Ep. 04 Universal vs. Disney World
In this episode, we will talk about our overall experience as first time guests at Universal's Islands of Adventure Theme Park. We are going to compare some of the things we experienced at Universal to items we've experienced at Disney.
T I M E C O D E S
00:00 - Intro
01:39 Some Things to Preface
04:36 - Our Islands of Adventure Experience
05:43 - Our Experience of Park Opening
08:30 - Virtual Queues and Morning Strategy
11:15 - Rope Drop and Ride Lockers
14:20 - Riding Velocicoaster
16:26 - Back to the Locker Thing
18:23 - Heading to Hagrid's and the Second Locker Incident
21:00 - Printing Off Your Park Ticket
22:34 - Riding Hagrid's
23:09 - Getting Butterbeer
24:40 - Finding Food - The Moment Kayla Got Real Mad
30:06 - The Moment We Decided to Give Up
31:28 - Trying to Exit the Park
34:00 - You Don't Know What You Don't Know
36:40 - Universal vs Disney
37:50 - The Focus of Guest Experience
40:15 - Making Decisions Based on What's Important to You
40:53 - Cast Members vs Team Members
47:50 - Mobile Order
51:40 - The Park Apps
55:25 - Fastpass vs Express Pass
01:01:46 - Paid Fastpass May Be Coming to Disney
01:03:20 - Boo Bash Theories
01:06:57 - In Conclusion
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Show notes
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Where we ate for Lunch at Islands of Adventure: The Burger Digs
Where we found Butter Beer (Without an Insane Line)
We Purchased a Frozen (Left) and Regular Cold (Right) Butterbeer. Kayla wan’t really a fan, but Mark Alan really liked it! We both agreed that the ‘foam’ on top is the best part! It pretty much tastes like a cream soda.
Don’t forget to catch up on our Disney World Trip Vlogs! Our Universal Video will be found here once it’s posted!
