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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When are you planning to go?

We just got back last week and did 3 days at Universal.  My best piece of advice is to get there before the parks open.  In US, go to the Minion ride first and get there quickly because the lines will not get any shorter all day.  You would think that Harry Potter would be the longest line but it isn't, the Minions ride averages at least 80 minutes up to 150 minutes each day we were there from 10 am onward.  We waited 2 hours but only because the ride broke down and we were stuck with a wheelchair in the middle and couldn't get out.  It was cute.  HP may have been 50 minutes or so.

No real need to get front of the line tickets.  Download the Universal Studios app and the one from touringplans.com to keep up on the lines and predictions, I found that using both really helped out.  And definitely use the crowd predictions from touring plans to figure out what days to do which parks.  The first day we were there the prediction was a 3 out of 10 so it helped us plan.  On our third day the prediction was 7 out of 10 and we could feel the difference.

We did all 3 days at the parks, first day we did US only, 2nd day we did IOA first and then took train back to US and finished the day there, either redoing rides we liked or added in a new one and on the third day we did US first and did HP and the kiddie section then took the train back to IOA and finished the day there.  It made for a leisurely trip.  Plus we wanted to see the difference in the train going both ways.

"No real need to get front of the line tickets." I totally disagree.  As an example, Jurrasic Park in LA this summer (July), the wait was 100 minutes. We boarded in like 5 minutes  with the passes. Waterworld, Animal Actors and other rides you get let in first for the best choice of seats, you get a behind the scenes look at things, talk with actors and pics with animals.  This is one area where you do not want to cheap out on unless waiting in line for 1-2 hrs with kids, in the sun,  is enjoyable to you. Why do the park in 2-3 days when you can do it in 1.

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