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DAY 9 (Un poco de todo 2)

Today is our last day at Disney, so we decided to take it easy, and repeat what he liked most, after a good breakfast we take a stroll through the hotel to visit with ease, once seen already with the pictures taken, we go to Magic Kingdom



Directly we take FP for Space Mountain as we go to Splash Mountain but we see that there are a lot of tail, and the side we see that there is nothing we queue for Big Thunder Mountain.
Getting a Philarmagic, and if I told you I say again, Lluis and Xavi loved it, then Space Mountain, we take FP for Splash out and make time while doing a double Haunted Mansion because there was no line.








We do our last Splash, and we said goodbye and Magic kigdom telling you soon ...




We take the monorail to EPCOT that leads to nothing more we take into FP for Test Track, while making time for Spaseship Earth (or what is the same as the EPCOT ball) and still the lunch back to eat at The Seasons , as the last time we visited EPCOT. We make a long dinner talking about the last days and we seemed to Walt Disney World in general, and ended up going to Test Track for the FP, and obviously could not miss the BIG rainstorm, that sort of tell Xavi and Lluis run! That when it rains, it rains for real, and so, in particular two storms, it took a while, and while we see if time spent in the Mouse Gear.



By loosening a bit decided to go to the park because we thought we would not stop, and we see in "the ball" there is no queue and thus re-enter, to leave and the rain stopped and re-run Test Track, which Automatically we went there to spend our FP.

Now if we have to leave, but before we stopped to buy the Photo Pass CD, which if you ask him for a price159, $ 70. but that if ALL of the Photo Pass photos that you have done during your stay the ceiling is 300 photos, and I will include another CD with photos from around Walt Disney World.

With everything we wanted and we go back to the hotel to prepare the bags for the next day we check out ... we ate something in the restaurant of the hotel and sleep ... the next day Studios Universal Florida...

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DAY 10 (Universal Studios Florida)

After breakfast we finished collecting our things in the room looking not leave us anything. We do the Check Out and call a taxi that takes us to our new hotel the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Studios Florida.
In making the Check Inn, we did not have the room ready until 4pm, so we go peacefully to the parks.




First of all collect our tickets purchased online, at the box office that is in the universal input, and first of all we collect our discount book (value $ 150) where you can find discounts of 10% to and 20% in restaurants shops both from Universal, as Island's and the City Walk.



And with the book we go to the Guest Service to collect an entry commemorating the opening of "Wizarding World of Harry Potter," Unique in the world as it comes with serial number.




Now if we begin to explore the park on the right ...
Remember that being in a universal hotel room key (and we had given) is the Express UNLIMITED !!!!!!!!!!.
Then come visit the park started calmly and the first attraction where we are ET a bicycle trip to the world of our friend. We leave and go, that I had not seen him since he was Back to the Future when I entered, to The Simpsons the Ride, a simulator with this spectacular yellow family we all know. Tails Fun, fun pre-show, and great ride with a very good projection 3D's almost without glasses ...

We left very satisfied, and without saying anything that was not like we went to Men in Black ... an interactive ride, trying to kill the aliens you are everywhere.
We made our way and we are JAWS, where Xavi was eager to get ... a sweet ride in a boat that can turn into your worst nightmare because of a huge shark ...

Of course the attraction that I love and I've spoken to Lluis, and that was dying Revenge of the Mummy the Ride, a combination of dark ride and coaster (voted Best Indoor Coaster of America) it was time to exit a break in a show universal style was when Beetlejuice's Graveyrad Revue, a musical something sinister presented by this character and as guests of honor at the werewolf, Dracula, Frankenstein and his girlfriend ... next decided to enter DISASTER, something with pre-show to get to the metro which makes a major earthquake ...

Following the path we are to Twister, where Lluis expected something more from a cow with a visible wires ... Going out we'll see our ogre green Shrek 4D's, the pity was that the seats did not work, and we could not "ride" in the end we repeat The Mummy and finally going to see Terminator 2 3D's, just Xavi hallucinations, and you better not say anything about what happens in the open day Cyberdine laboratories.
Finally we have seen, say that the entire park is Universal and lunch, only 2 in the afternoon so we where we wanted to eat ... and finally decided on Richter's Burger, as the name indicates hamburgers ...
Well now with the park and having been eaten we go in search of our room, and settled in it watching the views from the window ...



In the meantime we left behind another storm that leaves no trace.
We return to the park, but this time change and entered Isalnd's of Adventure, compared to Universal Studios, is bursting with people, and we all know why ... we started our road to the left of the park against the direction of Harry Potter and see The Hulk is so full of cola, and we spent long ... and this time if we go to Spiderman ... a big draw (he had been the most expensive in history) a great technology from 3D's and simulator screens ...

