Charade67
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2016
I’m having trouble sleeping tonight, so I thought I would start a post.
Here I am, 53 years old, and this is my first ever solo vacation. I have a husband and daughter, but he is a college professor and she is a college student, so both will be in school at the time of my trip.
The spark of an idea began in December when I got a nice Christmas bonus. I started thinking of what to do with it and I decided a Universal trip would be fun. I decided on a long weekend from October 1-4.
The first thing I did was to purchase my flight. I hate to fly, but I live too far to drive. I purchased my flight in January. I am so glad I did because ticket prices have more than doubled since then.
Next purchase was the AP. I was originally planning just to get a 2 day, 2 park ticket, but I discovered that the AP was the exact same price as the 2 day ticket. This was a no brainer for me. I may only use the AP once, but then again……. I was going to wait until closer to my trip to make the purchase, but learned that if I purchased before March 31 (I think) the AP would be extended an additional 3 months. The price increased a few days after I made that purchase.
Next I anxiously awaited the release of the hotel AP rates. (I really wish I had known and understood about AP rates when my family spent a week at Universal back in 2017.) I decided on Sapphire Falls and was able to get a room with a lagoon view.
I spent the last few weeks arranging transportation from the airport to the hotel and making dinner reservations. I am planning to meet up with some of the people I have met on this board. I am really looking forward to that.
I think I have done all the planning I can do for now, so now I (somewhat impatiently) wait.
Here I am, 53 years old, and this is my first ever solo vacation. I have a husband and daughter, but he is a college professor and she is a college student, so both will be in school at the time of my trip.
The spark of an idea began in December when I got a nice Christmas bonus. I started thinking of what to do with it and I decided a Universal trip would be fun. I decided on a long weekend from October 1-4.
The first thing I did was to purchase my flight. I hate to fly, but I live too far to drive. I purchased my flight in January. I am so glad I did because ticket prices have more than doubled since then.
Next purchase was the AP. I was originally planning just to get a 2 day, 2 park ticket, but I discovered that the AP was the exact same price as the 2 day ticket. This was a no brainer for me. I may only use the AP once, but then again……. I was going to wait until closer to my trip to make the purchase, but learned that if I purchased before March 31 (I think) the AP would be extended an additional 3 months. The price increased a few days after I made that purchase.
Next I anxiously awaited the release of the hotel AP rates. (I really wish I had known and understood about AP rates when my family spent a week at Universal back in 2017.) I decided on Sapphire Falls and was able to get a room with a lagoon view.
I spent the last few weeks arranging transportation from the airport to the hotel and making dinner reservations. I am planning to meet up with some of the people I have met on this board. I am really looking forward to that.
I think I have done all the planning I can do for now, so now I (somewhat impatiently) wait.
