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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

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

Can anyone help me with Epic Starbucks opening times please? Google maps is confusing me by showing me a Starbucks in the "Epic Administration Building" https://maps.app.goo.gl/sjgj4AqFfGaSLjru5?g_st=ac

1:21pm on 5/3/26 by aw44

In the Universal app it says it is open in Celestial Park and the hours are 8am-10pm. I think it may be open when they start to let guests in, or at least at EE, until close.

4:29pm on 5/3/26 by PrincipalTinker

I know we went to the Starbucks and it was a kiosk.

4:29pm on 5/3/26 by PrincipalTinker

There's a Starbucks in the buildings near entrance. As you enter keep to the right & it's on right after Xmas shop. Think all the seating was outside & couldn't give you hours I'm afraid.

5:09pm on 5/3/26 by h0tdOg

Thanks!

5:27pm on 5/3/26 by aw44

I leave tomorrow for my week long birthday trip to Universal, and I just wanted to thank you all for all the information you've given! I've so enjoyed reading all of the posts these last months in preparation :)!

12:48pm on 5/3/26 by ahlott86

Enjoy your trip!

4:30pm on 5/3/26 by PrincipalTinker

Hodg mega 3 week trip starts here. Got limping DH with his dodgy hip & mid 80s in-laws thru Heathrow & mco ok & just checked into SN. Do cool to see it all after watching YouTube's for so long! Going to pop to epic for a few hours & for dinner.

3:21pm on 4/23/26 by h0tdOg

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Oh boy you are gonna have a blast. Do you stay at SN the entire trip?

3:54pm on 4/23/26 by clyde4242

Nope- 1 night here, check in Helios tomoro for 2 nights- too expensive to do 3! Then PBH 7 nights- 3 days are a conference for me, then wdw, then Wish.

4:11pm on 4/23/26 by h0tdOg

You made it ! Vacation is here ! So fun ! Happy to travel along with you.

7:32pm on 4/23/26 by snelvis

Awesome, we just had a short trip and did similar, 3 nights Portofino and 2 nights Helios

9:36pm on 4/23/26 by clyde4242

Epic is so pretty & theming amazing. Nice to arrive late afternoon & take it slow to look around not RD rush. Did MU, SR - 1st time front row, 2nd in dark- just fantastic! HWG & met toothless. Ate at stakehaus- was v good.

10:04pm on 4/23/26 by h0tdOg

Need to set up TPs to work out time frame for next 2 days without pushing dmil too hard- she fell in garden last week so is sore & slower than DH & his hip.

10:06pm on 4/23/26 by h0tdOg

Have a great trip - excited to follow along and take notes for our first UOR trip in July! We also have an afternoon start at Epic which sounded so much more relaxing than RD! Wld be interested in your thoughts on best RD approach from Helios!

2:20am on 4/24/26 by NTEI

Moved over, dropped bags, hot coffee in Helios lobby all easily. Very straight forward down the path to the rope. Stunning hotel! We may not be best parameter for RD strategy as in-laws are not walking quick after dmil fall last week. DH can motor w stick

8:28am on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

IT'S TIME!!!!!! WHOO!!! FOLLOWING ALONG!!! Thank you for posting! This is going to be an amazing vacation! 7 days at PBH sounds like an absolute dream!! ENJOY! Smell the roses, friend!

9:46am on 4/24/26 by browndalmatian

Loving Epic but we have enough time that there's no pressure. Currently sat watching fyre drill with a cider in hand. Going to leave Mario till tomoro RD, then do ministry agsin sun am before we move to PBH

11:58am on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

Did BatM, CotW, MU, carousel, early links at spitfire grill, heading to dragon show now. Not sure if I'm up for getting wet on fyre drill after that

12:00pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

I'm so excited to follow along!

12:11pm on 4/24/26 by mmmartin

Loved dragon show. Now we're sticking it thru a longish line for fyre drill. Think plan will then be ice cream, see if rooms ready at Helios & pool

1:37pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

Hooray! I'm closely following along!

