first time visitor pretrip

[nmartin]

Trying to post pictures but having difficulty. Unfortunately not very computer savvy. Will continue to work on this. Sorry

 

[nmartin]

Finally, first time using Photobucket so had to play around for a while to get this to work.

Gearing up for our first ever trip to Universal. I have been wanting to plan a trip to visit for a while, so the new addition of Harry Potter is just a bonus. We are less than a week from our long anticipated trip and we are all very excited.

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This is myself, and my wonderful open minded husband. He lets me do all the planning of the family vacations.

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These our much loved sons. 7 and 9 years.

Universal will allow us to have some play time and will also give us lots of relaxing and family time by the pool, so it is a great fit for us at this time.

Our plans are to cross the Canadian border into Detroit Michigan on Saturday August 21 and stay over night at the Embassy Hotel in Romulus. (a great hotel, stayed there many times) We fly out at 730am on Sunday morning and land in Orlando at 1030am. We have booked a van from FL Tours ($124 round trip) to pick us up and also arranged a 30 min. grocery stop to pick up the necessities such as breakfast staples, pop, water and of course the adult beverages Then on to HRH for a 6 night stay in a Gardenview room ($146/night for a total of $991 with taxes) I have applied for an "All Access Pass" to entitle me for a free up grade for a room ($30) at the hotel if one is available, but I am not holding my breath.

Oh no time is getting away from me, I will return later to finish the trip plan.

 

[nmartin]

My plan is to eat at one counter service and one table service most days. I have an idea of which counter services I would like to try but I have made reservations for my table service.
This is my "soft" itinerary:

Sunday Thunder Falls
Hard Rock Cafe
I will be using our All Access card which has $20 preloaded on it when you apply for it. We will be using this toward or bill. I never made reservations here because you also have priority seating when you present it


Monday Wimpy's
Margaritavilla I printed out some coupons for a free Margaritas with an entree purchase from Orlandocoupons.com


Tuesday Mel's Drive Inn
Louie's

Wednesday Beach Club at HRH (pool side)
NBA
This is the day that I am planning on dragging the family to the outlet mall. The kids need some shoes for back to school so hoping to score some good deals at Nike. (Much better selection in US than Canada as well.)

Thursday Character Breakfast
Pastamore Market (not sure on this one)

Friday Finnegans
Richter Burgers

Saturday Mythos
Blondies
Fly out at 730pm

I have Thursday and Friday off this week so I am planning to finish packing. I always pack way to much stuff! Then I really only have to go to the bank and get travelers cheques for the hotel and for our transportation service and extra batteries for the camera so I am in good shape.
I have my bag packed to tour the park. I know, the lockers! But I can't travel without some necessities. I need to carry sun hats and sunscreen for the afternoon, ponchos in case it rains, hand sanitizer and two light jackets for myself and my youngest son (those restaurants are always way to cold to enjoy a meal). In addition, I plan on buying a couple of cups that you can refill in the parks for under a dollar, so I will need to stash them in our bag as well. Not to mention, the camera, credit card and a small amount of cash.

 

[nmartin]

I have never been a HP fan but I thought for our up and coming trip that I would start reading the series to the kids. They could read them by themselves but still like me to read to them. Unfortunately, they were not interested so I just kept reading them myself and I was surprised that they were so well written. I have just finished the 5th book and I plan on renting the 6th and 7th movie and watch them before we leave because there is no way that I will be able to read the last 2 books. Another thing that I was astounded at was the shear size of the books. Some of them are 700+ pages.

I forgot to mention that I have also booked tickets for the Blue Man Group of Friday and was lucky enough to get the "poncho seats". The kids will love that! I have debated purchasing tickets for this show for a long time but someone at work had seen the show and convinced me it was a "must see". I have not told my husband and the kids, so it will be a little surprise for them.

