Day 5- Park to Park
We were in for another rainy afternoon
. We had planned to do opening at IOA then hang in the parks till 4 go back and have dinner. After dinner we were going to go back and visit DA at night. I love it there at night. I wasn't sure if we would get back there so we had a contingency plan to do what we wanted and needed. We went and had our awesome breakfast and was done and at the launch by 8:15. We made it to IOA about 8:30 and got in line. They opened the turnstiles about 8:40 and we went through. The family was trying to move along but I called them all back for our entrance pic. I got the photo pass I wanted to use it.
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As you can see in the picture I thought my tank top picture looked like a scene from Portofino Bay. I had to get it
We got stopped by Hulk until 9:00 and then went through. We decided to skip it this time and head to Dr. Doom. We love this drop tower. It has some of the best air time out of the ones I have ridden. Next stop was spider man then up to Hogsmeade. On the way we stopped for a photo at the selfie station in Jurassic.
We made it to Hogsmeade and got our butter beer and pumpkin fizz. We did some shopping and the boys rode FJ. Liv and I stayed off and shopped. After we made our way back to the front for shopping in those stores. I got 2 ornaments and a pair of shorts. It was about 11:15 and it was an early lunch again at Toothsome. We went over and sat right away. Today Liv and I ordered the same as yesterday. Brian ordered Quiche Lorraine and Charlie got a burger. Brian got another chocolate stout but drank it before I got some.
. That is by far my favorite beer. Our meal came and it was delicious. We decided on desert today. Charlie got a Hazelnut milkshake, Liv got a brownie sundae and I got chocolate creme brulee. Brian was going to pick on ours. When the waitress brought our deserts she also brought me a dish of chocolate mousse with whip cream and a candle. She saw my birthday pin. I thought that was very nice. Now we had so much desert and they are large. We managed to finish and roll ourselves out. Here are some pics of our meal.
When we got outside after the sky was starting to turn a little. I was afraid the rain was going to come in early. We walked over to the studios and did Fallon, Minion and over to DA. We rode Gingotts and did our shopping. We were just finishing up and the rain started. At first it was light but then turned heavy. We had our trusty ponchos and put them on. It started raining so hard and windy we couldn't see. We stopped off by the Transformers meet and greet under shelter. It didn't look like it was going to let up so we decided to leave. We don't like going on rides when it is that rainy. We stopped at the front and got my free photos and took the bus back. We got back and wanted to drop off stuff to the room. This was the first day I got back and my room wasn't cleaned. I saw the housekeeper who had been doing my room and she said not me today. I went over to the lounge and they called for me. Housekeeping was going to come while we ate dinner at 5. We hung out in the lounge with snacks and TV. At 5 food came out. This meal was so good. It was Greek night. We were looking forward to it.
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After another delicious meal we hung out for a bit. The rain was lighter but it was in the forecast with thunder and lightning for the evening. We decided we didn't want to get caught again in the parks. We opted to try the beach pool. We went down and got lucky that the storms stayed away so we could use it. The hot tub was nice with the water falls. I think the jets could have been stronger and more water. The pool was fun. We had a beach ball went down the slide. WE had a nice night at the pool. We went back to the room and packed. We decided not to do a park in the morning. We would be heading to Northport and Cape Coral for family the rest of the week. Since. we lost pool time we decided to spend a couple of hours there in the morning.
Morning came and we ate breakfast and took our time. Went back to the room got everything together then headed to the pool for 9. We were there till about 10:15 came back and got ready. We were out of the room a little before 11:00. On the way out Olivia and I ran to the Universal store on property to get last minute stuff. The boys were loading the car. We took one last picture and we went on our way.
My summary for this trip report. We loved PBH and the club level there. The staff, food, facilities and room were amazing. I would recommend this resort to anybody. We just love the parks and never get tired of going there. We look forward to many more happy returns. The one area that the resorts with boat transportation have to work on is buses during inclement weather. There was no organization at City Walk and it really was causing problems between guests. The HP lands are our favorites and we are so excited to see what the next chapter has.
I did remember why I try to lose some weight before vacation. I always put it on and then at least I can fit in my clothes when I come home. We really had great food the whole trip!
Thank you so much for following my trip! I had a blast sharing it with you. If you have any questions or comments feel free to type away