Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>One question that I would be interested in asking anyone who's been to Potter: if I don't follow the Potter novels and movies, will I still enjoy the ride?<<< 1000 times yes. It's just that good. And the storyline for the ride doesn't have you needing what a Horcurx, Knut, or Snitch is. It's a incredibly immersive experience... but it can be even better if you know what you are looking at. There are TONS of small reffs and nods to ideas, locations, and characters in the books and movies.
Originally Posted By leobloom Good to hear. I hoping to visit IOA either this month or February to check out Potter (and the restrooms).
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Be sure to visit the WWOHP restrooms... REALLY. They even did something there...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Good to hear. I hoping to visit IOA either this month or February to check out Potter (and the restrooms).>> Me too ... on both counts!
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Thank you for sharing. I would love to go. Yes, can you explain more about the locker problem?
Originally Posted By Manfried I went drinking around the World Showcase today visited lotsa restrooms too. Got pretty lipped from it all. Now I need to settle down for a nice winter's nap. Glad I didn't have too drive.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***As for Mermaid Lagoon Mr. X you must know that that is not an "apples to apples" comparison to Camp Jurassic. Mermaid Lagoon, as you know, is not a "kids play area" but an entire "land"*** I should've been more specific, I meant the kids play area part of Mermaid Lagoon. You know, the part where you get to see Ursula's lair and the shadow cave and Ariel's room deep under the sea with hidden treasures all around...you know where I'm talking about right? Lots of people tend to miss it, actually, but it's a fantastically done place. And I stand by my claim, TSI and the Mermaid zone are superior...and are you really implying that TSI lacks detail???????? It's as ridiculously immersive and wonderful as they come, from the drums inside the teepees to the wonderfully done fort to the bridges and caves and all the rest (not to mention the raft ride over!). Sorry dude, I just don't agree with ya on this one.
Originally Posted By Expo_Seeker40 Just to answer a few questions (Spirit ask me something! ) I did ride Jurassic Park, but was shocked at how short that ride was. Yes it was cool and got you wet, but I always thought it would be a longer ride. As for lockers...let's say you're walking into the castle entrance...to your right is the locker room and to the right of the locker room is the exit gift shop for forbidden journey....so you have three spaces with people free flowing in and out of them...and the forbidden journey gift shop is much smaller than the pirates gift shop It was a complete mess. Single riders were wandering around not knowing where to go. Sweatshirt moms lost track of their children and were yelling there names, while twittergurlz started txting their friendz on their smrt phonez saying "OMG WTH R U?!!!!!" because they got lost in the stampede in the gift shop. Loved forbidden journey, but the entrance and exit is baddddd....well themed, but bad layout
Originally Posted By Manfried Universal has never understood crowd flow nor been very good at crowd control. But Harry Potter is really cool.
Originally Posted By barboy2 ///...my only issues with IoA were it's narrow paths, highly visible show buildings, lack of rides,/// Lack of rides at IOA? Hmmmmmm? .....then you must really take issue with EPCOT(10 maybe?), MGM(6 maybe?), Animal Kingdom(7?), DCA(14?...7 of which are carnival grade), Universal Studios Hollywood(4?), Universal Studios Orlando(8?), Walt Disney Studios(5?)
Originally Posted By Manfried That's because IOA doesn't care if you see its show buildings. Only what's inside them.
