Lisa F
is a very wise woman
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2000
Hi all,
I can't delete my other posts so apology for the double posts. Anyway, I did a little more homework and for right now, for the saturday night between christmas and new year's the best I can possibly do is $269 at the Portofino Bay Hotel. that is the only one with ANY discount that I am eligible for, and all of the AAA discounted rooms are sold out at the other two properties. I know it sounds high, but for one night at possibly the busiest saturday of the entire year I will deal with it... though I will keep reading these boards hoping to find a better rate closer to the date.
Anyway, my question is, how do I get the absolute most out of my two days/one night at USF? I am seriously considering flying in the night before and staying at the airport so that we can drive right to PBH and check in and get our room keys and then go to USF so I have two FULL days.
This is what I know so far... Automatic access to "Universal Express" is definately the biggest timesaver. This should help us do the major attractions fairly painlessly even though I'm sure crowds will be insane.
It looks like they do something like an early entry day on Sundays for Universal Studios... It says they are suspended until further notice, but it sounds like something for me to keep in the back of my mind in case they bring it back during that really busy time of the year.
I think we are going to get the ticket special that they have going right now and maybe end up going back to universal for a day or two while we are staying at disney to finish up something if we feel like we missed out (why not with the free days?) Does that ticket act as a parkhopper or do you only get admission to one park on one day?
Where are the best places to eat in the parks and do I need to make reservations (and how do I do that?)
I think that's it for now. Any hints on getting the most out of our two days of precious front of the line access would be greatly appreciated!
Lisa
I can't delete my other posts so apology for the double posts. Anyway, I did a little more homework and for right now, for the saturday night between christmas and new year's the best I can possibly do is $269 at the Portofino Bay Hotel. that is the only one with ANY discount that I am eligible for, and all of the AAA discounted rooms are sold out at the other two properties. I know it sounds high, but for one night at possibly the busiest saturday of the entire year I will deal with it... though I will keep reading these boards hoping to find a better rate closer to the date.
Anyway, my question is, how do I get the absolute most out of my two days/one night at USF? I am seriously considering flying in the night before and staying at the airport so that we can drive right to PBH and check in and get our room keys and then go to USF so I have two FULL days.
This is what I know so far... Automatic access to "Universal Express" is definately the biggest timesaver. This should help us do the major attractions fairly painlessly even though I'm sure crowds will be insane.
It looks like they do something like an early entry day on Sundays for Universal Studios... It says they are suspended until further notice, but it sounds like something for me to keep in the back of my mind in case they bring it back during that really busy time of the year.
I think we are going to get the ticket special that they have going right now and maybe end up going back to universal for a day or two while we are staying at disney to finish up something if we feel like we missed out (why not with the free days?) Does that ticket act as a parkhopper or do you only get admission to one park on one day?
Where are the best places to eat in the parks and do I need to make reservations (and how do I do that?)
I think that's it for now. Any hints on getting the most out of our two days of precious front of the line access would be greatly appreciated!
Lisa
