Hi all! I'm new to this board. I greatly appreciate all the information that’s here.
I'm planning a short weekend trip with my husband to check out HHN nights for the first time. It’s a combined 40th birthday adventure. We’re are huge horror movie fans, especially him. I can plan a Disney trip with my eyes closed, but I don't know much of the inside scoop with Universal. It's been 13 years since my last visit. Anyway, I need some advice.
We're planning there nights either the first weekend or the second weekend. Either 9/15--/18 or 9/22-9/25. ( It is Thur-Sun although we may go Fri-Mon)
Pricing all the options out is giving me an absolute headache! I’ve been very torn about staying on property vs. staying at the Holiday Inn across from Universal. My gut is telling me to just book at one of the premier hotels so we can have the express passes and the 2 day park to park, and since it’s a short trip it might make life a bit easier. But the monetary difference is also troubling my frugal side. My calculations come a bit under by staying off property depending on the tickets I choose, for example buying single day part tickets, and the Rush of Fear passes.
Here’s our plan - We arrive late our first evening, and do not plan on having a rental car. I hope to tour a park in the morning, take a short break at hotel, then go back for HHN. Repeat the process on the second day. My thought was to get the express passes for HHN for sure. We can’t decide if we would need them during the day as well. How are crowd levels that time of year? Also, is it necessary to get HHN express passes those first two weekends? I’ve considered only doing them on one night, like Saturday. How busy is opening weekend, and how busy is a Friday night compared to a Sunday evening?
One other question – I think my husband would really enjoy the Unmasking the Horror Tour. Any reviews? I’m thinking about booking for the day we leave as our flight is not until 3:30. But it might be cutting it close.
Thanks in advance for any advice.