SUMMARY: Universal Resort: Harry Potter!
Backfill: Nov 17
See the post of the days preceding the trip, with a trip summary.
And
here's yesterday.
Saturday
None of us have been here before. We take Uber with my rented disassembleable scooter and meet up with Sis #1 and spouse.
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Universal Florida Resort/Parks! |
Main goal is the new Harry Potter universe, split between two parks. So we have a park-hopper pass (you can take the Hogwarts Express or walk) to go back and forth.
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Walking through the brick wall at the station to get to Hogwarts Express. |
It's very well done, realistic, feel like we're actually in Diagon Alley or other environs. Ride a couple of rides. Eat and snack. Shop.
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Breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron. I have oatmeal flan for the first time ever, and fruit... so healthy!
And, ahem, of course, bacon. |
Universal did a wondrous and magical job of putting us into Harry Potter's world! Some of the many photos I took--
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Two sisters and Mallory hangin' with their wands in Diagon Alley |
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Dragon breathes fire at random intervals. I waited and waited but never got the camera onto it when the flames came out. |
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Gringots. The place is just about made of money. |
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Hippogriff |
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Mr. Fox chats it up with the driver and head of the Knight Bus. |
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Hogwarts! |
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Used magic wands to try to get all the magic-wand locations to do their things--it's tricky! |
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Healthy lunch: Shepherd's pie and salad! I'm trying hard to allow space in my calories for occasional junk food (i.e., sugar) during our stay. |
I walk a bunch but very glad for the scooter. We tire out and the one park is closing early, so we take the boat across the lake to Sis #1's hotel, where we meet up with Bro-in-Law #2 and rental car.
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Boat across the lake. |
[dinner where?], then to our hotel for the rest of our stay (Shades of Green at WDW--this is my 3rd time at this military-owned/run resort, although it's very Disney-like), where Bro-in-law #2 has already checked us in and moved our luggage in. Great guy!
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