4:06pm on 4/24/26 by popupcamper

In laws got soaked on FD, DH & me did ok for once. Came out of park after, got our rooms at Helios- sadly opposite ends of same floor as yhere aren't many king rooms but all good. Now poolside with a froze until dinner at flora taverna later

5:22pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

Planning on watching fountain show from the room and tomoro we need to hit Mario at RD

5:23pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

Happily following along on this adventure!

5:34pm on 4/24/26 by brerbeer

Also interested! Traveling with your group sounds fun and I like that you are enjoying the experience!

6:59pm on 4/24/26 by whenuwish

Had a nice chill few hours at the oool, dinner was good. But they can't put the music into the Helios rooms for the "fountain" show yet. So we watched from lobby level- it's just lights thru the park & fountains back by carousel currently so a bit meh.

9:48pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

Ready for RD again- much busier at Helios gate today & MoM is down so sadly that's going to push up the Mario crowd. Oh well, guess we'll do a bit of a line today.

8:47am on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

Here we go

8:59am on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

Have a fantastic day! So fun to follow along.

9:01am on 4/25/26 by WendyMarie

Dfil survived minecarts- just. Mario carts is down so doing yoshi. Not what TP tells us to do but we're def on the minimise walking approach

9:45am on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

Starbucks break to let DH sit a bit. Mario back up so we're braving the line- we weren't quick enough spotting it reopened & getting over so likely 60. Hoping not more!

12:01pm on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

Hmm. This was an error. Over 90 minutes & we're not quite to 1st preshow. None of us are this into Mario!

1:08pm on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

So late lunch at gobelet noir- decent & nice & quiet. Cirque arcanu- we queue jumped as they saw DH's walking stick & put us into EP line & in with wc users- not sure why but not complaining! Now back for a swim, Bar Helios tonight.

4:07pm on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

Doesn't look like MoM is coming online today- we weren't planning to ride but so tough if this is your 1 day here.

4:09pm on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

Sounds like a great start to the trip!!

1:22am on 4/26/26 by NTEI

Last epic RD this am. Got main luggage into bell service last night, dropped small cases in now, all set to hopefully get MoM, couple of dragon rides, SR & off to PBH. Have 2 physical EP given by a passing stranger yday so that's cool.

8:41am on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

I hope your day is great! Can't wait to hear your next report.

9:11am on 4/26/26 by TenMileMom

RD worked well today- on & off MoM quickly, we just don't keep up to the front of the crowd but even so it's fine. Chilling a bit now so we're sat at Cafe Sirene streetside with breakfast. They have done Paris so well :-)

9:45am on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

Sat watching the offsite tidal wave come through- very amusing. Surprised the crowd reached Paris by 9.50am tho- seems unfair on onsite guests looking to enter another line before the 10am rush. Tho I guess other portals opened at 9.45.

9:59am on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

Left the in laws chilling in Paris while we rode SR again- love that ride! Then did HWG and used paper fastpass on dragon racers. Now sat at PBH pool but heading into studio for a couple of rides, dinner at LC & night show.

4:23pm on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

@hodg, how did you like Bar Helios?

10:47am on 4/27/26 by PrincipalTinker

It was really good. Only thing was the beef was sl over cooked- we'd asked for medium rare. Prob shldv sent it back but it was the last thing to arrive. Shame the fountains not working-we'd seen lights night before so didn't go out as not much to see atm.

5:16pm on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

Other issue i wldv had is the green balustrade around the terrace blocks lower 1/3 of the view of the fountain circle for my height. As no fountains it wasn't a problem tho.

5:17pm on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

But we did love it & had lovely evening :-)

5:17pm on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

"Have 2 physical EP given by a passing stranger yday so that's cool." Awesome! "Dis---UNI MAGIC?" LOL :) "Now sat at PBH pool" < again... sounds like a dream come true. :) SO HAPPY.

8:54am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

Sounds like such a great time! Glad you enjoyed EPIC. And the multiple trips on SR... you are brave!!! I think I may have mentioned here I am officially "done with SR for the rest of my life" LOLOL (3 times total for me, that's enough :D )

8:55am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

SR still less intense than VC to me as less inversions. And Hulk still the hardest to ride as bangs you around so much tho love the launch.

11:01pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

I agree hodg

9:08pm on 4/30/26 by Buckeye86

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SR less inversions for sure but something about the double-launch and "a feeling my body has never felt before ever" just made it too much for me! Hulk definitely hardest to ride, I agree!!

