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UO Trip Report for 2/20/26: Just my son and I went to UO at around 4:30pm yesterday! Walked through the tribute store first. Then just walked around a little. Went into the Horror Makeup show just to look at the props in the waiting room...

8:47am on 2/21/26 by browndalmatian

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Then to Mel's for burgers. (They weren't very good! :( Walked over to ET/Dreamworks and went on Trollercoaster. Walked back to Mel's area and my son went on Transformers (I can't do 3d! LOL) while I waited at parade AP viewing area.

8:48am on 2/21/26 by browndalmatian

We met up after the ride and then went over to Jimmy Fallon where he went on that while I waited. :) Walked around some more, went in arcade and wasted some money (hahaha). Went into HP area, got Ginger Newt Cookie, Lavender Fudge, and Pink Coconut Ice.

8:49am on 2/21/26 by browndalmatian

Walked around to Simpson's but line was too long. Went back to tribute store and a few other stores. Left after closing and went to Moe's in CW. Walked into Dead Coconut Club (whatever it's called right now) - REALLY great decor/theme now in there!

8:50am on 2/21/26 by browndalmatian

Then... went home. :)

8:51am on 2/21/26 by browndalmatian

I'm so jealous, wish we lived close enough to pop in for a few hours like this, sounds amazing!

10:22am on 2/21/26 by sneezy93

Sounds much better than my Friday evening!

5:16am on 2/23/26 by TenMileMom

@sneezy Move to Orlando!!! :) @TenMileMom yes it was a rare situation where nobody had a practice or game or something else going on on a Friday night so we decided to run over last minute. :)

9:49am on 2/23/26 by browndalmatian

Mel's seems like the one place you would expect a solid cheeseburger.

3:35pm on 2/24/26 by brerbeer

@brer agreed. It's been "meh" the last 3 times I went. However, all jokes aside, the BK Whopper Bar has been AMAZING every time! :O

1:21pm on 2/25/26 by browndalmatian

We gonna have to try the whopper bar. What makes it so good?

1:41pm on 2/25/26 by clyde4242

And we did Mel's the very first trip and it was awful, so we haven't been back

1:42pm on 2/25/26 by clyde4242

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Not sure how to explain it but the Whoppers are always better there than at "regular BKs." On 2 different occasions I said this to the TM there, and both times the person said "you know what, you're right! It's better here than the one by my house too!"

1:57pm on 2/25/26 by browndalmatian

Over the years I thought it might be "placebo" so to speak (not sure what to call it - like we THOUGHT it was better because we were at UO, having fun)... but I don't think it's that. Maybe it's fresher since they're so busy? I don't know...

1:58pm on 2/25/26 by browndalmatian

Its no secret that I love burgers. I've had them all at UOR, some good, some great. But for some unexplained reason the Whopper Bar is pretty darn good!

4:45pm by brerbeer

We are finally branching out and going to Universal this year (I dread not doing Disney though). We need 1 night at a nearby hotel before our check-in at Loews Royal Pacific Resort. Just something clean to sleep at for 1 night. Any suggestions?

10:10am by Peter Pannie13

I asked on the wdw post- have you ruled out a Uni value resort? What type of tickets do you have?

11:04am by PrincipalTinker

How many nights in total. We looked at this one time & in adding an extra RPR night the rate went down. Can't remember if that ended up being 4 nights total or 5 tho. This time 7 nights at PBH costs less than 5 nights at PBH.

3:40pm by hodg

Stardust Racers closure extended through March 14.

5:42pm on 2/25/26 by PrincipalTinker

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Shoot! Our trip March 8-15 - but our flight isn't until 4:30 on the 15th :) wasn't planning on Epic that day, but -- we'll see! Thanks for the heads up

8:10am by malinMN

Why is it closed? Sorry if I missed it.

9:00am by browndalmatian

Ooh hope you can get to ride @malin

9:36am by hodg

This trip has been a disaster. Crowd way higher than predicted. Every wait time over an hour. Stardust Racers unexpectedly extended it's refurbishment. Untrainable Dragon also closed. My custom plan doesn't know what to do.