We walked quietly through Toon Lagoon and Jurassic Park, then we are in Hogsmade ... everything is so magical ... well we decided that with the Express gave us the key to the hotel, enter Dragon Challenge, the only thing that has changed as is the entry, which previously had the heads of the dragons ... now NO

Here a comparison of what it was:



For what it is:




Personally I liked more than
At the entrance of the castle we all tournament banners of the three witches ...
On the other hand have also changed the Express, since before the departure and des was Express, now and into the castle did not you catch the tail Express, and the road is short ...
The arrival at the station has changed with a new projection ... and now choose (instead of ice or fire) dragon China or Hungary. We chose China for our first meeting ...
We left the area high as making full use the next morning ... as being in a hotel universal, open your Harry Potter AREA ONLY for the exclusive hotels for one hour.
Well now if we went up to Hulk and Spiderman repeat...


We changed course this park and we do another The Mummy, "I said as we love it? And we see that would be "the show" on the lake ... UNIVERSAL 360 different scenes a projection of mythical universal mythical films in one area and with some fireworks.

Finally the next day, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter ...

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DAY 11 (THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER)

Today is the big day to discover the magical world that only a month ago which had opened in Island of Adventures ...

Being hosted in a Universal hotel gave us the opportunity to have an extra hour and we opened in hotels only, exclusive area of Harry Potter.

We got up very early and that extra hour was at 8 am, we arrived at the gates of IoA, at 7.20 and had a lot of people, at 7.30 o'clock the doors opened and we all went to the right ONLY hotels the key to teaching others left ...
Seuss Land and cross the small part that they no longer Lost Continent, and arrived at the entrance to Hogsmade which is fenced with security officer, and again we ask the hotel key to double check that nobody has "cast."

We are in wizarding THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER!



This entry to the right is the train stops at the station from time to time made smoke, we have two stores left. Well then we more details.
Directly go to the big star Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.



They start the SPOLERS!!!!! Who does not want to read is happening in the attraction pass below ...

We crossed the Hogwarts entrance flanked by two winged boars, the symbol of the school of magic



We approached the entrance below the castle



To the left of the lockers to leave your belongings on the right the entrance through which we can see some doors that lead to different classrooms of the school like magic potions,



also find the magic mirror of the first film that lets you see your heart's desire. Then we went to enter the greenhouse


All full of carnivorous plants (really) and we can see that are a little older ... mandrakes re-enter the castle and met a huge statue with the creator of the school of wizards and a model of the castle in his hand,



we see the counter points of the four schools



and end of the entrance hall Dumbledore's office.
We went around the room talking pictures we can see the four creators of the schools of Hogwarts, Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff talking among themselves and Harry Potter.



Then we get into Dumbledore's office where all can see detail all the belongings and pictures (speakers) of the former director, also appears Dumbledore ...



We left the office and met with the classroom of defense against the dark arts, here we can see as you open the door of the professor's office and heard voices, suddenly leaving Harry, Ron and Hermione from under the invisibility cloak and speak us, what makes a spell Hermione and makes it SNOW in the classroom.





We left the classroom and met with the picture of the fat lady is the gateway to the Gryffindor common room, and entered it. The cross and see the end of the hallway above a stone shelf speech telling the hat safety standards,



We have come to the boarding station and see the large dining room where candles are flying over our heads ...

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ MEGA SPOLIRES !!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spoiler:1604l33i]We got the car (4 persons) and left side of loading station just as we see Hermione made us dust to levitate and then we flew over the halls of Hogwarts ... we went inside the castle and we are in middle of a game of Quidich where we see Harry with his broom or Draco ... we will fly next to Harry, but the game does not start to go very well and we went back into the school where the hall we see a silhouette of a dragon ... then we see that the corridor is broken beneath our feet and fall into the darkness where we come face to face with the dragon spitting fire ...
Now we're in the woods next to the school bully and see the tree that gives us some good shots and then we go into the cave of spiders coming out everywhere ... in between we meet again Hermione tells us we follow the spiders, and goes more ...
At the end we left the cave and return to the game Quidich where to start to go wrong again and leave Dementors ... then see how you attack and you want to suck your soul until they can take it away ...
But here is Harry and saves us to re-enter the school and see all your mates in the grand staircase clapping, along with teachers and other students ... to re-enter the great hall ... (loading and unloading station .)[/spoiler:1604l33i]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡END THE SPOLIRES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

We went out, and we are the store for a small fee of $ 26.57 RIDE ON acquired the picture, look at a little shop to see the merchandise and prices .



