Central Park is a great shortcut if you want to skip the crowds in the jungle scare zone, or just want a quiet space. It was completely deserted every time I walked through.
Bouncing off of this:First year I’ve had problems predicting crowds.
Best advice this year is Stranger Things S&S as it opens the earliest, hopefully get out before 6 to run through Dueling Dragons/Exorcist.
Only solid tip I have: if you are not a fan of Chucky, don’t bother with the house and just move on. Originals this year are not to be missed.
Great place to sit and eat. The waterfront by Simpsons was also pretty alright.Central Park is a great shortcut if you want to skip the crowds in the jungle scare zone, or just want a quiet space. It was completely deserted every time I walked through.
Bouncing off of this:
- Bloodmoon is typically the least crowded followed by Dragons
- Most originals ease up by midnight, the IPs not so much
Bloodmoon was the only house I saw routinely drop in wait, everything else spiked after park open, dropped like 10-15%, then plateaued out.Haven’t seen a significant drop after midnight like in past years. It’s insane
Bloodmoon was the only house I saw routinely drop in wait, everything else spiked after park open, dropped like 10-15%, then plateaued out.
I will say this is also the first year I ever had to wait to go on rides. Everything was slammed.
Can attest to this. Waterfront in front of Duff Gardens absolutely empty. Very nice place for a break and a snackGreat place to sit and eat. The waterfront by Simpsons was also pretty alright.
We grabbed something to eat at CityWalk before going into the park for Stay and Scream. I didn't feel like I needed a snack the rest of the night, but we also packed some Clif Bars as a Just In Case late-night snack. We got a couple drinks during Stay and Scream, but honestly it was too warm most nights for me to want anything but water. My 30s are going great, I'm loving every second of it.What's the best strategy for food/drinks during HHN? My third trip is coming up this week and my group hasn't had good luck in the past with feeling satisfied food-wise during the event.
First year we left the park for a city walk reservation and that ended up being a bad move. Service was slow and we lost a lot of house time. Last year we just tried to navigate the different food stands but the lines were totally out of control. We ended up getting drinks at the event but waited to get back to our on-property hotel to buy food. Would love some tips for getting the best value on food at the event and what booths/items are the best.
What's the best strategy for food/drinks during HHN? My third trip is coming up this week and my group hasn't had good luck in the past with feeling satisfied food-wise during the event.
First year we left the park for a city walk reservation and that ended up being a bad move. Service was slow and we lost a lot of house time. Last year we just tried to navigate the different food stands but the lines were totally out of control. We ended up getting drinks at the event but waited to get back to our on-property hotel to buy food. Would love some tips for getting the best value on food at the event and what booths/items are the best.
I'm hoping Leaky Cauldron is open when I go to HHN. It's one of my favorite spots to eat anytime, and I'd rather sit there and enjoy than deal with booth lines this yearI have had slow service from Minion's Cafe (not on an HHN night), but maybe that was when it was still new. When we ate there on a busy HHN night, I was shocked by how fast our meals arrived -- food trucks and booths were too intimidating to us and we really wanted to sit inside to eat.
I'm hoping Leaky Cauldron is open when I go to HHN. It's one of my favorite spots to eat anytime, and I'd rather sit there and enjoy than deal with booth lines this year
Ahhh thank you thank you!It is open and it's very quiet. Order on the app and you only need to wait to be seated (no waits at all).
Im actually considering getting day tickets for islands cause I worry the crowds at night will drive us away early making the trip feel sad. We have 3 full nights with express, but Im still kinda freakin' out a bitAll this crowd talk has given me such anxiety haha between Express being sold out for virtually two weeks out and no RIP tours basically left except for last days in November it is making me worried! I am sure it will be fine but sezsh the way everyone is talking sounds insane makes me keep checking RIP tours to see if one opens up during my trip even though it is out of my budget for this trip lol
Apologies if this has been asked already but just want to plan accordingly..
My group has express for next Sunday (the 1st). Should we be safe in getting to every house or are the express lines so backed up that even with the express ticket you can't hit every house in a single night?