Seems parks close by 7, even in early December. We are going next December so maybe things will change with Epic but if not, what do you guys do at night?
We usually wait to eat until after the park closes. A lot of time we eat at our hotel, but City Walk is an option. If you want to eat at City Walk at park close, I would highly recommend getting reservations in advance.
We also do a lot of pool time (which is the perfect way to recover from a park day IMHO) and just chill and chat. We stay at Cabana Bay and have spent
hours floating around in a circle and solving the world's problems.
On every trip, we talk about miniature golfing and making s'mores at the hotel fire pit, but rarely find the time to do so. And there is also bowling at our hotel that we've never tried.
The best part is getting a decent amount of sleep so that getting up each morning doesn't require increasing amounts of caffeine.
And now I'm wondering if 7 days is too long for a Universal trip? We were thinking two days a park? Hopefully they allow two days at Epic by next December.
In general, I see Studios and Islands as one big park rather than separating them into "two days per park." Yes, we might start at one park, but we bounce back and forth between the two original parks all of the time depending on where we want to eat, what time the parade is, what the current wait time is on a specific ride (i.e. Hagrids), etc.
With the addition of Epic, I don't think that 7 days is too long for Universal. I expect the new park to take at least 3 days to see everything.
