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Staying at portofino 4 nights. Want to leave a heavy suitcase in pickup that may not be needed but could be readily accessed for items if self parked. One adult in party is mobility limited, has handicap pass. Pros and cons of self parking vs valet?

4:06pm by sandimacd

I have always been able to find a parking space close to the elevator in the garage. I am not sure where the handicap parking is.

8:13pm by PrincipalTinker

Time for a part vent / part advice post. We are traveling in a group of 16. 10 adults and 6 kids. All but one family (2 adults, 2 kids) staying at deluxe with express pass. Rogue family is doing single rider instead.

3:44pm on 5/3/26 by jrayfarm

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We are a group that tends to stay together so I'm annoyed at the dynamic that will develop if we aren't all doing the same thing. (Ok, rant over). How efficient are the SR lines in general? Any tips for touring together with this split group need?

3:45pm on 5/3/26 by jrayfarm

Maybe you could add them onto your rooms even though not staying there? Although more than 2 adults in a room might have an extra fee, not sure.

10:30pm on 5/3/26 by kateschmidt

More than 2 adults are a fee for each extra adult. Google states it is $55 per adult at a premier.

5:52pm on 5/4/26 by PrincipalTinker

Rant away, friend. I'm not in the group with you but I think I understand what you're saying. SR lines are very efficient but you will definitely not be together on most rides. Is Rogue Family in the Deluxe too and just WANTS to do SR?...

6:03pm on 5/4/26 by browndalmatian

...or are they staying elsewhere? If so, I agree, see what it would cost to add them to the rooms with you as extras. $55 extra is WAYYYY less than buying EPs outright.

6:04pm on 5/4/26 by browndalmatian

If that doesn't work for whatever reason I'm not sure what tips I have. I don't do SR much but when I have it's been super fast, I think at times about the same as EP. But then again the other day I saw the SR line for Mummy and it was pretty long.

6:05pm on 5/4/26 by browndalmatian

So, sorry, wish I was more helpful! :) I do think adding them to the room (even if they don't stay there of course) is the best route here.

6:06pm on 5/4/26 by browndalmatian

SR depends on the ride. I think they actually ended it for VC. I'd be really annoyed if I had EP and the others did SR. One of u will be waiting for the other on every ride. Time will vary but that is rough. I'm sorry.

8:59pm on 5/4/26 by Buckeye86

If you have to do it that way, I would suggest you just kind of do your thing here and there and meet back up throughout the day. Otherwise I think it's going to be difficult. Or you're gonna end up in a single rider line with them and not really use your

9:00pm on 5/4/26 by Buckeye86

EP. Defeats the point having ep if you still have to stand there and wait for other people

9:01pm on 5/4/26 by Buckeye86

Would the rogue family consider even one night at a deluxe? You get two days ep for one night. Day you check in at 6 AM till the day you check out at close.

9:05pm on 5/4/26 by Buckeye86

They also need to understand that their children will not be with them on these rides and some of these rides break down fairly often, especially Hagrid's and pretty much all of epic. It can be pretty scary as a kid by yourself on a coaster that's trapped

9:06pm on 5/4/26 by Buckeye86

@buckeye good point about it breaking down and not being together. I still think that if it's feasible then "adding one person to each room" (just on paper, they can stay in the other hotel of course) makes the most sense here. Then they'd all be together

10:24am on 5/5/26 by browndalmatian

I'm with@buckeye- split up & meet back up.

10:27am on 5/5/26 by hodg

I knew this group would understand my planning frustration. Adding them to two extra rooms is an option we will consider (it brings up a "is it fair" dynamic considering everyone else is paying and they aren't...but could afford to).

2:09pm on 5/5/26 by jrayfarm

I'm so sorry for you. Feel free to vent as far as I'm concerned.

10:31pm on 5/5/26 by Buckeye86

@jray I didn't even think about the "is it fair" dynamic. That's a good point... Shoot... now I'm not sure. On the other hand it keeps everyone together and... ugh, well, like @buckeye said and I agree 100% - feel free to vent here. :)

1:20am on 5/6/26 by browndalmatian

Adding them to the room could work but who will pay that extra charge? The lead person on the rooms will be charged, will they reimburse?

6:28am on 5/6/26 by PrincipalTinker

I've been thinking and don't want to start a war in your family but if your rogue family can afford the EP and just isn't doing it, I don't think it's fair to beholden u to waiting on them. That's just not right. To each his own but u shouldn't be

2:03pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

penalized for their choice. If they couldn't afford it, I'd probably feel a little different.

