Trains, Plains, and ... Boats?

Water taxi at City Walk

​My first trip to Universal was only one day!  I thought I had seen it all!  Boy was I wrong!  I have lost count of the number of times I have been since then and each trip is a minimum of four days, usually a full week, and I still haven’t seen it all! 

If you are a Harry Potter fan, I say you need at least three days.  One day devoted to each Harry Potter world, Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, and one day devoted to the other areas of the two parks.  (With, of course the ride between the parks on the Hogwarts Express in each direction - because the ride is different in each direction!) This is a minimum!
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If you are not a big Harry Potter fan, then a minimum of four days.  Because even if you are not a fan of Harry Potter, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is so immersive that you could easily spend much more time than you intended or even realize!  In reality, it does take at least two days to give each park justice!  And we aren’t even talking about the Water Park! 

We like to allow five park days.  Two days for each park and the last day for all the favorites and to explore some places that we haven't seen before!

First of all, remember that Universal is not Disney.

The wait times can easily exceed an hour for the stand by lines without crowds.  Add in the weekend crowds, or holiday crowds, or just the summer crowds and you have a recipe for longer waits than you want to deal with. 

​Also, those headliner rides are going to have long waits as soon as the park opens.

How does the AAP work and how is it different from the Express Pass?

For my Disney Clients, you are all familiar with the DAS or Disability Assistance Pass. Universal has a similar pass and call theirs the AAP or Attraction Assistance Pass. 

Let me start out by saying this is NOT in any way shape or form a guide on how to ‘scam the system’ or ‘get over’!  This is intended as an overview for those clients who truly need the AAP.  If this is you, and you have more questions after reading this, please schedule a call and we can go over how I can help you with planning your trip.  As most of you know, my specialty is Special Needs Travel.