Universal Studios Hollywood™ 1-Day Plan
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PAGE 1 Universal Studios Hollywood™ 1-Day Plan The bright lights of Hollywood surround this theme park built around TV and movie-making. The theme park is built around this working studio, where some of Hollywood’s most popular shows and movies continue to be made. Along with the Studio Tour, Universal Studios Hollywood™ is known more for its shows than its attractions, although The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ has changed that. For this reason, we frogs recommend at least some basic planning before your visit. We’ve outlined the key attractions and entertainment for you to experience along with detailed information such as the location and the best time of day to visit. There’s a predictable pattern park-goers follow at Universal Studios Hollywood™. Knowing what that is can help you hit the rides and attractions at the right times to drastically reduce wait times and maximize your time in the park. If you and your family are huge Harry Potter fans and most excited about visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ but still want to visit everything else, here is our best advice: Get to the park before opening. Go straight to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ at the back of the Wizarding World. Do not stop and enjoy the Wizarding World in the morning. Put those wands away and save the spell casting and shopping for the afternoon when ride times are high. It’s hard, we know. You have waited so long for this, but your patience will pay off. Your goal is to get on the ride for the shortest wait time and then make your way to the Lower Lot attractions right away for their incredibly short morning wait times (this can shave over three hours off of waiting compared to long afternoon wait times in the Lower Lot). Do everything in the Lower Lot you want to do in one trip before coming back up to save travel time or multiple journeys on the massive StarWay escalator. You can find show times (and wait times) in the Universal Studios Hollywood™ app and on the digital directories around the park. Generally, shows begin in the afternoon and have multiple showings that run into the evening, so if you focus on getting on as many rides as possible in the morning, you can insert the shows you want to see in the afternoon as they fit into your schedule. Your show order may vary based on available times. During Universal Studios Hollywood’s initial reopening period, some shows may be temporarily unavailable. Other factors that can reduce your wait times include Universal Express™ Tickets, Child Switch (so adults can take turns riding without waiting twice). Single Rider Lines are temporarily unavailable. WWW.UNDERCOVERTOURIST.COM 1.800.846.1302 PAGE 2 Universal Studios Hollywood™ 1-Day Park Plan We’ve created this one-day park plan so you can experience the most popular at- tractions with the lowest waits, prioritizing rides that should be visited within the first hour, and within the first two and last two hours. This plan assumes you are starting within the first hour of park opening and finishing in the late afternoon, which leaves time to visit other attractions, characters, shops and evening entertainment. If you arrive before park opening and enter 30 minutes early, ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™. Then line up for the Lower Lot, which opens at the posted opening time, as you want to hit Jurassic World as close to park opening as possible. 