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ALDEN JIMENEZ

Fresh strategies for a furious one-day ride spree at Osaka's USJ are here!

One word: Get up early, it's important‼️ Before you go: Download the USJ app in advance and bind your tickets🎫. Arrive at the gate at least by 7:30 AM to queue up; by today's count, there were already many people in line. Smooth entry into the park at 8 AM, and the first thing to do is to grab a timed entry ticket for Mario! There were slots available from 9-13 o'clock, and I chose the 11-12 o'clock one. I felt there was no need to rush for the first batch to enter Mario and then queue again to enter twice... 🪄Head straight to Harry Potter with no one around! 1⃣️Forbidden Journey is a ten-minute ride, Quidditch is so immersive, highly recommended. Then casually finished 2⃣️Hippogriff's Flight, a small roller coaster🎢, and headed straight to Jurassic Park. As a scaredy-cat, I didn't dare to ride the Flying Dinosaur, just took some photos and went to 3⃣️Minion Mayhem. It's suggested to rush to the front row for two rows of cars, the experience is okay and minions are too cute. The 4⃣️parade starts at 11 AM, it's scorching but the performers are very engaging💯. Although the floats are not as stylish as Disney's, the atmosphere is joyful😄Pokemon, Mario dropping scenes~ After watching, head straight to the Mario area. Go downstairs to the left-hand side restaurant to get a number, got a slot for 14:45-15:00, just about 3 hours to play. The burgers🍔, pasta🍝🥤were not disappointing, but the desserts were too sweet! Taking photos is okay~ There are two attractions in the area, 5⃣️the racing gives out hats and the experience is 👌🏻, 6⃣️Yoshi's Adventure is just an immersive ride in a small car around the area... Both of these are in my heart as optional, depending on your own time to decide! Peripheral hats are worth getting, I wasn't obsessed with the wristband and didn't buy it, didn't feel it affected the experience. Can't re-enter the park after leaving, buy everything and take all photos. By 5 PM, going to 7⃣️Doraemon required a 120min queue, singles go faster, if you don't mind, go single! My personal NO.1, brought VR👓, doesn't matter who you sit with, completely immersive, whether it's the slight weightlessness or the visuals, all perfect🥹 worth re-riding... After that, check in the last popular 8⃣️Spiderman, also took the single line for about half an hour, it's a 4D ride similar to Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, recommended! At sunset🌄, the streets are perfect for casual photography, accidentally walked into 9⃣️Jujutsu Kaisen, didn't understand Japanese, a bit of a pitfall, like a 3D movie🎬 in the theater... Stumbled upon a pitching game, spent 1200 yen for fun, got a commemorative badge. When it got dark, returned to Harry Potter, the atmosphere was full, butter beer🍺 a bit sweet. Exiting and turning left to go to 🔟Snoopy for a small roller coaster ride, cute and nostalgic😭. Left the park after 9 PM, turned left⬅️ to catch the tax refund, it was written until 9:30 but maybe there were too many people, so they processed it while queuing, refunded over a thousand, which was nice, suggest everyone who is eligible to try for a refund, the small change can buy something to eat. In summary, USJ is flawless except for the hot weather in August! No need to buy an express pass or to be anxious, just get up early➕go single, you can basically get the popular rides done in one day.
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Posted: Apr 9, 2024
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