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Hi, Mr. Testa! Given what you know about the way the other Universal parks operate, do you have an estimate of what percentage of each ride's capacity will be going to Express Pass/Disabled Pass guests? I'm trying to wrap my head around what the capacity will be for standby riders.

Disney's capacity (compared to guest numbers) is far too low to allow it, given Disney's failure to add high-capacity rides for years, and the fact that lightning lanes already have a high DAS guest load . Disney wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to allow too many guests to purchase the...

The thing that to me makes EP at Universal infinitely more valuable than LL at WDW (besides the fact that EP at Uni is _free_ when we stay at a premium hotel), is that you don't need to schedule anything in advance. You just show up, tour spontaneously, and enjoy! No muss, no fuss, and I don't...

The pedestrian bridge isn't open yet. It was supposed to be completed in "Fall 2024" but has now been extended to "2025."

I enjoy them both, and appreciate the more advanced effects of Escape From Gringotts, but the pacing of the Mummy is way better, with the attraction adding layers of thrill and building to a climax. Escape From Gringotts is more lop-sided, with the more thrilling parts (and the only real drop of...

You're right -- HS has had a huge capacity problem as long as my family has been visiting. Another reason why MK doesn't "need" Cars Land, as the MK already has the highest number of rides.

For me, it's all about the theming. Cars Land would have been a perfect extension, aesthetically, of the Hollywood architecture in HS. TSI could and should have been replaced with something thematically appropriate to the surrounding lands.

Quick question. We're flying into Orlando from Western NY in a couple of weeks, and meeting up with my college-aged son, who will have taken the Brightline from a swim team training sesson in Palm Beach to MCO, to spend a couple of days with us. I've watched enough videos and scanned enough...

I know this reply is very tardy, but I think you're right: buying JB points is rarely a good deal. Earning them through a JB credit card spend (where you pay off the balance in full every month so you don't ever incur interest charges) is the best and cheapest way to get points. I may pay...

My daughter was tall enough for most coasters at age 4, too, and ended up loving them! I concur with the progressive approach mentioned by others. See how they do on Barnstormer, then Dwarfs, then Slinky or Big Thunder...

Just chiming in as everyone makes the inevitable WDW vs. Epic comparisons... While those comparisons have focused (very reasonably) on attractions, theming, and footprint, one aspect I didn't see mentioned was the touring experience itself. While preferences in this vein are subjective, for my...

No, but since Helios Grand bookings and multi-day tix were live just after 6am today, I'm using that as my benchmark.

True. While "free" is almost always "worth it" in the real world, because "free" usually means "costs nothing" (so I suspect that wasn't what the OP was asking about), there are arguably situations in which getting the DDP for free isn't worth it either, if you are thereby disqualified from...

Me too! Seasonal passholder here (in a family of 4 passholders, incuding our 18-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter), and we are super-excited that we'll have the chance to purchase 1-day tickets so soon, and before the general public. Our 6-night August 2025 Epic Universe trip has been...

My (admittedly anecdotal) impression via the half dozen cast members I know is that the problem is coming from the top down: low morale, caused by increasing demands and corporate indifference, without increased compensation. It tracks: WDW is trying to take more than ever from guests while...

So instead, you can choose to spend 8 hours in standby lines for 6 or 7 rides. ;) (Chiming in to pile on to the criticism over HS's poor/limited attraction mix, but I do agree with your point!)

Wow. They really did their best to put the "box" in flower box. ;)

In their original versions, POTC. Nowadays, BTMRR. Intervening changes muddled the POTC storyline and removed almost all sense of danger or derring-do, while BTMRR's changes (some pluses, some not) are at least a wash.

Absolutely, 100%, THIS. Your post perfectly summarizes why my family of repeat-visiting, can't-wait-to-book-our-next-trip Disney World fans has become completely disenchanted with WDW. Our post-G+ visits in particular were more demoralizing than fun. We are fortunate in that we could still...

Completely agree (although I'd argue that most of Disney's newer hotels/refurbs suffer from the same trend of watered-down, cheapened theming). In addition, the Helios standard rooms are dinky in size (significantly smaller than standard rooms at any other premium/signature, and only 10 SF...