So, after a gap of 12 years, we will be heading to Florida next month for just over 2 weeks and the final 5 nights will be spent in Orlando with the specific intention of doing both Universal parks in addition to act as a base to explore that part of Florida and inevitably a bit of shopping.
The plan is to do 1 park per day (Universal Studios one day, Islands of Adventure the other day) and I've seen various crowd calendars floating about. Great from a planning perspective as this never existed when we went all those years ago and will help in our planning of time to ensure it's spent wisely, but the confusing thing is they're all offering conflicting information. For example, Undercover Tourist reckons Monday 15th September (one of the days we're in Orlando) is a 'moderate' day to go to IOA but The Dibb says it's a 'most recommended' day to go. The only day/park they all seem to get right is USF on Fridays and Sundays, but the Sunday is the day we arrive in Orlando and the Friday is the day we fly back so may have a job convincing the others to wait till then, especially if there's thunderstorms (probably less of an issue at USF as a lot of the rides I want to do are indoors).
So, can anyone provide a recommendation on which site has the best crowds estimates for Universal, as well as what days of the week in general to go to which parks?
Btw, we're in Orlando 14th-19th September.
The plan is to do 1 park per day (Universal Studios one day, Islands of Adventure the other day) and I've seen various crowd calendars floating about. Great from a planning perspective as this never existed when we went all those years ago and will help in our planning of time to ensure it's spent wisely, but the confusing thing is they're all offering conflicting information. For example, Undercover Tourist reckons Monday 15th September (one of the days we're in Orlando) is a 'moderate' day to go to IOA but The Dibb says it's a 'most recommended' day to go. The only day/park they all seem to get right is USF on Fridays and Sundays, but the Sunday is the day we arrive in Orlando and the Friday is the day we fly back so may have a job convincing the others to wait till then, especially if there's thunderstorms (probably less of an issue at USF as a lot of the rides I want to do are indoors).
So, can anyone provide a recommendation on which site has the best crowds estimates for Universal, as well as what days of the week in general to go to which parks?
Btw, we're in Orlando 14th-19th September.