We left the castle and went to try Flight of the Hippogriff, this attraction only have changed the way the train, and tails we Hagrid's house where we can hear his dog barking ... we see the train leaving the nest of Hippogriff where the small waiting for the mother to bring him food.

And we can only raise the Blue Dragon Dragon Challenge (for Hungary is blue, that of China is red)

Now having tried all the attractions of the area and we have to look calmly stores. But before a Butterbean, you can ask the COOL  or FROZZEN Cool ask us, a sweet drink and very refreshing. The foam is vanilla flavored liquid to a mixture of coca-cola and candy ... in short a unique, very refreshing flavor.



Another Pictures:





The shops are like the book says, "as is" narrow and tall as they should be, with great detail that you can not lose because anywhere, either on the shelves, on countertops or on the roof may have elements that attract your attention.

Prices of some souvenirs (SIN taxa):

Wands $ 34.95
Layers $ 99.99
Resin Dragons 19.95
Shirts (any type) $ 24.95
The monster book of monsters $ 34.95
Goblet of Fire (plastic with blue LED light) 12.95

Now you start to open the area for people who have bought a special entry (for 8-9 hotels, special tickets for 9-10 and others from the 10) so that we had already seen it all quietly and without a lot of people are going to stop shopping at the hotel and had breakfast at Starbucks quietly.
Now if a full stomach turn to IoA



To see the show aggro CIRCUS, presented by Mat Hoffman, and fans of these sports you know, is a show like X Games with Bicycles, Skates, In-line skates and motorbikes in a Half or a metal ball type music blaring rap and hip-hop that accompany such exhibitions. It is a simple stunt without any risk because all they do is display is very seen, the only thing worth mentioning is the time of three bikes in the metal ball. In addition to fall into the usual topics.



Well now we are cool in Jurassic Park, a boat ride with can not end well ...

We changed our park and a Mummy, in the meanwhile and wait for the hour to see Hollywood Horror Make Up Show, a show that teaches you some tricks of makeup or films of terror, as has been so. (If you know nothing of English better pass as everything is spoken) we see another show out the Blues Brothers, superb voices to highlight the girl.

Now if it's time to eat and this time we Louie's Italian Restaurant where we eat a pizza ...
Here I will say it was a restaurant included in the "MEAL DEAL" and the recommendation is to avoid !!!!!!!!!!! Because the food is very bad and you have almost nothing to choose from. Also, if you have the refillable glass you pay 70 cents per fill your glass ¾ full of ice in the glass change the Meal Deal to you filled with 100% ice. Later we would find that exactly these restaurants are not worth at all for anything.

Now to see the show digestion FEAR FACTOR LIVE, it's fun and you can see this program live, by and if you ask if that make Fear Factor-style concoction to drink, and there are spiders, scorpions ... etc.

Well going by Men in Black took advantage of the Express and went to kill some aliens ...
Now, we decided to queue at Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, since by not doing a year of its opening does not have Express service to have normal tail.
After about 45 minutes so we are already sitting on the train, and select the song you want from 34 divided into five main sections. I chose "Bring Me to Live" by Evanescence. The very rapid rise, the fall and that rare loop very well, but from here is very sharp and if you play back at all ...
Finally a very rough ride. The best music.

As night fell we decided to eat at City Walk and in particular to Bubba Gump Shrimp (the restaurant that is spoken in the movie Forrest Gump) I ordered a Heaven's Shrimp (heaven shrimp), there are also fish, soups, and meats to choose.

Well now you have to go to bed we had got up very early and played up early the next day take the bus even lead us to Busch Gardens.

[WillN]

Great report so far empaire!  =D>

Right now I'm green with envy, but since my wife is a big Harry Potter fan, I finally have a good excuse to go there!  

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DAY 12 (BUSCH GARDENS)

After getting up and eat a little at the Starbucks we go to Universal bus stop right next to buildings from the parking of cars.
The reservation for the bus we did a few days before our trip through the web of Busch Gardens, where you indicate where you are staying and they tell you nearest to where you are, we had the stop on the same universal.
Punctual bus arrives at 8:30 in the morning, picked us up and once started the trip the driver asks if there is someone who does not speak English, to say different warnings in different languages (English and Spanish). It tells us that the trip is 1 hour and 20 minutes or so, which leaves us right there where we will pick up and departure time is at 7 pm and waits for no man, that he who is lying must catch a taxi and will cost about $ 300 the trip.



