The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade (Orlando): Part 2

[Disneyhead]

Arrived in TWWOHP today at 8:45 and we litterally walked on FJ. Everywhere around the area and the park was nearly deserted?! Even when i was coming out of the park at: 4:30 it was a 30 min wait. Does anyone know why it was so quiet today? Is that normal for this time of year??

Sun. in summer are typically pretty slow. It is known as the turn over day. It is the day where most tourist check in/out of their hotel. I was at USF on Father's Day and the place was deserted.

 

[Octobers Fade]

People saving their trip there for tomorrow.

 

[Scarletwebslingr]

I went today and it was BUSY!!! You could barely walk, Ollivanders had a 75min wait, and that was by 8:25!!

It's the day before the 4th of July. Holidays are killer.

 

[violarum]

This is just my thousandth post here so I decided to place it in the first thread (well, the second part of the first thread) in which I posted.

*silent tear, nostalgic smile*

 

[Scarletwebslingr]

This is just my thousandth post here so I decided to place it in the first thread (well, the second part of the first thread) in which I posted.

*silent tear, nostalgic smile*

Congrats!!

 

[Mitchiez]

I too went yesterday.. secret Orlando United gathering?

We stayed at the South Pacific and got up at bloody 6:00 to be in WWoHP an hour early. Everything was walk on, and though at times it's good... it's not always good in FJ. It's not enjoyable running through the castle and missing everything. But, I did smell the floo powder smoke! They changed one of the portraits in the Gryffindor Common room! It's now a video of people flying on one of the benches! It's probably there to show guests what they'll be riding on, I've never noticed it before and I've been through FJ 700 times? I couldn't get a picture of it the first time I went because like I said we were dashing through the queue.

It was relatively empty in the morning... but I thought it got pretty crowded as the day went by. :shrug:

 

[violarum]

That must have been what my friend was talking about. I described to him the queue, and then he said, having gone yesterday incidentally for the first time, that there was a portrait of people riding the benches and I just knocked it because I know that queue and ride like the back of my hand... Until that new wart showed up apparently. This is really exciting, though! I can't wait to go soon enough to see it.

 

[Mitchiez]

It struck me too. I was like, "Has that always been there...?" There is no kuka arm in the video though. Only the flying bench. :thumbs:

 

[violarum]

It'd be hilarious if they were there! "Th-that's just the magic... WE HAVE CLOCKS AND MACHINES TOO, OKAY?"

 

[batsmouth]

Don't know if anyones seen this as it is pretty old [video]http://www.wesh.com/video/24398452/detail.html[/video]

It is beyond me why someone would call 911 because she is stuck on a ride... Hardly a life emergency, the idiot :bang::doh:.

 

[JungleSkip]

Don't know if anyones seen this as it is pretty old [video]http://www.wesh.com/video/24398452/detail.html[/video]

It is beyond me why someone would call 911 because she is stuck on a ride... Hardly a life emergency, the idiot :bang::doh:.

I was there that night. I was SO pissed because I was waiting for my 3rd ride of the day, and we were just about to board when it went down. Then it had to stay closed because that idiot called the fire department.:-X

 

[Hatetofly]

Don't know if anyones seen this as it is pretty old [video]http://www.wesh.com/video/24398452/detail.html[/video]

It is beyond me why someone would call 911 because she is stuck on a ride... Hardly a life emergency, the idiot :bang::doh:.

She also claimed to be stuck in an upside down position sooooo yeah,

 

[TSSD]

Don't know if anyones seen this as it is pretty old [video]http://www.wesh.com/video/24398452/detail.html[/video]

It is beyond me why someone would call 911 because she is stuck on a ride... Hardly a life emergency, the idiot :bang::doh:.

:bang: I hate idiots.

 

[AcidPop]

So did anyone watch the live premiere?

 

[TheDecemberists]

^I watching the premiere right now.

 

[AcidPop]

Same here. Wish I could pause it though, because I wanna frigging shower and eat some lunch! ROFL.

I love the one announcer who didn't seem to know much about Potter. The Neville twins? Luna Lovejoy? :rofl:

 

[Journey_On]

I watched it! I wish I could have paused it, as I had to get some lunch as well. So I missed a few parts here and there. Haha, I noticed those name slip-ups as well.

The end was emotional. Those lucky fans out there....and the dedication - some of them were camped out at Trafalgar Square for 55 hours, and with the rain as well. So glad the weather was great for this final HP premiere.

Glad I had a chance to watch it!

 

[TSSD]

I watched the premiere too, the speeches were all amazing! As for the announcers... yeah, not so much.

 

[AcidPop]

Just saw the speeches on Youtube. So sad. :'(

 

[Brian G.]

Guys, this conversation goes in the Deathly Hollows movie thread, not the theme park thread.