Minor updates:
- The mini Hamikuma keychain plush sold out last night. But a team member said that a larger Hamikuma plush is on its way, but unknown when it will arrive.
- Hamikuma appears in the Animation store only from 8pm - 9:30pm on the half hour
We got on Terrifier not once, but twice in a row
without needing early entry or Express. Even though we only have GA and the team members at the Hogsmeade entry were telling people that GA would not be let in until 7pm, they in fact let GA into Hogsmeade at 6:30. So with a bit of power walking, we arrived at the CG lot by 6:45, to find the queue for Terrifer
completely empty (though it was listed as a 20 min wait). Went through it once, got right back in line, which was maybe 10-15 min by then. Got a second run through and was out by 7:05, by which time the line was already an hour.
While there's no guarantee they'll let GA in at 6:30 every time, there is some logistical reasons to let GA in before 7... 1) it takes 10-15 just to arrive at those mazes anyway. 2) if they didn't let GA enter Hogsmeade until 7pm, it would most certainly create a bottleneck of guests all sitting there waiting for it to open after the scaremony (which I think is 6:45). So there's crowd control reasons to let GA into at least Hogsmeade at or before 6:45. But certainly doesn't hurt to be there by 6:30 in case they let GA in by then. Surprisingly, there were only about 20 or so people waiting outside that area at about 6:30, so it wasn't hard to get a short line, and it was pretty clear all the EE people were leaving by 6:30... there was a massive line of people heading out as we came in.
To do this, you'll need either a Day/Night ticket, or an AP, so you can get into the park before 6pm with your AP, claim your HHN wristband inside the park, and already be at Hogsmeade by 6:30.