Travelgrrl
Disneybounder
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2014
I first took my daughter and her friend on a senior trip to Universal in 2009, and we stayed at the Holiday Inn across the street, taking a cab to and fro the parks. We got to see some of the classic rides like Twister and Jaws, and had a great time. Usually we were a Disney family, staying at Shades of Green, but figured we'd try something different, and it was a wonderful, inexpensive experience. In 2017, my sister and her daughter joined me in several day visits to Universal from SOG on a Disney trip. Wizarding World was open, and we got to fully explore it! The shuttle from Shades of Green was only once a day, and took you back around 5 PM so we never got to see anything at night. (I think there's still a Disboards Trip Report floating around somewhere on that trip!) By this time, I was already getting less enthused about Disney, and in fact went only to two Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween parties while we were there, buying only Universal park passes.
In 2019, my daughter and I returned, this time staying at Cabana Bay, and we got to do all the night things. We had another fantastic trip! So much so, that when a planned 2020 Mediterranean cruise fell by the wayside (guess why?), I decided my next trip would be land based. Since my 60th birthday was to land in December 2021, I figured it would be safe by then to travel in the US and go to a theme park. Read on to find out who joined me on my birthday trip, what it was like during a pandemic, how CBBR is holding up, what it's like to share a resort with many, many cheerleaders, and what kind of adventures two 60 year olds and two 30 year olds got up to! I took plenty of notes and zillions of photos, so put your arms inside the moving vehicle and strap in for my pandemic trip report!
Photo: Me, getting up close and personal with Jaws. (I must note how happy I am that Jaws is still there! We loved the ride, back in the day! I love him and also the Quint album in the record shop window in 'London' - nice homages to a classic ride that went away to make room for the magical Wizarding World!)
In 2019, my daughter and I returned, this time staying at Cabana Bay, and we got to do all the night things. We had another fantastic trip! So much so, that when a planned 2020 Mediterranean cruise fell by the wayside (guess why?), I decided my next trip would be land based. Since my 60th birthday was to land in December 2021, I figured it would be safe by then to travel in the US and go to a theme park. Read on to find out who joined me on my birthday trip, what it was like during a pandemic, how CBBR is holding up, what it's like to share a resort with many, many cheerleaders, and what kind of adventures two 60 year olds and two 30 year olds got up to! I took plenty of notes and zillions of photos, so put your arms inside the moving vehicle and strap in for my pandemic trip report!
Photo: Me, getting up close and personal with Jaws. (I must note how happy I am that Jaws is still there! We loved the ride, back in the day! I love him and also the Quint album in the record shop window in 'London' - nice homages to a classic ride that went away to make room for the magical Wizarding World!)
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