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Sun, 08/29/2010 - 21:00
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How many days?

How many days does it take to do US and IofA, I am not interested in every ride but I am trying to figure out for 1 or 2 days, I see in September they close rather early so I am not sure what to do.

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Mon, 08/30/2010 - 01:22
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I would think two days just to be safe..especially if you're interested in Harry Potter. The lines just to get in that place are out of control.

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JustCar wrote:
How many days does it take to do US and IofA, I am not interested in every ride but I am trying to figure out for 1 or 2 days, I see in September they close rather early so I am not sure what to do.

We did both in 1 day but we didn't really see everything and I'm sure there were some things we missed that we actually would have liked. I agree with Bella that 2 is the safe bet. You'll have a better feel with the extra time. Or you could just talk to Tony, he knows everything about Universal. awesome

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 07:28
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You called.... laugh

I love Universal and Islands of Adventure almost as much as I love Disney. If you want to do more than 2 or 3 rides/shows in each park then they really need at least a day each. If you are at the gate 10 minutes before the official opening time they usually let you into a holding area just inside early. From here you can get to the top rides quickly and get them done before the parks get busy. We managed to do 3 rides in an hour once, but that was at a quiet time of year.

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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:05
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we are looking at the first 2 weeks of september next year and were kind of hoping it might be quiet.

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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:07
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I'm agreeing with the 2 days suggestion. We had the same experience as Brad when trying to do both in one day. We got through SOME rides, but not nearly all of them -- we missed some big ticket items, too.

Plus, it kind of stinks to get soaking wet on the water rides and have to trudge to another park! =D

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Tony wrote:
You called.... laugh

I love Universal and Islands of Adventure almost as much as I love Disney. If you want to do more than 2 or 3 rides/shows in each park then they really need at least a day each. If you are at the gate 10 minutes before the official opening time they usually let you into a holding area just inside early. From here you can get to the top rides quickly and get them done before the parks get busy. We managed to do 3 rides in an hour once, but that was at a quiet time of year.

Tony, I don't know if your experience agrees, but I found that people just don't seem to get to Universal or IofA very early. So the two days gives you two mornings to get a lot of stuff in before everyone gets there, like you said.

JustCar, I bet in September the crowds won't be bad in general.

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:20
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Let us just say the rope drop at Universal is nothing like rope drop at the magic Kingdom. laugh

However, I've always been a quiet times of the year, I'm sure that during the busier times there will be plenty of people there from the start.

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 00:11
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JustCar wrote:
we are looking at the first 2 weeks of september next year and were kind of hoping it might be quiet.

That's usually a relatively quiet time because everyone is headed back to school and summer vacations are winding down. You've been in early Sept. before, right?

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 00:38
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we did Disney in early october so I was hoping for the same kind of thing

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:45
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JustCar wrote:
we did Disney in early october so I was hoping for the same kind of thing

I think once the kids go back to school you're much better off, so I think Sept should be nice like Oct.

 
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