Christmas/New Year's

[Mrs. G]

We're a family of five with the kids ages 21, 19 and 14, arriving on December 26 & leaving on January 3. I purchased admission tickets for three days, we want to do ALL of Universal, 1 day at Disney and 1 day at the Space Center. We're staying at HRH and I have a few questions.

1. Do we have enough time to do everything without running ourselves ragged?

2. Is one day better to do a certain park or is busy, just busy.

3. What is the quickest/shortest route to the park from our hotel.

4. Do we need to have an itinerary for the parks or do we just wing it?

5. Any MUST restaurants.

6. NYE, I was planning on going to the Portofino for their NYE buffet, any suggestions for the rest of the night?

Thank you so much for your responses.

 

[Metro West]

We're a family of five with the kids ages 21, 19 and 14, arriving on December 26 & leaving on January 3. I purchased admission tickets for three days, we want to do ALL of Universal, 1 day at Disney and 1 day at the Space Center. We're staying at HRH and I have a few questions.

1. Do we have enough time to do everything without running ourselves ragged?

2. Is one day better to do a certain park or is busy, just busy.

3. What is the quickest/shortest route to the park from our hotel.

4. Do we need to have an itinerary for the parks or do we just wing it?

5. Any MUST restaurants.

6. NYE, I was planning on going to the Portofino for their NYE buffet, any suggestions for the rest of the night?

Thank you so much for your responses.

Here are my responses:

1. Since you're staying onsite, three days should be fine. You will receive unlimited Express access so that will help with the lines.

2. It's just really busy that week so it won't really matter which day you go.

3. You can either walk, take a rickshaw or the boats to the parks. It's doesn't take a long time regardless.

4. I would just wing it. It's going to be really busy so just do what you want to do.

5. For dining...I would recommend Margaritaville at CityWalk, Mythos and Thunder Falls Terrace at IOA and Louie's and Finnegan's at the Studios.

6. After dinner, I would hang around CityWalk and the parks will be open late that night. Again...just do what you want to do.