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DA LIVE BLOG. We arrived at 6:25 to Uni Gates and people were being let in. 6:45 now and we r held just outside DA by Fear Factor.

6:45am by krmckee

Smmort1 where are you?

6:46am by krmckee

When we walked past Despicable Me wait time was 10min.

6:46am by krmckee

Thanks for the updates!

6:48am by wallygirl

At 7am lines read 105 minutes posted.

7:06am by krmckee

7:25 line hardly moving. We are hearing announcements but people won't shut up so we can listen :-(

7:26am by krmckee

I am in line as well. I'm in the bank lobby and haven't moved in ten minutes now.

7:28am by theconnman21

Hi Krmckee! I am in bed as we speak. We hAd a long day touring at MK , finally hit the hay at 1am. Decided we r hoping to hit the park later and stay until closing. Let me know on this forum what's up and maybe we can meet. Have fun and keep us all poste

7:30am by smmort1

Ok technical difficulties they estimate 20min to start up :( no one has boarded yet. 7:30 am.

7:31am by krmckee

Oooo okay good to know. Thanks!

7:34am by theconnman21

R u here connman?

7:37am by krmckee

Yes! I'm in the lobby of the bank.

7:38am by theconnman21

Taking pictures like a maniac. Hehe

7:39am by theconnman21

Poor you. Stay in good cheer and think positive thoughts.

7:42am by laneangell

BACK IN OPERATION!!

7:42am by theconnman21

So excited for you, krmckee! How r the kids holding up!

7:50am by smmort1

Big cheers when it opened up at 7:45ish. 8:03 almost at the lobby! Kids r fine. They sell snacks and water for this waiting in line.

8:03am by krmckee

R u in line for EFG?

8:18am by smmort1

I am smmort just passed the lobby

8:21am by krmckee

OMG! I am hanging on you every post!

8:37am by smmort1

Great you are keeping us posted, thanks

8:38am by Jente

8:42 just left the elevator. Limited capacity today. Line moving slooooowwwww.

8:43am by krmckee

Current wait we r being told is 4 1/2 hours

8:44am by krmckee

(Posted outside)

8:44am by krmckee

We did it! So awesome! Took us 2 hrs though!

9:01am by krmckee

Excited for you and appreciate the updates! That's a commitment!

9:25am by wallygirl

Yah! So excited! Was it all that you hoped? Worth the wait? What r u doing now?

10:01am by smmort1

At Ollivanders my 11 yr old next week got picked by the wand maker!!! Kids having fun casting spells!

44 min ago by krmckee

Thanks for the updates. Its great!. So once operational, it took you 1hour?.

39 min ago by LionUp

10:30 At Leaky Cauldron now. We barely made bkfst which ends at 10:30am. The streets of DA very crowded now.

38 min ago by krmckee

Your almost 11 year old must be so excited!

< 1 min ago by smmort1

How was the food at LK?

< 1 min ago by smmort1

79. And into the 70s I go. Good morning liners.

4:46am by Steve1

Good morning Steve . Hi everybody . Your numbers sure seam like it's going fast .

5:41am by burfe1501

Good morning Steve and Burfe and others. Hoping for a great day today even though I'm sleep deprived. 3 more days of summer school. 21 to UOR.

5:47am by worldwidepayne

18 good morning one and all. Prediction today in Manchester UK it is going to be hotter than Hawaii!!

6:25am by Jente

Did you manage to book an hotel Steve. It is not as though you will spend much 'awake' time in the room. If you can get EE, not too far from the park and a decent shower, the other frills are nice but don't really matter.

6:38am by laneangell

I got so tired having done days and days of RDs and late suppers/stays in parks that one day at Seaworld, waiting for a Dine with Shamu experience, I was so tired that I was tempted to find a patch of grass in the shade, curl up and fall asleep. Instead,

6:41am by laneangell

When I was shown our table, I asked the waitress to bring an iced coffee, ice cold lager and ice cold white wine. I think she was about to tell me that she was only allowed to serve one alcoholic drink at a time, but she took one look at me, gave a

6:44am by laneangell

Sympathetic glance and brought the lot. Too tired to even eat, so just nibbled fruit. And then the show was cancelled because of inclement weather!

