The park is very large, although not huge (you can visit it quietly in a day, if there is not too much queue at the attractions) and its entrance is located within the Universal Citywalk “city”. The settings are incredible and realistic, there are many water attractions, some of which you literally come out soaked .. so we recommend that you always store your belongings in the small lockers placed before the entrances of the attractions (some lockers are paid, some free in time). I was a bit skeptical about visiting this place, but it is a very high level park, never seen anything like it in Europe! Super recommended!

This second park we visited is great, highlighting the Russian mountain of the Harry Potter area, simulating a motorcycle with SideCar. Prefer to go on the bike, the experience is much more impatient, with accelerations and vertigous curves. The witch area is the best in the park, but some older attractions are still successful, such as Jurassic Park. I was alert, you can do both parks in one day (with fast-pass,) or two parks in two days, more calmly, the price is similar. Soon a third park will be inaugurated. Concerning...

Nephew (13) and I went early to the Islands of Adventure in an attempt to beat the crowds and the heat. Having got through the walk from the carpark, security, and then the walk into the park. Given that Hagrid Motorbike Adventure already had a 2hr wait, we started off gently with VelociCoaster, a great way to wake up on a Saturday morning, then the more sedate Harry Potter Forbidden Journey followed by the Hulk. We then single ridered VelociCoster again and only waited 15 minutes for this before moving onto Kong Skull Island. With relatively short wait times we had got 5 big rides out the way by 11am and took the decision to get the water rides out the way to give us time to dry off before the rest of the party joined us. In order of dryness we rode Jurassic Park River adventure, small splash bit damp, Dudley Do-Right Ripsaw Falls, big splash rather moist, and finally Popeye and Bluto's Blige rat barges, wetter than an otters pocket and completely soaked. Rather bedraggled we headed to Wimpy's for a burger and chips lunch which was very tasty and filling. Heading back to meet the rest via a frozen butterbeer cart ($9 but much needed on a roasting humid day) we did VC and hulk again before join the 90 minute queue for Hagrid. The time past relatively quickly with the second part of the queue line inside so much cooler than the first bit before jumping on the motorbikes for an amazing ride, well worth the waiting that left us thrilled after a long day in the park and 20000 steps done.

We booked a road trip and partner wanted to visit as he loves Marvel. We were surprised that unlike UK parks Universal is split into 3 different parks. We were told you would need a day to visit each one. So we just purchased an expensive ticket for Islands of Adventure with express pass and stayed at a Universal hotel to get early access. We didn't queue for anything. We had no children so only went on the adult rides. We mooched around the shops and sat and had some food but found we were done by 1pm. So unless you want to go on the children's rides or keep going on the same rides multiple times you do not need a whole day. Partner was disappointed with the number of rides. Tips: -Gates don't open until 8 (for early ticket holders) but people were queueing from 7am. -We found it quicker to walk than catch the complimentary boat. -Staying at a Universal hotel to get the early entrance was worth it. We did go in quiet season, but we noticed the queues for non-express ticket holders were 15-80 minutes, so we felt the express tickets were worthy. -Plan what order you wish to see your rides in so you can route your day..Harry Potter and Velocicoaster seemed to be the most popular. -You will get soaked on the water rides -There are free lockers for a small bum bag/rucksack or you can pay to hire larger ones. -We grabbed a muffin and cup of tea in Moons and Stars which was reasonable for location.

Cool rides and many good roller coasters but incredibly long queues (60-105 min on everything worth riding). The Harrypotter part is awesome and the best ride for the whole family is "Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure" and if you like proper speed then "Jurassic World VelociCoaster" is something in horseback. Like the best I've ever gone. Good speed and yet soft. Should you visit any park in Orlando and like a little more action so you should choose this.

A definite must do for adrenaline junkies! I preferred Universal over IOA as I'm not so big into coasters but the rest of my family loved IOA more. Definitely rope drop to get on Hagrid's first thing. We went in peak season with no Fastpass and managed to ride it every day that we went as well as all of the other 'big ticket' rides with minimal wait. I think our longest line was 30 minutes? Hogsmeade is AMAZING! Definitely plan on spending time there exploring! Get park-to-park so that you can ride the Hogwarts Express....it was so cool!!

We visited the park multiple times during an 8 day holiday staying at Sapphire Falls. Lots has already been said about the rides and the fabric of the park and you can watch a million YouTube videos as part of your research so I’ll stick to the factor that really made our holiday: accessibility. Our older child is autistic with very high anxiety and lots of sensory issues. So, this holiday was risky! I applied for the IBCCES accessibility card beforehand. There was a mix up (you MUST apply for this yourself and not pass information to your travel agent for them to do it in your behalf) and we were passed from pillar to post to get it sorted. Eventually the wonderful Cas at the accessibility service just through the gate sorted everything out with a great deal of patience and understanding. Our child was given a pass which allowed her to be given a return time for queues longer than 30 minutes and access to the express lane for the shorter queues. This meant that we could be confident that queuing anxiety was kept to a minimum and that we could enjoy the park knowing that our eldest was happy and had confidence that staff were there to help and support her. Our experience has been overwhelmingly positive. We really weren’t sure how it would go and although we are all now absolutely exhausted we are very appreciative of the care that we received and how safe and “seen” our young person felt.

The 2 parks are adjacent to each other and share a common entrance. Islands of Adventure has more roller coasters/large water rides whereas USF has more simulation rides and live entertainment. The velocicoaster is world class and except for the Hagrid ride the wait times were not too bad. Honestly the best part is the Dr. Seuss area. It is really charming.

Amazing theme park had the best time visiting this theme park. The rides are all amazing and great fun. Park is clean and well themed throughout. Harry Potter area is amazing. Queue times were not to bad just kept an eye on the app to see how to navigate around lower queue times. Obviously Hagrids always has a longer line but I love the theming in the line so I’m happy to line up. Can’t wait to visit again.

We had an amazing day at Universal Studios and Universal islands of adventure. We paid for the express pass as we were only spending one day at both parks. The rides and experience were all fantastic. However, given that we spent $500 for our family of 4, I was extremely disappointed in the way the staff operated this queue. Unlike Disney who operate their lightning lanes to make the queue as fast and seamless for the guest as possible (and it’s a lot cheaper!) I was shocked at what appeared a lack of training in queue management! The flight of the hippogriff’s express queue was almost equal to the main queue as the girl operating the queue let through 70% main queue each ride, even though the express queue was constantly backing up; she seemed out of her depth to say the least. The most laughable incident came when we got to the cat in the hat, we were in the express line, another family of 4 in the main line, the lady in charge of the queue let the main queue go ahead of us … I think she is misunderstanding the point of express pass. So, in summary, it isn’t worth the money while the queues are being managed poorly.