Went to Universal for the first time.

twinplets

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First off, let me say that I have not been to Orlando a ton of times. We went to Disney three years ago when our kids were 7 1/2 and 5 years old We only did Disney and had a blast. It was a fantastic vacation to see Disney through their eyes.My triplets turned 5 when we were there and they felt very special at Disney.

Since then, Harry Potter opened up and our oldest two have read all the books and have been begging to go. I too enjoyed HP and was interested in seeing it. We told them when the trips were big enough to ride almost everything, we could return.

We went after school was out on June 1st. I purchased 5 days Disney and 2 at Universal. I wish we had done more Universal than Disney! Our favorite Disney park by far was HS. My girls decided to get back into princesses for this trip, so they enjoyed them at the Disney parks and my boys enjoyed riding Space Mountain because it was down for refurb when we went before. Plus, my kids are always up for anything, so we enjoyed our time at Disney. No one complained at all. However, Universal was just so much more interesting! My kids love rides and all of us were blown away at how well done the rides are at Universal. WWHP is obviously well-done. I loved the Mummy and Superman rides too. We were lucky enough to get in to test Despicable Me and enjoyed that a lot. My girls were thrilled that the cast of Victorious was there for the Summer Concert Series and they were able to see them. My kids didn't get most of it, but my DH and I loved The Simpsons ride. All rides must end in the gift shop. So true!
 
Glad you enjoyed it! There really is something for everyone there!
 
happy to read you had fun on your vacation!


the darkside is a kewl place to take children, really a lot to do there.
 
Glad you had a great trip! We feel the same way about Universal!
 

We were completely blown away the first time we visited Universal so I can relate. I'm glad that you had a good time.
 
I sympathize with Back to the Future fans, and I'd be much more upset that ride was replaced if the Simpsons one wasn't better in every conceivable way (from the giant posters semi-mocking Disney, to the hilarious videos, to the throwaway ads as you're in line waiting to board, etc). I think everyone loves that gift shop line and what's great is that The Simpson's Ride is one of the only rides that doesn't let you out into a gift shop!
 
Glad you had such a lovely time at Universal :thumbsup2
 
All the rides do seem to end in a gift shop and I think that's a pretty good marketing strategy. Universal is fantastic and I hope you had a great time! :cool1::banana::woohoo:
 
I'm glad a person used to Disney found Universal more interesting. I think there is a lot more exciting things to do at Universal (considering how small their space is compared to Disney).

Disney spreads out their awesome attractions across many theme parks. Universal packs it all in with only 2 theme parks, and the on-site hotels are steps away. Overall I think Universal has an awesome setup!
 
I'm glad a person used to Disney found Universal more interesting. I think there is a lot more exciting things to do at Universal (considering how small their space is compared to Disney).

Disney spreads out their awesome attractions across many theme parks. Universal packs it all in with only 2 theme parks, and the on-site hotels are steps away. Overall I think Universal has an awesome setup!

that is refreshing for you to post that.

i do both parks but give the edge to the darkside as i feel less stressed there.
it's more laid back and very entertaining to me.


i know when someone loves the motherland and visits the darkside, they either trash it or say they enjoyed it.

it's great to read that a family with a few children were thoroughly entertained and had fun in the uo parks.
 


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