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Nope, just water fountains. I told them to make sure they went to the bathroom before they got in line, lol

Here was our view for the show. It was very interesting to me how Universal handled the crowds for this show. They would close off the bridge from Hogsmeade to Jurassic Park, to be an exit only from Hogsmeade. So everyone had to enter the land from the archway. They would let a certain...

Toon Lagoon had two rides First was Popeye. This was a water ride, and since it was kind of chilly the day we were there, we didn't feel like getting wet, so we skipped it. The other ride is a Dudley Do Right log flume. It looked neat, but again, didn't feel like getting wet. Next up was...

Helga the witch, she crashed her broom into that yellow pole! I personally thought this was a great themed area. But I grew up in the 70's and 80's reading the funny pages, so I remembered all of these characters. I had to constantly explain to the kids who these characters were. I've...

We met the Grinch. He complained about me having a "rat" on my backpack (it was a Mickey pack). He was great!! You can see Hogwart's from just about anywhere in the park. We starting heading towards Marvel Island next, but met a new friend on the way. Kung Fu Panda is one of my oldest...

This ride wasn't the best ever, but still worth at least one ride. We got to eat Sam I Am and the Lorax!

This was the entrance to the attraction. We weren't sure what this was at first!! It is a type of show using special effects, where you walk from room to room as you follow along with the story. We loved it. Thought it was a very unique experience. Still trying to figure out had they did...

We then entered the castle to ride the Forbidden Journey. The queue for this ride was fantastic. Since it was early, we didn't have to stop in the queue until right before boarding. The sorting hat. We scratched our heads as to why they didn't have some sort of sorting hat ceremony...

Then you walk around a corner in town, and get another fantastic reveal! Hogwarts!! Hogwart's selfie The forced perspective didn't always work outside of the land, but from inside the land, it looked great!

More pics of Hogsmeade. Yes, we did try the Butter Bear! We tried to frozen and the regular cold. We thought the frozen was definitely the best of the two. Even the back of the land looked good!

Ok, so some of you may be wondering, why I said "Universal Studios next!" in what you may think is a WDW trip report? Well, when doing research for this trip, we discussed maybe going to Universal for a few days, as it had been 24 years since we had been to these parks. That was before IOA was...

Hello again everyone!! Got another whirlwind trip report for you! So on this trip, we were offered by my Mother and her Husband a trip down to Florida to visit them as our Christmas present for this year. And what a present it was!! They rent this beautiful house every winter to hang out and...

Just got back. Had a great time at Universal. Trip report is upcoming. I guess my wording in the first question wasn't exact enough in hind sight. I was wondering if you could trade the chocolate frog trading cards, similar to how Disney does pin trading, in their parks. To answer my own...

Do the experts think that most of this will be up and running on January 3rd?

Does anyone know if there is anyplace inside the Harry Potter areas where you can trade cards?

Hello, My family and I will be at the resort on this day, and I'm trying to decide which park would be the better option. I see both parks have a dance party, DJ, fireworks, etc... Just wondering if one park is normally less busy on that evening than the other? Is one more child friendly than...

Thanks!

So with the 4 different types of sabers, do you have to wait for 14 people wanting the same type before you go in? Or do all 14 people make different sabers? Why? My 2 sons and myself all want to build a different type, and would prefer to all be in the room together. Thanks

Thanks for all your input! I did check and it looks like we will stay at a deluxe hotel for one night. They told me check-in time starts at 7 a.m. with a bag check. So our plans now will be to check-in early, bag check, get early entry into the park, get the unlimited express pass, spend the...

Hello, i'm going to both Universal Parks this week. I realize that they both will be a 10 out of 10 on the attendance chart every day this week. Trying to decide if I should spend the extra money to upgrade to the Express Pass. I have a family of 5, with the youngest being 17, so the kiddie...