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Awesome trip report. Dreamlights looks like an amazing parade and I must go to DisneySea!

Awesome pics! Following along!

We signed up and paid for Behind the Seeds and then left the Land and went to the Seas. We rode Nemo before visiting our fishy friends. In the biiiiig blue world... I saved @ValVal from being eaten by Bruce. And we observed all the fish and eels in these little tanks...

• October 20 • 2nd full day • EPCOT • We were pretty efficient about getting ready for our first Disney day. Got to the park around 8:30 in the middle of extra magic hours and decided to get some pictures of us/ take some of our own. It was a beautiful morning. We headed to the Land...

Finally to finish our day, we stopped at Disney Springs to wander around. Val was in need of a cupcake so we headed to Sprinkles. And we picked up a limited edition Rapunzel pin for a friend back in California. A cast member took our photo by the green-clad Minnie and Mickey. And we...

One more ride in Superhero Island before heading back to Hogsmeade-- Storm Force Accelatron. The X-Men teacups. How thrilling. Back in the Wizarding World, we rode Dragon Challenge (twice?) since the wait was short. Then Val wanted to get a drink in the Hog's Head. So she got a shot of...

I recommend the Disney Visa. There's two options-- the one I have is the one with no annual fees, which has slightly lower rewards but not by much. And for BOG, you will need an ADR for lunch.

Your trip is definitely going to be awesome. Planning is already tricky to do-- especially when you can't know for sure who's going to attend. But you'll be at Disney so everything will be fine. I definitely recommend Behind the Seeds! I've been twice and it's one of those experiences that...

Since we were already a little wet from our River Adventure, we went ahead and made another questionable decision. Note the sign that says shoes and shirts must be worn. There was a man in our boat who decided to take his shirt off-- setting a great example for his sons who followed suit...

Here's Val becoming a T-Rex... And here's me with my all time favorite dinosaur... We played with one of the interactive super-scientific games hosted by Mr DNA from the movies. This one took Val's photo, asked her some questions to see what dino she would be most compatible with, and then...

For dessert, we headed over to Florean Fortescue's for some delicious ice cream. I'd never been here before but the shop is cute and the ice cream is super tasty! Angry photobombing grandma in background? Probably jealous of our ice cream. I got a scoop of apple crumble and a scoop of...

We were getting hungry and decided to go to Leaky Cauldron for lunch. We stopped to say hello to Kreacher in the window of 12 Grimauld Place. I didn't know he was there until very recently. Hello, grumpy house elf! Lunch time! I got the kid's meal fish and chips since we were planning on...

After Mummy, we did ride Rip Ride Rockit, one of my absolute favorite rides at Universal. Val was planning on needing to ride it twice during our trip so she could listen to two different songs. I always choose the same song (Le Disko by Shiny Toy Guns). #fallonride. Val & Jimmy are BFFs...

It was then time to practice more spells, which led us to Knockturn Alley. Val's a ghost. Fancy a visit to the room of requirement? We then wanted to move on to other parts of the park but saw that the wait for Gringotts was still pretty low so figured we might as well get in a round 2...

We heard something going on in the stage area and the performers were starting a Beetle the Bard tale, The Fountain of Fair Fortune. It was only 9AM and I was surprised that they started shows that early but good job, Universal. I'd seen this one before but it was a first for Val. And we...

Obviously our first destination was Diagon Alley. When Val came to visit 2 years ago, the dragon refused to do his fire-breathing thang the entire day. Would Val finally be able to see some flames? Well, we'd have to wait since it was necessary to get a Gringotts ride in! We stored our...

Actual Day 1 (October 19) On our first full day, Val and I went back to Universal. Here's a "before" picture. Ha. It was a pleasant morning and I drove us to Universal. We made good time. I got free parking with my pass. All was well. Yes, we are ready to experience the magic. We...

Yes! I'm glad you appreciate the snap! I was cracking myself up! Wizarding World is obviously amazing. The theming is so great that it can be appreciated by book lovers (like me), movie lovers (like Val), or even people who aren't Harry Potter fans at all (people with whom I just cannot...

Okay-- now to finish our first part of a day. We continued through City Walk and ordered a pizza that we could pick up on our way to the hotel. I have no pictures but we got a much-too-large deep dish pizza from Giordano's so we could relive our Chicago glory days. It was goooood but way too...

How could I forget about sneetches!!? Yay thanks for following!! Welcome back to abzoo trip reporting! Val and I definitely had lots of fun! Some of the islands have bridges that go from one to the other and some just transition without a bridge (like the Lost Continent to Wizarding World)...