Universal Islands of Adventure Theme park

The Harry Potter parts are EPIC!!! So much fun. I'm not even a huge fan of the books or movies (but I DO like them). The Butterbeer was EXCELLENT!!! The atmosphere is amazing. The entire park is great. We went to Universal Studios Orlando, Islands of Adventure, & Volcano Bay. They are ALL FANTASTIC. I enjoyed Universal even more than Disney World!!! ♡♡♡ If you plan on going more than a couple days, I recommend buying the Annual Pass (OR booking in one of their hotels - LOTS of perks!!!).

This park was absolutely awesome. The rides were amazing and very interactive. We were able to get on everything we wanted to get on and the creativity in this park is as good as Disney. The food was great and me and my daughter enjoyed the shows as well. I will say that Harry Potter is quite busy, but amazing. The food options were great! You were able to find anything from fried food all the way to fruit cups here, and this is not common at theme parks. The staff overall was great and accommodating. I highly recommend this theme park to anyone visiting the Orlando area, I have not seen much like it and you will absolutely love these rides. If your a hardcore comic nerd-this is the place to be, absolutely awesome.

Everything was amazing besides the lockers (I’ll explain at the end). We spend most of our time in the Harry Potter areas and it was so amazing. Details were awesome and so much fun! The rides were a blast and had a good story. We did one day but wish we did 2 days because there is so much. Now the lockers are annoying. You have to leave your bag and phone in a locker before you get in line for lots of the rides making the line so much worse. You don’t have access to your phone or water so the line just feels miserable. I think this is something they need to figure out as it was the worst part by far!

Exceptional experience! Explored both parks for the Harry Potter adventure. Regrettably, the Hogwarts train was undergoing maintenance, providing a compelling reason for a return trip to Florida. The Harry Potter rides were exhilarating, not for the faint-hearted—fully enjoyed them! 💯 % Will certainly revisit to indulge in the other non-Harry Potter rides. This place is so colorful- loved the colors!!

This is still by far the best Universal park. Lots of colors and unique experiences. The employees seem to be a bit nicer than in the other park as well. All the Harry Potter experiences are amazing. They now added Velocicoaster which is mindblowing, plus the always great Hulk. Not sure how the park will be once the Marvel licence expires as that part, along with the HP one, are the best in the park.

We loved this park. Our wait times were 5-10 minutes less than listed when we entered the rides which we appreciate. We loved being able to set alerts to know when we could ride things. The best time to ride the Harry Potter Rides is at the end of the day when the lines are smaller. We bought the 2 park passes to be able to ride the train to the other Harry Potter Bank Ride in the other park. It took 45 minutes to get on the train and 3 1/2 hours (wait time listed was 120 minutes) at Universal Studios in line to ride the Bank Ride. We ended up walking all the way back to Islands of Adventure to avoid the 100 minute wait time for the return train. The 2 park 1 Day pass was not worth it.

We visited during Thanksgiving and there wasn't as many people as usual, which was definitely great. The Christmas decorations were amazing! What I do recommend is getting fast passes, that way you can optimize your time and not stand in the queues for too long.

Wow, customer service is #1 at Universal Studios Orlando. Every interaction with staff, from shop workers to food service to ride attendants was beyond positive. Everyone made you feel so important and special. The park is so well maintained and beautiful. Rides are amazing, you can ask the staff for a breakdown if nervous. You can leave the line at anytime. The stores all had unique items to purchase based on the rides. The experience is highly enjoyable.