Bren's Mom
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Hello all,
My about to turn 13 year old has requested Universal for our next family trip. We know this will be an offsite trip as we have use of RCI timeshare condos.
We are pretty open as to WHEN so that's my first question: Any good resources on crowd levels like for Disney? Or are they pretty similar?
Is Volcano Bay a necessity? Are they open during winter months or is that hit or miss?
How many days does it REALLY take to do both parks? I was budgeting for the buy 3 get 2 free days UT tickets, but am reading about upgrading to AP for a similar price so is that the most economical? I don't want to spend 5 days in the parks, but would love to not have to go go go to see everything. I'm good with being there before opening, having a few hours and then retreating to resort pool.
What are the 'must know' things before I plan?
Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance!
My about to turn 13 year old has requested Universal for our next family trip. We know this will be an offsite trip as we have use of RCI timeshare condos.
We are pretty open as to WHEN so that's my first question: Any good resources on crowd levels like for Disney? Or are they pretty similar?
Is Volcano Bay a necessity? Are they open during winter months or is that hit or miss?
How many days does it REALLY take to do both parks? I was budgeting for the buy 3 get 2 free days UT tickets, but am reading about upgrading to AP for a similar price so is that the most economical? I don't want to spend 5 days in the parks, but would love to not have to go go go to see everything. I'm good with being there before opening, having a few hours and then retreating to resort pool.
What are the 'must know' things before I plan?
Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance!