I’m dyed-in-the wool Disney Girl. It started when I was carrying a plastic Mickey around as a toddler, and continues to the stuffed and Disney Princess Easter Basket I hear I’m getting for Easter-LOL. As for that Other Park in Orlando, I was dragged there once when I was 12. My feeling on it were that, in the immortal words of Bucky Katt, it did what a Hoover does.
However, as time went on, I heard about Islands of Adventure (IOA) and how well themed it was, I admitted that not liking it at age 12 was not a good reason to blacklist it. I went on my first Universal/IOA trip Fourth of July weekend 2008, and I stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel. While I found the service at the Hotel lacking, on the whole I found I liked Universal, and really loved the Express Pass on-site hotel guests get. Also, Universal has a good grip on the adult market-they have snarky asides in their shows (“I don’t have to be nice to you, this isn’t Disney World”), plenty of booze, and fun.
After that trip, I stated the next time I would go was after Harry Potter World (AKA the Wizarding World of Harry Potter) opened. However, Universal was giving away a free pass during the 2009 Superbowl (I knew only watching commercials during the Superbowl would pay off some day). I stayed at Royal Pacific Resort, which was an awesome resort, and had a great time.
And the night time I was going to Universal was with my family in 2011. But the ads for Harry Potterland got me, as well as going when it opens (I’m sure my great-nieces and nephews will care!) got to me, and I’m off to Universal, staying at the Royal Pacific Resort again, in August.
I’m going to have a Universal Planning for Disney People post coming up soon!
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1 Jen // Mar 22, 2010 at 12:08 am
I can’t wait to read this post…I’ve never been to Universal…in all my trips to Disney…we’ve never gone, but this year, with HP…I might just have to!
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