I know that typically most families don't spend 6 days solely at US, but we have decided to wing it. Like I said, we do plan on spending a lots of time by the pool relaxing as well. I have brought a couple of books and would love to have time to read them poolside, so we will see. If the kids become to restless, we will consider going to Sea World for the day. I know that free transportation is provided from the hotels so we could go there will very little planning.

Can't believe only 4 more days before we will be in US! So excited.

 

[John_RN]

My plan is to eat at one counter service and one table service most days. I have an idea of which counter services I would like to try but I have made reservations for my table service.
This is my "soft" itinerary:

Sunday Thunder Falls
Hard Rock Cafe
I will be using our All Access card which has $20 preloaded on it when you apply for it. We will be using this toward or bill. I never made reservations here because you also have priority seating when you present it


Monday Wimpy's
Margaritavilla I printed out some coupons for a free Margaritas with an entree purchase from Orlandocoupons.com


Tuesday Mel's Drive Inn
Louie's

Wednesday Beach Club at HRH (pool side)
NBA
This is the day that I am planning on dragging the family to the outlet mall. The kids need some shoes for back to school so hoping to score some good deals at Nike. (Much better selection in US than Canada as well.)

Thursday Character Breakfast
Pastamore Market (not sure on this one)

Friday Finnegans
Richter Burgers

Saturday Mythos
Blondies
Fly out at 730pm

I have Thursday and Friday off this week so I am planning to finish packing. I always pack way to much stuff! Then I really only have to go to the bank and get travelers cheques for the hotel and for our transportation service and extra batteries for the camera so I am in good shape.
I have my bag packed to tour the park. I know, the lockers! But I can't travel without some necessities. I need to carry sun hats and sunscreen for the afternoon, ponchos in case it rains, hand sanitizer and two light jackets for myself and my youngest son (those restaurants are always way to cold to enjoy a meal). In addition, I plan on buying a couple of cups that you can refill in the parks for under a dollar, so I will need to stash them in our bag as well. Not to mention, the camera, credit card and a small amount of cash.

Just had my first visit to IOA/US last week and I used the same coupon at Margaritaville. Our waiter looked at me like I was crazy when I gave it to him but I told him a friend of mine had just visited and she used the coupon and they accepted it. (In reality I didn't have a friend who used it but I had read many people on here use the coupon and that is how I found the website. But I wasn't going to tell him that! Thanks again disboards!) He took it to his manager and sure enough, they took it no problems. The free margarita is just the house one but it is great! Saved me $7. So don't let them act like they don't take the coupon because they do! I look forward to hearing about ya'lls experience! Have a great trip!

 

[John_RN]

I have never been a HP fan but I thought for our up and coming trip that I would start reading the series to the kids. They could read them by themselves but still like me to read to them. Unfortunately, they were not interested so I just kept reading them myself and I was surprised that they were so well written. I have just finished the 5th book and I plan on renting the 6th and 7th movie and watch them before we leave because there is no way that I will be able to read the last 2 books. Another thing that I was astounded at was the shear size of the books. Some of them are 700+ pages.




Can't believe only 4 more days before we will be in US! So excited.

My inner Harry Potter nerd has to come out but here goes. You can rent the 6th movie on DVD but the 7th movie is going to be broken into 2 separate movies with the first part releasing this year in November and Part 2 in July 2011. Even if you do watch the 6th movie before you go, do yourself a favor a take time to read the 6th novel when you return. It is one of the best of the 7 books with the 7th book being EPIC! If you thought the other books were well written, JK Rowling really goes above and beyond on the last 2 books. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!

 

[braddillman]

I'm glad to see someone planning a week entirely (well, mostly) at USF/IoA. I feel the same way. Too many people here (on these disboards) rush through in just a day or two, so they can get back to Disney. Would it make sense to rush through some Disney parks to get back to USF/IoA? Not to me.

In Feb. 2011 we'll go for 2 weeks with a FlexPass. Our plan is to take it very slow. If we just want to go into IoA to do a single coaster or spend just an hour, say, before supper, then we'll do that. If the kids want to spend all morning (or all day) in Camp Jurassic, that's fine. I've found that our kids when they were younger got into Seuss Landing and think that's the whole park, and they loved it. When I suggested we move on to more stuff, they felt like I was asking them to leave the park and go home. This time, I'll let them drive the schedule a little more. It's not like we only have a day or two.