6:46am by laneangell

231 Have a great day!

7:41am by Tanavin

How long until you tell your wife Steve?

8:30am by Deb72

Good morning Steve! Like @Deb, would love to know how you are going to let Mrs. Steve know the big plan:)

12 min ago by dekefamily

New 1 day/2 park UOR touring plans have been published!: http://blog.touringplans.com/2014/07/23/new-universal-orlando-wizarding-world-two-park-touring-plans/

8:08pm on 7/23/14 by Skubersky (staff)

Thanks again skubersky, you've been doing fantastic work on our behalf lately. Thanks for your ideas and info.

10:36pm on 7/23/14 by worldwidepayne

Thank you! I'm so nervous about saving Gringotts for the last thing! I know this is based on worthy information, but I don't want to miss it!!

11:18pm on 7/23/14 by dawnroemer

As I say in the blog, if your only priority is seeing Gringotts, then go there first and tough out the wait. This plan is designed to help you see as much of both parks in one day as possible.

11:28pm on 7/23/14 by Skubersky (staff)

There is a risk of Gringotts malfunctioning and being closed all afternoon but the ride is getting more reliable. The queue has been closing between 7 & 8pm so get in line before then!

11:30pm on 7/23/14 by Skubersky (staff)

That's a great plan! I'm surprised the Horror Makeup Show makes it into a 1-day plan, I've never heard anyone rave about it and have always skipped it.

11:31pm on 7/23/14 by cartooned

Thx!!!

12:20am on 7/24/14 by krmckee

@cartooned, that is the best show! We laughed a lot! You need to see it next trip.

1:24am on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

We love the show!

7:11am on 7/24/14 by Maria1

Great plan thanks Skubersky

7:14am on 7/24/14 by Jente

IMHO Horror Makeup is the best show at Uni, and the 2nd best show at any park after Nemo @DAK & Aladdin @ DCA. But I have a dark sense of humor ;-)

9:44am on 7/24/14 by Skubersky (staff)

These plans are great, thanks!

11:18am on 7/24/14 by alex881

So do I. I love the Horror Makeup show a trip isn't complete for me without seeing it at least once.

2:46pm on 7/24/14 by angai9

Is the horror make up show suitable for younger kids?

5:00pm on 7/24/14 by scottishclaire

Claire I have seen many young kids in the audience . However there are some elements that may be frightening to some. Fake blood from "cutting" etc....

6:10pm on 7/24/14 by jillscalley

Do you think if we only want to experience diagon alley attractions and hogsmeade attractions we should head to gringotts first?

9:18pm on 7/24/14 by mimarypoppins

Thanks Jill I will probably give it a miss!

2:24am by scottishclaire

Yes, aim for Gringotts first.

2:26am by laneangell

Unless you are 1st in for early entry I do NOT recommend DA until late afternoon. It's your ticket, but spending 1/2 your day waiting for 1 ride is not the Touring Plans way! ;-)

9:19am by Skubersky (staff)

What would someone really have to do to be first in line for EE? Get there at 5am? Just curious how the crowds work in the morning at UOR.

14 min ago by dekefamily

Universal Express- Is the time listed on the Lines app the express time or the regular time? TIA!

47 min ago by Janicecalloway

The times listed in Lines for for standby. Express times are not posted, but are typically 20% or less of standby, usually under 15min.

36 min ago by Skubersky (staff)

Morning all. 80 days to go. Do we have a cut off date yet for not posting a hello here?

4:09am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

19 good morning Steve and all liners. Steve I think we can just chat on here and post information on the other format.

4:42am on 7/24/14 by Jente

Hooray

5:11am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

I've just been looking at booking our UOR stay. Not good. It appears RPR and HRH have no availability for my dates. And PB is 259 a night which is more than I want to pay. Can get CBBR for 114 a night.