3:44pm on 2/23/26 by ErikTheRed64

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Ours did same thing. I optimized after first ride (around 9am) and it said I would arrive at next ride at like 1pm I gave up and just winged it

7:20pm on 2/24/26 by married2grumpy

If you have large gaps in your touring plans, you need to shorten the hours. There are not enough attractions in your plan for the amount of time you are in the park. Two solutions, add more attractions or shorten your hours.

9:05am on 2/25/26 by PrincipalTinker

In Epic since there are limited attractions (especially with closures) your only option is to significantly shorten your hours, or schedule a very long break.

9:07am on 2/25/26 by PrincipalTinker

This might be an Unpopular opinion but three broomsticks was the worst dinning food by far on this vacation. Not sure how they got such a high rating. Food was straight up awful. Would not recommend.

6:13am on 2/18/26 by UncleRico

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Weird ^ I sound like Popeye. We've only eaten breakfast.

5:23am on 2/23/26 by TenMileMom

@TenMileMom did they have spinach in the omelets? :P hahahaha jkjkjkjk :)

9:39am on 2/23/26 by browndalmatian

Haha!

5:10am on 2/24/26 by TenMileMom

Untrainable Dragona say they are down for the day. Hiccup is having problems..... Temporary delay? Stardust down till 27th, Need to get to the circus at least 20 min early. Que fills up quickly. Hiccup running now with no riders.

5:39pm on 2/23/26 by danielowenmorgan

Hiccup announced back in service.

5:45pm on 2/23/26 by danielowenmorgan

Oh my- sounds like a difficult day for epic again

6:03pm on 2/23/26 by hodg

Harry Potter line ar Epic closed at 8pm due to long standing line. There were warning signs earlier in the day that it would close early but did not say when.

8:25pm on 2/23/26 by danielowenmorgan

When submitting wait times when does everyone end their wait. Preshow or, getting on ride vehicle???

6:02pm on 2/22/26 by gloobella

Getting on vehicle is what I was taught !

8:01pm on 2/22/26 by snelvis

Bums on seats- or as close as you can get with it dropping your phone.

1:44am on 2/23/26 by hodg

I agree, when you are about to load onto the ride vehicle. That has actually been noted in the app at time ("stop the timer when you are loading the ride vehicle")

11:47am on 2/23/26 by PrincipalTinker

I just checked ET "time your wait". It is still there.

11:49am on 2/23/26 by PrincipalTinker

Hi. Is there a way to setup a touring plan for Universal Orlando attractions where I can use express passes on certain attractions and not on others? I'd like to take advantage of short wait times, so I can ride some attractions twice.

11:23am on 2/23/26 by dndb9504

I think I would add a break for the non express rides and put a note for yourself noting what attraction you plan.

11:44am on 2/23/26 by PrincipalTinker

DD17 sprained her ankle (again) tonight on the way to the pool. What options do we have for a scooter or wheelchair for the parks tomorrow? Going to Epic.

5:26pm on 2/21/26 by Kracinda

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Luckily she was a bit better today, and with it tightly wrapped she was able to hobble around okay :)

9:34pm on 2/22/26 by Kracinda

I'm so sorry. Hope it continues improving!

5:13am on 2/23/26 by TenMileMom

Ugh, just saw your message, sorry. Sprained ankles are so painful, I've done that to mine many times. :( I'm sorry this happened! Glad she is getting better!!

9:51am on 2/23/26 by browndalmatian

Does anyone have experience riding the superstar Shuttle around midnight. I understand you have to go to the desk and call. How long did it take the shuttle to arrive? Are there better options for 8 people with 16 bags? Shuttle will be $175.

9:50am on 2/15/26 by ladydisney

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Boy I miss Tony, always an exciting start to the trip!

2:38pm on 2/20/26 by brerbeer

No experience at that time of night. Used them multiple trips in the afternoon (5 people). Last summer we had a very long wait, driver took wrong turn along the way... It was a frustrating start, I will find another option next trip.

8:45am on 2/21/26 by WendyMarie

Uber xl was so much faster and less expensive for us.

7:09pm on 2/22/26 by Buckeye86

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