Re: Harry Potter, yeah I've read all the books, and just re-read book 7 since I'm headed down on business Sept. 19 and I can squeeze in a solo half-day for my self. Book 7 does a great job of explaining WHY the characters are the way they are, and that's why it's my favourite. The rest of the books have great plot, but the characters take on a lot more depth in book 7. I doubt the movie will be able to do the same job, since there is so much plot to squeeze into screen time there won't be a lot of time to explain what's up with Snape or Dumbledore or Gridelwald, or Draco and his parents, or he-who-must-not-be-named. I'll be looking for Grindelwald's mark when I visit (like a hidden mickey to me ;-), maybe I'll find it in Dumbledore's office, maybe not at all.

 

[mickeyluv]

Thanks for the pre-trippie! We'll be taking our first visit to US/IOA in November so I'm hoping you'll do a trip report when you return! Happy Vacationing!!

 

[nmartin]

My inner Harry Potter nerd has to come out but here goes. You can rent the 6th movie on DVD but the 7th movie is going to be broken into 2 separate movies with the first part releasing this year in November and Part 2 in July 2011. Even if you do watch the 6th movie before you go, do yourself a favor a take time to read the 6th novel when you return. It is one of the best of the 7 books with the 7th book being EPIC! If you thought the other books were well written, JK Rowling really goes above and beyond on the last 2 books. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!

I was corrected last night at the video store as well. I rented the 5th one and I we own the 6th one but have not watched it as of yet. I plan to sit down with the kids tomorrow and watch them. I was not interested in the story line until I read the books. I really wanted to have all of it read before I left for US but just didn't have the time to dedicate to getting through them all. I loved the 3rd and I have also heard from my SIL that the 7th book is a must read. My plan is to continue with the series when I return home. Thanks for the information.
As well, I think I may use the same technique at Margaritaville to enable to save with the coupon. Lets face it every little bit helps.

 

[schumigirl]

Sounds like you`re going to have a great trip, You have picked some wonderful places to eat.

I think Margaritaville, Thunder Falls and Mythos are amongst our favourites there.

Looking forward to hearing about it when you get back, not that you`ll be wanting to think about that yet

I have read all the HP books and the films up till the 5th, when I got a bit bored and left it, but I did enjoy the early ones the best.

Have a wonderful trip......oh and take loads of pics

 

[nmartin]

To mickeyluv, I do plan on reporting on our trip when I return late on the 28th. If you are anything like me, I learned LOTS from these boards so I am passing it on for others who are planning a trip.

schumigirl: I picked those places to eat on recommendations that I read here. I will definitely be posting lots of pictures so check back.

 

[nmartin]

I'm glad to see someone planning a week entirely (well, mostly) at USF/IoA. I feel the same way. Too many people here (on these disboards) rush through in just a day or two, so they can get back to Disney. Would it make sense to rush through some Disney parks to get back to USF/IoA? Not to me.

In Feb. 2011 we'll go for 2 weeks with a FlexPass. Our plan is to take it very slow. If we just want to go into IoA to do a single coaster or spend just an hour, say, before supper, then we'll do that. If the kids want to spend all morning (or all day) in Camp Jurassic, that's fine. I've found that our kids when they were younger got into Seuss Landing and think that's the whole park, and they loved it. When I suggested we move on to more stuff, they felt like I was asking them to leave the park and go home. This time, I'll let them drive the schedule a little more. It's not like we only have a day or two.

