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MK (we had express), ate at Pizza Moon, went back to the hotel for a rest from 1-5, then came back and did Werewolf, Hiccup x2, Stardust x2, Yoshi x2, and the Carousel. Oh, and the Dragon show this morning :D!

10:10pm on 5/10/26 by ahlott86

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Wow, you got so much done! Was this with XP or without?

3:57am on 5/12/26 by NTEI

It was with the express, but it was only once per ride. We got the 3 day pass, which is once per ride per day (lots of confusion about it when I bought it, but it's how it works!). I definitely recommend it, if you can budget it, it was so worth it!

10:18am on 5/12/26 by ahlott86

Awesome! Looks like you got Ah-Lott done!

18 min ago by ladyortramp

I read a lot about using my cell phone for "universal" park access and the make the experience easy. However, I do not plan on carrying a cell phone into the park. I am staying at the Portofino. Will I be able to use my room key to charge park purchases?

7:37pm on 5/10/26 by sandimacd

Yes, but I had issues this week charging to mine, they assured me twice it was set up. So I stuck a credit card in my lanyard after that in case it stopped working again

10:04pm on 5/10/26 by ahlott86

Did you buy park tickets in a way that will allow you to have physical tickets or will you print them at home?

12:24pm on 5/11/26 by PrincipalTinker

Props to you for leaving the phone at the room! I keep trying to remember to keep my phone in my pocket and just look around and smell the roses. :) If I were you I would at least keep a CC or two in my lanyard!

1:48pm on 5/11/26 by browndalmatian

Thanks for the suggestions. My husband tucked a credit card in his lanyard. It was a pleasant experience. We checked in and a window in the lobby area was dedicated to issuing our park ticket. Everything went smoothly at the park entrance.

9:55pm on 5/12/26 by sandimacd

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

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

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I daydream about the Shipwreck nachos.

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

We got a refund on the RPR nachos they were so bad. Appearance was nice nachos cold and tasteless.

8:01am on 5/10/26 by clyde4242

Agree, pool food at PBR is amazing! Enjoyed the shipwreck nachos at RPR. Big enough for two!

9:50pm on 5/12/26 by ladyortramp

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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Does anyone know what time parking opens? Using AP early entry to hit Hagrid's first thing.

6:56am on 5/12/26 by scroogemcduck

I keep hearing about this Suess shortcut and I have never seen it. Is it always open? And where is it? Thanks

10:42am on 5/12/26 by clyde4242

@clyde, stay left of green eggs and ham instead of going right towards 1fish 2fish. Always open.

9:45pm on 5/12/26 by ladyortramp

We can start booking dining soon, but I feel much less organized than I normally would for a WDW trip. Is there any dining that *needs* to be booked well in advance at Universal, or can it all wait until closer? There are 8 of us, going Thanksgiving week.

11:17am on 5/12/26 by Ofmiceandmen

You can wait

12:28pm on 5/12/26 by clyde4242

Thank you!

3:10pm on 5/12/26 by Ofmiceandmen

How do yall move between uni resorts? Bell services said they don't move luggage. Do I need to get an uber to go from royal pacific to Helios?

5:29pm on 5/11/26 by popupcamper

We don't do split stays much but did for PBH/Helios last trip and yes we just used Uber.

6:53pm on 5/11/26 by sneezy93

I'm legitimately now thinking of getting the cheapest room at CBBR just so I can pool hop to PBH for the nachos. Why don't the UO hotels offer day passes for locals? :D That is all. Have a good day everyone. :)

1:50pm on 5/11/26 by browndalmatian

I have stayed at PBH 5 times I believe and have never tried the pool food. And I love a good nacho

2:40pm on 5/11/26 by clyde4242

We just finished our 6th and final full day :(! We were back at Epic today, and Sunday really was the lightest crowd day. We wanted to use today to redo our fav rides. We were at the front at rope drop, and we did SR x2, Hiccups x2, Dragon RR, MU, MOM, ..

10:07pm on 5/10/26 by ahlott86

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 on 5/9/26 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 on 5/9/26 by PrincipalTinker

7:34pm on 5/10/26 by sandimacd

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 on 5/9/26 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 on 5/9/26 by kellybelle

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