We make the trip very well and some sleeping resting, about 10 came to Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay.

With the entrance we had to Sea World, we go directly to the turnstiles. Read more barcode fingerprint.

Once inside straight path and left behind began Safari of Fun's new this year with the characters of Sesame Street. Time enough later.

Began to see that people look at Xavi and my very rare ... and we knew that, then we would see ...

The first major attraction is Sheikra climb, with hardly any queue of more than 10 minutes we sat in the second row. Lluis and Xavi and hallucinating with the first drop to 90 degrees to the ground, one pass.

Then we Kumba, like his brothers cool, copper all Indoor Area ... (His siblings are Kraken at Sea World and Dragon Khan PA)

Then a coaster a little strange because with a protective bar as you make a looping this is Scorpion.

We crossed the playground to go to Rhino Rally, this time a walk with 4 x 4 viewing animals like the Safari in Animal Kingdom, but it seemed extremely short and that I lacked animals, what happens is that the attraction had been curtailed and lacked the area where the car goes over a bridge and this is broken and going down the river ... we would see later because it was cut.

Now we strolled leisurely Edge of Africa, seeing animals such as hyenas, lions, hippos and giraffes.





In the meantime our walk we come to Egypt to get on Montu, an inverted PERFECT!

Well having already done most of our steps back and see that the Sky Rider and the season is closed and fenced works ... then we see the cut because the Rhino Rally, is building a new attraction for 2011, where a sign said " Feel the Spirit "... (if you want to know more about the attraction http://www.buschgardens.com/bgt/buschgardens2011.aspx)

Well we knew why and we get on our way to a Mad Mouse called Cheetah Chase.

Now it was the star of the park to see the great white tiger.





Well it was time to eat and decided to go next to the orangutans in the restaurant Orang Café.




With a full stomach to digest we saw Pirates 4D's, where the protagonist is Leslie Nielsen ... here I did not tell them anything that was, but no English, you laugh a lot, now if somewhat wet effects.

Now we decided to take the train to see more animals we see in the Rhino Rally, and went down to the station next to Sheikra and took the opportunity to rise again, but this time in the front row. Without words.





It was time to start to finish to see the park and would soon leave, but before we go through the Safari of Fun, to see how it could be this same area that is under construction in Port Aventura and get an idea ...
Well to tell you that Americans know how to sell very, very good news and its not that bad.










Here we look at the only shop in the area and see the clothes with the characters of Sesame Street is no taller than a child of six years, and we understand why we looked at Xavi and my strange, since we wore the shirt Cookie Monster bought in Port Aventura.
Just at the time of entry were doing the show with the characters (Coco, Tricky, Elmo and Abby Cadabby) then put on to take pictures, and Tricky (the Cookie Monster) caught our attention so that, seeing the Xavi and my shirts have a photo with him.



To say it is a park very carefully especially in the vegetation and gardens where you can find sculptures made from plants.




We also see some exotic birds:




We left the area and continued our way towards the exit but we see another novelty of this year the Nursery of baby kangaroos. Beautiful and soft as to be close you could touch the fence.




We went into the store to see what was in merchandising. Now we headed out, but we see no tail Gwazi and therefore entered the Lion ... too rough for my taste ...

Now if we go back to the bus that takes us back to Universal, this time we are distracted watching the movie Evan Almighty ...

We arrived and we're going to shower and change clothes for dinner something in the City Walk, this time we eat in PASTAMORÉ, Italian restaurant, where we see that for Americans the pasta is almost a luxury and if you want something more than a simple pizza or a simple spaghetti better to go to a restaurant menu where you can choose rice and pasta dishes much more elaborate .... Well after this wonderful dinner and go to bed the next day we rise again soon taking advantage of the extra hours to return to Harry Potter.

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DAY 13 (Island's of Adventure & Universal)

With extra time offered by the hotel back to "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter," just coming to the City Walk, Lluis realizes that there is the entrance to the hotel to let us pass, and I return to Lluis for her, while Xavi started to enter the park.

Now go directly back to the big star "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey"



And do hippogriff flying and dueling dragons.
Also re-enter in the stores to see them quietly, without crowding, to see if we can find Xavi, and last make time for an end to open the park to go to Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls (the logs) a trip VERY but VERY humid ... so that I knew and told Lluis and Xavi to go with swimsuit. Then we, as it is in front, "Popeye & Bluto's Bliget.Rat Barges" ("donuts") another trip with many surprises and accumulating more water in our clothes.
With that many people still had not decided to repeat the last two rides.

