Our family of 4 (me, DH, and DDs 11 and 10) spent two days at US/IOA on March 14 and 15, staying at HRH, and had an absolutely wonderful time. This was our first time at HRH, after having stayed at RPR on our last trip, and while we thoroughly enjoyed RPR, I think we have found a new home at the HRH for our future stays. It was so much fun - the refurbished rooms were beautiful, music everywhere, great pool and food options, friendly staff, easy walk to the parks - our girls and us both loved it.
We got there at 8:00 a.m. on our first day, left our car and bags, checked in (we ended up getting the call at 11:30 a.m. to advise that our room was ready, yay!) and walked over to the parks. We couldn't believe how close it was. We got there for park opening of IOA and immediately rode Hulk twice in a row, Spiderman twice, and then headed for a yummy Cinnabon breakfast. Then we were off to Dueling Dragons with our little daredevils. We rode Fire first, then our daughters and I rode Ice twice (my husband wimped out after Fire, hee hee). What a great way to start off your day. After some more time touring we headed to Mythos for lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal there, and thanks to the good advice on these boards I knew to ask for a table by the window. Is there anything better than looking out over Hulk and the rest of the park while eating a delicious meal in a beautiful restaurant?
After that it was getting hot and more crowded, so we headed over to HRH and our room. It was so nice that I had a hard time pulling the girls down to the pool for a swim, but once we got there they didn't want to leave! Then after a nap we headed over to NBA City for dinner, which again was delicious. We are all big basketball fans, and our girls both play, so they were in heaven. Then it was off to US, where we rode Jimmy Neutron 3x, Mummy, and MIB (we did it 3X and actually closed down the ride).
We had a great night's sleep after our busy day, then got up and grabbed a quick bite before heading to the parks. We started at IOA, where we did all our favorites again, followed by a yummy lunch at Margaritaville (we love that place), and a few more hours at US, before grabbing dinner at the Nascar Cafe. It was delicious and the service was wonderful - do you notice a theme emerging here
? We couldn't get over the fantastic food and friendly, efficient servers everywhere we ate. It was uniformly excellent, both in the parks and at Citywalk. We finally dragged our tired selves out of the parks, after stopping to say hello to Phamton, whom I can't thank enough for all the pre-trip assistance and good advice. It was a real pleasure to get to meet you!! And thanks to everyone else on the boards for your advice and tips - for example, I beat my husband at MIB every time and he couldn't figure out why! ROTFL....
While we enjoyed the limited time we spent at WDW on our trip, our family agreed that US/IOA will be our destination of choice in Orlando for all future trips. The rides, atmosphere, and quality of the experience (including HRH and FOTL access) were just excellent on all fronts, and I really think it has more to offer...can't wait to go back!
All the best,
MouseGirl
We got there at 8:00 a.m. on our first day, left our car and bags, checked in (we ended up getting the call at 11:30 a.m. to advise that our room was ready, yay!) and walked over to the parks. We couldn't believe how close it was. We got there for park opening of IOA and immediately rode Hulk twice in a row, Spiderman twice, and then headed for a yummy Cinnabon breakfast. Then we were off to Dueling Dragons with our little daredevils. We rode Fire first, then our daughters and I rode Ice twice (my husband wimped out after Fire, hee hee). What a great way to start off your day. After some more time touring we headed to Mythos for lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal there, and thanks to the good advice on these boards I knew to ask for a table by the window. Is there anything better than looking out over Hulk and the rest of the park while eating a delicious meal in a beautiful restaurant?
After that it was getting hot and more crowded, so we headed over to HRH and our room. It was so nice that I had a hard time pulling the girls down to the pool for a swim, but once we got there they didn't want to leave! Then after a nap we headed over to NBA City for dinner, which again was delicious. We are all big basketball fans, and our girls both play, so they were in heaven. Then it was off to US, where we rode Jimmy Neutron 3x, Mummy, and MIB (we did it 3X and actually closed down the ride).
We had a great night's sleep after our busy day, then got up and grabbed a quick bite before heading to the parks. We started at IOA, where we did all our favorites again, followed by a yummy lunch at Margaritaville (we love that place), and a few more hours at US, before grabbing dinner at the Nascar Cafe. It was delicious and the service was wonderful - do you notice a theme emerging here
? We couldn't get over the fantastic food and friendly, efficient servers everywhere we ate. It was uniformly excellent, both in the parks and at Citywalk. We finally dragged our tired selves out of the parks, after stopping to say hello to Phamton, whom I can't thank enough for all the pre-trip assistance and good advice. It was a real pleasure to get to meet you!! And thanks to everyone else on the boards for your advice and tips - for example, I beat my husband at MIB every time and he couldn't figure out why! ROTFL....While we enjoyed the limited time we spent at WDW on our trip, our family agreed that US/IOA will be our destination of choice in Orlando for all future trips. The rides, atmosphere, and quality of the experience (including HRH and FOTL access) were just excellent on all fronts, and I really think it has more to offer...can't wait to go back!
All the best,
MouseGirl
