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  1. Ava

    Bowser Jr Challenge Question

    Well that stinks. The 3rd adult is my 80-year-old mother-in-law. Will they really not let her come in too? Or can the kids do the challenge more than once and we take turns going in with them? I get that the land is new and crowded but it’s not a very family-friendly policy to not let a family...
  2. Ava

    Bowser Jr Challenge Question

    I have a question about the Bowser Jr Challenge and PowerUp Bands. I just read a blog post about the different challenges, and it said that only guests who have the bands and have collected 3 keys can enter the Bowser Jr Challenge. Does this mean parents can’t enter with their kids if the...
  3. Ava

    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    Thank you for reporting back. I booked a stay for this Sept to use my $200 Amex Platinum credit for 2021, and plan to add a night to use 2022’s credit. Good to know that the dinner credit can’t be used at Bice. I’m curious how it will work with more than two people in our party. We’ll be 2...
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    Questions with UT Tickets, Ultimate Rewards Tickets, Seasonal Passes & APs

    Piggy-backing on this thread because I have similar questions... I want to use UR points to purchase our tickets, and will need up to upgrade at least one of them to an AP because I booked an AP rate at HRH. I'm looking at the 2-Park Preferred Pass (for the discounts it offers). Can I upgrade a...
  5. Ava

    Official 2021& 2020 Onsite Hotel Date & Rate Thread

    Ava Feb 17 Endless Summer, 2 Queen Standard APH rate $124 ($139.50 w/ tax) Feb 18-21 Hard Rock, 2 Queen Poolview APH rate $344/night ($387/night w/ tax)
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    Official APH Rate Info for Universal Loews Hotel Properties

    I decided to do the split stay. $440 ($220 on each room) is a significant enough savings that we can deal with the inconvenience of being “homeless” for a day. It will be our first park day so we’ll likely be in the parks most of the day anyway. It also looks like an Uber XL (which will fit all...
  7. Ava

    Official APH Rate Info for Universal Loews Hotel Properties

    Thank you for this thread! Just booked Hard Rock for 2/17-2/21, $344/night each for two pool view 2 queen rooms. I’m debating switching to Endless Summer for our first night since our flight doesn’t get in until 5pm but need to research logistics of switching hotels. There are 6 of us and we...
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    Official APH Rate Info for Universal Loews Hotel Properties

    Is there any rhyme or reason to when APH rates are released? I need to book for Feb 17-21; I've been checking for a few weeks now but the latest date available is still Feb 13.
  9. Ava

    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    Got approved for my CIP! Limit is relatively low, but I'll take it. And hopefully the referral from DW's card tracked. Any recent DPs of how long referral points take to show up as pending? Also, any recent issues with using CIP on Plastiq? Easiest way for me to meet the $5K spend is to pay...
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    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    The MSR is a bit of a stretch, but honestly I just didn't think about applying for two cards at once. Clearly I've been out of this game for too long!
  11. Ava

    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    Ooo, this is tempting! Too bad I literally just applied for CIP, lol. I could apply DW though. We fly JetBlue pretty frequently but haven't gotten one of their cards yet. I kept missing out on the good offers, or didn't want to use a 5/24 slot for the personal version. DW has a Barclay's...
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    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    Does Undercover Tourist code as travel on the Barclay's Arrival+? I'm sure this has been discussed but I can't remember. Trying to figure out which points/miles I can use towards our Universal tickets.
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    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    Oh you know that's what I'll be doing first thing tomorrow morning!
  14. Ava

    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    Just applied for a new CIP (using DW's referral link) and got the "we need more time to review your request" message. Fingers crossed!
  15. Ava

    I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

    Hello credit card peeps! Looooong time, no see. After a busy summer when I took a break from new cards because I just didn't have time to think about it, I'm ready to get back to it. I still don't really have time to think about it, but I also don't have any trips booked for next year yet! We...
  16. Ava

    Barcelona

    There’s a nice aquarium right on the harbor, if you need a kid-friendly activity. L’aquarium Barcelona
  17. Ava

    NYC adventure

    Christmas time is special because of all the decorations, but it is CROWDED. Every year we go to see the tree at Rockefeller Center and the light show on the side of Saks 5th Ave, then we get the h*ll out of that area because it's just jammed with people. The Radio City Christmas Show usually...
  18. Ava

    Other Options...

    Have them plan it! Give them a Portugal guide book and tell them to decide what they want to see/do. If they can’t agree on things, assign each girl a certain number of days to plan. Maybe they’ll be less inclined to whine about being bored if they do some of the planning.
  19. Ava

    Other Options...

    That’s interesting, I didn’t notice that there were no 2020 dates posted for the Family Expeditions. I wonder if they’re getting rid of those, or just haven’t posted new dates yet. The Family Journeys are new for 2020. They’re a partnership with G Adventures, who also run a handful of their own...
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    Other Options...

    All the Nat Geo Journeys trips I've looked at have a minimum age of 12 stated on the website. Now they also have a line of "Family Journeys" trips, minimum age for those is 7 and there's a $200 discount for children 7-12. The consistent age requirement seems to be a feature of G Adventures (who...




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