Fantasmic Adventures in this thing called life
Follow our family on our everyday adventures as we try to bring the magic of Disney to our castle.
Friday, December 10, 2021
July 2021: Universal/IOA, day 3
Friday, December 3, 2021
July 2021: Universal/IOA, Day 2
If you know us at all, you know that even without kids, we were up early and ready to enter the park as soon as possible. We left the hotel early with our coffee in hand.
We were rewarded by only a few people in front of us at the gate of Island of Adventures.
Friday, November 26, 2021
July 2021: Universal without kids
Yes, you read that title right. Patrick and I went to Universal without the kids. With the opening of the new Velocicoaster we decided to take a little weekend to ourselves to enjoy the coaster our kids are too small for anyway and also celebrate our anniversary. We've been married 11 years and we almost always take our kids with us on all our trips, so it was an amazing treat to ourselves to have this little alone time together. We actually ended up stopping in Gainesville for our first night so that we could visit some friends. We took our time the next morning and ended up arriving at Universal around check-in time.
Since this was a special trip for us, we splurged a little and stayed at the Royal Pacifica Hotel. If you've read any of my other trip reports, you know that we usually stay at the value resorts. We were definitely spoiled this time, as the Universal deluxe resorts also come with their unlimited express passes. I feel like we were able to accomplish so much with these passes, that we will definitely contemplate staying at a deluxe resort again just for these passes. I guess time will tell, but they definitely were awesome during this trip.
Upon entering this hotel, you cross this bridge and are greeted by a fun scent.
We decided to be that old couple, and we actually chose to eat at the hotel when the lounge first opened for dinner before heading to the park the evening.
We shared some sushi and enjoyed some drinks.
The queue line itself is great, but the ride is amazing. By the time we got on, the park was closed. The ride was so exhilarating, I was pretty much speechless after this first ride. It was a fun way to end the night, and we couldn't wait to ride it again the next day.