Universal Orlando Resort Crowd Report – December 28, 2014 to January 3, 2015
The busy Christmas Season hit Universal Orlando Resort as expected last week but wait times around New Year’s Eve dipped lower than years past. The days before and after New Year’s Eve were much busier.
Let’s look at how the crowd levels stacked up each day last week on the TouringPlans.com Universal Orlando Resort Crowd Report:
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Studios |
10
|
10
|
Sunday brought the first of two days of maximum crowds at both Universal parks. Wait times hit an average of 128 minutes at Despicable Me. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
10
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
10
|
10
|
Monday’s crowd was equally packed with wait time averages such as 103 minutes at Rip Ride Rockit and 115 at Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
10
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
10
|
10
|
Tuesday’s crowd was the first day where we saw a small dip in wait times – at Islands of Adventure. The Studios continued to be packed to near capacity. |
| Islands of Adventure |
10
|
8
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
10
|
9
|
Islands of Adventure, at a level ‘6’ wins the distinction of the lowest crowd level on New Year’s Eve among Orlando parks. Wait times there were equivalent to a regular summer day. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
6
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
9
|
7
|
New Year’s Day saw surprisingly moderate crowds at both parks. Revenge of the Mummy and Dragon Challenge both averaged less than 30 minute waits. |
| Islands of Adventure |
8
|
7
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
10
|
10
|
Friday saw the return of extreme crowd levels to both parks. We saw a 115-minute average wait time at Despicable Me. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
9
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
10
|
9
|
Saturday’s crowd levels at both Universal parks were higher than Disney’s, relatively speaking. Wait times peaked higher than New Year’s Eve at most attractions. |
| Islands of Adventure |
8
|
9
|
|
| January 4 to 10, 2015 |
|---|
January crowds are typically light to moderate at Universal Studios and we expect that to continue this year. Dress for the cooler weather and you will experience relaxed touring around both parks.
To see Universal Orlando Resort Crowd predictions for the days of your vacation, check the Crowd Calendar.
To get details about our predictions of future crowds or details about crowds in the past check out the Crowd Calendar and select “Jump to Date” on the left margin.
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