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Let me emphasize that I do not recommend trying to cram this wonderful park into a single day; the multi-day passes and the Orlando FlexTicket offer excellent value and the luxury of a more leisurely pace. Realistically, however, one day is all many visitors have. In this case, if you are staying at one of the resort hotels, the preferred access your room key affords will save you enough time that you won’t have to plan your visit to the park like a military campaign. The same can be said (although to a lesser extent) for the paid Universal Express Plus passes. Nonetheless, I offer the following advice:
1. As soon as the gates open, proceed to the Spider-Man ride. Go straight to the end of Port of Entry and turn left. Hard-core thrill seekers should then ride Hulk and Doctor Doom, preferably in that order. If lines are short, you may want to take the opportunity to ride Hulk twice. Using single rider lines can speed things up considerably.
2. Now head through Toon Lagoon and Jurassic Park to Lost Continent to ride Dueling Dragons. If the lines to Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls and the Jurassic Park River Adventure seem short — and you don’t care about getting wet (see above) — you may want to catch them along the way.
3. At this point, it may be close to noon and time to take stock. Poseidon’s Fury is a good choice for midday since the queue is indoors and mercifully air-conditioned. Also, check the schedule for the Sinbad show; you shouldn’t miss this one.
4. I like to ride Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges (along with Ripsaw Falls and River Adventure) late in the day, when getting wet starts looking like a great idea (see “Getting Wet,” above).
Again, those who are temperamentally averse to the giant coasters and intense thrills like Doctor Doom will find it much easier to take in all of Islands of Adventure in a day. But as I’ve said, coaster lovers may be pleasantly surprised at how short the lines are, especially at slower times of the year, because these giants scare off a lot of people. The exception is the line for the first row, which is often lengthy.
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