlando (not booked through Universal) the night before.

Can you print and use the tickets on days before your hotel reservation starts? I know I will not be able to use the early entry or other perks, but I bought a 2 park/multi-day ticket and wondered if I could go in the night before if I get there early enough to be worth it.

And one more question about the 2-park tickets - can you go back and forth between parks as much as you want on the same day? Or can you only visit each park once each day? For example, I thought about visiting IOA early in the morning, visiting US early afternoon, then going back to IOA later in the afternoon if possible. Just wondering if you can do this or not.

Thanks!

 

[macraven]

you can hop with the 2 park tickets.