5:14am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Good morning Steve . Hi Jente . Happy planing

5:34am on 7/24/14 by burfe1501

Good morning

5:50am on 7/24/14 by scottishclaire

Have you tried 'booking.com'. They sometimes show availability when otheres don't and usually (please check the wording) have free cancellation up to 3 days of your trip. If so, book with them, then go on UOR chat and they will price match. Good luck.

5:56am on 7/24/14 by laneangell

Thanks for that info

6:05am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Good mooring folks. 22. How you can find a solution Steve.

6:09am on 7/24/14 by worldwidepayne

Steve, you know that I mean the official Universal Orlando on chat help, rather than this chat, don't you? Hope it works.

6:42am on 7/24/14 by laneangell

I didn't know of it but guessed that's wat u meant. Didn't figure anyone here could offer a a better rate ;-))

6:49am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Booking .com has RPR but it's over

6:51am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Maybe still worth using the official UOR on chat and asking about availibility. I found them very helpful.

7:09am on 7/24/14 by laneangell

Hi everyone. What do you mean cut off date? What have I missed? TIA

7:12am on 7/24/14 by Maria1

Morning all, Steve keep your eyes open for a loews sale, got our stay at rpr in 2012 for about 40 dollars less than normal price in that sale, though it won't help if availability isn't there.

7:13am on 7/24/14 by trevski220

What dates were you looking at Steve?

7:16am on 7/24/14 by Jente

232 Good morning!

7:41am on 7/24/14 by Tanavin

Steve, have you tried searching for an annual pass discount? You don't have to have AP already. Depending on your dates and the number of days in park getting a power pass might be only a few dollars more but save you on the onsite hotels.

7:42am on 7/24/14 by wallygirl

Wally. I get that idea. I've done before at WDW.

11:27am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Jente. Looking at 19 or 20 oct arrival. Staying approx three nights. Tried diff combos to see if could get something

11:28am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Maria. The chat rooms for all the TP apps are going to be used exclusively for in park chat and questions. All other talk is now taking place in the above mentioned forum.

11:31am on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Steve on Hotels.com 20/23 October at RPR with taxes for three nights

12:58pm on 7/24/14 by Jente

If you factor in the cost of express passes for 3, the $259 a night is a bargain! The express alone, no park tickets or hotel, would be $167.97 for 1 day 10/20. So you are only paying $91.03 for the hotel each night. That's how we justify onsite at Uni.

12:59pm on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

Why won't it let you do the pounds sign on here??

12:59pm on 7/24/14 by Jente

Price for the three nights is five hundred and thirteen pounds and that includes taxes on Hotels.com at RPR the 20/23 October

1:01pm on 7/24/14 by Jente

...and $259 is really inexpensive for Uni- we paid $450 a night for Hard Rock in April. And right now rack rate for next April is $389 in the cheapest room on all 3 deluxe properties (thats a standard at RPR). Cheapest at Portofino then is $464. Bargain!

1:03pm on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

30 Afternoon everyone, what is the other forum? How do you get there?

1:06pm on 7/24/14 by ronda718

I found it, sorry.

1:10pm on 7/24/14 by ronda718

Just checked Uni site- it is actually RPR that has rooms available, other 2 more expensive resorts are booked for either of your checkin in dates. If you book with Orbitz promo email15 it will be $763 for 3 nights, $254 per night (tax inclu). On Uni...

1:15pm on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

...site still have to figure in taxes so it is really $259 a night plus tax. Is there something else you can cut out of your budget to make this doable? Walking to the parks and unlimited express is really amazing! Good luck Steve, hope it works out :-)

1:18pm on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

@ronda, glad you found it. Not really active for Universal side yet, but very active on WdW side.

1:21pm on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

Thanks for all the info. Just a couple of points.. Never used EP and low season so hadn't factored that in. Good point. It was the Uni site I was looking at initially, perhaps it's bcoz I'm a Brit user I don't see wat u see.

2:12pm on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Btw. I don't like the forum.

2:13pm on 7/24/14 by Steve1

It's clear as mud.

2:13pm on 7/24/14 by Steve1

Wahoo. As for budget, the whole trip is on a tight budget, hasn't helped that dw car needs work, and our cooker needs replacing. Already had to replace fridge, vacuum cleaner and washing machine in last few months!!!

