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Glad it worked out for you! It boggles my mind that Disney continues to have problems with this. Granted, I've only used their FP and reservation systems twice in the last 3 years; but it seems to me that they should have the capability of handling the traffic without having outages or...

How much of the fencing and effects are up during the day on the event dates? Do they restrict any other areas of the park or is it just the ones outlined in the map for the ticketed event? We'd planned on going back into the park for Diagon Alley and/or Hogsmeade one of the nights with an 11...

I'm the same way when it comes to having things on paper. I kept a spreadsheet of all our FPs, ADRs, confirmation #s, etc in our backpack throughout the whole trip. Came in very handy a few years ago when the MDE app was in and out of service while we were at the park. Good snags on the...

Cowfish sounds like a lot of fun. I'll have to check out the menu...afraid my non-adventuresome family wouldn't be interested, but it is worth a look.

That last picture is fantastic!

Here's the basic plan along with FPs that have already been secured. I welcome any advice, critique, or general thoughts! Here's my general philosophy for this trip (we'll see how it goes): balance park visits with relaxing in the resorts. Since we are just doing 2 days at Disney, we felt...

I know...I still can't believe the outcome some 3 years after the fact. We thought long and hard about AKL but ultimately it was a combination of a monorail resort, proximity to MK, and being able to see the fireworks from our balcony (the youngest has some sensory issues that make her very...

Ha! The Disney Customer Service guy discussed that but spent probably 80% of the call talking about the Wilderness Lodge check-in issue. I think that was the main reason we got the special deal and certainly was the thing he was most concerned about. He stated that my experience would go...

First time in a long time…but wanted to get a trip report started ahead of our upcoming second trip to WDW (and first time to Universal). Last time (3 years ago) I definitely considered myself a Disney Newbie. While I wouldn’t be confused with an expert now, I felt like I learned lots of...

I'm also a "lurk n liker"! ...following too!

I've bookmarked your blog with the RPR trip report and am reading it off and on today. Thanks for sharing your experience! The EP system at Universal is so stressless compared to FP at WDW...having to schedule when to be where, etc. I have been wondering if the tradeoff is that EP isn't that...

Following along...we are heading to Universal/IoA and staying at Royal Pacific in about 2 months. I've been wondering how well the EPs work at Universal compared to FPs at WDW. Thanks for sharing your observations on that. Looking forward to reading your review!

That's fantastic information. Thank you so much. I hate to hear that the quality level is not the same as Disney's, but that (I guess?) is to be expected especially if they're using a third party. I assume there are still places to buy individual ride photos if you choose to? We're not big...

Curious if anyone has experience prepaying for the MyUniversal Photos package? We will be at Universal for 2 full days. On our last trip to WDW, we used the Disney Photopass package and felt like we got our money's worth (though it is pricey I think). MyUniversal Photos is quite a bit cheaper...

Thanks...I ordered a copy a few weeks ago and have skimmed through it. It's pretty extensive. And the touring plans in it seem like finely tuned machines.

I think a resort day is a good idea, especially with kids. Ours needed an afternoon to do nothing but relax after about day 3. We called an audible and cancelled our plans that afternoon/evening and just hung out by the pool at the Lodge to recharge. For adults, probably less needed, but...

Thanks for the suggestion on Orlando Informer! This may be the best Universal resource I've come across yet.

Thanks! That saved a call into Guest Services!

Very very good point...and I stand corrected. We stayed at the HI-Disney Sprngs, NOT HI: Lake Buena Vista. Man that is confusing.

Thanks everyone for the input!!! After discussing it with my wife (which I probably should have done first before posting and wasting y'all's time) she agreed that having a leisurely day between the 2 parks was preferrable. We definitely decided not to try to cram AK in on Wednesday. We...