PixieT78
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2014
Hi everyone!! Welcome to my first pre-trip report! I haven't done a trip report ever either but I thought it would be fun to do one this time. And I need something to help the time go by faster!!
So first off, the who, what, where, when and why portion! I apologize for the lack of photos and will see if I can figure out how to add some in later.
Who: DH, 46 and myself, 39. We are big HP fans but also Disney fans (which is coming out in me more and more as time goes on!). This will be our third trip to the World together, though I also went once when I was 10. We've also did a trip to DLR last year.
What: 8 super fun and packed days at Universal Studios and Walt Disney World! We got a 2 day park to park pass for US which comes with an extra day free and a 6 day park hopper for WDW. In hindsight, we jumped a bit quick on the tickets and probably could have done 5 days and possibly even no park hoppers (or at least waited to see if we wanted it when we were there) but oh well.
Where: 2 nights at the Hard Rock Hotel and 5 nights at the Pop Century. Initially we weren't going to stay on Universal property again but we couldn't resist the express passes and the hotel within walking distance. Our preferred method of touring is rope drop, a nap/swimming/hotel break and then back at the parks for late afternoon to close so this allows for that while at Universal. I've wanted to stay at Pop Century for awhile and a value resort was exactly what we wanted financially for this trip.
When: Dec 9-16, 2017. Though technically we leave on Dec 8 and fly overnight to land in Orlando at 7am. I've been wanting to see WDW at Christmastime since the first time we went. For the longest time it wasn't possible with my job because of certain dates I need to do things on. But due to some changes, my travel possibilities have opened up! I'm so so excited about it.
Why: 10th Anniversary Celebration! Well, that's our excuse anyway We do celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary on Dec 29 but it was kind of a last minute realization, rather than the actual reason we are going. A trip wasn't even really on our radar but one day I decided to see if we had enough points to fly to Orlando. Turned out we did. And then it just kind of snowballed from there.
Next up: a look at our WDW and Universal trip history!
So first off, the who, what, where, when and why portion! I apologize for the lack of photos and will see if I can figure out how to add some in later.
Who: DH, 46 and myself, 39. We are big HP fans but also Disney fans (which is coming out in me more and more as time goes on!). This will be our third trip to the World together, though I also went once when I was 10. We've also did a trip to DLR last year.
What: 8 super fun and packed days at Universal Studios and Walt Disney World! We got a 2 day park to park pass for US which comes with an extra day free and a 6 day park hopper for WDW. In hindsight, we jumped a bit quick on the tickets and probably could have done 5 days and possibly even no park hoppers (or at least waited to see if we wanted it when we were there) but oh well.
Where: 2 nights at the Hard Rock Hotel and 5 nights at the Pop Century. Initially we weren't going to stay on Universal property again but we couldn't resist the express passes and the hotel within walking distance. Our preferred method of touring is rope drop, a nap/swimming/hotel break and then back at the parks for late afternoon to close so this allows for that while at Universal. I've wanted to stay at Pop Century for awhile and a value resort was exactly what we wanted financially for this trip.
When: Dec 9-16, 2017. Though technically we leave on Dec 8 and fly overnight to land in Orlando at 7am. I've been wanting to see WDW at Christmastime since the first time we went. For the longest time it wasn't possible with my job because of certain dates I need to do things on. But due to some changes, my travel possibilities have opened up! I'm so so excited about it.
Why: 10th Anniversary Celebration! Well, that's our excuse anyway We do celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary on Dec 29 but it was kind of a last minute realization, rather than the actual reason we are going. A trip wasn't even really on our radar but one day I decided to see if we had enough points to fly to Orlando. Turned out we did. And then it just kind of snowballed from there.
Next up: a look at our WDW and Universal trip history!