2:04pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

Besides, half your day is spent standing in line or on the ride. If they are in a different line, u will barely see them anyway. U would basically just be walking from ride to ride together and apart mostly anyway. Makes no sense to wait on them so u can

2:09pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

Walk to the next ride together just to split up again and then wait again to walk again. Seems a bit crazy.

2:09pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

Sorry. I would be a bit crazed by this. I feel bad for u.

2:10pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

If they insist then i would just plan to meet them for meals and/or shopping and pool time or something. Even in my own family with all EP, I usually stand in line with my family even if I don't ride bc otherwise I wouldn't get to see them as much. I just

2:12pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

bail from the line at the loading zone.

2:13pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

I had an issue like that with my family once. They wanted to do everything together, but on their non-existent schedule!! I ended up printing out my itinerary and handing it out- I told them this is what I'm doing and where I'll be- keep up or don't lol!!

8:41pm on 5/7/26 by ahlott86

Love it!

6:22pm on 5/8/26 by Buckeye86

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Definitely agree it's be best just to split up. Would get annoying fast-always waiting on one group.

10:25pm on 5/8/26 by WendyMarie

Had a similar situation with my family at Dollywood. We had the unlimited ultra fastpass supreme (whatever it was called). My fam just wanted to wait in lines because their kids had been there/done that. They kept saying that it was fine.

11:34am by kellybelle

But they did not mind waiting in lines. But it was annoying because then I felt guilty for using my passes. I vowed never again to share my vacation plans with them again. Ended up canceling and rescheduling with my fam solo

11:35am by kellybelle

We just finished day 3 at the parks. We were back at the OG parks, and there all day minus our afternoon nap. I thought the Raptor meet and greet was really fun and underrated! And the Horror Makeup Show was fantastic. We did the jacket potato by the ..

8:43pm on 5/7/26 by ahlott86

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..Knight Bus for dinner and it was very good. We ended the night with Ripsaw Falls, since we were walking back to the hotel right after, and we were absolutely soaked. We should have done Popeyes too since we were wet but we didn't have time. We were ..

8:46pm on 5/7/26 by ahlott86

..still thinking of doing Popeyes and Fyre Drill at some point, but we're trying to decide if it's worth it. I thought maybe if we do them right before we go back to the hotel, but even for just a ten minute walk I'm not sure Ripsaw was worth it

8:47pm on 5/7/26 by ahlott86

You have to do Popeyes. But if you thought Ripsaw got you soaked your in for a treat

9:01pm on 5/7/26 by clyde4242

Oh my yes- ripsaw is a small spritz compared to bilge rats. You can save yourself time & just jump in the lake, but you'll laugh a lot more doing the ride. Yes it's worth a soggy walk back!

11:47pm on 5/7/26 by hodg

And we also loved raptor encounter esp when the kids were smaller.

11:48pm on 5/7/26 by hodg

Popeyes is imo a must do if you are okay with getting soaked! SO FUN! It's like the rapids at Animal Kingdom but MUCH longer and you'll get MUCH wetter.

9:08am on 5/8/26 by browndalmatian

I absolutely love the Popeyes ride!!! we always do the water rides right before we go back to the hotel for the afternoon!!

1:48pm on 5/8/26 by mmmartin

Same here, we always stay onsite and we plan to do all the water rides at the same time and then go back and change. Popeyes is the best of them

2:05pm on 5/8/26 by clyde4242

Same here. Popeyes is fun! Soaking but fun! Hollywood makeup show is one of my favorite things to do. The actors are hysterical IMO. Sad they are closing it I heard. After like a dozen visits to the parks, I finally did the raptor encounter. The best part

6:18pm on 5/8/26 by Buckeye86

was watching the guests in front of me. Even tho it's fake ofc, they make it feel real and some people totally freak out. It's funny to watch the dinosaur acting up behind them and they don't even know he is trying to eat their head. Ok maybe my humor is

6:19pm on 5/8/26 by Buckeye86

a little questionable but it is funny to me bc uni doesn't take itself too seriously.

6:20pm on 5/8/26 by Buckeye86

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Popeyes is the most our family has ever laughed, we all love it, which is very rare. We dress in quick drying clothes- does take time when you are soaked through all layers. But it's so worth the fun. We like riding back to back when already wet.

