Just got back from 3 days WDW and US - no one on any of these boards ever said how amazing/movie-like and intricate the Universal rides are!! My husband/dad and 11 yo son rode MIB twice and then came outside for me! This is the most mind-blowing (in a good way) ride - appropriate for all but the youngest kids! Any elementary school age kid who watches cartoons will adore it. We (9 yo girl; 5 yo and grandparents too)rode ET 3 times in a row when the park opened. Disney makes such a big deal about Winnie the Pooh and updating Mr. Toad --- the US rides were much more scenic, artful, special-effects and interesting.
If anyone has questions about specific rides, ages of kids appropriate etc I'll answer. We stayed outside park at Caribe Royale - very nice but $$. I have a whole other rant and rave about WDW price gouging (And I'm not cheap or poor) but $6.99 for a lunch hamburger; $13 for a plastic sword and $7.99 for ice cream sundae in the park is more than Manhattan prices..
If anyone has questions about specific rides, ages of kids appropriate etc I'll answer. We stayed outside park at Caribe Royale - very nice but $$. I have a whole other rant and rave about WDW price gouging (And I'm not cheap or poor) but $6.99 for a lunch hamburger; $13 for a plastic sword and $7.99 for ice cream sundae in the park is more than Manhattan prices..