What a great day! You still have a second day at Universal planned? Will you change that plan based on what you already experienced?
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Ok, see THIS is how It happens. Now Iām sitting here with a trip to WDW booked and planned for in NOVEMBER and Iām already sitting here mentally planning a universal trip after that. My younger kids were never into Harry Potter movies, so not interested. Iāll have to force them into it. I want to go. You are So lucky to be able to travel solo!
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Iāve left plenty for myself to do ā I only did five rides yesterday. Iāll spend the whole day there on Friday, but I may well have a later start: maybe a pool morning in the house, first.
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Where are you heading today?
We waited until the youngest was older (he was 10yo when we went, but 8 or 9 would have worked too) because I couldnāt rationalize the increased cost of UOR over adding a few more days at WDW when he couldnāt do 85% of the park.
That said, neither kid (older one was 15yo) had read HP before we went although they had seen some of the movies. I made both of them read the first book before we left 
The older one had taken not reading them as some kind of badge of courage (but is a reader and loved the Percy Jackson seriesā¦I kept telling her that PJ was just HP at summer camp w/ Greek Gods!). By the time we left she was in the middle of the fourth book!
They both loved the HP area and enjoyed UOR as a whole and admitted that HP was better because they read the books!
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Yes, this! I avoided Universal for years because I was so in love with Disney, but with the introduction of Harry Potter, I decided to try it out and I am now a huge, huge fan of Universal. The detailing in Diagon Alley is something that Disney cannot even come close to. (Though I believe Galaxyās Edge will be their response to Diagon Alley and will probably be amazing!)
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Oh my! Tonight is āthe dinnerā! Will you take pictures so we can all drool?
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Iām not really into taking photos and talking about my day. Iām a very private person.
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If we all ask very sweetly will you consider the request?
Iām SO relieved to hear this. Iād have hated it if you were one of THOSE people who felt the need to photograph every experience and then post it publicly so as to incite jealousy (ahemā¦envy) in all.
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Iāll think about it.
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Your pictures are awesome! Your day was awesome! Well done!!
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Just curious what you didnāt like about the milkshake? Too sweet? Not enough chocolate?
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Too creamy tasting. And barely a hint of coffee flavour.
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I think you have yourself to blame entirely for that one. You didnāt pick one of the chocolate flavored shakes!
And youāre in America. We donāt have ācoffee flavourā but ācoffee flavorā. That might be your problem. Youāre expecting it to taste British!
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I have to say it. I picked the triple chocolate and it was almost inedible. It was supposed to be a shake. Others at my table could drink theirs- but the chocolate was solid and just not good.
I like the food because I order what I want but I am not impressed with the desserts.
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I just noticed this on my last trip. I am now just starting to enjoy the new Soarin. I also felt overwhelmed at FOP - like what just happened? I think I will like it better when I do it again.
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Iāve never been, so I canāt speak to actualities. But Iām a chocolate addict. So any dessert that doesnāt have chocolate in it isnāt generally worth it. Are you saying it was inedible as in tasted bad, or in that you couldnāt actually drink it?
Based on the picture, it looks more like something you eat with a spoon than a straw.
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