Universal Orlando Resort Crowd Report – September 14 to 22, 2014
Universal Orlando Resort saw low waits all week last week with only a few exceptions. Most days came in at a level ‘2’ as predicted with only Friday and Saturday departing from the week-long trend.
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 | |
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Universal Studios |
2
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2
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Lots of low wait times across both parks on Sunday including the perennial slow loader Pteranodon Flyers (7 minutes, predicted 37) and Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls (21 minutes, predicted 38). |
Islands of Adventure |
3
|
2
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WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Universal Studios |
2
|
2
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Level ‘2’s at both parks again on Monday although Disaster! at Universal Studios did see level ‘6’ waits (17 minutes, predicted 15). Rip Ride Rockit averaged an 11 minute wait (predicted 19) which is as low as it gets. |
Islands of Adventure |
2
|
2
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Universal Studios |
3
|
2
|
The level ‘2’s returned for the third day in a row on Tuesday despite our prediction that both parks would be slightly busier. |
Islands of Adventure |
3
|
2
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Universal Studios |
2
|
2
|
On Wednesday our predictions returned to level ‘2’ for both parks and the waits times stayed a level ‘2’ again. Men in Black Alien Attack nudged higher at 14 minutes (predicted 11) while the rest of the resort showed wait times within a minute or two of our predictions. |
Islands of Adventure |
2
|
2
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Universal Studios |
2
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3
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Universal Studios became the first park to break the streak of level ‘2’s with its level ‘3’ on Thursday thanks to slightly higher waits at The Simpsons Ride (17 minutes, predicted 12) and Men In Black (14 minutes, predicted 11). |
Islands of Adventure |
3
|
2
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Universal Studios |
3
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3
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Lots of low wait times still on Friday despite the predicted level ‘3’s at both parks. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man saw the paltry average of 10 minutes, much lower than the 28 minutes our predictions expected. |
Islands of Adventure |
3
|
2
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WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Universal Studios |
4
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4
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By far the highest waits of the week were at Universal Studios on Saturday although some attractions like Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (35 minutes, predicted 53) and Transformers: The Ride-3D (36 minutes, predicted 40) saw averages lower than expected. |
Islands of Adventure |
4
|
2
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September 21 to 27, 2014 |
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The middle of September is typically a great week to visit the Universal Orlando Resort. Crowds are lighter with most schools in session and summer vacations concluded for most families. The opportunity to experience low crowds is dwindling however, with early Fall crowds making way for the slightly busier crowds of October and November.
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.