Teamwork, people. Teamwork was key.
FINALLY, you figured it out. :lol:
Unfortunate as the circumstances are, we'll only be visiting Universal Orlando, and NOT Disney parks. This will be the first time out of 13 trips to Florida that I won't have gone to WDW.
HOWEVER...
Saturday the 10th is when we leave. We'll be going to Tampa (arrive 11th) and staying at the same hotel as last August, the one right next to Busch Gardens. The sole reason we're doing this, is for my sister. She's about 75% sure she'll be attending Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, and we'll be taking a tour on Monday.
Monday afternoon, we'll be travelling up I-4 to Orlando. Here's the good part: We've got some time to kill, and our Universal dates don't start 'till the next day... so, why don't we visit Downtown Disney?
Added to that, we'll be staying at the Grosvenor Resort right next to the Marketplace for Monday night.
The NEXT night (and the next), we'll be staying at the Royal Pacific Resort, which looks insane in terms of size, luxury
and price. ($233/night) We barely inched in to this deal, as all other resorts were booked full. I'm certainly worried, however, about the crowds -- 3 or 4 people in my first class alone are visiting during the week. Multiply that by the entire country, and you've got a couple of crowded parks.
But, I've got my Universal Express pass, camera, and a plethora of knowledge up my sleeve, so it's all good.
...Good lord, I feel like I just wrote my TR prelude. Only I'm a lot more excited, because I've yet to take the pictures. :lookaroun