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Old 02-21-2007, 06:14 PM   #1
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Universal & I ofA in 1 Day?

We're not the real adventuresome folks. My plan would include the tamer kid rides/attractions, not "real" coaster or motion rides. We'll be in Orlando in March and am wondering if it's possible to do these 2 parks comfortably in one day? My Iof A "to do list" incls.
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Personally I think it's a lot to do in one day, or it would be one really long day. When we waited for the Pteradon Flyers in August (when the park was relatively quiet), it was a 45 minute wait (it's a very slow boarding process). Our kids also spent a good deal of time at the Discovery center at Camp Jurrasic, but you might just be talking about the playground. Other than that, everything can be done relatively quickly at IoA.

You don't have too many things at US, so maybe it could be done in a day. I'd head to IoA first and get that over with, and then go back to US and finish there. Hit Pteradon Flyers first and work your way around that way, since that's the real bottleneck

You might also want to add Jimmy Neutron at US, and there's a train ride at Suessland that my kids loved!
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1 Fish 2 Fish is a slow loader too. But unless the parks are jam-packed, I think you would be able to get all your must-do's done.
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Pternandon Flyers is also a slow loader. If you want to do it, make a beeline to the ride as soon as the park opens. You can get a few rides on it with no wait.
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Barry's absolutely right. I can't remember when I've seen the line less than 50 minutes, but it's usually close to 90 when we get there.
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When I was ther a year ago, I went to both parks with a lady I work with. We were staying at the HRH, so we could use our room keys for the Express pass. We rode just about every major ride or attraction, except for maybe two, in one day. We even rode the Mummy three times.

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We went in June & did 2 days but I think we could have done them in 1. We did do the coasters. We didn't have to long to wait for most rides.
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The only lines that were exorbitantly long last August for us was Pteranadon Flyers and One Fish, Two Fish. We skipped Flyers and just let them run around in Camp Jurassic (OK, I ran around too ) for a little while. You should be able to complete everything you want to do in one day, as long as you head over to Pteranadon Flyers immediately upon getting there.
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I'bve done both parks in co,,ando mode several times, so it can be done. You're skipping all the fun rides though
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