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Old 07-02-2010, 10:15 AM   #16
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GET THERE EARLY!

I don't post too often here, but we just got back last week and I thought I would put in my two cents. We were at Disney for 5 nights and the Nick Hotel for two followed by Universal on 6/22-6/24 and stayed at the Portofino for two nights to get the early access to the parks for Harry Potter. Because we stayed onsite, we could get into IOA at 8:00. We were at the gate at 7:30 and they already had the gates open. We all walked "in queue" through the Dr. Suess area until we got to the Harry Potter area and by 8:00 we had already gone on the ride. By the time we got off and wanted to check out the shops (Olivanders etc.), there were lines to wait in just to get into the stores. We waited about 20 minutes to get into Olivander's where it was shoulder to shoulder and unable to move once inside. My kids are too young to go on the other roller coasters in the Harry Potter area, so after checking everything else out (all in all about 2-2 1/2 hours)we were ready to leave the Harry Potter area. They told us as were leaving to be sure we were done here because there was no re-entry at that point. We left and headed to the Dr. Suess area and rode everything with no waiting (because everybody was in line for Harry). By the time we made it around to the area with the Hulk roller coaster, the line to enter the Harry Potter section had started there. And like the earlier poster said, it was slow moving. We heard 4 hours from that point to get into the area---not the rides!! A 3 hour wait to get into Olivander's!!
Get there early!! WWofHP is absolutely GREAT--not worth 4 hours in line in the hot sun though!! If you have any other questions, I would be glad to answer.
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I don't post too often here, but we just got back last week and I thought I would put in my two cents. We were at Disney for 5 nights and the Nick Hotel for two followed by Universal on 6/22-6/24 and stayed at the Portofino for two nights to get the early access to the parks for Harry Potter. Because we stayed onsite, we could get into IOA at 8:00. We were at the gate at 7:30 and they already had the gates open. We all walked "in queue" through the Dr. Suess area until we got to the Harry Potter area and by 8:00 we had already gone on the ride. By the time we got off and wanted to check out the shops (Olivanders etc.), there were lines to wait in just to get into the stores. We waited about 20 minutes to get into Olivander's where it was shoulder to shoulder and unable to move once inside. My kids are too young to go on the other roller coasters in the Harry Potter area, so after checking everything else out (all in all about 2-2 1/2 hours)we were ready to leave the Harry Potter area. They told us as were leaving to be sure we were done here because there was no re-entry at that point. We left and headed to the Dr. Suess area and rode everything with no waiting (because everybody was in line for Harry). By the time we made it around to the area with the Hulk roller coaster, the line to enter the Harry Potter section had started there. And like the earlier poster said, it was slow moving. We heard 4 hours from that point to get into the area---not the rides!! A 3 hour wait to get into Olivander's!!
Get there early!! WWofHP is absolutely GREAT--not worth 4 hours in line in the hot sun though!! If you have any other questions, I would be glad to answer.
Wow, the shops weren't that crowded at 5 pm, but they were very crowded. I got my Harry Potter wand at a little booth outside the HP&tFJ gift shop. I had to wait in line for about 10-15 mins, but I guess that beats 2 hours.
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I just got back from there and the 1st day we went went early in the morning and had to wait roughly 2 hours to get into Wizarding World of Harry Potter area. The rest of them time, we went in the afternoon and it was much better for us and not quite as crowded (still crowded though). I'd suggest going after lunch.
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Thanks for both First Hand reports. Really appreciate your information.
Got it - stay on-site and go early ( not us) or go in the late afternoon (us!).
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