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  1. jdrum3

    Any chances of a November price drop?

    Those dates are W&D race weekend, so probably a bit crowded and in demand.
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    Favorite Universal Rides

    Not just favorite rides at Universal, but generally my favorite rides from anywhere: #1 Favorite Ride: Hagrid’s #1 Favorite Coaster: Velocicoaster (However Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point may be a tie) #1 Favorite Indoor Coaster: Mummy #1 3D: Transformers/Spider Man pretty equal in my book Also...
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    Convince me to purchase the Park to Park option

    If you have a serious HP fan, worth it, if not, no. Fast passes will make a huge difference except the day in VB and Hagrid’s unfortunately. A day in USO and one day IOA will “accomplish” everything. If you have coaster fans, they will want to ride Velocicoaster quite a few times.
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    Mobile Order at Voodoo?

    It is available this week so far, but avoid pickup times around park closing because the mobile order line was crazy around 8:30-9:30 Monday night.
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    RPH Room Rates? Am I Seeing This Right???

    Definitely this I just booked a RPR Jurassic Suite for $550 for a night next week. Cancellation window is a gamble for sure, but this far out, I would just keep checking back weekly for AP rates.
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    Portofino v. Royal including walking distance

    We love RPR the vibe, location, etc. We stayed at Portofino last year and if it was that much cheaper, I would jump on it. The rooms are a bit larger and it can definitely be felt with more than 2 people in the room. The other cool thing about Portofino is I highly recommend timing your walk...
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    Lots of rates popped up for tonight 11/22

    Always keep checking, lots of great rates popped up for tonight, Monday 11/22. We were ending our stay at RPR, now going to bounce over to Sapphire, save some $ and still use EP 😉
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    ***OI Meetup*** November 19-20, 2021

    It was a great event as always, my favorite "touch" this year was the Orlando Informer logo projected onto the wall in The Mummy right before Imhotep busts out of his sarcophagus.
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    Torn...

    I'd say your biggest issue is going to be pacing yourselves. Honestly, staying at RPR with express passes, it's relaxing and magical. There's so much to do and it can be done so fast with EP that you will be worn out after those first 2 days and you'll just be trying to figure out what you want...
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    ***OI Meetup*** November 19-20, 2021

    Team Globe here, just the 20th for us. We did a Dec meetup last year and spent most of our time in USF, so this time going to start the night in IOA. Looking forward to the Hogwarts light show, but we will miss the Macy's balloon walk-through and discussion with Santa. That was a fun interaction...
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    Early Morning Entry's impact on staying off site

    I would say if either ROR or MMRR are priorities, you will choose one and head that direction. If you don't care about either of those attractions, then next tier would be Slinky or Milennium Falcon, next tier is Rockin Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror.
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    Official APH Rate Info for Universal Loews Hotel Properties

    I’ve never even had to show my AP. Do you have normal tickets for blackout dates? You could be better off just getting a Preferred pass for discounts and no blackouts?
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    AP discounts

    We did not get discount at Sal’s in Oct and I have a Preferred.
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    ***OI Meetup*** November 19-20, 2021

    Awesome that's so fun! First thing we will eat will be ribs/chicken/key lime cheesecake at Thunder Terrace in IOA and my guess is our first ride will be Velocicoaster, but may do that in reverse order or it may go bad for the rest of the night :D
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    ***OI Meetup*** November 19-20, 2021

    A few tips: If you are still looking for hotel rooms, keep calling. If you want to change hotels, keep calling. Last week I was able to find just Sunday night at RPR and over the weekend I was able to add one more day and get Saturday night with the Informer rate. Guest services was able to just...
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    ***OI Meetup*** November 19-20, 2021

    I recommend the Today Cafe for a delicious, easy breakfast in the park or Sapphire Falls. I would say HRH Kitchen, but it's a lot of food and expensive when you are preparing for all you can eat later.
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    Orlando Informer Tickets

    I thought most of the time they issued e-tickets, but if they are mailing them, I'd say they are hard tickets, direct to the turnstile.
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