10:33pm on 5/8/26 by WendyMarie

Glad I read this. I wouldn't have tried Popeyes otherwise.

11:46pm on 5/8/26 by popupcamper

Popeyes is also our family favorite. I think my favorite part is us talking and laughing when we get off. "Oh my - you should have seen your face!" "I thought I was going to get it, then we turned just enough and YOU did!" etc. Then back to the room.

6:59am by TenMileMom

Trying to decide between Mama Dellas or Vivo for Italian dinner one night. Any opinions?

4:32pm on 5/6/26 by Flyer14

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We liked mama Della's better.

7:30pm on 5/6/26 by Buckeye86

We're outliers, but we prefer Vivo. Mama Della's feels SO crowded. I literally felt like I could get some bread from my neighbor's table. And some in my family find the wandering musicians awkward.

5:52am on 5/7/26 by TenMileMom

Never had Vivo, maybe next trip. But I am a creature of habit and Mama Della's is the best restaurant on property that we have been to. It's a must do every trip for us.

7:44am on 5/7/26 by clyde4242

I prefer MD for the music! :) We love that part of it. Generally speaking I'm not sure the food is worth the money. It's not bad by any means but for that much money I would rather go to a few other places. Vivo isn't bad but I haven't been in a long time

11:08am on 5/7/26 by browndalmatian

...so I haven't really given a good suggestion, sorry. Hey Vivo does have great carpaccio. :) I remember that much!

11:08am on 5/7/26 by browndalmatian

Mama Della's is a bit more of a themed experience whereas Vivo is more like just a typical nice Italian restaurant.

1:57pm on 5/7/26 by Buckeye86

We felt mamma della was a bit too chintzy, singing was all a bit loud & not great, food was ok but nothing special. Vivo - I didn't make best pasta choice. DH had seafood & loved it. Quite expensive tho. I'd pick Antojitos!

11:56pm on 5/7/26 by hodg

Or trattoria at PBH- we ended up cancelling dinner there for sals pizza but breakfast was good & liked that you cld sit outside by the harbour.

11:57pm on 5/7/26 by hodg

This is gonna sound weird but the best food I've had at PBH were at two different places: the club lounge and the pool. :D LOL! (I'm not kidding, eating wings, burger, and fruit/yogurt out by the pool is one of my best memories of all time!)!

9:06am on 5/8/26 by browndalmatian

We did pool nachos and they were excellent. Still not done the RPR nachos

6:22pm on 5/8/26 by hodg

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Oh! The Shipwreck nachos at RPR are noteworthy!

7:50pm on 5/8/26 by TenMileMom

I know- will get them one day!

8:57pm on 5/8/26 by hodg

I daydream about the Shipwreck nachos.

10:16pm on 5/8/26 by WendyMarie

We rope dropped Epic again today to redo our favorite things! We also did the Untrainable Dragon show, which was good but the animatronic Toothless was down :(. We also did lunch at the Cafe in Paris, the Butterbeer crepe was wonderful, but the butterbeer

2:08pm on 5/8/26 by ahlott86

Creme brulee was skippable :). The lavender lemonade was delicious and refreshing!

2:08pm on 5/8/26 by ahlott86

We did breakfast there after RD ministry- that was v good

6:21pm on 5/8/26 by hodg

We are staying at Endless Summer Dockside. We need to rent a stroller. We have done this at Disney many times from places like Orland or Kingdom stroller rentals. Does it work the same at Universal resorts with these companies? What company u recommend?

10:26am on 5/8/26 by Peter Pannie13

We just finished our first full day of our trip, and I wanted to share the report! We got in early enough yesterday that we got to head over to Epic and do about 2 hours before the park closed. Highly recommend, it was amazing just to walk around and be

9:54pm on 5/5/26 by ahlott86

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That sounds like a fun day! I actually prefer US and IoA over Epic! :) Let us know how everything goes and have a great day!

8:28am on 5/6/26 by browndalmatian

Minecart worse than SR?! That a first! Sounds like to you had a great day- we were nowhere near efficient enough to do that much in one day.

12:03am on 5/8/26 by hodg

The vibration of SR didn't bother me, but the jerkiness of MCM reminded me of the Cat in the Hat before they fixed it. At least I heard they fixed it, I was too traumatized to try it again :D

7:31am on 5/8/26 by ahlott86

Ok, fellow liners, 1st UO trip. 6 adults and two teens. booked Dockside. 2 two bedroom suites. have 7 day park to park tix. Where to begin? 15 yo grandson is crazy for Marvel. 13 yo granddaughter unhappy it's not WDW. Lol I hope she'll love it.

