Recent content by juniperjen

It will be interesting to see how our sleep patterns/schedule are this trip. On our last trip, we had my parents with us and our oldest was five. I had every minute basically planned out for us. We did the dining plan so we had lots of table service meals to get to and I had scheduled lots of...

Thank you for the suggestion. I checked and it actually WAS cheaper to add a night at the hotel and a full day at the park than it would have been to purchase MVMCP tickets for four (and the MVMCP may/may not happen this year). The new itinerary: Saturday, Nov 13 - fly in, Magical Express to Art...

That is a great idea. Thank you for mentioning it. I will make sure her birthday is noted on our reservation.

I did look at APs. It would add quite a bit to our cost. When my husband and I stayed at the Hard Rock in 2004, the AP cost the same amount as our tickets so we got the AP and were able to return again that year.

We originally planned to go to Universal first, but switched for that reason. Universal seems a little more relaxing, especially with express passes and a resort within walking distance of the parks. We will be spending a lot of time in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It has changed a LOT...

Yes. I do want to visit Disney Springs. We added another park day to our trip, so we will have to go to Disney Springs before or after we visit a park one day. If we have a short time at Disney Springs, what are the "must do" places to go?

I found that MVMCP tickets in the past have cost in the $99-$139 range. For our family of four, that would be $396-$556. I figured the price difference if we flew in a day earlier, stayed one more night, and added a full park day. It wouldn't change our airfare and it would add $362 to our total...

I forgot how much the MVMCP even cost. Do you know? We thought that would be good to do our very first day since we are arriving that afternoon. I could probably convince my family to get up early and rope drop a couple of days. My 8 year old might be so hyped that she makes it imperative that...

That first resort switching/Universal day is also going to be a rest day (I'm sure we will need it!). We could relax at the AofA before we go or at the Hard Rock when we get there. Since we are staying at the Hard Rock, we could just do a little time later in the day at the park if we felt like...

I appreciate all of the great suggestions. We have a little clearer plan coming together. We aren't doing parkhoppers and we will be at Disney for five days. My husband wants the extra day to be Hollywood Studios but I'm not sure. I am hoping they will have the MVMCP on the Sunday we arrive...

It has been 11 years since we've been to Disney/Universal, so obviously we are not frequent visitors. I'm trying to plan a trip for November 2021. My youngest daughter will be turning 9 during the trip. We want to see as much as we can while we are there. We want to go to Universal/IOA and all...