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Old 06-25-2010, 04:50 PM   #1
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FJ question.

I will be going to IOA and WWoHP on July 6th...
When we are there I don't even know if I will want to ride FJ...
because i certainly won't be waiting 3 hours, [if the wait is that long]
so I was wondering, does anyone know if there is a way that I could go through the queue and Hogwarts castle without riding the ride?
I thought I read somewhere that they have a seperate line for those not wanting to ride, but see the castle, but know I can't find it..
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If there isn't one, you can go thru the line with the rest of your party and see the castle.

It's really cool but not worth a 3 hour wait in my opinion.
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that's the thing, i don't even want to have it take three hours to go through though, i'm wondering if they have a line where i can walk through at my own pace..
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I'm not sure myself. I would be surprised if they had a line just to walk through and then leave again though. You could always wait with the other people in your party and just leave before the ride though. Good luck and have fun! I'll be there in Sept!
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I don't know for certain because I haven't been there yet.
But I'd doubt it. They'd have to have parallel queues and unless the "walk through" was closest to the walls you wouldn't be able to see any of the detailing (otherwise you'd be looking at backs and heads)
I'm guessing it's a better use of their space to zig-zag the line for folks riding.

Is it possible what you saw was a report of someone there during soft opening? They were able to walk through the queue area but the ride wasn't operating.
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I went thru all the info I could find on several other message boards.

I couldn't find any info about a walk thru area that's open to just see the castle. It looks like you'll have to stand in line with your group right now if you want to see it.
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No, you only get to see that stuff while waiting in line. You can try the single rider line, but I don't know what they get to look at. I don't think it was the same as the regular line, but I recall them being sent somewhere else towards the end. I had an estimated 90 min wait at about 5pm, and it only was about 75 mins. Just take my advice from your other thread.
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In the original release of info for the ride there was infomation on going thru a special queue thru the castle without the intention of riding - not making you wait (the queue can hold up to a 5 1/2 hours wait worth of people!)

You may want to call and ask ahead of time or ask when you get there! Good luck!

I was planning on riding 1st thing and running thru the queue and then going thru the "look only" line a couple times to get pictures - so I too hope this is an option!
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