{"id":9368,"date":"2015-12-08T14:52:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/?p=9368"},"modified":"2015-12-08T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:52:52","slug":"our-harry-potter-world-plan-to-avoid-crowds-and-maximize-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/our-harry-potter-world-plan-to-avoid-crowds-and-maximize-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Harry Potter World Plan to Avoid Crowds and Maximize Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

I didn’t want too much from our visit to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I just wanted the magic of the books to come alive, and to experience it sans other people – that’s not too much to ask, right? <\/p>\n

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As it turns out… it is not. Theme park planning is just like any other type of travel planning. It is possible to visit and have it not cost an arm and a leg and to avoid crowds with a plan. And, so I created our two-day Harry Potter World plan and was amazed at how little time we spent in line and how often we got to explore the parks with little to no other people. Here are our top tips for avoiding crowds and our basic two day Harry Potter World Plan. <\/p>\n

1. Go during the least busy times of the year.<\/h3>\n

This is the most important piece of the puzzle. It does not matter how much you scheme, if you don’t plan your visit according to the crowd calendar you will be shoulder to shoulder with muggles. This detailed crowd calendar for Universal Studios Florida<\/a> also lists park open and close times and special events. <\/p>\n

We had some gray days in mid-September when we went, but it just added to the feeling that we were in London. Though I am happy to say the gray cloud signified hot, muggy, sprinkles and not chilly rain and fog!<\/p>\n

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2. Visit the parks in the mornings and afternoons.<\/h3>\n

Plan on being in the parks the first couple of hours of the day and the last couple of hours. Check the link above for park opening and closing times. I figured everyone would think of this but both days we visited the park we saw the hordes coming when we were leaving and leaving when we were coming. There are two parks that make up Harry Potter World; Hogsmeade at Islands of Adventure, and Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida. <\/p>\n

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