1• Jurassic World — The Ride 11• Return to The Wizarding World for shopping and shows 2• Revenge of the Mummy - The Ride • Have dinner, if visiting on a weekend when the park 12 3• Transformers™: The Ride 3D is open later (we highly recommend Three Broom- sticks) 4• Join Virtual Line for The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash 13• Flight of the Hippogriff™ 5• The World-Famous Studio Tour 14• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ 6• Have lunch 15• Despicable Me Minion Mayhem 7• Universal’s Animal Actors 16• The Simpsons Ride™ 8• The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash 9• Silly Swirly Fun Ride (if you have small children) 10• DreamWorks Theatre Featuring Kung Fu Panda VISIT ANYTIME VISIT WITHIN FIRST HR VISIT IN FIRST OR LAST 2 HRS QUICK RESTAURANT VISIT AFTER NOON WWW.UNDERCOVERTOURIST.COM 1.800.846.1302 PAGE 3 Universal Studios Hollywood™ 1-DAY PARK PLAN MAP 3 2 LOWER LOT SPRINGFIELD, U.S.A. 1 16 7 6 9 12 11 5 15 15 8 10 14 THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER™ UPPER LOT 13 ENTRANCE UNIVERSAL CITYWALK™ TABLE SERVICE DINING VISIT ANYTIME QUICK RESTAURANTS VISIT WITHIN FIRST HR OR WITH EXPRESS RESTROOMS VISIT IN FIRST OR LAST 2 HRS FIRST AID VISIT AFTER 11 AM SMOKING AREA WWW.UNDERCOVERTOURIST.COM 1.800.846.1302 PAGE 4 Universal Studios Hollywood™ GENERAL MAP Transformers™ The Ride 3D Revenge of the Mummy The Ride Starbucks Jurassic Café DinoPlay LOWER LOT SPRINGFIELD, U.S.A. Stage The Simpsons Ride™ Jurassic World: The Ride Universal's Animal Actors The World-Famous Studio Tour The Simpsons Fast Food Fast & Furious Super Silly Blvd. King Kong Fun Land French Street Supercharged Bistro 360 3-D Cocina Silly Swirly Three Fun Ride Mexicana Broomsticks Mel’s Diner Ollivanders Minion Universal Mulligan’s Cafe Palace Wand Irish Pub Deli & Plaza Shop Market Cinnabon DreamWorks Magic Theatre Neep Starbucks Starring Cart Kung Fu Despicable Me Panda Minion Mayhem Universal THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER™ The Secret Life of Pets: UPPER LOT O the Leash Hollywood & Dine Flight of the WaterWorld® ENTRANCE UNIVERSAL CITYWALK™ TABLE SERVICE DINING VISIT ANYTIME QUICK RESTAURANTS VISIT WITHIN FIRST HR OR WITH EXPRESS RESTROOMS VISIT IN FIRST OR LAST 2 HRS FIRST AID VISIT AFTER 11 AM SMOKING AREA WWW.UNDERCOVERTOURIST.COM 1.800.846.1302 PAGE 5 FAMILY Packing List Documents Park tickets Copy of your tickets Hotel confirmation number: MagicBands Undercover Tourist order confirmation number: Cash/Credit cards Other: Driver’s license Flight confirmation number: Emergency numbers Medical information/Cards Rental car confirmation number: Medical Immodium Moleskin Sunscreen Antacid Laxative Infants’/Children’s pain medication Band-Aids Ibuprofin, Tylenol Infants’/Children’s allergy medication Benadryl Prescriptions Other: Anti-itch cream Vitamins Electronics Cell phone + charger Camera bag + camera Portable charger Headphones Camera battery + charger Other: Laptop + charger Camera accessories Tablet + charger SD cards Miscellaneous Sunglasses Water bottles Bacterial wipes and gel Backpacks Small sewing kit/Safety pins Autograph book Keys Fat pen for autograph book Q-Tips Zip-top bags Umbrella Other: Ponchos Tweezers/Nail clippers WWW.UNDERCOVERTOURIST.COM 1.800.846.1302 PAGE 6 FROG AIRLINES HIS Vacation Packing List Toiletry bag Swimsuit Loafers Toothbrush + toothpaste + floss Underwear Flip-flops Razor + shaving cream Socks Hats Comb Short-sleeve shirts/Long-sleeve shirts/ Watch T-shirts Deodorant Other: Jeans/Pants/Shorts Hair products Light jacket/Sweatshirt Pajamas Tennis shoes HERS Vacation Packing List Makeup bag + makeup Hair products + styling tools Shorts/Jeans/Pants/Skirts Toiletry bag Bathing suit + cover-up Sandals/Dressy shoes Lotion Hat Flip-flops Brush Bras + underwear Tennis shoes Face wash Socks Hair accessories Moisturizer Pajamas Other: Deodorant Jewelry + accessories Tampons/Pads Shirts/T-shirts/Tank tops Razor + shaving cream Light jacket/Sweatshirt INFANTS’/CHILDREN’S Vacation Packing List (checkboxes for multiple children) Diaper bag (Change of clothes, Favorite plush or small toy Underwear diapers, wipes, etc.) Backpack Socks Bottles Handheld games Pajamas Baby food Coloring books/Drawing pad/ Shirts/T-shirts/Tank tops Sippy cups Journal Sweatshirt Bibs Pens/Pencils/Crayons/Markers Shorts/Jeans/Skirts Diapers Snacks for the plane Sandals/Flip-flops Swim diapers Kid’s toothbrush Tennis shoes Swim goggles Kid’s toothpaste Other: Stroller Kid’s hairbrush/comb Car seat Bathing suit/suits Blanket Hat WWW.UNDERCOVERTOURIST.COM 1.800.846.1302.