Trip to Universal

[Mickey_fan_4_life]

Hey everyone!

I had posted a few months back that my mom and I were planning a trip to Universal specifically to visit the WWoHP. We absolutely loved the WWoHP!! I don't like thrill rides but because of my HP obsession, I vowed to try the FJ ride at least once. We stayed at Disney and then took Mears over to Universal. We met two other mother-daughter groups on the bus and we stuck together to do FJ. It was tons of fun, and I loved the ride - I even wound up riding it 3 more times that day! We also saw the Ollivander show, saw the Triwizard pep rally, ate at the Three Broomsticks, and walked through the rest of the WWoHP. Also, I have a nut allergy and was able to have the butterbeer (they told me the FDA has certified it as nut free but it is made in a bakery)! The frozen was delicious!

I'd say that if anyone is a big HP fan, it is definitely worth a trip to Universal. I have to say I didn't like the rest of Universal. I'm too much of a Disney purist and don't like thrill rides so there was really nothing else for me there. We bought the Costco tickets, which worked out well because we were able to go both parks and can go back to HP as an excursion on another WDW trip. I liked Islands better than Studios because it had theming and we thought the Dr. Seuss land was cute, in addition to the WWoHP.

Definitely a successful trip!

 

[damo]

Glad you had a good time. I find there are a few rides at Universal that I think could be transplanted at Disney. Cat in the Hat is one, ET is another. To me, those are classic dark rides in the Disney style. You're right, though, that the Universal/IOA rides tend to have a bit of a thrill ride edge to them. You should try Spiderman if you like FJ!

 

[macraven]

thanx for returning here to share with us.

i'm not a parry hotter fan but i truly enjoy that section of the park.
it is beautiful and FJ is a great ride!

plus, the butterbeer is a daily must for me when i am there.


i do both the motherland and the darkside.
couldn't make a trip to orlando without hitting both of them up.

i do understand that your heart lies with disney.
no problem with that.

good to hear you did have a fun time at the darkside.