4:24pm on 4/30/26 by winnie79

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Is DGD into Harry Potter? That'd be a way to win her over. Or HTTYD? You've got a nice amount of time so it's pick a park I guess. Maybe look at the pre-made touring plans as a starting point?

6:03pm on 4/30/26 by hodg

I'm going to have to study all the acronyms for attractions. Lol

8:36pm on 4/30/26 by winnie79

"Where to begin" indeed... because you are all going to have so much fun!!! 13yo granddaughter will love UO I think! I mean if she's really into Disney it'll be a hard sell but there's definitely so much fun to be had at UO!

2:36pm on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

Oh we can help with acronyms... @hodg mentioned "DGD" (dear/disney granddaughter) and "HTTYD" (How to Train Your Dragon)... :)

2:37pm on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

Tell us more about the DGD and what she likes. DGS is going to enjoy the heck out of Islands of Adventure! :) FYI I have a 12yo (son) and he prefers UO over WDW by far. Of course all my kids do...

2:39pm on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

...but I have one girl who is older (17), but she's preferred UO to WDW for at least the last several years too. Probably since she was 13 tbh, and maybe sooner.

2:39pm on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

So all that to say I think your granddaughter stands a good chance of really having fun! Of course you all do. It'll be a great trip. Let us know how we can help!

2:40pm on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

The interactive wand activities might be fun for your 13 yo GD. My DD isn't into marvel or Harry Potter but still loved the rides and wand "scavenger hunt" at IOA and USF. Volcano bay is also fun for teens. Haven't been to epic yet.

9:17am on 5/2/26 by WildernessPixie

All my kids like Uni over Disney since they were 7 or 8. But if she has a sentimental attachment to Disney it might be harder. Rides at Uni are way better for her age than Disney.

9:41pm on 5/4/26 by Buckeye86

I'd recommend not trying to compare UOR to WDW. WDW is like M&Ms - sweet, nostalgic. UOR is like skittles - yummy, tangy. Both candies, I love them both, but completely different vibes.

6:54am on 5/5/26 by TenMileMom

I agree with @TMM. I always tell people they're just different experiences.

9:23am on 5/5/26 by sneezy93

@TMM great way to look at it! I love that!

10:22am on 5/5/26 by browndalmatian

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I agree. They are very different. Great point of view. Each has its place.

10:33pm on 5/5/26 by Buckeye86

I would definitely say make sure she's seen the HTTYD cartoons! Berk in Epic was my favorite - it was so immersive we spent so much time there. It made me feel like it was real :)

1:11pm on 5/6/26 by ahlott86

Even if you weren't visiting she should watch HTTYD- so good!

12:00am on 5/8/26 by hodg

Is there any advantage to doing IOA early entry to ride Hagrids Motorbike ride? I have been watching watch times each morning and wait times are still over an hour even at 8:00am.

8:55am on 5/6/26 by Flyer14

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Agree, rope drop and no lockers. We are usually 1st at the taps or pretty close. Be prepared to walk with a purpose- we don't run, but some people will.

7:59pm on 5/6/26 by WendyMarie

Walk fast, power walk, but also TAKE THE SEUSS SHORTCUT! What do the kids say today? IYKYK? lol

11:09am on 5/7/26 by browndalmatian

Yes! Tho we got lucky with delayed opening & we're nearby as they started up so rode 3x walk on with EP.

11:58pm on 5/7/26 by hodg

I know there isn't a done of data out there, but has anyone heard or experienced if the crowds are higher on a Friday or Saturday? During June. Thanks

10:14am on 5/7/26 by clyde4242

During June, as I know you know, it's crowded every day. haha :) But on Friday and Saturday I am going to GUESS it's higher like the rest of the year, but I don't think I've actually noticed one way or another. Good question.

11:04am on 5/7/26 by browndalmatian

There's probably some data out there to suggest that one day of the week is the day when most people arrive and/or depart from a vacation, and maybe that day is more or less crowded than the rest. I'm not sure though. You should be able to scroll...

11:04am on 5/7/26 by browndalmatian

...through the TP stats and get an idea of this, though.

11:05am on 5/7/26 by browndalmatian

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