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The Vision of Diagon Alley - Universal Orlando Resort

Universal's Hogwarts Express to be limited to ONE ride per day during peak times?

The Orlando Informer is reporting that Universal Orlando is preparing for an onslaught of visitors to the new Diagon Alley and Hogwarts Express linking Universal Studios to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Islands of Adventure.


When The Wizarding World of Harry Potter first opened at Islands of Adventure, the crowds stretched from the back of the park, through the front gate and all the way over to Universal Studios. Traffic was blocked along the nearby interstate for six hours that day.





Apparently with those memories in mind, Universal is prepping for the grand opening with plans of limiting patrons to one ride per day between the parks aboard the Hogwarts Express during peak time. Which will be every day this summer I suspect.


HERE are the discussions on this at the Orlando Informer Forum.

Orlando Vacation Planning: Air & Hotel

Are you a first time traveler or a young couple with kids looking to save money on a trip to Orlando Florida?

Wondering how to find deals on airfare and hotels?  We've been several times and offer tips from our experiences. 

Details on Universal's new Harry Potter & The Escape from Gringotts Bank Released!

Universal Orlando has released new details on the newest ride to hit Universal Studios:
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringott's bank:




This is going to be amazing. I had heard rumors that the ride itself would be mounted to a fully mobile 360 degree travel robotic arm.

We just posted our YouTube "Trailer" for the new channel!

We just posted our new  trailer for The Getaway show on YouTube.  We're really excited to share our passion for all things travel:





-Jerry & Katie

Free Apps for Orlando Park Wait Times, Dining, & Maps...

Here's a link for Free apps that list the wait times at Disney and other Orlando theme parks:
Free Disney iPhone App - Wait Times & Maps courtesy of Undercover Tourist. They also have a printable crowd calendar here:

-Jerry

Hogwarts Express - Behind the Scenes | Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando has also released a behind the scenes segment on the Hogwarts Express.  I think it's going to be amazing (and a bit crowded?) this summer.


-Jerry





-Jerry

Video: A first look at the goblins of Diagon Alley

Universal Orlando has released a bit of video on the animatronic goblins from the new Diagon Alley At Universal Studios.  These will probably be a part of the que for Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Bank:





-Jerry

Check out our past Florida vacation photo albums on our new Getaway Facebook page.

We've posted many of our past pictures from Florida on our new Facebook page: YouTube's Getaway.

The one good thing about Facebook is that they make it very easy to upload lots of photos (unlike here on blogger). We've got albums on Olrando (multiple years) and our week in Pensacola when we rented a beach house right on the Gulf of Mexico.

Gosh we love Florida ;-)

Here's a video collection of some of our photos I put on a separate YouTube channel of ours a few years ago:

-Jerry

319 days to Orlando!

The countdown is on.  T minus 319 days until we get on an airplane and head for sunny Florida.


I'm chomping at the bit to go ahead and book our flight, but I'm restraining myself.

Most travel agents will tell you that the BEST deals on airfare happen 6-8 weeks prior to the scheduled departure.

So the big question now is, can I hold out that long??  ;-)


-Jerry