Koz
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2011
I appeal to you, the good people of the DIS, US/IOA, to help me before our family trip in August.
We are a family of 5 and the kids range in ages from 13 to 6. None of my kids have ever read a Harry Potter book, nor have they seen a movie. By association, neither have I or the wife. Daniel Radcliff could show up at the door holding a delivery and the kids would be none the wiser, simply thanking him for the box.
In trying to plan our trip I of course rely upon the resources of this board heavily (WDW 7x thus far) as we have never been to Universal (just once for me during a business trip, where Jaws, Twister and Earthquake were still there). Other than what we've shown the kids on Youtube so far they know nothing about the parks. In reading the Potter touring plan someone was good enough to post here, there is truly an amazing amount of detail that the park has to offer, from ride ques to signage, to just the setup in each of the parks. My fear is that what could be a magical period of time exploring this area of the park will instead just be a 15 minute walk-though, filled with "oh, cool" and "ok, what now" remarks.
I'd really like to be able to get the most out of the experience, much the same way they felt when they walked through Toy Story Mania and the immersion you felt.
Consequently, I'm appealing to you for any recommendations you might have. We will be at the parks for a full week with the unlimited park to park to park ticket, so getting to see everything won't be a problem. We are also staying at the HRH and have the benefit of the unlimited express pass.
In an attempt to get myself and the family up to speed, what would you recommend in terms of being "Potter-conversant?" Books first? If so, does one book capture much of what you see at Universal? Movies first? Same question as to the movies.
I must admit, I'm extremely ticked off knowing that Jaws was pulled several years ago, as I really enjoyed the ride the one day I had the pleasure of touring by myself years ago, but I'm willing to let that slide and move on Everything offered at the parks themed to Potter, from the rides to the food, appears to be really well done, and we can't wait to experience all of it.
We are a family of 5 and the kids range in ages from 13 to 6. None of my kids have ever read a Harry Potter book, nor have they seen a movie. By association, neither have I or the wife. Daniel Radcliff could show up at the door holding a delivery and the kids would be none the wiser, simply thanking him for the box.
In trying to plan our trip I of course rely upon the resources of this board heavily (WDW 7x thus far) as we have never been to Universal (just once for me during a business trip, where Jaws, Twister and Earthquake were still there). Other than what we've shown the kids on Youtube so far they know nothing about the parks. In reading the Potter touring plan someone was good enough to post here, there is truly an amazing amount of detail that the park has to offer, from ride ques to signage, to just the setup in each of the parks. My fear is that what could be a magical period of time exploring this area of the park will instead just be a 15 minute walk-though, filled with "oh, cool" and "ok, what now" remarks.
I'd really like to be able to get the most out of the experience, much the same way they felt when they walked through Toy Story Mania and the immersion you felt.
Consequently, I'm appealing to you for any recommendations you might have. We will be at the parks for a full week with the unlimited park to park to park ticket, so getting to see everything won't be a problem. We are also staying at the HRH and have the benefit of the unlimited express pass.
In an attempt to get myself and the family up to speed, what would you recommend in terms of being "Potter-conversant?" Books first? If so, does one book capture much of what you see at Universal? Movies first? Same question as to the movies.
I must admit, I'm extremely ticked off knowing that Jaws was pulled several years ago, as I really enjoyed the ride the one day I had the pleasure of touring by myself years ago, but I'm willing to let that slide and move on Everything offered at the parks themed to Potter, from the rides to the food, appears to be really well done, and we can't wait to experience all of it.