2:15pm on 7/24/14 by Steve1

I'll certainly review it.

2:16pm on 7/24/14 by Steve1

@steve, I totally get the budget thing. I try to stick to one for travel but I often fail. Our 12 day trip in April was twice my original budget (oops). Not looking any better for next year's trip, why does it all have to cost so much :-)

4:45pm on 7/24/14 by Wahoohokie

I think because we buy all the segments seperately, it is easy to lose track of the total. Whilst on holiday, I try to do everything in cash now and allocate so much spending money for each day in the park and an amount for supper. Using good non chain

5:42pm on 7/24/14 by laneangell

Local restaurnants outside the parks I was surprised what good value eating out was. Cash avoids the nasty credit card shock wjen you get home. Also the exchange rate at the moment really helps. Hope you work things out Steve.

5:44pm on 7/24/14 by laneangell

Are you trying to book thurs-sat nights Steve? I know the rates are high & avail. Low in oct due to HHN. So worth an onsite stay but CBBR is t gonna help. Wish I could get a good rate for you ;)

6:09pm on 7/24/14 by jillscalley

Also I have had the luck that there is no avail but closer to dates more open for that discount.

6:12pm on 7/24/14 by jillscalley

I looked again and did try book at PB. But the site kept giving me grief, so sfter several tries I gave it up and went to bed. Tbh, I'd rather have extra cash in pocket to spend on the vacay rather than better hotels

12:40am by Steve1

Good morning all :-)

1:49am by curtis hols

We did a 1 night stay at HRH last sept was great having express but we only slept and did a very expensive Grab & Go b'fast in hotel. I'm with you Steve keep the extra $ for other things.

8:29am by Deb72

Tomorrow is the big day! I just checked into the hotel I'll never stay. 5:30am departure for DA. I hope our kids can last all day. Wish us luck! Last minute tips???

7:04pm on 7/24/14 by krmckee

As soon as you enter DA, locate the huge dragon above Gringotts and aum for that. If you need to use a locker (they are to the right of the Gringott's queue), let one person organise that, while the rest of you stand in the Gringott's queue. The ice cream

7:29pm on 7/24/14 by laneangell

Delicious, but you can't go into the shops with it. So save it until you need a break. There is only one outside place to sit down, but it a good vantage point for watching people cast spells. Look eveywhere, eg, in the Gringott's lift, look at the top

7:31pm on 7/24/14 by laneangell

Right hand corner. There are some sweets in DA that they don't sell in Hogsmead.

7:33pm on 7/24/14 by laneangell

It really does work getting there that early! We went today. You will want to "walk with a purpose" back to Diagon Alley. Once there just continue to follow everyone. The only thing open at that time is Gringotts. I took our backpacks and got the locker..

7:56pm on 7/24/14 by MickeysGirl

And when you leave DA and are back in London, go in the red telephne box and pick up the 'phone, look in the night bus and look up at the house windows until you see Creature appear.

7:56pm on 7/24/14 by laneangell

..by the time I got done my party was inside. I was allowed to find and rejoin them. We did the child swap. It was very simple and easy. After the ride my locker would not open for me. We found someone who asked what was inside and opened it for us.

7:57pm on 7/24/14 by MickeysGirl

We ate breakfast at Leaky Cauldron. No wait .. Great food! Then to Ollivanders. All if this before the crowds came! We were all done with Diagon Alley by noon and rode HExp and walked through Hogsmeade. Great day!

8:00pm on 7/24/14 by MickeysGirl

Mickey's Girl thank you, glad you had a great day! Thx everyone for tips, keep'em coming. Parking tips?

9:16pm on 7/24/14 by krmckee

Great tips, thank you!

11:17pm on 7/24/14 by alex881

Have a great day

12:36am by Steve1

Mickey what a great day

2:25am by scottishclaire

Krmckee have a fab day

3:05am by scottishclaire

Enjoy your day

3:19am by Jente

5:17am and we r ready to go!

