Sarah's note:

Everyone shows up thinking they need a full day at USH and they don't — this park is smaller than Universal Orlando and you can hit every major ride in an afternoon if you're smart about it. Here's the move nobody tells you: skip the Lower Lot rush at rope drop and go straight up to Studio Tour first while the line is still short, then work your way down through Super Nintendo World and Wizarding World once the crowds catch up to where you already aren't. Also — eat at CityWalk, not inside the park. The food inside is mostly forgettable outside of the themed lands, and you're paying theme park prices for it. Get in, ride hard, eat outside the gates. That's how a local does it.