How to Get Ready for Your Universal Orlando Vacation
Episode 6: Getting Ready for Your Universal Orlando Vacation
In today’s episode of the 7 Days to a Better Universal Orlando Vacation series I share ten tips to help you get ready for your Universal Orlando vacation.
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Ten Tips To Get Ready For Universal Orlando
Tip #1: Get informed. Get a guide book, read online posts, check out Pinterest.
Tip #2: Start training for your trip. And get some good walking shoes.
Tip #3: Buy your park tickets before you go. Decide whether you want an Express Pass.
Consider buying a Universal Orlando annual pass. Annual passholders get big discounts on on-site hotels. Episode 40 helps you explore this option before you choose your park tickets.
Tip #4: Load park apps to your phone and try them out.
Tip #5: Know the park hours and which park has early admission.
Tip #6: Check out a crowd calendar.
Tip #7: Know what to expect from the weather. If you’ll be visiting Orlando between about May – October, be sure to listen to episode 24, which is my Orlando Summer Gear Guide.
Episode 28 is my Top 5 Orlando Summer Weather Tips.
Tip #8: Have a plan.
Tip #9: Things to buy before you go.
Anything you buy for your trip can be given as a gift. Surprise your fellow travelers with these top Universal Orlando vacation themed gift suggestions.
Tip #10: Things to bring.
Extra credit: Watch the movies and read the Harry Potter books.
Resources mentioned in this episode
33 Things to Know Before You Visit Universal Orlando
The Universal Guidebook I recommend: The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando
My Universal Orlando Pinterest board
Official Universal Orlando park tickets page
Eight Essential Apps for Your Universal Orlando Trip
Universal Orlando park hours information
Universal Orlando early admission schedule
Touringplans.com Universal Orlando crowd calendar
Weather at Universal Orlando: 5 Cool Tips for the Heat and Rain
Theme Park Rainy Day Tips: Xtreme Edition
Things to buy: Ponchos, Antibacterial wipes
Universal Orlando Movies and TV Shows and the Rides They Inspired
The Harry Potter books – audio version (FREE with Audible Trial!)
Traveling around Christmas or Easter? Here’s some ideas for a Universal Orlando themed Easter Basket or Stocking Stuffers.
Tomorrow’s episode, Day 7 of 7 Days to a Better Universal Orlando Vacation, is all about what to expect on your first day in the Universal Orlando parks. Click here to listen now.
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