FITTING THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER INTO A TRIP TO WALT DISNEY WORLD
- Get your tickets before arriving
- Universal Orlando is a completely different resort than Walt Disney World. Your Disney tickets do not work there…
- For links for buying your tickets, see How Much to Budget for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- If checking in to the Royal Pacific or another Universal Orlando resort be at its front desk by 7.15a to check in and get your hotel keys, which are also your early entry passes
- (If you are wondering why this hotel, or what these passes are, the details of Universal’s front of the line approach can be found in Where to Stay at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.)
- If you are not a hotel guest, be at the entrance to Universal by 60-120 minutes before opening. Arrive earlier in this range during the peak season, later during the off season
A Morning at Hogsmeade
- At park opening, grab a park map and schedule, enter Islands of Adventure, head to Hogsmeade, and get in line for and see Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
- Then see the wand choosing the Wizard at Ollivanders
- Then explore the shops in Hogsmeade
- Then, if you are a fan of serious roller coasters, ride Dragon Challenge
- Next, if it appeals to your family, ride Flight of the Hippogriff
- Next, using your park map, relax and see the rest of Hogsmeade. See this for more on what you can see and do
- If you have a park-park ticket, take the Hogwarts Express to Diagon Alley
A morning at Diagon Alley
- At park opening, grab a park map and schedule, enter Universal Studios, head to Diagon Alley, and get in line for and see Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
- Then see the wand choosing the Wizard at Ollivanders
- Then explore the rest of Diagon Alley
- If you have a park-park ticket, take the Hogwarts Express to Hogsmeade
LINKS FOR THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER
- When to Go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- How Long to Stay at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- How Old/Tall Your Kids Should be for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Where to Stay During Your Visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- How Much to Budget for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- When Your Plans for Visiting the Wizarding World Should Be Firm
- How to Spend Your Time at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- What to Do When to Get Ready for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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4 Comments on "How to Spend Your Time at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter"
Thanks Kat!
If you go to the rides first then you wont have to store your stuff in the locker and I would advise going to the dragon challenge first so you can ride both without the long wait
Thanks David!
After visiting earlier this year, if you or any traveling mates want to see the wand ceremony inside Olivander’s that this should be the first line you enter….even before Forbidden Journey. Reason being, the queue for FJ is as much fun as the ride itself, and is predominately inside. The line for Olivander’s is outside and not fun….and long.