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I texted "Tony". Around a week later I heard back from someone else. Presumably Ryland. He directed me to the website. Filled out the form. Didn't get a confirmation, so I texted again. He called me and seemed amused that anyone would want a confirmation. He looked me up and said I was...

We have made plans to eat at Vivo a couple of times. The problem is it's right next to Cowfish. Every time we have ever walked up to Vivo, the girls veer into Cowfish instead. It is tentatively in the plans for this year. I have heard good things. But who knows if we'll actually make it...

We stayed in RPR once. I think it was 2017. We liked the hotel but didn't love it the way you do. One of the big shortcomings for us with two young picky eaters at the time was food. The food offerings were mostly upscale and not to the kids' liking with a heavy emphasis on Asian flavors...

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Loving the food pics! We had the best time with Mardis Gras in 2019. Got to ride the floats twice. It's such a memorable experience.

It's been such a long time! Our last Universal trip was in 2019. We had intended to take a year off even before Covid hit. But I ended up pulling away from Orlando theme park discussions/community during 2020 because of some of the unpleasant discourse going on at the time. Seemed like...

Or +3 guests. We went as a family twice last year. Highly recommended. It is a lottery. Last year I put in my name and my wife's name for something like six consecutive days. I got chosen twice and her name was never drawn.

I agree with @macraven and @Disxuni. Later in the day when the Potter sections are jam packed, you will be able to use Express Pass on the rides. But it won't help you at all with the spells and shops. To properly cast spells, you need a little room. In the afternoon, kids will be pushing...

I would imagine you're locked in since it's a three-park ticket but your best bet would be to call guest services and ask. Get the answer from the horse's mouth.

These are fine choices. Every restaurant has good days and bad days and these things are subjective. You will always be able to find someone who had a bad experience at any restaurant. Mythos, Toothsome and Cowfish are all popular enough that they tend to get labelled by some as "over-rated"...

You are going to be shocked by how different Universal is from Disney. When you're staying at a deluxe and have EP, there is nothing to worry about. No need to plan. You can sleep in. Spontaneity is alive and well at Universal. You won't need dining reservations, although they are a good...

I will let the kids know you like Cowfish. Might improve your credibility to the point where they will give Confisco a try! ;) We're not sushi eaters, but we like the fake sushi there. Mindy always orders the same thing - burgerooshi. Literally every time. And the kids always get the bento...

We have never stayed at HRH, but that's because we fell in love with PB. Both are close to the parks, but HRH is indeed super close. PB is about a 10 minute walk from the parks at a slow pace. More often than not, we take the water taxis because we're not in a hurry and we know we will be...

Thanks! I get frustrated sometimes with the lack of info out there for things like club level. So when I do my trip reports, I try to include information I would have considered helpful. If anyone is interested, this is my 2019 TR in which we stayed at Portofino Club Level.

Fudge is often overly sweet. I have a serious sweet tooth and sometimes I find fudge overwhelming. The butterbeer fudge is definitely less sweet than the other flavors. I didn't hate that. It just has a very un-fudgy texture about it. I could get past that, but the girls couldn't. We tend...

Totally agree with you about EP. I suppose it all depends on how you tour. Like you, we tend to hit the parks in short bursts. If we had to wait in line an hour for anything, that would completely upend our approach. A while back, someone argued with me that Green Eggs hadn't been open in at...

We're between trips currently. With no likely Universal vacations in sight, I have backed off reading trip reports for a while. But I'm finally ready for a taste of Universal, so here I am. We haven't visited RPR since 2017. While we liked it a lot, we felt like it was missing a quick, lower...

Did they make a change to the Loews website? I used to enter the APH code to see if a discount is available, but now I can't find the option to enter promo codes.

They could. But why not save that ammo for later. For us, yeah, this was not news. But for the vast majority of people, the fact that a new park is coming was a bombshell.

That was a mistake they don't want to repeat. Attendance was down for the next three years.