ArwenMarie
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 10, 2013
Decided to write a trip report! My first one! We're back in the daily grind and I want to re-live our August trip, just for fun. And when you have loads of iPhone pictures what better thing to do with them than post them on the internet!
So first, introductions...we are the Ride-Chickens. No, that's not our real name. But that ties into the name of the trip report. Universal has that reputation of being for people who like to ride crazy coasters all day, but even Ride-Chickens can have a great time there, for multiple days even! And...we aren't big Harry Potter fans!
(Just a note....We're not all Ride-Chickens as my husband and son would be quick to tell you, but I'm the one writing this report.)
Anyway, so here we are...
What? We're not only Ride-Chickens, we're stick figures? Yep. Unfortunately, due to my husband being a privacy freak when it comes to the internet, no pictures of us. But lots of other pictures!
Introductions: Thanks to Disney for that DisneySide thing where you get to make a stick-figure drawing of yourself!
DH: Shown here in a RunDisney tee shirt even though he has never done a RunDisney race. Not a Ride-Chicken technically, but he has to hang around the rest of us.
Me: Aren't I adorable?
DS11: Will tolerate WDW, but loves Universal.
DD8: Likes Universal but loves WDW
Our Plan
We stayed onsite at Universal back in February. It was our first trip to Universal ever. It seems that from now on, we aren't going to be able to go on an Orlando vacation without seeing both Uni and WDW!
Once our DS realized that there were parks there that weren't inundated with princesses and Mickey-heads, he was sold. Our DD on the other hand, is a hard-core Disneyphile. She still has fun at Universal, but I don't think she would let us to go Orlando without a visit to the Motherland. So split trips it will be.
We planned four nights onsite at Universal staying at Portofino Bay, with three full park days at Universal. Then we were going to move offsite for three nights and do 2.5 days at the WDW parks.
Without further ado, let's get started!
So first, introductions...we are the Ride-Chickens. No, that's not our real name. But that ties into the name of the trip report. Universal has that reputation of being for people who like to ride crazy coasters all day, but even Ride-Chickens can have a great time there, for multiple days even! And...we aren't big Harry Potter fans!
(Just a note....We're not all Ride-Chickens as my husband and son would be quick to tell you, but I'm the one writing this report.)
Anyway, so here we are...
What? We're not only Ride-Chickens, we're stick figures? Yep. Unfortunately, due to my husband being a privacy freak when it comes to the internet, no pictures of us. But lots of other pictures!
Introductions: Thanks to Disney for that DisneySide thing where you get to make a stick-figure drawing of yourself!
DH: Shown here in a RunDisney tee shirt even though he has never done a RunDisney race. Not a Ride-Chicken technically, but he has to hang around the rest of us.
Me: Aren't I adorable?
DS11: Will tolerate WDW, but loves Universal.
DD8: Likes Universal but loves WDW
Our Plan
We stayed onsite at Universal back in February. It was our first trip to Universal ever. It seems that from now on, we aren't going to be able to go on an Orlando vacation without seeing both Uni and WDW!
Once our DS realized that there were parks there that weren't inundated with princesses and Mickey-heads, he was sold. Our DD on the other hand, is a hard-core Disneyphile. She still has fun at Universal, but I don't think she would let us to go Orlando without a visit to the Motherland. So split trips it will be.
We planned four nights onsite at Universal staying at Portofino Bay, with three full park days at Universal. Then we were going to move offsite for three nights and do 2.5 days at the WDW parks.
Without further ado, let's get started!