Worth a day trip?

Universal Orlando Resort
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I’m trying to decide whether it is worth it to try and surprise my BF with a Universal trip in the middle of our Disney trip. We would be going mid-November so the crowd levels will be low, however, the touring plans I attempted to make for 1-day seem almost too good to be true. Are waits really this low?
http://touringplans.com/plans/print?id=2019176
http://touringplans.com/plans/print?id=2019172

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When I try to see your plans, it says the page I am looking for doesn’t exist.

That aside, if you can narrow down what you want to see, I think you could have a great one day trip.

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Thanks for the reply! I fussed with my dates so I think that messed up the links:
http://touringplans.com/plans/print?id=2019449
http://touringplans.com/plans/print?id=2019456

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Now I can see them. I am sorry to say it, but I feel like these waits are exceptionally low. Specifically, Escape from Gringotts and Reign of Kong seem very low, given the time of day. I would suggest that you look at the historical calendars and see if you can get some ride wait times from those dates to compare for averages.

Ultimately, I think you would be better served to narrow your focus and do a new plan with fewer attractions. Then, if the waits do end up being very short, you can add less important attractions after you’ve done everything you want to do.

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We LOVED Universal. I was a total WDW snob - but after being at Universal - my thoughts changed. As a whole it is very manageable, clean and well worth your time. WWOHP was unreal. If you are worried about the crowds I HIGHLY recommend staying onsite one night so you get front of the line - well well worth it.

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I would add that if you or the BF are Harry Potter fans, put your focus there. As @davidtyost mentioned, WWOHP is amazing. I have yet to see anything anywhere, including Disney World, that can compare to it. It is a truly immersive, incredible experience.

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Even if you aren’t a HP fan - the attention to detail is crazy. The personnel there is also WAY into it. No there are not a lot of rides in HP - but the shops and atmosphere is worth slowing down and enjoying. The butterbeer ice cream is awesome as is the actual butterbeer - tastes as you would expect it to.

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Actually I want to change my answer - I would suggest that Universal is worth more than “A DAY TRIP” I think you can really enjoy it if you tack on 2 days (even at the - GASP removal of a WDW day). Staying on site makes it so much more convenient and relaxing as well

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