mollybeasley
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We arrived at IOA yesterday around 1pm. It was a cold day, and it was really windy walking from the parking garage through City Walk to the parks. We were fine early in the afternoon, but we were freezing by 5pm. The last ride we did was Spider Man which was PERFECT because of all the heat blasts.
The cold felt OK at WWOHP because of the snow on the buildings. There were No lines at WWOHP. Ollivander's had a line of maybe 20 people. The shops were all small and a little crowded (partly with employees dressed as wizards), but we had no problems.
We arrived to WWOHP from the Suess side and it took us a while to find Forbidden Journey because I was looking for a line! Signage was a problem all over IOA in my opinion.
The only delay to Forbidden Journey was waiting a few minutes for my husband to put the bag in the locker. If you see a sign that says 60 minutes - ignore it. There was no wait at all to enter the castle. If there is a line to the lockers, it would be on the right side of the entry. If you stay to the left, you can walk right in.
It's quite a walk through the castle to the ride, but there is a lot to see. The first time you go through, don't rush. Move to the rail and let people pass you if you want to linger or take a picture. You can always take the single rider shortcut next time.
I went on the ride twice in a row. I loved it. I only felt queasy at the very end. I get nauseous easily, but I followed my doctor's advice - focus your eyes on something specific as you're going through the ride. The problem at the end was two sections where there was only a wall to look at. I think if they changed that, people would get less queasy. So if you want to close your eyes, close them after you see all the Hogwarts people clapping for you.
I rode the Hungarian Horntail side of the Dragon challenge. With all the reading I did on WWOHP, I read almost nothing about this ride. I was sitting next to my son and he asked, are you ready to flip upside down? I said WHAT??? It was too late to get off. It was a very fun. But it was COLD. I did it once, the kids did both sides. DS says that the Horntail side is a wilder ride, but the other side seemed faster. It's a scarier ride if you're up front.
Here is the first day's trip report from DS 23:
Overall our family's favorite rides were FJ, Spiderman and Dragon Challenge. We had to skip quite a few things because of the cold.
The cold felt OK at WWOHP because of the snow on the buildings. There were No lines at WWOHP. Ollivander's had a line of maybe 20 people. The shops were all small and a little crowded (partly with employees dressed as wizards), but we had no problems.
We arrived to WWOHP from the Suess side and it took us a while to find Forbidden Journey because I was looking for a line! Signage was a problem all over IOA in my opinion.
The only delay to Forbidden Journey was waiting a few minutes for my husband to put the bag in the locker. If you see a sign that says 60 minutes - ignore it. There was no wait at all to enter the castle. If there is a line to the lockers, it would be on the right side of the entry. If you stay to the left, you can walk right in.
It's quite a walk through the castle to the ride, but there is a lot to see. The first time you go through, don't rush. Move to the rail and let people pass you if you want to linger or take a picture. You can always take the single rider shortcut next time.
I went on the ride twice in a row. I loved it. I only felt queasy at the very end. I get nauseous easily, but I followed my doctor's advice - focus your eyes on something specific as you're going through the ride. The problem at the end was two sections where there was only a wall to look at. I think if they changed that, people would get less queasy. So if you want to close your eyes, close them after you see all the Hogwarts people clapping for you.
I rode the Hungarian Horntail side of the Dragon challenge. With all the reading I did on WWOHP, I read almost nothing about this ride. I was sitting next to my son and he asked, are you ready to flip upside down? I said WHAT??? It was too late to get off. It was a very fun. But it was COLD. I did it once, the kids did both sides. DS says that the Horntail side is a wilder ride, but the other side seemed faster. It's a scarier ride if you're up front.
Here is the first day's trip report from DS 23:
Overall our family's favorite rides were FJ, Spiderman and Dragon Challenge. We had to skip quite a few things because of the cold.
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