5:17am by krmckee

Have a great day krmckee. Thanks for the tips mickeysgirl.

5:50am by worldwidepayne

Have a great time!

7:40am by Tanavin

Car rental or car service, which do you do to get to UOR from MCO? Or later to WDW?

9:22pm on 7/19/14 by wallygirl

We rent a car. Usually not that expensive and then can easily travel to UOR while stopping at favorite off-site restaurant and Target for water/breakfast foods. Then easy drive to WDW where we continue to drive to parks daily and then return MCO.

9:52pm on 7/19/14 by Wahoohokie

We do exactly what @wahoo does and keep the car the entire trip. Have always found great rates by monitoring car rental savers.com.

3:31am on 7/20/14 by dekefamily

Thanks! Can't find anything under $210 for 11 days plus cost of parking at Hard Rock and tolls and car service would be about the same with fees, tolls, etc. Missing being in the Disney bubble with Magical Express!

8:10am on 7/20/14 by wallygirl

Use Mears taxis

8:26am on 7/20/14 by Jente

We're a family of 5 so standard taxi won't accommodate all of us from UOR to Yacht Club (staying at HRH one night then on to WDW). And we don't want to rent a car. Should we arrange for a larger tax (van?) or a private car? Something else?

11:22am on 7/21/14 by cgulls

Mears do vans. Tiffany cars do vans also

11:45am on 7/21/14 by Jente

thanks Jente. Would you (or anybody) suggest I arrange for the ride in advance? If so, hours in advance? Days? Weeks?

1:35pm on 7/21/14 by cgulls

With Tiffany Cars you can get a quote and book in advance. With Mears we just phone about fifteen/twenty minutes before we needed them.

2:01pm on 7/21/14 by Jente

Does Uber operate in Orlando?

5:10pm on 7/21/14 by laneangell

We're doing the same thing @cgulls. How are you getting to UOR? The cost of two car services (MCO-UOR-WDW) or rental car for 10 days is about $175-$225.

6:10pm on 7/21/14 by wallygirl

Yes, Uber is in Orlando now, I've had great experiences with it.

10:55am on 7/22/14 by Skubersky (staff)

Wallygirl, we'll need to decide on mco-hrh, too. I don't want to rent mostly because I don't want the hassle of picking up the car and returning it. We'll take ME from wdw-mco.

12:09pm on 7/22/14 by cgulls

That's us too @cgulls, but hate having to cut dining or experiences because of transportation costs. $200 is a big chunk for us!

7:19am on 7/23/14 by wallygirl

Could use Mears from WDW to Universal not too expensive and return by them to WDW. Taxi from Magic Kingdom to Universal Studio should be around $40.00 one way. Try using Taxi Auto Fare for quotes

1:11pm on 7/23/14 by Jente

@Skubersky said that Uber operate in Orlando. They are very user frindly and good value. You just need to load their app on your mobile.

1:29pm on 7/23/14 by laneangell

We just used a mears van last week from mco 62 $ for 7 of us .. It was really nice they were there on time also used it to airport

4:23pm on 7/24/14 by Snowbabie79

I did Uber from MCO->Cabana Bay and it cost me $33!!!! Very fast too!

6:48pm on 7/24/14 by theconnman21

Wanted to do uber but 7 people plus luggage couldn't

6:52pm on 7/24/14 by Snowbabie79

Uber priced out at roughly $65 for 2 adults, 2 kids.

6:53am by wallygirl

Jurassic Park Arch removed in the IOA. We have many photos of it

6:27am by Jente

The one closest to Toon Lagoon

6:30am by Jente

If these low wait times at HEx keep up, we may actually be able to do a round trip ride on our Feb trip! Before DA opened I didn't think that would even have been a consideration!

6:07am by cgulls

We haven't received tickets in mail yet and we arrive at UOR next Friday. Do you pick up tickets at Royal Pacific using printed itinerary?

9:05pm on 7/24/14 by jeffmoore923

The hotels have machines that take your photograph and issue park tickets. There is a number on the printed itinary that you use.

2:28am by laneangell