We stayed in the Cabana Bay Beach Resort, a Universal Hotel which meant we had a free shuttle to the parks and early entry to Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley.
Check out the hotel and Universal park tickets here www.universalorlando.com
The hotel was exactly as described, 50s style retro and is a lot cheaper than the other Universal hotels and has a great pool area complete with man made beach and lazy river.
The website also has better ticket options than the .co.uk site. We bought 2 day passes which got us in to one park each day but didn't let us ride the Hogwarts express. This was perfect for us as we were only in Orlando for 2 days anyway.
Shuttle worked out great - dropped us at the entrance to City Walks (shops and restaurants). Never waited more than 5 minutes for a shuttle - most of the time there was one sitting at the stop waiting.
Day 1.
Universal Studios Florida.
Highlights for me
Diagon Alley and meeting Simon the Knight bus conductor and the Shrunken Head
I was also happy to see The Blues Brothers are still going strong - we saw them when we were last in Orlando 25 years ago (!!!) They've aged better than us 😉
Day 2
Islands of Adventure
Didn't get in early to this park but we were here mid-week just after Spring Break so the parks weren't too busy. In fact we never waited more than 20 minutes for anything.
This park has Hogwarts and Hogsmeade - again staggering in the way they have been brought into being. Just enjoyed being here, people watching and absorbing the atmosphere. Stayed for the night light show which was spectacular.
Also enjoyed Jurassic Park where I got to meet a baby dinosaur and narrowly escaped being eaten by a T Rex. Also hung out with some superheroes.
Theme park fun all over. Total of about 60,000 steps in 2 days.
On to Miami.....
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