have2getaway
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I have posted this on the Universal forum, but thought I would reach out for input here as well. We are planning a return Disney trip next January, 2019, and plan to stay again at the Polynesian. It will be me, DH, and our triplet boys who are 8. On our trip last year, we thought the boys were still a bit young for Universal and, since they had never been to Disney, we wanted to focus on that. We paid a lot of money for the deluxe dining, resort and park hopper tickets, and doing Universal for a day would have added $700-$800. This time, I started out excited to try both, but am finding I have reservations again, but for different reasons. Our Disney trip felt so easy and relaxed and we had pretty much paid for everything up front. We really want a repeat of that experience, and we’re looking forward to doing things we didn’t do on our last trip—like enjoy our resort more, visit the Boardwalk, etc. If we try to add a day or two at Universal, it will be hard to repeat that relaxed experience. We will be paying for a dining plan we won’t use for 1-2 days. Also, we are not the split stay type. We prefer to get where we are going and stay there, and, I don’t know, it’s starting to feel like we are just trying to cram too much into one trip. Does anyone else struggle with this? Just looking for thoughts and suggestions? For those who did both in a week, which is how long we will be there, did you find it was too much?
What have others done in this predicament and what worked for you? Has anyone ever done a combined Polynesian/Royal Pacific stay? Has anyone ever paid for a room at Disney to use Magical Express while simultaneously paying for a resort at Universal? Is that just crazy? I hate wasting money, and to me that’s a big waste of money, but I really don’t want to give up Magical Express.
What have others done in this predicament and what worked for you? Has anyone ever done a combined Polynesian/Royal Pacific stay? Has anyone ever paid for a room at Disney to use Magical Express while simultaneously paying for a resort at Universal? Is that just crazy? I hate wasting money, and to me that’s a big waste of money, but I really don’t want to give up Magical Express.