Comments on: Onboard for Orlando

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:18:11 +0000

In reply to Camels & Chocolate. Such a bummer. I just think the staff didn't seem quite as... sparkly?! Ha. The one exception being the international team at the Lodge. They were great!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:09:20 +0000

In reply to Victoria@ The British Berliner. Wow, free until 12! I don't think that applies in the US parks, though I could be wrong. I have a feeling it's maybe free until... 3? Sounds like you got a great deal!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:07:35 +0000

In reply to Justine. I loved Downtown Disney in Cali! That House of Blues happy hour could not be beat :) And yes -- the hotel was gorgeous.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:05:10 +0000

In reply to Amanda. I can only imagine how amazing it would be for a true HP fan. I would die if one of my obsessions came to life in the form of a theme park (I'm looking at you, Jaws... the ride that was shut down in order to build Harry Potter land, ha.)

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:04:01 +0000

In reply to becky hutner. Universal has some pretty cool looking hotels popping up too. There's this really cute retro beach looking one (can't remember the name now, of course) that I really want to check out next time I'm in Orlando!

By: Camels & Chocolate

Camels & Chocolate — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:52:59 +0000

We have had a condo on the perimeter of Disney since I was a kid, and I also feel like it doesn’t hold the magic it once did.

Universal, on the other hand? LOVE IT.

By: Victoria@ The British Berliner

Victoria@ The British Berliner — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:53:14 +0000

The park in Orlando looks like so much fun. I live in Germany so the nearest Disneyland Magic is in Paris which I absolutely love. I mean, it’s Paris! And because it’s Europe, the prices are fantastic with kids being free until they’re 12 (depending on the season of course LOL). I took my son when he was 5, and we were there for 3 days. I went mad with excitement, not my son mind, me! I’ve probably been to Disneyland Paris about 7 times LOL!

A few years ago, we did a road trip through California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona and of course, we spent our last full day at Disneyland California – amazing! My German husband was skeptical at first, but even he became a convert.

By: Justine

Justine — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:16:58 +0000

That’s a shame that Disney World didn’t give you that magical feeling you were expecting. But, seriously, that hotel looks so amazing I probably wouldn’t have left the grounds! At least you were able to stay at such an amazing place 🙂 I’ve never been to Universal Studios but I always assumed it would make Disneyland in California look like nothing. I’m not the biggest Disney fan or anything but Downtown Disney in California is pretty fun!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:53:16 +0000

I haven’t been to Disney in ages, but I was just at Universal in January, and I was really impressed, too! I’m a huge Harry Potter fan, so obviously those parts of the parks were my favorite, but I was happy to see how much there was to see/do in both parks AND in CityWalk. I ended up enjoying myself a lot more than I thought I would!

By: becky hutner

becky hutner — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:28:18 +0000

I am more of a Universal gal myself. But the lodge looks pretty incredible!