IOA has to be my favourite out the 3 universal parks. I find it hard to chose the best ride out of velocicoaster, hulk or hagrids. The water rides are so much fun. All Harry Potter fans would be in their element in this park aswell. Will definitely need to pay the extra for express passes next time as the waiting times can be anything from 30mins upwards. We waited 220mins for hagrids and it was roughly the same waiting time over the 10 days we where there. The universal app is great and keeps you updated with waiting times for the rides. All staff we came across where so cheerful and friendly and the park was so clean. Can't wait to go back. Time to get saving for my next adventure to Orlando!

Loved! Loved! Loved! Did I mention I loved Universal's Island of Adventure! Where should I start? The Hulk, the surprising Spiderman 3D ride, and cuteness overload of Dr Seuss land. The theming of these rides was pretty amazing. And there was a lot of fun things to do in-between such as watch random shows, visit the stores, and have our pictures drawn by caricaturist. The park is so clean and well-managed. I'm just going to come right out and say it, Universal was better than Disneyworld. Not too crowded and the waiting in lines was manageable. Some places like dining there was no wait actually. And even when we finally came out of the park there was a whole other night life aspect. Hands down an amazing fun-filled experience!

One of the best theme park in the world. Is the home to the Velocicoaster which is one of the best of its kind! Really good! For Harry Potter fans: the castle looks gorgeous and we can walk inside of it !! There is an attraction hidden there and it’s a very good one! The motorbikes are also an excellent family rollercoaster.

This theme park has the most amazing rides imaginable and I would so recommend it. Went there with my wife and two kids; they absolutely loved it and in fairness, I did to. It was by far the best holiday ever as we did also go to Universal Studios as well.

Of the two parks excluding Volcano this has the best rides. Although still think Bourne show at Studios is hard to beat. Went on Hulk that was a bit stomach churning don't go on it if you don't like going upside down. Also take no belongings at all they security check you do pockets empty don't carry anything on that ride. The River boat Jurassic Park one had broken down but worked later in the day, the log flume wasn't open, the rapids one broke down but got working later on the day. (You get soaked) Prob the best bit is Hogwarts Harry Potter land but it gets busy. Rollercoaster for young ones but still fast and the main motorcycle coaster. The latter said the queue was 90 mins but we were in the queue for 40mins so the queue timer was a big out. It's a very good coaster but don't go on it if you don't like going backwards fast! It's a good park queues were light and prob arguably best park of the three but it needs more Ice Cream sellers!!

First of all they have the Best Rollercoasters in the Southern United. States . Second a lot the rollercosters let brave little children. Third the park is cleaner than Cider Point . Which is Amusement Park in Ohio. Lastly, could go back .

Islands has some fantastic rides, Hagrids is simply brilliant and great fun, the queue is well themed but even with large queues it felt like we were simply skipping screens that might explain a bit of a backstory. Velocicoaster is also phenomenal and very intense with the lap bar restraints. Some rides are in desperate need of attention. It was very sad to see Jurassic Park River adventure in such a sorry state with the Ultrasaur completely missing and the standard warnings for people to stop filming cutting the ride audio and ruining the ride. Kong was also completely missing the outdoor area. Going back to the positives despite it being 24 years since I first went on Spiderman I still love it just as much as I did as a child, please please never remove this. Annual passholder entrance was an excellent bonus it would be great if Universal would keep this perk full time. As per my Universal review food and some team members also let the place down. Hoping this will be better when we visit when it is less hot!

Best theme park in the world for thrill seekers and roller coaster aficionados....IMO. Even better with The Wizarding World areas. Even if you aren't into Harry Potter you cannot help but be gobsmacked at the detail into the areas & rides. I enjoyed seeing younger children stand on the wand spots clad in cloaks and with wands performing spells to make certain things happen, really magical to see they're faces. A real interactive, immersive treat if you have HP loving children. Actually felt like we were in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade. Recommend to buy the 2 Park ticket if a HP fan so.ypu can experience the Hogwarts Express between the parks. Excellent photo opportunities. Loved inside Gringotts, and a good photo opportunity of the dragon when he breathes fire (happens every 10 minutes, 00, 10, 20 etc). Wasn't too busy when we visited (week after Thanksgiving). We walked onto most rides. The most we waited was 35 minutes for Hagrids, Hulk & Volicicoaster. Did all of these a few times in a day. Really enjoyable days, didn't feel crowded. More older kids / people than at Disney parks. As with all the theme parks, completely bleed you dry of money....merch, photos, shops, entrance fees, think having to pay $30 per day to park is a complete rip off..and perturbed us from enjoying full use of our 7 day tickets.

A great park to visit. Though it can get rather busy due to the nature of the beast this place is deff' still worth a visit. During our stay we were able to complete the park within 5.5hrs but if we visited at a different time of year I think you will need to have at least a day an half to do all the attractions without a express pass. The lands are meticulously themed from the shops to the rides an everything else in between.

We had 14 day passes that included IOA, but we tended to stay over at Universal Studios as this was so busy and the queues longer than normal for September. The rides once you got on them were as good as ever, and the new Hagrid ride is quite something (not for the travel sick). Spiderman is still up there with the best and we got soaked on Popeye ride and I mean soaked. The whole Harry Potter area is amazing but with the amount of muggles in there its not a place to stand and try and get a family photo.