nvrenoughdisney
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2008
Hi everyone,
My family visits Disney annually but we've never tried Universal. We will be in Florida for Christmas so I'm considering planning a trip to Universal arriving on 12/31 and staying for approximately 4 nights (but we're flexible here). We would probably get a 4 day park-park pass. I know the holidays are one of the busiest times of the year so I'm trying to get an idea of what the week after Christmas would be like. Touring plans seems to rate it similarly to summer, if not a bit slower. The deluxe hotels are extremely expensive that week but I'm thinking the express pass would probably be needed, that is why I was wondering if the wait times this summer would be similar to what we would see the first week of January.
If it helps, we are a family of 5, kids are ages 14, 12, and 7. As far as touring, we like to get up early and do as much as we can before lunch. We always leave around lunchtime and will often return at night (depending on the hours). We also like walking and hate taking shuttles/buses so the proximity of the deluxe hotels is extremely appealing. So, basically I'm looking for any advice in terms of crowds, express pass, etc. RPR seems to be the least expensive deluxe that week but it is still over $400 a night. We are DVC members so paying out of pocket for a hotel always hurts! Sorry for the long-winded post and thanks in advance!
My family visits Disney annually but we've never tried Universal. We will be in Florida for Christmas so I'm considering planning a trip to Universal arriving on 12/31 and staying for approximately 4 nights (but we're flexible here). We would probably get a 4 day park-park pass. I know the holidays are one of the busiest times of the year so I'm trying to get an idea of what the week after Christmas would be like. Touring plans seems to rate it similarly to summer, if not a bit slower. The deluxe hotels are extremely expensive that week but I'm thinking the express pass would probably be needed, that is why I was wondering if the wait times this summer would be similar to what we would see the first week of January.
If it helps, we are a family of 5, kids are ages 14, 12, and 7. As far as touring, we like to get up early and do as much as we can before lunch. We always leave around lunchtime and will often return at night (depending on the hours). We also like walking and hate taking shuttles/buses so the proximity of the deluxe hotels is extremely appealing. So, basically I'm looking for any advice in terms of crowds, express pass, etc. RPR seems to be the least expensive deluxe that week but it is still over $400 a night. We are DVC members so paying out of pocket for a hotel always hurts! Sorry for the long-winded post and thanks in advance!