Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando

ok i hear people complaining about little things, but i had a wonderful time in both parks, it was beautiful, rides were awesome the spiderman was the best next the mummy all the rides were great! We planned ahead of time , which is the best way to go you half to pay 15 dollars for parking which to us wasn't bad, because any park that you go to you have to pay, other than that we paid nothing extra we had the meal deal which was and excellent deal for us and out kids, we had unlimited entrance to both parks, we didn't have time to do everything, the lines were long but moved quickly staff was nice had smiles on their faces the whole time bathrooms were kept clean and they had people their lots of them every ride has a theme you guys I'm telling you this is the park to go to we still haven't seen everything and the rides omg they are thrilling the park closed sunday with a show a cinema show of the movies for one hundred yrs and it was amazing they did this at universal on the lagoon the whole show was playing on water , water displays and colorful splashes of lights fireworks at every beat of the movie wow amazing i can't wait to go back to this park but when you go beware of the popeye you will get soaked i mean wet clothes will be drenched their is no way around it and believe me no raincoat nothing helps just be prepared, harry potter world is amazing and the ride is so cool, every ride is super awesome but my favorite was the spiderman , i hear people complaining that its expensive well to us it wasn't that bad the food was the same price as if you go eat out were we are from so we didn't find that bad at all the gift shops wasn't bad either in my opinion the shirts ran from twenty one dollars to twenty seven if you go to the store you are going to pay this anyway so all in all we had a wonderful time staff is nice park is extra clean rides are awesome food is excellent their is one complaint i have oh yeah one more complaint i heard about now i do realize that some people go to the park at very busy times but i have to say that it was extra busy when i went and some of the rides you have to put you stuff in a locker, and for forty minutes its free and then you have to pay but i never reached a pt where i had to pay so my locker usage was free, shows are amazing the park is just amazing by all means if you haven't been than go please you won't regret it, another complaint i heard is that we ordered our tickets online which was super easy we called and they helped us with everything, about every detail and they give you a confirmation number and when you get to the park you go to a wii call machine and slide your card for confirmation and put your code that they give you in and your tickets come out some people say that this machine is a mile away from the entrance not true it is right their as you walk in, so again in summery this park is amazing wow I'm already planning to go again this summer, and finish what i didn't see and do everything i did do again the mummy will drop your heart in a heartbeat wow i think the only thing we would do different is stay in the hotels and on the resort and fly instead of drive! oh and they also complained about people trying to sell you things all day long not true not one person came up to us and tried to sell us anything but get ready because of every ride they take your picture and it is funny its priceless lol it cost twenty four dollars, or twenty its so cool and they say this park isn't for children not true they have plenty of rides for children magical the the cat in the hat landing was amazing my husband had trouble getting me out of there , there alone had four rides for children and child can do the jurasic park , on the harry potter they had one but they could do two, one might be a little scary for them, the had another by the amazing hulk roller coaster and the woody woodpecker had three and water rides all in all this park is for everyone !

I had to change the date of visit in order to post this review - so...ok I have heard nothing but good things about Universal - I can't wait to go. I looked at the reviews and I have read some bad ones and I understand not everyone is gonna be happy. I on the other hand want to keep an open mind when my son and I go in June 2012. Come on people, you know these parks are gonna be expensive, so quit whining! Does anyone realize how much it costs to run a big park like this? So yes when you go, do expect to pay alot. I also got a condo for $200 for 7 days - it's a time share, also we plan on getting the meal deal for $20.99 a person which we will have lunch and supper on that one price for each person, also we're gonna get the sovineer cup for $8.99 per person to fill up with free drinks all day.......lol people don't you plan these things out before going?? Check out prices before committing!

It took 70 minutes to get inside this park! They try to upsell everything at the ticket windows. Its like going to a timeshare presentation. They should be ashamed of themselves. GE - you need to fix this now. You are driving customers away. The place was dirty. There were overflowing trash barrels all over the place. When I asked for a managers name I was told to call the 800 number. Really? Call the 800 number? Have some guts and have your manager own up to the poor customer service. He/she is probably inundated with complaints and sick of hearing it. Don't waste your money here.

Universal's rides and attractions are actually very good. Ride for ride, up there with Disney World. But there is very poor crowd management, guest services is really bad, and the "Express Pass" is a huge rip-off and shake down (no matter what anyone says). But there are plenty of people who blindly dish out their $$ without thinking, always wondering why they're in debt, and these parks know it. In my opinion, you get more for you money at Disney, their free "Fast Pass" system works, and they have the best guest relations anywhere. Universal has potiential, but the greed is just nauseating.

beware of there 1 year flex pay season pass you sign up for a year and they continue to take the $ out of your account after that period of time.then when you see it on your statement (the only way you know they are still taking it) you have to jump through hoops to get them to stop.after 4 phone calls and 3 faxes i just canc. my credit card which seemed to be the only way to get them to stop.as for the people handling complaints the worst ever must be all the ones disney turns down.

The quality & variety of rides actually beats Disney. But just be prepared to spend money hand over fist... In order to get early admission for the Harry Potter ride (which is totally amazing) & Fast Pass to nearly all other rides, splurge & stay at the Hard Rock hotel, which is walking distance. Discounted nightly rate is $200+ $25 taxes +$15 parking. This allows you to bypass others waiting in line for an hour, & not feel guilty since you paid for the privilege. Every ride except the Simpsons (super-fantastic!) ends inside a gift shop where your kids will pester you to buy a $25 family photo taken during the ride, &/or overpriced souvenirs. You will pay $3 for water (I personally think they put Iodine in the tap water to make it taste bad), use of lockers (to stow backpack during some rides), or a handful of nasty-tasting jellybeans from Honeydukes. If you don't think about the cost, you'll have a great time. If you do, you'll be miserable.

I paid nearly $90 for a 1-day ticket to get into Universal. They tried to sell me an option to skip the lines for another $38. This is highway robbery frankly. The park itself was merely "ok". Revenge of the Mummy is quite fun, however every other ride we went on was subpar at best (MIB, Simpsons, Jaws, Disaster, Twister, T2 etc). The fact that there are 2 parks that have separate admission is ridiculous as well. Its clearly a money-grab and nothing else. This place should be 1 single park/admission for the expensive single ticket. Disney blows Universal away, we won't be back again.

The place is overcrowded and the only way you can ride is by upgrading your tickets to Express Pass ( Double you expense ) The park is overcrowded which makes it impossible to move around. I would not come back and will recommend my friends to keep away This is a shopping mall (with no air-condition) which charges you for going in than you spend more money

Universal does not seem to put a limit on how many people it allows in its parks. After spending a fortune on tickets for our family, we found that the lines were all way too long. The wait to go through Hogwarts in Harry Potter World was two hours! Even to eat in restaurants the line was long and the food terrible. I would not go to this park unless you can go at an uncrowded time of year such as fall.

Rides amre great, Wizarding World was wonderful! Teenage sons enjoyed the park, they have done the Disney thing and wanted to return to Universal. Can not wait to return. Food was decent, park was in great shape.