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[amazingact21]

Yay for another Disney trip! That sounded like too good an opportunity to pass up. Besides, you're getting to see your daughter. Who could say no to that?


Smart move skipping Ministry (I know it was down but even if it was running, still a good idea.). The theming inside that portal and queue is unbelievable. Everything is stunning!

 

[vamassey1]

Cautionary tale. Then again, I don’t know if I could fit on it. I’ve heard it’s pretty tight.

I've never ridden, so I have no idea.

 

[vamassey1]

WHOA! That theming in the Potter portal!!! I'm seriously considering getting an AP for Uni this winter and make a few long weekend trips down there. Disney's APs are out of my reach and I have a LOT of exploring I could do at the Uni parks. Cheaper rooms too. I absolutely LOVE the Beast movies of the franchise so am looking forward to seeing that new park.

The theming is amazing! I have thought about getting a Uni AP too. The last I read it still didn't include Epic but I can see it happening in the future. I've only spent one night at a Uni resort so I haven't really compared the pricing yet.

 

[vamassey1]

Yay for another Disney trip! That sounded like too good an opportunity to pass up. Besides, you're getting to see your daughter. Who could say no to that?

I know my people would have my back!

Smart move skipping Ministry (I know it was down but even if it was running, still a good idea.). The theming inside that portal and queue is unbelievable. Everything is stunning!

Did you ride it?

I'm so happy we got a chance to see the queue and explore the portal

 

[vamassey1]

Epic Opening Day-Final Portal Explored
When we left the Ministry portal we took a right and headed towards the final portal we needed to see, the Dark Universe.
We had to pass in front of Helios Grand Hotel and it truly is Grand. We didn't take time to explore and I regret that now.

We also passed in front of The Blue Dragon Pan-Asian Restaurant.

It was finally time to enter The Dark Universe.



Darkmoor has so many details and is very creepy. I also found it to be the smallest portal with the least amount of things to do. We walked around and went into the shops. We didn't ride any of the 2 rides there and we didn't make it back to The Burning Blade Tavern on this visit. It's all the way in the back. The Curse of the Werewolf was down I wasn't sure yet if I wanted to ride it. AW didn't want to ride Monsters Unchained so we passed for now. We knew we would be back to visit again after dark even though we were warned several time to not be out once it got dark. I'm glad I had the chance to see some of the details in the daylight.








Continued in next post.

 

[vamassey1]

There was no line for Monsters Unchained when we passed in front of it.

These were taken inside Pretorius' Scientific Oddities.



We didn't make it around the whole portal on this visit. We missed what was around where the track of Curse of the Werewolf was. There is a circle that goes around it.

We have now visited all 4 portals and it's around 3 in the afternoon, so what do we do next?

 

[pkondz]

We had to pass in front of Helios Grand Hotel and it truly is Grand. We didn't take time to explore and I regret that now.

I bet it's amazing. Would be cool to stay there. And cost a cool penny too, I'm sure!

We also passed in front of The Blue Dragon Pan-Asian Restaurant.

Like the entrance.

Darkmoor has so many details and is very creepy.

I like it already.

I also found it to be the smallest portal with the least amount of things to do.

Well, that's a let-down.

We knew we would be back to visit again after dark even though we were warned several time to not be out once it got dark.

Oh dear.