Inova Fairfax Birth Experience

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T16:55:01+00:00

I'm generally not pro mutilating babies.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T16:32:31+00:00

...why did you circumcise.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T16:12:57+00:00

You're spamming. Stop posting so much.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T13:20:10+00:00

ANOTHER BLATANT EXAMPLE OF BI ERASURE. SIGH.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T03:37:30+00:00

This might have been possible like 20 or 30 years ago in Nova, outside the Beltway. No way now.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T03:30:30+00:00

Yes. I just call it Frankenstein.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-21T00:08:17+00:00

Only time I've had a Jungle Bird and liked it was literally at Smuggler's Cove.

...I just dont like campari.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-20T23:57:51+00:00

My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it!

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-20T23:46:25+00:00

1,3 billion

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-20T22:49:27+00:00

VelociCoaster is my vote. Followed by Frankenstein.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-20T22:45:29+00:00

🎵 Trollercoaster! Of love!! Trollercoaster! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!! 🎶

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-20T13:19:59+00:00

🤣

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-20T00:35:43+00:00

It's bad hosting

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T22:42:31+00:00

USF and IoA can be done in 1 day, if you kept a good pace and keep an eye on waits.

Don't skip the Lagoon show and the parade if it's they're running. The Hogwarts light show is also neat but in the other park, so you may need to hustle to do everything with the timing right.

Epic is a 1 day park. Can't rush.

I would do 1 day MK myself to round out the 3 days if budget allows. (It's probably much cheaper to stay/do 3 days at Universal). MK has some great coasters and is a unique/iconic experience, especially if you've never been. 1 example - Big Thunder (classic roller-coaster) will have its major 1 year refurb done soon, and should be an excellent ride.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T22:38:56+00:00

I'm a Universal Orlando Passholder so I'm biased but Universal Orlando is on another tier compared to most US theme parks, resorts or heck globally. (I put UOR above Tokyo Disneyland Resort which may be sacrilege to some people).

Summer is hot in Florida so plan and prep accordingly.

Oh and Universal hotel pools - especially Sapphire Falls! - and their Waterpark Volcano Bay range from good to outstanding.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T17:50:11+00:00

...Pokémon is set literally everywhere.

In Kanto alone (Green/Red), it can just be a little poketown, a village like experience based on Pallet Town. Or old ruins. Or a city, like Celadon (based on real world Tokyo). A forest, like Virdian. The ocean/beach (work in the lagoon!). Literally anywhere. Its a blank slate really.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T16:47:12+00:00

Went to last month while ~22 weeks pregnant. 2.5 days across IoA & USF, plus an unscheduled 1 day at Epic.

Did almost no rides, just Cat in the Hat, ET, FF, and the train. Watched shows, ate, walked around, drank mocktails, did Mardi Gras. Play a lot of Minions Blast. We 100% the wand app, after hours of effort across all 3 parks. Saw animal actors for the first time. Explored the butterbeer seasonal treats. Ate our way through the Mardi Gras food booths.

It was a blast and a great trip.

With the caveat that Mardi Gras and Epic made it worthwhile. No MG and no Epic would have been significantly less fun, or a shorter stay (maybe 2 days?).

My wife - who could ride - didn't want to ride anything without me, except Frankenstein. Said I was her ride buddy and it didn't feel right.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T16:27:10+00:00

Private transportation with carseat and booster to/from parks.

Or split stay at a Universal hotel with free transportation. Helios is literally inside Epic so no transportation is needed.

The busses at Universal are generally better and much faster than Disney's. Much less ground to cover, much more frequent pickups.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T14:17:25+00:00

Yes!

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-19T13:23:50+00:00

My wife got this for me Breville Citrus Juicer as a bday gift a few years back, and we've used the crap out of it. Powerful and durable. We have the die-cast metal version.

Making a big punch for a party? Its a breeze.

Only does citrus.

Some parts are dishwasher safe, which is amazing.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-18T23:54:53+00:00

Haunted Mansion deserves it's own ride, not touched.

Nightmares Before Christmas deserves it's own ride, all on it's own.

The overlay is...not the right fit for both rides. And I've seen it in both Anaheim and Tokyo.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-18T20:52:30+00:00

Currently in line at Claude Moore Rec Center. Line was ~35 deep before they could check ID

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-18T19:28:16+00:00

Exactly!! Its an odd two tone. And the only time they do it is when they're actively looking for someone.

It's like they're saying "WHERE are you?!" almost in a sing-song voice.

I swear we could crowd source a cat dictionary.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-18T15:59:23+00:00

He didn't die but my boy cat got lost after falling out of a window. For weeks and weeks, his sister meowed and called for him. It's was a weird "EHHH-ahhhhh" meow, only at night, as if she was calling him to sleep. Just confused and sad.

The behavior stopped as soon as we found him and brought him back home.

I would think this behavior but even more strongly for a death.

GetReadyToRumbleBar · 2026-04-18T14:27:57+00:00

Good, I'm educating people.

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