First of all, the one in Orlando actually consists of two areas Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley , which in turn are located in two neighboring but distinct parks Universal Studios and Universal Island of Adventure , while the one in Los Angeles consists of only one area that shares similarities with the Hogsmeade in Florida. Consequently, you can understand how the Hollywood version is consequently smaller and has fewer attractions than the one in Orlando.
However, in its place, it has Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle , a show of music, lights, and special effects that will materialize before your eyes the darkest creatures of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, including the villain par excellence, Lord Voldemort. Currently, this experience is exclusive to Universal Studios in Hollywood.
One last important difference regards the cost of admission. Half a day is more than enough to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, while a full day allows you to enjoy the entire park. Depending on the time of visit, you may find it convenient to use the Express Pass , which allows you to skip the lines at individual attractions.
For more information on this topic, read these tips on the best time of day and time of the year to visit Universal Studios. The logic behind the advice on this page is simple: the Wizarding World, during busy times, can be extremely crowded from mid-morning until around the last three hours before the park closes.
There is nothing stopping you from hanging out in the area all day long, and getting into any lines you want, but you will be doing so with thousands of other Harry Potter fans.
So review the tips, tricks, and guidelines on this page, and you will be well on your way to the best wizarding trip ever. Make a note of what time the parks will open and close, bearing in mind that Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida may shutter at different times and may have different special events taking place.
The best way to find out what is happening with Hagrid on the day of your visit is to use the official Universal Orlando app for your smartphone, which will list the current wait time, whether the line is at capacity, or if its virtual queue has been activated — in which case, you can get a spot in the virtual line right on your phone. You can even set an alert to be notified when the ride opens!
If the attraction is opening with the park, go straight there on your Islands of Adventure morning; conversely, if you are okay with skipping Hagrid, proceed through our plan as follows. Our goal is to have you be prepared for the worst crowds with a solid plan on how to make your way through Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade by understanding crowd-flows and peak crowd times — when planning your vacation, these two points will help you decide how to arrange your days.
Second, plan on entering the Wizarding World at least four times, either at the very beginning of the day or in the last three hours before the park closes. The basic strategy is to have a morning and evening in Hogsmeade, and a morning and evening in Diagon Alley. This is what you will do during your visits:. On your first morning, arrive at the hotel at least an hour before Early Park Admission begins and check in.
Hey there Mary! We will be sure to include what you can expect at different times as well. Thanks for stopping by! When booking at your hotel did you have to book through universal studios to get the early admission or just via the hotel website? We just went through the hotel website! And then in the morning when we went to the Park, we just showed them our room key from our resort.
But are hoping to get back soon. Hey there Mark! Yep, Universal Studios was one of the first theme parks to reopen in Florida. Do they do anything special for birthdays, like disney has the buttons? Also do you know what the decorations are in November? Hey Lindsay! Just head to guest services in either Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios to grab one.
The Holidays this year at Universal Studios happens between November 14th and January 3rd so probably not early enough for you, but you can read here for details. We are not staying in a hotel but a rental townhome.
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