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

Signing off from UOR portion of the mega trip as we check out in the morning. DH & in-laws chilled at VB until time to collect me from conference. Currently at Disney Springs & heading back to pack up soon

8:54pm on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

Sorry to anyone kicked out if IS & IOA early today- our conference has a takeover so my colleague & son are there. Her 1st ever theme park experience was HS yesterday. Waiting to see if they rode gringotts or not!

8:55pm on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

Hi! We will have two EPA mornings at epic in June. The first morning we'll start with meeting toothless. Berk is DD11's highest priority. Which ride/portal would be best for second morning? Not sure if we are getting EP at all for Epic.

9:01am on 5/2/26 by WildernessPixie

Mario seems to get worse lines than Ministry- esp as there are 2 big rides there is minecart madness is open. Mom the line took us 45 min at 7.30 ish yday & was considerably shorter as we came out

11:15am on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

Thank you! We'll start in Nintendo world and start with mine cart if it's open.

4:33pm on 5/2/26 by WildernessPixie

Doing this as a separate thread re Dfil ability to cope w rides. He's ridden HPFJ in past but won't go in now. Sort of rides SpiderMan but not sure if he ever opens his eyes. Didn't like old 3d minions.

10:08pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

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Today he said he found MoM easier to ride without feeling sick than MU. Advice pre trip was that MU wld be easier- but he's found the physical movement of MU worse than the screens of MoM. He did ride MU a 2nd time today tho.

10:10pm on 4/24/26 by h0tdOg

My DH won't ride FJ, but loved MU. I love FJ and didn't like MU. The movements were rougher. It didn't help that DH's legs kept hitting me on MU.

12:38am on 4/25/26 by kateschmidt

I found MU way rougher than FJ also and DH said the opposite!

10:04am on 4/25/26 by sneezy93

MU is my favorite Epic attraction. It did make me queasy my 1st ride and that is the only attraction that has ever done that to me. I found leaning my head back helped on other times on the tide.

10:47am on 4/25/26 by PrincipalTinker

We didn't find MOM very aggressive. In fact a bit disappointed.

11:49am on 4/25/26 by snelvis

I have found FJ a bit icky before- but only time it was bad was when our sound didn't work - really odd without the soundtrack-then they put us straight back on so back to back rides

12:40pm on 4/25/26 by h0tdOg

I still haven't done MoM so this is interesting to me. Personally I won't even consider FJ anymore, nor Spiderman, definitely not Simpsons. But MU is ZERO problem for me. I am younger though probably, so maybe the physical is more intense than I realize?

8:59am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

Interesting to me that so many here found MU rougher! Goes to show that everyone is different!

9:00am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

@hodg does he do coasters too? Hagrid's? J/W... the good thing about UO, for me anyway, is I can go and spend DAYS without anything intense and still really be 100% happy. ET, Seuss, etc.

9:02am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

TBH I can go and not even do those (just walk around, eat, etc.) and still be happy. I hope he's still having a great time!!

9:02am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

He did hagrids having told us he'd watched it on YouTube. Luckily we were back 2 rows. He thought he wasn't going to make it off alive, sat for an hour feeling awful, had a cup of tea at 3BS & went back to hotel till 3pm.

10:59pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

So no to coasters! Tho he tells us he's going to ride BTMRR next week. And SpiderMan tomoro

10:59pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

He managed SpiderMan, says he only closed eyes on the spinning bits

12:26pm on 4/30/26 by h0tdOg

What a legend!

4:59pm on 4/30/26 by aw44

You all set for your trip?!

5:44pm on 4/30/26 by h0tdOg

Think so..... last bits of packing to do. Not done tons of Epic planning but your tips are helping me out so keep them coming!

6:25am on 5/1/26 by aw44

BTMRR? I'm racking my brain to figure this out to no avail

7:36am on 5/1/26 by clyde4242

@clyde- Disney's Big Thunder

7:50am on 5/1/26 by PrincipalTinker

"What a legend" is right!!! Well said @aw44! I'm glad he's doing better and was able to do Spiderman! Hagrid's is definitely a little more intense than many others!

