fairyprincess88
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- Mar 17, 2007
Sadly, I'm home from a wonderful weekend trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Sure, we visited the rest of Universal/IOA but out of two full park days, I'd wager we spent 92% in just the WWoHP. This is my first time ever doing a trip report, but figured I'd give it a shot. We'll see how it goes.
Cast of Characters for this trip(lacking personal pics for privacy sakes).
Me-For this we'll just refer to me as C. I'm a self-confessed and very proud of it Potter Nerd. I'm the kind of Potter nerd who waited in every midnight book release line, has read all 7 more times than can be counted without a calculator and can possibly answer a trivia question faster than JKR herself. I also have a merch collection that is so large it needs it's own display room in my house. Yeah, I'm the Potter version of a Trekie who has had their ears surgically altered to look like a Klingon. Although I don't wear robes in public or carry a wand to AK anyone who ticks me off(I do like this place called reality too).
Fellow Potter Nerd Friend-Who for this we will refer to as K. Also someone who can recite the books from heart, and who could also give a Trekie a run for their nerd money(also a fan of reality as well though). This was her first trip to Hogsmeade, and needless to say, it won't be her last.
Trip- 2/4-2/8 on the Harry Potter Package, offsite at Partner Hotel Holiday Inn and Suites at the Entrance to Universal.
Day 1(2/4/11)-Arrival day. Had an afternoon flight so got to Orlando around 4. No parks this day since they closed at 7. We checked into the Holiday Inn and really, LOVED this hotel. It was clean, the staff was wonderful, and the room was large and beautful. I honestly wished I had one of the shrink rays from Dispiciable Me so I could somehow take the bed home with me in my luggage. It was right across the street from the parks with free shuttle service or a cheap $4 cab ride. At less than half the price of the onsite hotels, plus on the Potter Package so we got early admission, we were more than pleased with our hotel choice.
After checking in, getting situated and all that fun stuff, we headed over to City Walk for K's first trip to Margaritaville. Of course first we had to stop for about 10 minutes while she froze and stared when the first turrent of Hogwarts came into her line of sight. There may or may not have been a happy dance involved, which more or less looked like the pee-pee dance only with accompained pointing and yelling of "HOGWARTS! I SEE HOGWARTS!". Thankfully, all the people walking around with margaritas in their hands, were feeling the buzz too much to pay her any mind. K loved Margaritaville as I had expected, and was full of childlike giddy to get a balloon hat while yelling, "SALT, SALT!" It's the little things in life folks.
After dinner, we did some City Walk wandering, and stopped while K took a picture of every Potter sign she saw. Newbie's what can you do? After a short cab ride back to the hotel, it was time to crash out and get ready for early entry to Potter the next morning.
Next post.....The excitement begins(AKA-two Potter nerds get nerdier).
Cast of Characters for this trip(lacking personal pics for privacy sakes).
Me-For this we'll just refer to me as C. I'm a self-confessed and very proud of it Potter Nerd. I'm the kind of Potter nerd who waited in every midnight book release line, has read all 7 more times than can be counted without a calculator and can possibly answer a trivia question faster than JKR herself. I also have a merch collection that is so large it needs it's own display room in my house. Yeah, I'm the Potter version of a Trekie who has had their ears surgically altered to look like a Klingon. Although I don't wear robes in public or carry a wand to AK anyone who ticks me off(I do like this place called reality too).
Fellow Potter Nerd Friend-Who for this we will refer to as K. Also someone who can recite the books from heart, and who could also give a Trekie a run for their nerd money(also a fan of reality as well though). This was her first trip to Hogsmeade, and needless to say, it won't be her last.
Trip- 2/4-2/8 on the Harry Potter Package, offsite at Partner Hotel Holiday Inn and Suites at the Entrance to Universal.
Day 1(2/4/11)-Arrival day. Had an afternoon flight so got to Orlando around 4. No parks this day since they closed at 7. We checked into the Holiday Inn and really, LOVED this hotel. It was clean, the staff was wonderful, and the room was large and beautful. I honestly wished I had one of the shrink rays from Dispiciable Me so I could somehow take the bed home with me in my luggage. It was right across the street from the parks with free shuttle service or a cheap $4 cab ride. At less than half the price of the onsite hotels, plus on the Potter Package so we got early admission, we were more than pleased with our hotel choice.
After checking in, getting situated and all that fun stuff, we headed over to City Walk for K's first trip to Margaritaville. Of course first we had to stop for about 10 minutes while she froze and stared when the first turrent of Hogwarts came into her line of sight. There may or may not have been a happy dance involved, which more or less looked like the pee-pee dance only with accompained pointing and yelling of "HOGWARTS! I SEE HOGWARTS!". Thankfully, all the people walking around with margaritas in their hands, were feeling the buzz too much to pay her any mind. K loved Margaritaville as I had expected, and was full of childlike giddy to get a balloon hat while yelling, "SALT, SALT!" It's the little things in life folks.
After dinner, we did some City Walk wandering, and stopped while K took a picture of every Potter sign she saw. Newbie's what can you do? After a short cab ride back to the hotel, it was time to crash out and get ready for early entry to Potter the next morning.
Next post.....The excitement begins(AKA-two Potter nerds get nerdier).