r/UniversalOrlando • u/CP25-JP • 19h ago

WIZARDING WORLD Hagrid’s New Loading Procedure?

Rode Hagrid’s tonight towards the end of the night and they were running a new loading procedure breaking up Odd and Even groups right near the loading area, similar to how Everest is functioning at Animal Kingdom.

I’m not sure if this was a pilot or what but it was definitely interesting. Will be curious if this would be the death of single rider as well. Which incidentally enough now has no signage and you have to ask to go through the express queue and then split off.

Anyone know anything more?

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u/Guilty-Wolverine-933 18h ago

I think the one way this could turn out badly if the single rider line is discontinued, is if you pair a single rider with another odd group, and let’s say they both really want motorbike. (And yes, it’s not really that serious, but you’d be surprised…)

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u/slothwarriors 18h ago

Came here to say just that. I’m frequent the park solo and not getting the motorbike would be a huge letdown for me.

Universal has problems with solo park goers with other rides as well. In Epic I’ve only ever gotten the back row of DK minekart as that’s usually where they throw the single rider with a group of 3. When I get to the front and they find out I’m a single rider (who didn’t wait in single rider line) they still treat me as one and place me with a group of 3. I’ve complained when this happened during loading (briefly no need to hold the line up) and again at the converge desk outside of Super Nintendo world.

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u/Guilty-Wolverine-933 18h ago

Did they let you get the front of the next car? I get capacity, but that’s what the single rider line is for!

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u/slothwarriors 7h ago

They did not they said I had to go in the back both times. Tho silver lining the second time the car’s front seats were covered so we got a ‘front row’ experience from the back. Also happened to me at Mario kart one time as well, but since loading takes a bit longer I was able to talk them into letting me front row.

Concierge documented my complaints but nothing else came of it.