10:05am on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

@Principal, we very rarely do the mouse so that makes sense. Ty

10:08am on 5/1/26 by clyde4242

Sorry to bring Disney onto this side- lol! Our best thing w epic was having enough days that we could RD one area then not stress as lines got long for the key things. Would be easy to start there then head to the OG parks w express for the afternoons.

12:14pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Main parks were pretty quiet

12:14pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

@h0tdOg I am so thrown off by your username change lol I thought it was someone new, then I scrolled up a little and put two and two together. :D LOL! PS I love the plan of RD Epic then EXP at US/IoA later.

2:43pm on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

Sorry this time it's temporary as a colleague got the app for a few days at wdw & I don't want to be easily recognisable! Will go back next week.

4:08pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

How feasible is it to hope over to Epic early evening and spend 3-4 hours before closing.... are wait times reducing in the evenings? We have 2 weeks so plenty of time for multiple visits.

4:36pm on 5/1/26 by aw44

Will let you know in a minute! It was quiet when we arrived last Thurs. I think you plan a few epic EE RD mormings to do Mario & Mom, then head back to OG parks w express.

4:40pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Lines def longer today than last Thurs so maybe weekend effect. Interesting to see if lower after dinner- hoping to do SR & maybe a last minute Ministry if quieter.

5:20pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

So MoM was posted 70 at 7.30, TP said 45, took is 43 min- but was significantly shorter as we were walking out. Same w SR- joined line around 8.30, if we'd waited till 8.45 it wldve been quicker.

11:28pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Didn't check HTTYD or mariokart times late on

11:29pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Thats the plan. Utilise the Jetlag to get there early. How were the buses from PFB?

8:38am on 5/2/26 by aw44

We walked straight into a bus. At 4pm it went to HRH too, not sure about early morning. Driving over in car to conference is a sumikar journey & takes about 20min cos of all the lights. Bus might go i4. I'd ask & get 1st bus

11:25am on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

From Helios we had def advantage to paris portal-you cld see the tidal wave approaching from main gate a way back. Opposote to Mario tho- main gate gets there quicker. But either way the early wait times are ok & MoM line is impressive to go thru.

11:27am on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

There's a 2nd tidal wave at 10am for offsite- we were sat outside at cafe sirene as TMs set up to direct that crowd around the land.

11:28am on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

@aw you're at PBH? When do you check in? Think it was as we fly home. Wondering if my photopass might still be active- think I got a 30 day, starting on 23 April

11:41am on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

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Thanks. Yep, at PFB. Check in on 10th May. I need to work out our Epic RD strategy..... or I need to read more threads to find it! Can anyone enlighten me or bump a thread?

2:33pm on 5/2/26 by aw44

As you've got multiple days I'd focus on one headliner each RD- we did ministry then into werewolf as portal opened. Then 2nd visit we did HTTYD as portal opened. But we did toothless late evening w v short wait.

3:44pm on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

I'll DM you on forum @aw - if I can find an envelope I'll leave you the pass to pick up on check in- shld be valid till 22nd.

3:45pm on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

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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...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

Heading over to Studios in 1/2 hour. Do I need anything from PBH for EP or is everything facial recognition on each ride?

4:21pm on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

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Just your room key for EP initially

5:28pm on 4/26/26 by clyde4242

Thanks. Waiting for boat now- I made them miss one as I forgot my sunglasses.

5:34pm on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

Have fun. You will love PB. Make sure u pay Mama Della a visit

6:52pm on 4/26/26 by clyde4242

Tomoro! Have done PBH in 2022 w our kids- it's so nice.

7:05pm on 4/26/26 by h0tdOg

It is truly the best. Our next trip will be at HR with a night at Helios. I'll be a little disappointed we will not be at PB but we will make our trip to Mama Della's for dinner.

9:37pm on 4/26/26 by clyde4242

Bring the room keys always in case they need to scan

8:33am on 4/27/26 by kateschmidt

Volcano bay today. Had bfast at trattoria- very chill by the waterside. Got ourselves over to VB earlier than necessary so we're good for RD. I didn't check on towel set up, presumed it'd be included at VB like at wdw WPs so will have to rent.

