Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

Hedy described why the Amazing Adventures of Spiderman is the best ride in Orlando.

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For this week’s comparison, we are going on a boat ride.  The captain narrates the tour, and it’s kind of dated0eeling.  It was an opening day attraction. I’m talking about Jaws at Universal Orlando. Much like the Jungle Cruise, while I find the ride itself pretty dull, the theming around it is pretty cool.  See [...]

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So, as I sit here refreshing the #wwohp hashtag on my computer, I feel I should do those of you venturing into the dark side a favor and suggest this book:  Universal Orlando, 2010 Edition: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park Adventure. I first heard of this book via the DIS (I think) [...]

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As Shrek: The Final Chapter is opening Friday, May 21, I thought I’d be topical and go to Production Central to visit the main green guy himself.  Now, let us be honest here:  if you’re walking into Universal Studios with a case of the “Not Disneys”, Production Central is not going to help.  It’s studio-themed, [...]

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As the opening of Harry Potterland at Islands of Adventure looms only a tad over a month away, I’m going to be posting more information on Universal Orlando. Today we are going to visit and compare Marvel Super Hero Island in the Islands of Adventure theme park. I figured this was only fitting as a [...]

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I can hear you yelling from here: “But Hedy, Universal isn’t Disney! How dare you compare the two!”  “Hedy, Disney is magical!  Universal is smarmy! They’re different!”  And they are different, I’ll grant you that.  However, the tomato and mozzarella salad at my Whole Foods is good, as is Bertucci’s tomato and mozzarella salad.  I [...]

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To begin with, I need to let you guys know that I’m fat.  At Disney World, being fat is not really a problem (AllEars has a great feature called WDW at Large on their site).  Speaking for mysef (I’m a size 20 and 5’6″), the only ride I’ve ever had trouble with is the Sum [...]

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First of all, let me do you a favor.  The Universal parks do not have Expedition Everest, Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, or the Jungle Cruise.  Dig?  Dig.  Then, let me start discussing the best rides and shows at each park. At Universal Studios, my top five must sees are: Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Review is a great [...]

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What do I consider to be Universal Orlando’s best kept secret? Remember when I said that I consider a lanyard to be a must-buy for a Universal Orlando vacation if you are staying on-site? You should stick your AAA card in there, because it’s good for a discount off most dining and shopping places in [...]

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This entry is part II of my Universal Orlando (UO) planning for Disney fans series-read Part I here. Being a fan of hyper-planning, I was a bit flummoxed when I booked my first Universal Orlando vacation.  I knew that I wanted to at least try some sit-down restaurants.  Perusing menus online, I found that vegetarian [...]

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