This year will be my first HHN Orlando experience and in fact my first time at Universal Orlando. I’ve done Hollywood several times and had an annual pass for several years. I just happen to be attending a wedding in Orlando in October and between all the events and people wanting to visit WDW, I have one full day available for Universal.
What would my best ticketing option be if my primary goal is to hit each house and do as many rides as possible? One caveat is that I’m ok skipping any rides that also exist in Hollywood. I figure I have 3 options:
1) Day ticket to USF, focus on rides in the morning, S&S, focus on houses and shows at night with express
2) Day ticket to IOA, do as much as possible, walk over to USF for HHN when the event starts with express
3) 2 Park Day ticket, start day in IOA, go over to USF early afternoon and hit a few rides, S&S, focus on houses and shows with express
USF appeals to me slightly more since I’m not too big on water rides which IOA has a lot of. I’ve also been on Spider-Man before at USJ. Can’t see my group being willing to do the wait for Hagrid (none of us are Potter fans). The lack of attractions I’d be interested in at IOA makes me hesitant to spend the extra money to do a park hopper, but on the other hand, I worry day and night at USF might be too much time to spend in one park.
I realize they’re pricey options, but I don’t know when I’ll get the chance to do HHN in Orlando again. It is hard for me to get time off this time of the year. I reluctantly took it this year due to the wedding.