Hi everyone. I've been reading this forum for about a year since WWHP was being built. My wife and I took a 2-day trip to Universal Orlando in the beginning of June and were fortunate enough to experience a soft opening. I remember the anticipation waiting outside the gates of IOA unsure whether WWHP would be open to the general public (we were not staying on-site). What a great feeling as we walked to the back of the park and found that gate open. Anyway, we went straight to FJ (of course), had about a 20 minute wait, and we got on the ride. The ride broke down for a few minutes during the Quidditch scene but shortly resumed as normal. I remember being blown away by the ride (and scared by the dementors that popped out at us), but that ended up being my only ride so there were so many other details that I wasn't able to appreciate. After our 1 ride, we rode the other rides in the area, checked out the shops, tried the butterbeer, and by that time they were closing the WWHP for the day.
Unfortunately, when we returned the next morning, the WWHP was not open to the general public, but needless to say we had a blast in the rest of IOA and US. After we returned home, I started to get the itch to go back because I really didn't have enough time to enjoy the WWHP and all it has to offer (plus I'm just a theme park nut in general).
Anyway fast forward a few months, and it turns out there is a medical conference that I'll be attending at the beginning of April in Orlando. I will be there for 5 days, and plan to spend lots of time at Universal. I'm so excited and can't wait. I plan on riding FJ many, many more times so I can pick up all the little details and just enjoying spending lots of time in both parks. So anyway, that's my story. Just wanted to share my excitement with people who I know can relate!