Florida, USA

Universal Orlando

If you make one transatlantic theme park pilgrimage, make it this: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter — riding the Hogwarts Express between the two parks, wand in hand — is the most convincing themed environment ever built, and the new Epic Universe park raises the bar again.

Best forFamily
Approx. flying time~4h 50m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportOrlando (MCO)

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About this place

Stay at a premier on-site hotel and the included Express Pass roughly doubles what you'll ride. Go outside American school holidays; September is quietest.

Featured in Ten theme park trips that are actually worth the hype

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 22°C in January to 32°C in July. Driest December to March; wettest in August, with rain on about 25 days.

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August32° · rain 25 daysHot and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — December to February.

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