Re: Harry Potter, yeah I've read all the books, and just re-read book 7 since I'm headed down on business Sept. 19 and I can squeeze in a solo half-day for my self. Book 7 does a great job of explaining WHY the characters are the way they are, and that's why it's my favourite. The rest of the books have great plot, but the characters take on a lot more depth in book 7. I doubt the movie will be able to do the same job, since there is so much plot to squeeze into screen time there won't be a lot of time to explain what's up with Snape or Dumbledore or Gridelwald, or Draco and his parents, or he-who-must-not-be-named. I'll be looking for Grindelwald's mark when I visit (like a hidden mickey to me ;-), maybe I'll find it in Dumbledore's office, maybe not at all.

Being as busy or as lazy as we want is our kind of vacation. We went to WDW 2 years ago and loved it, but it was a far to busy of a vacation in our opinion. I regret, I never felt the magic. We do plan to return in a few years when the kids are older so we may experience stuff the we missed (eg. World Show Case) but I couldn't imagine going every year to WDW. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

[Cielei]

Looks like you have a very relaxing vacation planned. I hope you have a great trip. Your boys are cuties and I am sure they will love the trip. I have 2 boys almost the same ages as yours; mine are 7 and 8. They absolutely love the Harry Potter movies and can't wait to visit. I am giving them a year or so before they start the books for themselves. I have read them all and really enjoyed the series.

 

[nmartin]

Looks like you have a very relaxing vacation planned. I hope you have a great trip. Your boys are cuties and I am sure they will love the trip. I have 2 boys almost the same ages as yours; mine are 7 and 8. They absolutely love the Harry Potter movies and can't wait to visit. I am giving them a year or so before they start the books for themselves. I have read them all and really enjoyed the series.

Thanks for the compliment. As mother of two boys, you probably know how rare relaxing is. I am totally looking forward to some down time.

 

[Brit_Jude]

Thanks for the pre-trippie. I too am considering a week at Chrismas at UA/IoA staying on-site. We missed so much when we rushed through while at WDW and the rides being shut down due to weather did not help We will be looking forward to hanging out in and around the pool too - as long as it's warm enough at that time. If not then we will go over to Sea World, mall etc. if we want something else to to.

I'm now working through the posts on this section of the Dis to work out the best deal for the hotels, food etc

Thanks!

 

[nmartin]

How you plan to enjoy your vacation sounds very similar to mine. Good luck with planning. In my warped opinion, planning is half the fun of going on vacation.

 

[nmartin]

We are coming down to the wire now. I am all packed with the exception of our toiletries. Even though they are not necessary I have made dinning reservations a while ago and I have confirmed them. I have cleaned out my fridge and cleaned my house from top to bottom. There is nothing worse than coming home from vacation to a dirty house in my opinion. Just need to pack the car and we are off early tomorrow morning.

I will get back to you in a few days with the details of our family vacation.

 

[Larrabe]

I hope you have a WONDERFUL vacation!

 

[nmartin]

We made it back early this morning after a wonderful vacation. My family loved Universal! We stayed for 6 nights and only left the property to shop for a few hours. We were never bored and wished we could stay longer.

Day1
We flew Spirit Airlines form Detroit Sunday and arrived in Orlando at 10am. I had arranged FL Tours to pick us up at the airport and it worked out as planned. Our driver was at the end of the escalator as we made our way to the baggage area holding a sign with our name on it. He helped us with our luggage to the van. We opted for a van instead of a car even though we only had 4 in our party and were only carrying 2 full size bags, 2 carry on bags and a knapsack because my husband wanted to make sure that there was enough room for our groceries when we stopped during our arranged half hour stop. The van was much larger than what we needed. It was meant to carry 9 to 12 people. You live and learn and we will know for next time. This cost us $124 round trip with tax plus tip.

Our driver stopped at a Publix grocery store. We are Canadian, and if you have ever shopped for groceries in Canada you will notice a sharp rise in prices. This store was on par with the prices that I am use to but for some reason I was not expecting that. For example $3.95 for 4 muffins/apples $2.09 per lb.

I gave my husband a list and I had another list and we were easily able to get all our supplies that we needed with the exception of cereal that we forgot to pickup. The store stocked beer but they never carried liquor. I wanted some vodka or rye but that was not available. I had to settle for Mike's Hard Lemonade.

