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    Best on site hotel for small children?

    I stayed at PBH when my youngest kids were about your kids ages. My 4-year-old was too intimidated by the big water slide, but the other kids loved it. I believe there was a sand play area that the two youngest really enjoyed. Personally, I think the RPR is better for younger kids because of the...
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    Food allergies at Universal?

    Attagirl, I have 3 celiac family members including one who is also lactose intolerant. Universal did a great job when we were last there. The chef and waitstaff at RPR in particular get five stars from me -- in addition to having gf options, they would also make special things (not on the menu)...
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    What to do if you are going by yourself

    I did Universal Hollywood alone several years ago when I was there on a business trip. I am not friendly or outgoing, but I still had a great time! Doing what I wanted when I wanted was really nice. Since I'm not outgoing, I took along a small paperback to read while waiting in line. A couple of...
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    Post Your Royal Pacific Room Assignment Here!

    Jessica, thanks for doing my leg-work for me! (I do hate talking on the phone to.... people <shudder>) I can see where most people would want the king connecting to the double queens. But in our case, we're willing to sacrifice parental privacy so all three kids can have a real bed of their own...
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    Trip Report 8/21-8/25

    Thanks to everyone for the further info on mini-golf. We will definitely try the horror course and maybe both, depending on what our schedule looks like when we get there!
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    Just back! 8/27-9/1

    Sounds like a great trip -- thanks for posting! What is the 100 anniversary show? I'm hoping it's something about Universal's movie-making history. (And if Morgan Freeman is narrating, count me in no matter what it's about!)
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    Trip Report 8/21-8/25

    Thanks for posting the trip report! I have a question about the mini-golf, since I had not heard of it before. My kids are a little younger than yours (19, 14, 12) and love sci-fi and horror. Do you think it's worthwhile going with this age group?
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    Post Your Royal Pacific Room Assignment Here!

    From reading this thread, I love the sound of the rooms in tower 1 that are near the stairs and walking path, quiet, far from elevator, nice view of the park. In the past we've always gotten one standard queen room for our family of five, but this year we are springing for two connecting rooms...
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    Universal Hotels - kids ages 8 and 10

    I have stayed with my three kids at Portofino Bay and Royal Pacific. I like the PBH a little better as far as the rooms and the atmosphere. My oldest (teen) daughter stayed at the HRH last trip with her twenty-something cousin and now loves that hotel best, but I think it may have as much to do...
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    Universal on-site at Thanksgiving

    Thanks for the info. We'd probably only want 4 or 5 days, so early Thanksgiving week sounds good. What about the first week of Jan (2nd week of winter break)? I'm guessing that will be more crowded that pre-Thanksgiving.
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    Universal on-site at Thanksgiving

    My husband and I had been thinking of doing a combined Universal/Florida beach vacation over winter break. But looking at some of the posts here, I'm seeing comments like "wall-to-wall people" and "may close due to capacity." Even with the fotl pass that sounds kind of nightmarish. Plus, when...
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    Late March or early June 2010?

    We're planning a week long trip to Universal and my husband really hates crowds. But due to school schedules and so forth, we're a bit limited. Two good possibilities are March 21-27 and June 2-8. The March date is spring break for my kids--I'm not sure if that's the most common date for spring...
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    Steven Spielberg afraid to ride Jurassic Park?

    Mulchpuppy, thanks, I did find it in the Frommer's online bit about Jurassic Park. I agree with you though, sounds more truthy than true! Frommer's of course, doesn't say where they got their info. FLA, could you give me some lead to where you got the info? It's on lots of sites, but never as...
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    Steven Spielberg afraid to ride Jurassic Park?

    There was a question on another forum about the story that Steven Spielberg has ridden Jurassic Park, but always makes them stop the ride before the big drop so he can get out. I found the story repeated on several Universal website, but never pinned to a reliable source. Can anyone point me to...
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    Standing in line alone

    I went to Universal Studios Hollywood alone and had a great time. I was also worried about standing in line with no one to talk to just because of the boredom. I brought along a book to read and this really helped the time pass (not to mention allowing me to avoid uncomfortable eye contact!)...
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    Vegetarian hints?

    Tinkerbell, I am a vegetarian and have never had a problem finding good eats at Universal. The Islands at RPR had some nice veggie (I think even vegan) options. And the PBH restaurants are mostly that good old vegetarian stand-by, Italian food. I've never eaten at the HRH. Within the parks, the...
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    Proposals at US/IOA?

    If he's going to propose at Universal, you definitely should watch Mallrats together before you go! Some quotes from the movie off IMDB: T.S. Quint: I was going to propose to her. Brodie: Where? T.S. Quint: The Universal Tour. Brodie: You're kidding. What part? T.S. Quint: When Jaws...
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    Seuss Trolley Ride

    Thanks for the info phantom! I guess I will definitely be renewing my AP since we are staying through the 16th and I really want to ride this. snoozn
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    Seuss Trolley Ride

    I am wondering about the soft opening too. We will be there June 11-16 and do not have AP's. But we are a family of Seuss fans and want so badly to ride this one. Any hope for us? snoozn
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    King & King

    The snopes forum was having a pretty long discussion (which went off on many tangents as usual) about this lawsuit. Here: http://msgboard.snopes.com/message/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/53/t/003539/p/1.html if anyone is interested. snoozn




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