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    My Universal Photo Packages

    I printed mine at Sam's Club with no problem but I take mine there on a disk and sit at their photo station and choose, edit and submit for printing while I'm there, I've never had any problem, even with reproducing photos that probably should have been copyrighted. I don't submit them over the...
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    What NOT to miss at Universal?

    Try not to miss the Horror Make-up show. I think 7 & 10 years olds will not find it frightening. Because it is a great show, funny and unexpected. Easy to skip (as I did for many trips) and when I finally saw it, I kicked myself for waiting so long!
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    Describe differences

    We went Sept of 2018 and the Universal crowds were rate 2 or 3 out of 10. We had no trouble doing everything we wanted to in 2 days (not the water park). So you are going at a good time to get the best out of Universal w/o crowds. Disney crowds will be low too but still more crowded than Universal.
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    First time at Discovery Cove

    The Seaventure is fun. You wear a "diving helmet" (really a weighted air-flooded head piece) and go down maybe 10 feet into a cordoned-off section of the reef to see various undersea things - corals, fish, shells, sharks, etc. You are down there for about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. They give you...
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    Shady spots at Discovery Cove

    I guess that was my first thought. To do the dolphin encounter and few other extras, you need to wear their wetsuits. We ended up wearing them all day. These provide a lot of coverage from the sun so that plus their environmentally friendly sunscreen will cover you when you HAVE to be in the...
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    Wow, the food is bad at Discovery Cove

    I agree the food is underwhelming. Hopefully they hear from enough people and see enough of these criticisms that they change. Disney goes bad every decade or so and then beefs up their quality. Hopefully Discovery Cove will too.
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    My Universal Photo Packages

    I disagree. I enlarged mine to 8x10's and one to poster size and had no fuzziness in any of my photo package photos. I don't know why you did. Maybe you should contact Amazing photos...
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    Discovery Cove Arrival/Photos

    I guess I didn't really answer Brie's question. They take photos of you during dolphin encounter. If you sign up for any extra events, Seaventure, Animal Trek, shark or ray feeding, they will have a photographer take pictures of those events. Then at the end of the day you are offered packages...
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    Discovery Cove Arrival/Photos

    The dolphin encounter is one package in which yo have to use their photographer because your own camera is not allowed in the water with the dolphins. If you book other "add-ons" like Seaventure, Animal trek, etc, those are a separate add on package (but cheaper). The sum total is usually the...
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    Why my trip to Universal?

    Spike said: "So sorry bit late replying to your most, and it did make me chuckle, yes my "language" is because I'm London born and bred, a true cockney in fact, very proud of that! A 'Cockney' is a native of London that was born within the sound of Bow Bells (A Church), Wikipedia probably...
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    Why my trip to Universal?

    As an esophageal cancer survivor, I give you ginormous thumbs up and wish you the best of trips. From your "language" I am assuming you are from the UK - or Australia - and I welcome you to America and I hope you have the trip of a lifetime. But your lifetime isn't over and you have the...
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    Is this site legit? BestofOrlando

    Not that I am trying to switch the sites you are buying from but I have always got the best prices from the Undercover tourist site, including Universal tickets. Just throwing that out there.
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    Motion sickness

    Universal has a lot of motion simulators. Most of my life I loved them. Now in my 60's, they made me sick. But each one has a stationary row so you can experience the 3D (or 4D) without the motion simulator. Try one and if you get queasy, ride the rest of the attractions in the stationary row...
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    Touring plans and which half day?

    I have taken printed touring plans but they were for a 3 out of 10 crowd and I really didn't need them. On top of that I hate bouncing around a park, I take things in the order that I encounter them, so IOA was going to be "do the loop" no matter what the lines. True, it will be crowded when...
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    Pick 2 for 99

    I did this in September. The drive is not bad, the speed limit is 65 or 70 and it will only take an hour. Busch Gardens is an amusement park and an African zoo. After 3 coasters that spin and made my daughter and I queasy, we chose to view animals and drink beer for the rest of the day. Had a...
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    Discovery Cove with 2 park day ticket question

    I did exactly this and the free parking is worth it, even if you don't go to Tampa Busch Gardens. I do want to mention one problem I had, when I showed up at Busch Gardens, my pass got me into free parking but at the gate, my pass (the internet ticket/reservation you get when booking Discovery...
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    Sloth Interaction

    We went on the Animal Trek at Discovery Cove in September and a sloth was included in our tour. But it is optional. They don't guarantee what animals you will meet. We got to pet it and have our picture taken with it but we did not get to hold it or feed it. The trainer holding it said he...
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    Newbie Alert! Help a mom out please!

    I'm going to vary from what most said above. Not that their advice is bad, it's just that all the advice seems to be "spend more money to get these advantages and if you can use this extra, well, you get that too". Sometimes that advice works and fits my budget and well, sometimes it doesn't...
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    My Universal Photo Packages

    Everybody has the right idea here. At this price, it's worth it for what you get. At the regular price...eh...not so much. You may also be surprised by some "extras" when you "check out. I got a 5x7, an 8x10 and a poster size print of my choice. I'm pretty sure the poster size wasn't included in...
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    Water Shoes at Discovery Cove?

    If I'm not mistaken,I think Discovery Cove recommends water shoes. And I'm pretty sure they are required for Sea Venture. So (if you haven't already concluded from all the above responses) YES! Bring them. Wear them. And if you don't need them/want them somewhere, put them in your locker!




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