1. Go on a weekday or Sunday.
2. GET TO THE PARK AT OPENING.
3. Go straight to the Lower Lot and ride Transformers, Mummy, and Jurassic Park first.
4. Go up to the Upper Lot and do the Studio Tour.
5. Do all the shows. Before or after WaterWorld, do House of Horrors.
6. Ride Simpsons towards the end of the day. The line is usually a 10-20 wait in the last 45mins of park operation.
Take advantage of Single Rider Lines:
Revenge of The Mummy
Transformers
Jurassic Park.
Have fun!
That's your best bet. There are several rides the 3 year old can't go on at all and some that may be too scary.so will our best bet just to be to take turns?
does anyone have any advice for going with a 3 year old? i'll be travelling with my niece and nephews, the older two will be fine regarding ride heights but the youngest, who is 3, won't be. there will be multiple adults in the group thank goodness, so will our best bet just to be to take turns?
As far as other advice goes, I go to Universal a LOT with my 7-year old son (we are annual pass holders), so there are several places that would be really fun for your 3-year-old to check out:
On the Upper Lot, go through the entrance until you find an outdoor place called "Adventures of a Curious George." It is a playground for kids with water guns all over it. It's a fun place for little kids to run around and get soaked (bring a swim suit for your kid if you want since there is a changing area nearby, as well as extra pair of dry clothes for them and a towel to dry them off afterwards). There is also an indoor place, right next to that water playground, where kids can go to shoot plastic balls all around the room (great place to dry off too).
Secondly, on the Lower Lot, there is a little place called "DinoLand" that's perfect for your 3-year old to play. Quite a bit of walking to get to it though. It's right next to the "Jurassic Park" ride.
As far as other stuff for kids goes, there is a "Universal's Animal Actors" that's fun for little kids. "Shrek 4D" might be another fun one to take your 3-year old to, or even "Special Effects" show which is close to "Shrek." Just be aware that some attractions have a height restriction for kids (40+ inches), i.e. the Simpsons Ride, etc, so your 3-year old won't be able to go on those rides.
Best of luck.
FYI, Curious George closed last year. There is a similar area in the new Despicable Me themed area. I imagine the new minion ride is pretty popular right now.
The King Kong 3D experience of the Studio Tour can be scary for kids. it is made to look as if King Kong and Godzilla are fighting above and on-top of the tram.
1. Go on a weekday or Sunday..
Our only option for USH is a Saturday late June. Are Saturdays typically larger crowds due to local AP holders? We are debating FOTL passes for our visit since we only have the 1 day. Should we wait to see crowd level before buying FOTL? Do they ever sell out (like the website suggests)?
We'll be there at park opening. We don't expect to see everything but we do have a wishlist: Studio Tour, Despicable Me, Mummy, Simpsons, Animal Actors
Advice welcome!
Saturdays have larger crowds because its not a work/school day or night for most people.
If you have to visit on a weekend, Sundays are the best because its a work/school night for most people and many people go to church in the mornings.
If you get to the park at least 1-hour prior to opening and have a plan of attack, you will not need a Front of Line pass. Save your money.
1. Go on a weekday or Sunday.
2. Get to the park 1-hour before scheduled park opening. Universal during the busy season will open Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem and Transformers 30min prior to listed park opening.
3. Go Straight to Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem and if interested, Silly Swrily first.
4. Go to the Lower Lot and ride Transformers, Mummy, and Jurassic Park
5. Go up to the Upper Lot and do the Studio Tour.
6. Do all the shows. Before or after WaterWorld, do House of Horrors.
7. Ride Simpsons towards the end of the day. The line is usually a 10-20 wait in the last 45mins of park operation. If you don't want to wait until the end of the day to ride, the line is usually a 45-60min wait during most of the day.
Take advantage of Single Rider Lines:
Revenge of The Mummy
Transformers
Jurassic Park.
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem- Single Rider Line not always available.
Have fun!
If we go on a weekday in July (in the next week or two) and get there for the early opening of Minion Mayhem, how long do you expect the line to be? Is it possible to ride it a few times in a row before the line gets long?
Probably. I was able to walk-on to Minion Mayhem in March and that was already a little after opening. You could definitely do it a number of times even after opening if you guys do single-rider.
I didn't do the early entry thing last Friday, but the wait still wasn't too long at opening (~20 minutes). It got to 85 minutes later in the day.
Not too sure if they'll keep up the early entry thing though. When I went on July 4th, Transformers didn't open until 9.
My son is only 6, so we can't really do single rider. Thanks for the tip, though