9:09am on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

Silly as we cldv got sone from the hotel pool yday I'm sure.

9:09am on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

How much they charge to rent them?

10:27am on 4/27/26 by clyde4242

$7. Expensive mistake.

5:18pm on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

Anyway had a nice chill day, I did a few slides without DH, he did coaster & rivers. Pretty quiet but so much better not stressing about booking slides on the tapu system.

5:20pm on 4/27/26 by h0tdOg

Was it crowded? Is tonight Mama Della's?

8:37pm on 4/27/26 by clyde4242

VB was quiet. Yep last night was mama della- was all a bit loud for us really- cldv done without the accordion & we shldve shared entrees! Authentic Italian wld be sat out by the water edge w staff hustling you to come in.

6:29am on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

Food was v good but felt a bit claustrophobic for me.

6:31am on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

RD ioa this morning. Into hagrids line, "slight delay" :-( Hoping not much longer- they announced was starting up once, then back to delay. Trains were running as we came in

8:39am on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

Dfil will never ride that again- lol.

9:16am on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

Rut row rooby!

2:01pm on 4/28/26 by ladyortramp

They had a long pool break back at hotel while DH & I rode most of IOA other than wet rides. Nice to have some us time! Now we're all sat in DA w a fortescues ice cream so all is well

4:22pm on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

Now he has a cocktail by the pool so dfil is happy again. They did villain con with us- what is that about??

6:17pm on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

I love following along, sounds like a great trip! We have only done villain con once. None of us were fans of it. Felt liked they cheaped out with the standing.

7:43pm on 4/28/26 by WendyMarie

Think they've wasted a lot of $$ on guns but not much else. And knowing what my kids loved about minion mayhem when they were little- it doesn't really have any minions in it.

10:01pm on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

Dinner was Antojitos so dfil had a margarita to round off his day. Love the guac there- Tried to order less food but still over did it.

10:02pm on 4/28/26 by h0tdOg

Not a fan of that ride. Too chaotic &can never really get the hang of it or quite figure it out. MIB 1000 better IMO. Opportunity missed. I think they overreached in trying to add in too much extra w/phones and intricacies the casual user will never use.

6:19am on 4/29/26 by Buckeye86

Sorry for delay, trying to catch up. LOVE reading/following along too! Thank you so much for posting. Sounds like you're having a great time!! I'm not a fan of Villain Con either, but will still do it at times for something different. :)

8:45am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

Agreed, they overreached. I have zero interest in messing with my phone during a ride personally. MIB is 1000x better.

8:46am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

MDellas: good place but agreed it's tight in there. Also too expensive, lol... Speaking of, paying for towels at a water park is wild to me. I don't think I'm a "cheap skate" but I think they should be providing towels, personally. Just me?

8:48am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

"Now we're all sat in DA w a fortescues ice cream so all is well" << reading this made me so happy for you. Talk about "living in a dream" here. GOOD VIBES!

8:49am on 4/29/26 by browndalmatian

I did think that if we were paying to stay onsite we'd get towels - yes. And dfil had his poolsode cocktail plus a blood orange margarita at Antojitos and ate plenty of good do was all good!

11:03pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

So this thread seems to be the trip report now- today was a later start into studios. Did minions, abandoned in-laws do we cld ride transformers & mummy, did Bourne, Fallon, lunch, ET, MiB(too much spinning for dfil) then HE to IOA

11:06pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

Tried to do VC but it went down as we got there, did Kong then headed out to hotel. DH & I had nachos at pool, plan was pizza at Sals but we were too full! In-laws got pizza then back to see cinesational from better spot.

11:08pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

DH & I will RD hagrids agsin tomoro, we'll meet in-laws later. Then hopefully they'll actually ride a bit more in IOA- planning Seuss & the wet rides anyway. Then I do have to go register at my conference to justify being here..

11:09pm on 4/29/26 by h0tdOg

Do today we neay messed up as we were aiming at 8am early opem but it was actuslly 7am. So we swanned into ioa at 7.05, hagrids closed, 2x Vc, once on front, FJ, Hagrids opened- rode x3, 2 of them on front, then hulk all before 10am

6:05pm on 4/30/26 by h0tdOg

Met in-laws for Starbucks, Seuss rides, SpiderMan, hulk, lunch, water rides & called it a day so I cld get over to conference centre. Poolside w a cocktail now & Vivo in a bit. Do have to go & work tomoro tho!

