Just got back from my day at Universal with my relative from out of town. I think he liked it!
My neck was no problem at all on most rides, including all the coasters and FJ. I'm just going to do a (hopefully) brief write-up of some things I noticed today.
-Hulk seemed to be going faster for what reason, I do not know. My brother agreed with me--it seemed to be at a higher speed.
-There was no wait to get in from 12-3 from my knowledge. I didn't venture over there earlier than 12, but it seemed to be smooth sailing.
-Pygmy Puffs were indeed gone.
-Ollivander's had a very long line the whole time I was in the WWoHP (3-7)
-I finally got into the Three Broomsticks (no wait!) and loved it. I didn't eat there, but it looked incredible.
-Went into Hog's Head for the first time and tried frozen Butterbeer. I like it much better than regular!
-They were either not selling the Butterbeer steins, or they were simply out of them. Someone said it may have been too expensive to manufacture, but that is just speculation. Instead, they had these average, sturdy plastic cups with the Butterbeer logo on it. It was $7.25 if memory serves.
-I went on FJ for the first time after a roughly 70 minute wait.
-They were rushing people through the queue. We barely got to see the trio.
-I found the loading and unloading area kind of dangerous. I'm not very tall and found that I had to sort of propell myself onto the moving bench. As for unloading, we were very disoriented and then were put on a moving platform...not a good combination!
-I'm going to write some spoilers right here, so highlight to read: The dragon animatronic was in full working order. The dementor fog effect worked for us, which I was happy about. My picture looked kind of weird, though, because when it was taken when my mouth was open and I was smiling...so kind of morbid? I had to close my eyes occasionally because I was getting really sick, though it was pretty smooth. I really did lose sense of reality and which way was up and down. I felt like I was flying. My favorite parts were the Dark Mark, the CoS, and the Whomping Willow...plus seeing Tom Felton as Draco.
-So overall, I liked FJ. But I think it was a bit hyped up. Dunno. It was good, but I feel they tried to pack waaaay too much into one ride. Like others have said, the story is lost and it just becomes an onslaught of creatures. Still great, but could be better.
I think that's about it!