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Stayed at PB the weekend before Christmas - interestingly, neither Universal nor the hotel reached out to mention anything about renovations prior to our stay, nor was anything mentioned during check-in. I was generally aware of them via these forums but that seems like a major miss, especially...

It may actually be a bit of the inverse since the benefit of having the existing/well known lands exist. In short, the opportunity to explore something a little more unknown and exotic is it's own draw - with the delight of it also having familiar roots. Consider how many Potter-heads seem to...

That's exactly the problem - it's way too clean, which makes it look fake. But then no one wants their resort looking dingy. Sort of an impossible situation.

I have a love-hate relationship with Portofino. To preface, it is my preferred resort at UO. Great amenities, large rooms, great pool, usually great staff, and very good room service. I vastly prefer it to Hard Rock (which I think comes off as tacky - don't @ me!, and I find the room...

Paid $160 for two chairs over Spring Break. Yes, it struck me as way overpriced. But it really was a sanctuary of calm amidst the chaos of the general seating areas and the waiter service was fantastic. Constantly checking in and food and drinks were always delivered promptly. My only real...

I was there 3/19 - 3/26 and we rode many times. My observations were as follows: Pretty much every day was charted as a 10/10 or 9/10 actual crowd level on TouringPlans. It was certainly very, very busy. Posted wait times seemed to range anywhere from 60-120 minutes throughout the day. The...

Recently rode on Thu, March 24th and there was a full, moving T-Rex.

Just change the video of Smith neuralyzing you to him slapping you upside the face.

This was only my second ever trip to Universal Orlando so I am not a crusty Universal veteran (our first trip was in March 2019). We stayed in a Bay View room at Portofino Bay for the duration of the trip and primarily did the Universal parks with the exception of a day each at Animal Kingdom...

Spent a week with my son at Portofino Bay last week (Bay View 2 Queen); figured I'd share some thoughts on a recent stay. - Was here with my entire family in 2019 in a Minions family suite but since this trip was my just my son (13) and I all we needed was the single room. - Hotel is very nice...

Crush the attraction, and see it driven before you... I'm still on board with the "Knight Bus" re-theme idea. Blue sky or not, it's a great idea. Save F&F for something bigger.

My intent was not to inflame. Apologies and peace to all. However, a Frankenstein meet and greet better have Tesla coils. Lots of Tesla coils!

I actually found Rowling's comments to be extremely careful and thoughtful. I'd encourage people to actually read her essay as opposed to just reading reactionary tweets about it. While I've always hoped for a world where people can agree to disagree without every difference of opinion...

Ah! Completely divorced from the queue. I get it.

It seems I'm not the only one, but I'm having trouble groking what the line flow is supposed to look like with the new Forbidden Journey lockers. Perhaps the hivemind here can help enlighten me! I haven't been to IOA in well over a year, but my recollection for the line then was as follows: -...

Ah! I forgot how tall that terrace is above the waterline. I suppose it may end up being more of an auditory intrusion as opposed to a visual one. Can always just chalk up any shrieking to a dementor attack.

Apologies if off-topic, but does anyone know roughly how close the track swings by the Hogshead outdoor terrace? And any conventional wisdom on whether Rowling had to sign off on allowing it?

There appear to be up to four possible "hub" attraction entrances/buildings: - The coaster above DW land/Berk on the right side, obviously. - The Mission:Space looking building directly above said coaster. - A large building just above Nintendo. - Another large building with a big red statue...

I'm particularly intrigued by Alicia's comments on the positioning of the hotel and park's central icon: "The rumored hotel would be located at the very back of the park, and seen behind the park’s central hub and icon." Wouldn't that imply there would need to be some sort of thematic or...

Disney already tried a Mordor land : DHS through part of 2018.