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Posted: 4/8/2022 2:00:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you see Mickey Mouse out on the town, kick that little fucker in the dick. Does Mickey still identify as a guy or has Mickey had it chopped off |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 7:00:02 PM EDT
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 12 Secrets for the BEST Day at Universal Orlando |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 7:12:07 PM EDT
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We went last summer. I can't judge how "busy" it was relative to normal times, but in an approximately 12 hour day we went on maybe 6 total rides, pretty much all the rides were 40+ minute wait times. They were all fun and we had a blast anyways, we spent most of the time at the Harry Potter stuff, but I would recommend getting the fast pass if you want to hit a lot of rides.
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Posted: 4/8/2022 7:43:24 PM EDT
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The on site property suggestion is good. You will get fast passes for all rides after 4pm. On site hotels give you transportation to and from the hotel.
Or you can stay off property but then you have to pay for parking, deal with crowds coming into citywalk. A fast pass is a must. Use the app. If you have an Amex account, you can visit their lounge and enjoy snacks and drinks for free. Cleanest bathrooms are US. Great place to cool down. Crowds have not been too bad lately. However, mid-April the whole town is booked. Prices through the roof and low availability. At the end of April the parks shut down early because of grad bash. It's the High School senior celebration for schools all over the state. It goes through May so watch out for that. Best city walk restaurants are Big Fire, Toothsome's, and Vivo. We go about once every 6-8 weeks. My wife is a wizard when it comes to Universal. It is so much better than Disney. The new JP velocicoaster ride is great. Get a front row seat. Have fun. |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 7:49:29 PM EDT
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Fast pass, express pass whatever it was, I would buy again.
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:01:58 PM EDT
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 Velocicoaster Night Front Row POV 4K 60fps Universal Orlando |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:02:59 PM EDT
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Its not worth it
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:20:10 PM EDT
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We use to be a big fan of US in CA. Last time we were there everything was 3D motion simulators. And the Harry Potter one had a reputation for making people sick so they had to dial it down. Everything sort of sucked. They even took away Norman Bates giant butcher knife because it was too triggering.
Wife threw up in the car back to AZ. Haven't been back. |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:23:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP you can pass on of these suggestions. Bubbalous is ok 4Rivers quality plummeted when they moved to a new location and started expanding Shoot Straight is more like an hour from Universal and while large, their selection isn’t what it used to. The Shooters World suggestion is a good one The Mummy is a great ride as is all the Harry Potter stuff. Roco’s Tacos on Dr Philips is good eating. Well, I could send him to King’s in Eustis, but he’d get shot. |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:45:32 PM EDT
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Every food outlet on the walk will be overcrowded and overpriced.
Seriously consider eating off property. That said, if you can swing it, the chocolate joint is decent food, stupid shakes, and fun. Cowfish is good, if you can get in, as mentioned. The one exception is Finnegan Irish pub inside the new York area of universal. Best Irish food I've had, great service, and very reasonable, make reservations for as early as you can. We ate lunch there every day last trip, and never got tired of it. This time of year I'd consider getting the vip passes if you can once in the park. We usually skip them for the "single rider" lines, but with kids that isn't an option. Park hoppers let you ride the Harry Potter train between the two parks. Knock turn alley is pretty much unmarked but a GREAT place to cool off and hang out for a sec to regroup, it's dark and air conditioned. It's just inside the diagon alley entrance from the main park. Other places to cool off are spider man, the mummy, and transformers. Quite a few rides FORCE you to put everything you have in lockers, and I could barely fit an empty backpack in the new, smaller free ones, A few used metal detectors to enforce the no loose stuff bit. If you plan on taking stuff in, you're paying for a bigger locker, or someone isn't riding. Best time to go is the week just after Thanksgiving, good luck right now. Hope y'all enjoy it. Eta, the velocicoaster rocks. Do NOT skip it. |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:50:08 PM EDT
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Wait for Halloween horror nights to open and go then.
Get the fast passes for HHN, too. |
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Posted: 4/8/2022 8:54:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The on site property suggestion is good. You will get fast passes for all rides after 4pm. On site hotels give you transportation to and from the hotel. Or you can stay off property but then you have to pay for parking, deal with crowds coming into citywalk. A fast pass is a must. Use the app. If you have an Amex account, you can visit their lounge and enjoy snacks and drinks for free. Cleanest bathrooms are US. Great place to cool down. Crowds have not been too bad lately. However, mid-April the whole town is booked. Prices through the roof and low availability. At the end of April the parks shut down early because of grad bash. It's the High School senior celebration for schools all over the state. It goes through May so watch out for that. Best city walk restaurants are Big Fire, Toothsome's, and Vivo. We go about once every 6-8 weeks. My wife is a wizard when it comes to Universal. It is so much better than Disney. The new JP velocicoaster ride is great. Get a front row seat. Have fun. Lol, we went and found the Amex lounge out of curiosity. We walked out and both of us said "creepy" in unison.  A handful of folks sitting around awkwardly in a little room, the bathrooms were cleaner, and on a packed day I could see it being a nice respite, but.... It's not very well placed and they wanted us to sign in, etc, to use the can and get a bottled water. I chuckled.  I liked Toothsomes chocolate joint, great with kids, a wild steam punk vibe with characters wandering the floors. The food at Big Fire was meh, but they have an incredible bourbon selection with some unicorn bottles. Agree 100% on it being better than Disney, and my wife was once a Disney cult member, we used to go once a year. |
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Posted: 4/19/2022 5:20:48 PM EDT
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Sorry for the late reply, everyone! I appreciate all the feed back! We left the day I posted this topic and got back a few days ago. Didn't get a chance to respond....I'm always getting a late start it seems!
We had an awesome time! It was tons of fun for the adults too. I tried to get the express pass but they wanted another $990 per day for the 3 of us. Couldn't afford that much! We managed to get all the major rides in though without to much of a wait(30-60 minutes). Many rides had little to no wait times so we did pretty good. We will go back again in a few years. Up next is scuba diving in Cozumel. We all got certified las years so this is our first trip. We are going with our local dive shop who will lead the way. Any scuba divers in here? How do you like Cozumel for diving? |
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Posted: 4/19/2022 5:26:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m a pass holder and former Universal Employee.I love the place personally.If you’re m going during Spring Break it’s gonna be CROWDED.The express passes are worth it.You can do both parks in one day.If it’s busy and you don’t have those passes it can be tough to do one park let alone two in a day. me too, we have had AP's for 15 yrs..we have our own room practically at The Portofino and a table at Bice' 
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