I had read that instead of renting a fridge, pick up Styrofoam coolers for about $2 each and ice to keep the perishables cool. We bought 2 bags of ice for 2 coolers but ended up throwing one bag away. One would have been plenty for both of the coolers.

When we pulled up to Hard Rock Hotel we were impressed. The grounds were lush and green and spotless. An employee from the hotel was at the van within seconds of pulling up to the building and they loaded our luggage on to a cart and put it in storage until our room was ready. I paid the driver of FL Tours the entire amount and he gave me a voucher with the date and time that they would pick us up to take us back to the airport when it was time to fly home.

Checking in to the hotel was done very quickly. Our room was not ready but they gave us our room keys so we could go to the park and use the keys for our Express Pass. On request they punched the cards so we could put them on our lanyards. They even put my purse in a safety box so I wouldn't have to carry it around all day. While I was checking in my husband and the boys explored the lobby and all the rock memorabilia and took several pictures. Man, did they have an incredible collection displayed.

The walk to the park was very impressive. Lots of greenery and flowering trees and shrubs along the path that followed a man made waterway. Apparently US was once a orange grove. My husband and I spent a lot of time admiring the grounds and reading the signs indicating the names and origins of the plants.

At the end of the path as you enter City Walk a gentleman checks the bags that you carry into the park. At that point you could turn left to go to IOA and if you look right you are basically right at US.

I knew that the kids would be more impressed with IOA so we made our way to the gates, enjoying the sites along the way. I remember reading that someone said that the US property was dirty and unkept compared to WDW. So untrue!

We walked up to IOA and stood in line to have our vouchers that I purchased for Viator exchanged for park tickets. It was a long wait. No fault of US but people had not done their research. Plenty of discussion was going on between the US employee and the entire travelling parties. I became quickly annoyed but when it was our turn at the wicket I showed them my picture ID and was told to walk to the front gates.

Every time you entered either US or IOA, you placed you ticket's bar code under the scanner and the adults then had to place their finger tip on a scanner to be allowed in.

Again I read that the theming in the parks was poor compared to WDW. My husband and I came with an open mind and decided that we were not going to compare US to WDW. The theming in our opinion, was very different but equally impressive.

We were making our way toward Thunder Falls for lunch but made a stop at Spiderman. With our Express Pass we were able to walk right on without a wait and this was the trend that occurred throughout our stay. You did this by entering the Express line and a TM would scan your room key's bar code and usually closer to the loading zone another TM would double check your room key. I did feel guilty by bypassing everyone else waiting in line but I am telling you that is the way to go. Much less stress especially when you are waiting in line with children exposed to the elements (very hot and wet during this trip).

Spiderman was great and became my youngest 2nd favorite ride. So much fun!

My oldest son saw the Hulk and couldn't be persuaded to wait to ride so my husband decided to go on with him. My youngest was daunted by the size and was to short to ride it anyways so we rode Spiderman again. We met up again within a few minutes. Got to love those Express Passes! My husband was not expecting the severity on the launch of the Hulk but enjoyed it and my 9 year old loved it. Hulk was his favorite ride.

We made our way over to Thunder Falls purchasing the refillable cups from a vendor along the way. They were buy 2 get one free. The cost was $6.99 for each so for 3 we paid $14.89 with tax. Each refill was $.85 that is with tax and I was very please to see that lemonade was included so I could limit the kids sugar intake. Well worth the money that we spent on them ( just make sure that you buy the red ones not the blue- blue is for the meal deal and don't work the same way).

At Thunder Falls we decided to split 2 chicken wraps between the 4 of us because we were not extremely hungry and it worked great. Each cost $8.99 and was served with fries. The meal was a very good quality and we all enjoyed it. Our total bill was $19.15 without drinks (we filled up our cups prior to eating)

It started raining quite hard when we were done (sometimes between 1 or 2 pm) so I thought that we would try WWOHP. No wait to get in. The area was breathtaking and the attention to detail was unreal. We rushed to FJ and I could not believe it but the posted wait time was 30 mins. We carried a small bag with ponchos/sunscreen/refillable cups ect. so we had to use the locker. No line but it was crowded in the locker area. I quickly figured out how to use the (as long as you read the prompts you will be fine) and we were off to stand in line.

