Disneyworld and Universal Studios

Disneyworld and Universal Studios
Date(s): Jan 31-Feb 8, 2026. Album by David Clement. 1 - 84 of 84 Total. 20 Visits.

1 dinner with Snow White at Wilderness Lodge	2 poisoned apples for dessert	3 day 1 - Animal Kingdom; there were buses every 10-15 minutes to each park from our hotel, Coronado Springs	4 started with Kilimanjaro Safaris; video of Navi River Adventure
5 it was so cold (-10 with wind chill) that we had to buy Lauren a souvenir blanket	6 last day ever for the Dinosaur ride; Lauren's first big kid ride	7 long wait to see Mickey and Minnie, but the best rides were broken due to the cold	8 Lion King show
9 early in the day, after the Avatar ride broke when we were next in line	10 happy now that Avatar is working in the late afternoon; we did rider swap, so Izzy rode twice	11 3rd party website shows what the ride was like (a motion simulator with wind/water)	12 day 2 - breakfast at Topolino's Terrace; we spoke with Meghan the psychologist who told us Izzy's gifted test results
13 joined by Shannon, Jeff, Victoria, and Olivia	14 the best food we had at character dining	15 taking the Skyliner back from breakfast	16 day 2 - Hollywood Studios
17 Frozen Sing Along	18 this is the only photo we have from Slinky Dog Dash	19 Rise of the Resistance Star Wars ride; I also enjoyed Star Tours (a simulator ride)	20 Beauty and the Beast in Theater of the Stars on Sunset Blvd
21 Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway was our last ride of the day before a quick dinner in the park and early bedtime	22 day 3 - rope drop at Magic Kingdom	23 waiting in line for the Peter Pan ride	24 Pirates of the Caribbean - too dark for good pictures
25 at Aladdin ride; we had time for some other rides on the way to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique	26 Lauren's ride ranking for the trip: Aladdin, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, Battle of the Ministry, Slinky Dog Dash, Cat in the Hat, Gringotts, Yoshi	27 also had time for Little Mermaid	28 and finally It's a Small World
29 both girls did the BBB	30 Izzy already had a princess dress and didn't want another anyway	31 Lauren loved the experience	32 with Fairy Godmother for pictures at the end; we retroactively paid for the photo pass just for this day because we had a lot of good photos taken
33 Seven Dwarfs Mine Train	34 big turkey leg for lunch	35 Tron ride with Lightning Lane in the afternoon - it was good but short	36 Izzy getting on Tron ride
37 we met our friends outside Tron	38 then we did Space Mountain (I liked more than Tron) rider swap while Lauren napped; we met Chip outside after	39 Dumbo the Flying Elephant	40 some downtime to take pictures because we stayed late for dinner and Fireworks
41	42 ran into Victoria and Olivia again in Tomorrowland, and then did the carousel together before leaving	43	44 saw this parade on the way out
45 then took the Monorail to dinner at Narcoossee's at the Grand Floridian with Shannon and Jeff; this is the lobby	46 video of water parade and fireworks; we drank our wine while watching the fireworks and I had a great steak	47 day 4 - Epcot morning, doing Turtle Talk with Crush - Izzy asked a question and they came to me with the microphone for input	48 about to ride Soarin' Around the World
49 Remy's Ratatouille Adventure - a great ride in the France pavilion	50 we got Moroccan food for lunch; this was the warmest day	51 Guardians of the Galaxy	52 Test Track - got a lightning lane booked for this midday so we didn't have to lineup long
53 then dinner at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall to meet a few princesses; with Rapunzel here	54 with Ariel; there was also Tiana and Belle and Snow White	55 nice palm tree view leaving Epcot	56 Izzy ride ranking for the trip. Roller Coasters: Stardust Racers, Guardians, Donkey Kong, Tron, Test Track, Slinky Dog, Flight of the Hippogriff. Others: Avatar, Forbidden Journey, Gringotts, Ministry, Mario Kart
57 taking the boat from Magic Kingdom entrance to Polynesian Village Resort for breakfast at Ohana	58 where we saw Stitch; we met him another time before the girls knew him	59 Uber from Ohana via Coronado Springs to get to Universal; we stayed at Aventura Hotel	60 a half day at Universal Studios, which has the London half of Harry Potter
61 Gringotts Bank, waiting in line for the ride into the vaults	62 having a butterbeer in Diagon Alley	63 Diagon Alley	64 about to take the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9 3/4
65 about to board	66 Hogwarts Express had scenery going by on the video screen in the 8 person carriage	67 Hogsmeade	68 in line for Flight of the Hippogriff
69 a pensieve in Hogwarts Castle while in line for Forbidden Journey - one of my favourite rides, flying across the quidditch pitch	70 Hogwarts Castle	71 Dr Seuss carousel in Islands of Adventure	72 we rode back-to-back Cat in the Hat ride after our dinner at Mythos
73 Universal Day 2 - early park admission at Epic Universe	74 Mario Kart ride first - it was weird and unclear what do to (for me)	75 Yoshi's Adventure - the Mario World scenery was spectacular in Super Nintendo World	76 in line for the Battle of the Ministry
77 on the ride	78 taking the Floo Network back out to 1920s Paris	79 outside in "Paris"	80 day 3 - a 3.5 hour wait (with EPA) for Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure! It was a good ride, and Izzy got to go twice, but the wait was advertised as 60 mins when we got in line
81 in line for the Hogwarts Express back to Kings Cross	82 we used some one-time express passes (from 3.5hr wait complaint) on Forbidden Journey encore, Gringotts encore, Minion Mayhem, Transformers	83 our last dinner of the trip, at Lombard Street Grille	84 on Hagrid motorbike at the airport

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