hdrolfe
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2014
Hello My son (he'll be 9) and I are hoping to go to Universal in March. We normally are Disney people, and have been a few times now. I plan to stay onsite, hopefully at Royal Pacific or Hard Rock (is one better than the other? I understand we can pool hop so lack of water slide at RP may not be an issue, HR costs more but maybe it's worth it?).
The plan is to have either 4 day park to park tickets or season annual pass. We also intend to go to Seaworld and Aquatica for a day each. We'll be staying a week. He loves rides like Space Mountain and Primeval Whirl. I can do them once maybe, and usually leave the ride glad I didn't have too much to eat. I do enjoy Big Thunder and 7 Dwarfs though. We have been watching videos of the rides but it's hard to get a feel for what they are really like.
My questions are - is there somewhere on site to get some anti nausea meds? I am thinking my usual ginger gravol won't be enough and don't want to spoil things for him if I can't ride or get sick.
Is there as much walking as at Disney? When we go we tend to get 20 - 30K steps a day, depending on which park we are at. I already know I will need to up my walking game And hopefully lose a few pounds before we go, again, I don't want to spoil things if I don't fit on the seats. He is tall for his age and I have no worries he'll be tall enough for rides.
I don't see a quick service type breakfast (thinking bounty platter at Disney). We stayed at Yacht Club for a week and they also don't have one so I had ordered from Garden Grocer to have a quick cereal breakfast in the room. I don't mind packing a few of those little boxes of cereal in the suit case (makes room for all the stuff I'm sure he'll want to bring home). But can I get a decent size milk? Without having to Uber or walk too far. He isn't a big breakfast eater but I like my coffee and even a quick bite before we head out.
Do I need a lanyard or something? I'm used to Disney and the magic bands, or when we cruise I wear our passes on a lanyard but the cards are hole punched and I suspect with the RFID tech I can't do that. Will I also need to carry my credit cards or can I charge to the room? I'll have some cash on me as well. Luckily he is old enough I don't need to carry much else, phone to take pictures and our sunglasses/hats. I have carried water but it gets heavy, warm, and if I can get water at the park it's easier.
Sorry, this is longer than I though! thanks for any help or insight. We are looking forward to trying the new (to us) parks, if we enjoy it we'll probably do a split stay with Disney next time.
The plan is to have either 4 day park to park tickets or season annual pass. We also intend to go to Seaworld and Aquatica for a day each. We'll be staying a week. He loves rides like Space Mountain and Primeval Whirl. I can do them once maybe, and usually leave the ride glad I didn't have too much to eat. I do enjoy Big Thunder and 7 Dwarfs though. We have been watching videos of the rides but it's hard to get a feel for what they are really like.
My questions are - is there somewhere on site to get some anti nausea meds? I am thinking my usual ginger gravol won't be enough and don't want to spoil things for him if I can't ride or get sick.
Is there as much walking as at Disney? When we go we tend to get 20 - 30K steps a day, depending on which park we are at. I already know I will need to up my walking game And hopefully lose a few pounds before we go, again, I don't want to spoil things if I don't fit on the seats. He is tall for his age and I have no worries he'll be tall enough for rides.
I don't see a quick service type breakfast (thinking bounty platter at Disney). We stayed at Yacht Club for a week and they also don't have one so I had ordered from Garden Grocer to have a quick cereal breakfast in the room. I don't mind packing a few of those little boxes of cereal in the suit case (makes room for all the stuff I'm sure he'll want to bring home). But can I get a decent size milk? Without having to Uber or walk too far. He isn't a big breakfast eater but I like my coffee and even a quick bite before we head out.
Do I need a lanyard or something? I'm used to Disney and the magic bands, or when we cruise I wear our passes on a lanyard but the cards are hole punched and I suspect with the RFID tech I can't do that. Will I also need to carry my credit cards or can I charge to the room? I'll have some cash on me as well. Luckily he is old enough I don't need to carry much else, phone to take pictures and our sunglasses/hats. I have carried water but it gets heavy, warm, and if I can get water at the park it's easier.
Sorry, this is longer than I though! thanks for any help or insight. We are looking forward to trying the new (to us) parks, if we enjoy it we'll probably do a split stay with Disney next time.