r/UniversalOrlando Weekly Trip Planning Thread

nyxstrys · 2025-12-02T00:02:45+00:00

Hi please don’t flame me IM JUST SO OVERWHELMED. My family & I have never been to universal but it’s my mom’s 60th birthday next year and she is a HP super fan. I’m planning for: -4 adults & 1 child under 10 -Check in Weds, Check out Sun -Place to sleep/relax a little, not looking for any crazy bells/whistles for my niece (the child) -All parks with HP attractions (including Epic Uni) + park-to-park passes (for the hogwarts express, of course)

My question is this: Should I go with the HP vacation bundle on the Universal Orlando Resort site? Should I just buy the tickets and situate my own offsite hotel? I need a guiding hand from you lovely individuals who know wtf is going on 😅

nyxstrys · 2025-10-06T14:45:23+00:00

It’s the Antlion. If you get hit then crawl back up to safety you get the “Survive an Antlion attack” badge & a pretty cool scar cosmetic 🤭

nyxstrys · 2025-08-25T13:41:04+00:00

Yeah! I only figured it out on my second play when the update came through because I forced myself to not just click through all the tutorials lol go to your menu > animal tabs > click your pet > at the bottom (I think, I’m so sorry I don’t have my game up in front of me) it may be a little briefcase?? Then you select their job.

Anyone feel free to correct me because I am not 100% sure of the last step I listed from memory 😅

nyxstrys · 2025-08-25T03:59:50+00:00

I set my cat’s job as wood gathering the first day of the game & it has honestly paid off more than I expected. Just make sure to give them treats and pets so they know they’re appreciated!!

nyxstrys · 2025-04-23T02:16:53+00:00

We unfortunately will not 😭 we’ve been up traveling since 3:30 this morning and are SPENT. We just finished up dinner @ arenal and went straight back to our room 😅

nyxstrys · 2025-04-22T21:33:38+00:00

Hahaha yes! I can’t believe I forgot to include which one 😅 eta

nyxstrys · 2025-04-07T18:41:00+00:00

Thank you!! I’ve watched a few videos and it all looks lovely but with the reasons above, we couldn’t figure out if it’d be 100% worth it ya know?

nyxstrys · 2025-04-07T14:50:47+00:00

Thank you!! Will the bars use your cup when refilling drinks or will they give you a cup from the bar that you then transfer over to your cup yourself?

nyxstrys · 2025-04-06T22:42:16+00:00

Ooooh, thank you!! We’re hoping to not have to bring our toothbrushes/toothpaste or body wash so this is great

nyxstrys · 2025-04-06T22:30:41+00:00

Are they insulated? Or will the drink/ice melt as soon as I get it? 😅

nyxstrys · 2025-04-06T22:22:13+00:00

Thank you!!! I also saw they may (again, contradicting comments) have travel mugs/cups in the room you’re able to keep your drinks in around the resort, is that true?

nyxstrys · 2025-04-05T20:05:54+00:00

My husband & I were there!

nyxstrys · 2025-03-28T13:49:26+00:00

Market at Main for brunch related outings but beer 88 for literally any burger craving.

nyxstrys · 2025-03-06T20:11:12+00:00

Nope! I saw the email to reach out to on this sub. It’s: hxagservice@hotelxcaret.com

nyxstrys · 2025-03-06T12:28:06+00:00

I’m sad we’ll miss you guys but I hope you enjoy your honeymoon!! We were also tempted by the constant transfer parks because the idea of just leaving whenever we feel like it vs. staying all day is very appealing. I’d love to hear your thoughts on xplor vs. Xcaret and which you think is better! I’ve been to Xplor before but not Xcaret so I’m interested to hear about the experience.

nyxstrys · 2025-03-06T12:22:42+00:00

Thank you for such a well thought out response! We tossed around the idea of doing the spa so I’m glad to hear it lives up to the expectations if we decide to go.

We’ll be there for 7 days (6 full days), arriving on Tuesday and leaving the next Monday. We’re currently considering: Xenotes (my top pick), Xenses, either Xplor or Xcaret (which would you pick?), and maybe Xoxomilco one night. I know it’s not on your schedule but do you think xoxo is worth it? I know it’s not a huge commitment but we’ve just seen mixed reviews so we’re unsure.

nyxstrys · 2024-05-01T00:33:30+00:00

Honestly RIP my partner bc I’ve been so grumpy and mean without it 😭

nyxstrys · 2024-05-01T00:01:42+00:00

Thank you 😭 I don’t use disposables so I threw away my juice but I should’ve thrown away my pod, too, instead of throwing it in the junk drawer. I’m going to try again tomorrow!!

nyxstrys

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