Originally Posted by
mickeypops
If you want to do Universal, my tip would be to pay up and stay in one of their on site hotels for a night. Trust me, the only way you're going to get near the Harry Potter part is by taking advantage of the early admission available to hotel guests.
Nope, the reports say that the place is now a ghost town during the week. It's still busy on the weekend when locals with their "buy a day get a year free" passes can go, but the initial rush of tourists is over.