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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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I have a question about the single riders lines (particularly for Forbidden Journey, but also for all the other rides that have singles lines) if I'm carrying a purse with me, will I be able to use the single riders line and then put my purse in a locker? Or will I need to leave it with my dad to hold onto while I go on the ride?
I have a question about the single riders lines (particularly for Forbidden Journey, but also for all the other rides that have singles lines) if I'm carrying a purse with me, will I be able to use the single riders line and then put my purse in a locker? Or will I need to leave it with my dad to hold onto while I go on the ride?
all of the lockers in IoA and US are before you even get in line. you'll have to put it in a locker first--or just give it to your dad. i suggest the second option, as the lines for the lockers can get rather long.
also, while there technically is a single rider line for forbidden journey, it meets up with the regular line rather early on. you won't save very much time. i also did the single rider line for the hulk--same situation.
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I take it your Dad doesn't want to ride Forbidden Journey. Would he be interested in seeing the attraction though? There is a "castle tour" line that he could take where he can see the rooms that the line queues in; the pictures that move, Dumbledore and the kids talking, etc. It's a bit easier to take time and just look around that way if you want to do it too after you've done the ride once. Just ask the employee at the entrance where to do the castle tour.
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Haha, as for my dad, I'm sure he'll ride it the first time with me, but I'm hoping to try riding it again and I know he won't want to, lol, but that's why I'm thinking of taking the singles line. Nor would he want to see the inside of the castle again, he's not an HP fan at all. I knew about the tour only line and I'm totally doing that too so I can take the time to try and get some really good pics with my DSLR. Soooo excited!
all of the lockers in IoA and US are before you even get in line. you'll have to put it in a locker first--or just give it to your dad. i suggest the second option, as the lines for the lockers can get rather long.
also, while there technically is a single rider line for forbidden journey, it meets up with the regular line rather early on. you won't save very much time. i also did the single rider line for the hulk--same situation.
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Over the Christmas holiday, here were the Forbidden Journey wait times:
Regular line: 150 minutes
Single rider line: Less than 5 minutes
And the Hulk one summer day years ago:
Regular line: 45 minutes
Single rider line: 5 minutes
all of the lockers in IoA and US are before you even get in line. you'll have to put it in a locker first--or just give it to your dad. i suggest the second option, as the lines for the lockers can get rather long.
also, while there technically is a single rider line for forbidden journey, it meets up with the regular line rather early on. you won't save very much time. i also did the single rider line for the hulk--same situation.
The single rider line at FJ doesn't ever meet up with the regular line except at the Gryffindor Common Room, and that's only in order to cross the lines so they can get to the person grouping. Single Rider bypasses the greenhouse and most of the castle.
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I knew about the tour only line and I'm totally doing that too so I can take the time to try and get some really good pics with my DSLR. Soooo excited!
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