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Part the first…Hard Rock Hotel, Harry Potter & HHN It seems that I'll be posting this in 3 separate Trip Report forums. The Universal portion here. Look for Part the Second in WDW TR and the DCL..well, you get the picture. It was upper 80's and clear all week. Small rain shower on Cruise...

We've traveled in early December for years. Two year ago WWoHP was busy by mid-day but the rest of the parks were very open. I was going to say rides were walk-on but we had the Universal Hotel FOTL pass :) Thast said, the parks were real slow for us on a Sat & Sun. Before WWoHP was...

As a 'glass half full' kinda guy, I'm hoping the crowds thin out next by the 16th.

Advice noted. We'll head over right after dinner. I nominate myself to leave dinner early and get a spot in line. Oh well, I guess I'll pick up the check next time :)

We'll be at the party Tuesday, October 16th. Maybe we'll see you there! That's another tip...If you have a choice, the middle of the week parties are less crowded that the weekend nights. have fun mauisam

We've been to a few of these parties and you are on the right track. Decide what's most important for your group. If the characters are not your bag then you can skip those. Altho, there are a few characters that appear only here. We love the 7 dwarves and will make getting a picture with...

We thought the breakfast buffet at Tusker House with Donald was great.

We're leaving October 12 with our 12yo. boys Gonna try a strict regime of bad food, thrills, & general silliness. :) For real tho, I like the 'choose your battles' advice. And on vacation I choose no battles. Boys may be different than girls but vacation often brings out the positive in...

That 'V' visualization is genius! If you take the boat you are dropped off at the point of the 'V'. HRH is closer to Universal and RPR is closer to Islands. I'd say it about 5-10minutes between the entrance plazas of the 2 parks.

We tip at the buffets. We'd usually be closer to 15% than 20%. However, we often top 20% for exceptional service. A friendly server, or assistance with picky kids, wrangling the Characters or whatever can bump up the tip. We'll also slip an extra $10 to the bus-boy if they've been on top of...

I feel I must confess that I've violated this ECV No-Rider Policy myself. One morning my wife drove most of the family from BoardWalk to DHS. I took my MIL's rented scooter on the walking path. I drove my 5yo son. It was a nice quiet ride and we enjoyed the time. We were alone so I only...

The first aid stations are savior when they are needed! You could try my dads old plan. Just grab some ZZZZ's on a bench while the family's shopping! :)

I've just bought my Uni/HHN tix. for our trip Oct 12th!! I too thought it's too good to be true. I'll be going solo as my 12yo son is a bit spooked and I don't want a trip of nightmares for the week following. Can't wait for Walking Dead, Penn & Teller and the general creepyness of it all...

I can give you some insight on our experience with my 7yo son on our first Disney cruise 5 years ago. He has severe developmental delays. Even now he's at about an 18 month level, both physical and mental. We were resigned with the fact that he would be with us the whole cruise, since the...

Thx for the heads up on the Oct nightime spectacular. I might have to leave the young ones at the hotel and hit HHN.

We were last at Universal December 10-12, 2010. We had 2-day hoppers and went Sat & Sunday. Harry Potter was packed by late morning & IOA was busy but not crazy. Universal was busy but not crazy, as most guests were over at Potter. We had stayed on-site so the lines were not a problem...

Good luck on the diet. I've got a bit of a belly. In 2010 I was 275 about 54 chest. I fit (just barley) but the bars were tight. On Mummy I thought I busted my spleen with all of it's starts & stops. :) Every thrill ride, I needed a cast assist. I think the belly was the problem rather...

Echoing what others have said. An animated outgoing child gets attention. It's hard with kids but try to manage her expectations, it's pretty cool even when your not the one picked. Potter clothing does go a long way. My son & I had Gryfinndor scarves. All day cast members commented. One...

Our Family are (is?) big WDW fans, and we also love Universal. We hit Universal every (or every other) WDW trip. We were there early December 2010 and are planning another visit this October. Some thoughts... We always stay on-site at Universal. The hotels are very nice but a bit on the...

This happened while on a 10 person extended family trip at HS. It was the 1 year anniversary of 9-11 and the president had a message that they played when the first tower fell. I took the older kids on R&R & ToT. My DW & MIL had the smaller kids at the county fair having some snacks. This...