The line constantly moves and there is lots to see so really only felt like a few minutes that we were waiting. Again the castle theming is amazing. Once you get to Dumbledore's office you quickly head into a area where you see a hologram of Harry and his friends (if you hit this area at the right time fake snow will fall from the ceiling onto the waiting area) and then on to the sorting hat and you are at the area where you are seated on the ride.

Since the seats are without a floor, I sat on my children's flip flop and I curled my toes around mine and we were fine. You sit side by side in a cart that fits 4. You can't see each other. It is very similar to Soaring in WDW with more movement, at one part you are almost 3/4 of the way upside down. It was incredible and I have never seen such a high tech ride!

My nine year old son and I went (my youngest was not interested) on Dueling Dragons and we chose the blue side. I thought it was like a typical roller coaster. Then we all went on the Hypogryph (spelling?). Very cure and again good theming. Relatively intense for a children's roller coaster but all the kids seemed to love it.

My family proceeded into Seuss Land. It is bright and fun! We did the Merry Go Round-like ride and the boys and I did the Cat in the Hat. My husband sat this one out because the sign said spinning. It was not spinning in my opinion, just swung around and told him we would have to all do that one again. Both very cute.

We were tired and went back to the hotel because it was approaching 4 pm. We went to the desk and were assigned room 6091 garden view. I did mention that I was an All Access Member but they were completely full so no upgrades available. I kind of expected that upgrades would be impossible but it was worth asking. I also couldn't find my ticket to retrieve my purse but the gentleman behind the desk was able to retrieve it and I showed photo ID to verify I was who I said I was. Arrangements were make to have the luggage brought up to our room (we received it within 20 mins)

We took the elevator for the lobby (which was located on the 3rd floor- very different) to the 6th floor. Once you get off the elevator the room branches off in 4 different directions so the walk to the elevator was not to long from any of the rooms.

Our room was very well laid out and just the right size that we were not tripping over one another. The bathroom had a small pedestal sink with a mirror and outside a spacious counter with another sink and mirror. The refreshment counter in the room had decaf and regular coffee as well as tea. I wish I knew this and I would not have packed a kettle to make tea. We never took the key for the refreshments so I am unsure what was supplied. There was a small safe in the closet that enabled you to type in your own code to open and close it. I found it handy to store our wallets, extra cash and passports. The room also had an ironing board and iron.

OUr room overlooked another well kept area where the boat loading area was. We were quite pleased with our view. Best of all we never saw one ant which was my biggest worry. Another thing I was concerned with was the noise that some people have stated. I thought the hotel was quiet throughout our stay with the exception of some yelling in the hallway early in the morning lasting only a minute our first night.

We had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in City Walk and again were in awe of the memorabilia displayed especially the stain glass windows and the painted ceiling over the bar area. The restaurant was quite loud but again that is to be expected. I ordered a Mediterranean burger and my husband had a SOB burger both were $14.75 each. My 9 year old had BBQ drum sticks and my 7 year old had chicken fingers and both of their meals were $7.50 each which included fries and their chocolate milks. Our non alcoholic drinks were $2.99 each. The total bill was $53.76 but due to the fact that I was an All Access member I had $20 preloaded on the card when I ordered it so I used it toward the meal. I found that the burger was "too meaty" if that makes any sense. I am not a huge meat eater and the paddy was way to thick. I know this is very strange but that is just my opinion. My husband loved this burger. I would defiantly go back again but order something other than a burger. You can't fault a restaurant for picking the wrong thing on the menu.

After dinner we were exhausted from the early start and the excitement of the day so we called it a night.

I will upload some of the pictures that we took that day.

 

[nmartin]

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