Newbies to Orlando Choose Universal Part 2

[EpcoTim]

He wants you to call him crazy

And that's always a valid point.

 

[LucyK]

The Uni hotels are very nice. I think you'll enjoy your stay there.

It's also much more relaxing to stay and vacation at Uni. I'd do my Disney days first and save the more relaxing part for last. (Just a tip, lol, not a request for you to vacation my way!)

We thought about it but decided to do Disney last. I look forward for a few days of peace and tranquility before the craziness of Disney!

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Meeting "Mom" today and will be interested to hear her take on everything. I'll post afterwards.

 

[Hot Lava]

Then, the last day was Disney and we started out at Epcot. From a vacation standpoint, it felt a little less enjoyable than a normal amusement park but, from an educational standpoint I think it would be an awesome place to take your kids to learn about culture.

Well, until you are 21 and might enjoy sampling all the beverages available in EPCOT. Then it's a whole new park again. Or at least educational in a different way.

 

[Dog Ate Mouse]

Uni is a wonderful park and place to visit for at least two days. When the wife and I think vacation we love to go to WDW for 10 days and 10 nights. We never leave the resort area and have everything we need in Disney. Now the DWF and I are both in our 50's and enjoy being pampered and spoiled in WDW. When you think about it, you have the theme Parks, the water parks, food at all of the resorts and theme parks, DTD, shopping, Movies, Shows, fireworks and parades, pools, quiet pools, fishing, horseback riding, Bikes and boats, Boardwalk style games and acades here and there. When we finish our vacation we are all parked out and are sad we are leaving to go home. You see WDW to us is a really get away from it all and relax, have fun, see the parks and do things at the resorts. You see we can take our time see everything and experience it and take advantage of the other things to do at the resorts and of course enjoy good to great dining. We always love at least one day at Typhoon Lagoon which is suppose to be our rest and relax day which never is because we are having to much fun in the water park and going on the slides and wave pool and the lazy man river (So Much For Rest) and so on. Add in the tours like keys to the Kingdom and behind the seeds tour in Epcot and you really have a fun filled packed time. Then add in that we love to go and explore Resorts to see what they have to offer and eat there. This is how we try and decide if we would like to stay their the next time we go. Do we go to the parks, oh my yes but we also love to park hop. Except for firework night in Magic Kingdom or EPCOT or a early breakfast at another resort we drive our car. Other than that I never see my car again and enjoy letting WDW Transportation get me all around. Think about it, Monorail, Boats, Bus, how cool is that. We have had fun and some really good laughs at Universal, but WDW for our family is where all the fun, and good times and memories are made and the Resort experience is encountered. So I guess when I compare Universal to WDW I think of the over all experience and not just the rides. There is much more to it than that.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Just returned form meeting the Mom. Well, Mom and daughter wished they had more time at Magic Kingdom and Epcot. That said, Mom was very disappointed in Epcot compared to her visit 25 years ago.