6:07pm on 4/30/26 by h0tdOg

So easy peasey and fun! You're having a great trip!!

7:13pm on 4/30/26 by sneezy93

Sounds like you're having so much fun! Any more tips on the better spot you found for Cinesensational? It'll be our first time so am trying to get oriented. How long was Hagrid's wait time with XP (and at what time)?

11:35pm on 4/30/26 by NTEI

Cinesational my tip would be don't try to tuck into the back of the grassy area with about 30 seconds to go! We left it a bit late & was much busier but even at the very back we cld see most of it, just not the lowest part of water screens.

6:06am on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Hagrids- we were almost 1st into EP line do 1st time was walk on once they opened it. Next 2 rides took around 10min each time- man at photo window was laughing at me coming back. By 3rd ride the posted was 90 min. We didn't do a 4th as EP visibly longer

6:08am on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

It was 8.25 but the ride had been closed from 7am park open till then so it was just that we got lucky & walked by to check as they opened up, ran into lockers & off we went

6:09am on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Man you are doing good! Sounds like so much fun! I appreciate all of the details and reports here, thank you! Isn't Cinseational a great show!? I haven't seen it in a while and need to get over there to find a good spot soon!

10:09am on 5/1/26 by browndalmatian

Yep it was really good. It's never been on when we've been before.

12:11pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

This seems to be where I'm reporting in now- conference finished early so we're on bus over to epic w dinner booked at blue dragon kater for dh bday. Will see if it's as quiet as when we arrived last Thurs at similar time

4:20pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

Blue dragon was excellent. And as we shared plates it was easier to order a nice amount of food. We'd planned on hopping into MoM just pre closing but as the fountain is back we've joined the line now. Hoping TP expected is corrected not the longer posted

7:33pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

@hodg/hotdog- I'm so glad you liked Blue Dragon! I was there in Feb and thought it was really fantastic. (And in general, I haven't posted as much, but I've been following your trip, and I'm so glad you're having this much fun!)

7:36pm on 5/1/26 by JERancher

Thanks for the Hagrid timings, great to know! I think we'll aim for two back-to-back rides with UXP during EE, if open. More than two will likely make me woozy (I'll let the kids go for a third on their own if they're dying to repeat lol!)

12:24am on 5/2/26 by NTEI

What did ILs think of the fountain show? I've booked Bar Helios for our last night 45 min before to see it from up there, but willing to cancel if we are having too much fun riding rides - cancellation window is 24hrs though, unlike Disney 2hrs...

12:26am on 5/2/26 by NTEI

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@NTEI- I know I'm not @hodg's in-laws (life goals?), but I absolutely loved the fountain show. Lots of colors timed to music, very playful and pretty. On my Epic Day in Feb, it was a highlight for me... though I hear the show may have changed since then?

1:10am on 5/2/26 by JERancher

They enjoyed it but said it was quite short- not sure if they were expecting full MK FW type of thing. Bar Helios was beautiful so would be worth going up there to watch but yea it wld pull you out of the park

5:59am on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

Thanks @JER and @hodg, will definitely hang on to the booking for now and see how we're feeling the night before.,

8:41am on 5/2/26 by NTEI

Fountain is refilled at Epic!

7:13pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

So now we have to stay for the show!

7:26pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

So you should! Have a great night!

7:52pm on 5/1/26 by brerbeer

Lucky you

8:29pm on 5/1/26 by clyde4242

Well in-laws watched the show, we decided on one more run on SR- can watch fountains on YouTube.

11:25pm on 5/1/26 by h0tdOg

We're staying at Cabana Bay the end of May. Arriving after midnight. If we have Walmart deliver the evening prior to our arrival, will the front desk hold our order for us or do we have to be there to accept it?

11:02am on 4/30/26 by ladydisney

You have to be there to accept it. Universal does not allow orders to be dropped off.

12:15pm on 4/30/26 by PrincipalTinker

Thank you.

5:00pm on 4/30/26 by ladydisney

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