Already extremely wet going to change the hotel, while Xavi was taking a shower he had gone to the pool for a swim. Now the three of us going to breakfast at Starbucks, and after we recuperate Studios repeat the Terminator 2 3D's, The Simpsons, Men in Black, Jaws, The Mummy ... and eat hamburgers again.

Other Men in Black, and finally we went into Jimmy Neutron's Nickotoon Blast
Park changed again and repeat the Hulk and Spiderman. We already dark night shots:



















Showcases:





The Owl Post:



The Hogwarts Express!!!





And we see a show in the area of Harry Potter, the "Triwizard Spirit Rally," where the rude students Drumstrang do stunts and where the sweet girls from Beauxbatons dazzle us with their charms.




And one last photo night:



Now if we go to City Walk and this time we had dinner at NBA City, a good restaurant. Now go to the hotel to rest to face our last day in the parks.

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DAY 14 (Last Day in the Theme Parks)

Today is our last day before our departure back, like every morning, these days we got up early to go again last Harry Potter, to repeat in their sights.



Then we go to breakfast, but this time in Croissant Moon, at the entrance of Isalnd's, a great bakery with great variety of pastas, and sandwiches.

Change of park and go to The Mummy, The Simpsons and we repeat again changed this time we decided to park as it is the last day, eat at The Three Broomsticks in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the only restaurant in the area.



Eating just a few things, ribs, chicken or fish and to drink pumpkin juice, buterbeer, water or beer (no drinks) throughout the meal with corn cobs.



After eating a Spiderman, and go to the hotel to the inn Check the return flight.

Once completed return to universal



To make a double Men in Balck, a double The Mummy (Xavi makes a third) and then by my insistence a Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit.

Now if we go to dinner, and this time we fail to go to Island's for lunch in Toon Lagoon Comic Strip Café. One restaurant Meal Deal. Ate fatal, as I said we better not eat at these restaurants.

Well, now we go to the hotel to pack and leave for our trip back. Good night.

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DAY 15 (End of a trip and return home)

Today is a sad day, as touching the Wake knew it was our farewell. After asearnos and close the luggage we check out, and call a taxi to take us to the airport, once they checked our luggage, and asked where we have to collect, and our final destination in Barcelona, we will seek gate, and one of the many restaurants breakfast quietly. Time On The flight leaves at Philadelphia, once arrived back to find our gate and we had to change terminal, and once found we return to find a restaurant, this time to eat and it was almost 2 pm.
The plane back ...
Once all passengers on board everything was on time, but time starts passing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 45 minutes and all the aircraft from taking off much heat but in the end we are told by the PA that had a problem and not could take off, but it was solved and that in 20 minutes could take off. After another 30 minutes (we had been more than an hour of waiting inside the plane) tell us that the problem is solved and now the roles were to take off.
People are very nervous on the plane, offered us water, and gave us the headphones (which initially have to pay) for the inconvenience. And after 2 hours waiting to take off at last began to take the track and put ourselves heading back to our country.

A quiet flight after the nerves, and arrive in Barcelona we hope our families.
Collect baggage, and bid farewell to Harvey and his family, to go get our car back home because the father was not going to pick Lluis.
We arrived at Lluis, just when my parents come to pick me also to your home, a journey which now end ...

The next installment will be the last, with tips and trivia, and close to our travel diary.

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THE END

This is our last entry in our travel diary ...

A journey that has given much of himself.

This trip has been amazing, we met more with Xavi, and of course there have been times we've annoyed, but in the end it was nothing, but there have been many moments of laughter as the scrum, or the rain of paper on the last night of the Disney resort, which fill the room with papers ...
Moments that I used to practice the language and Xavi to start talking.
There have been moments of excitement, as Xavi with the orcas.

A journey that has helped make Xavier's dream, and Lluis was the thorn that was stuck since I left, just when we met on this trip and almost 5 years, and had always been this thorn.

Why did we choose a hotel inside Disney?
For convenience, first you free transportation from the airport to the hotel always coincide with the dates of check inn and check out. You have free transportation between parks and not have to worry about paying parking or where I left the car or anything.

A more than you have the extra magic hours if you stay at one of its many hotels.

Why chose a hotel in Universal?
For convenience, again, but more because most hotel key is UNLIMITED Express, which take advantage of more time. Also this year with the extra hour, we visited the area quietly Harry Potter.

Do not rent any car to go to Busch Gardens, and that first of all none of the three wanted to drive, so I knew the route as I had hatched the maps, and more than to have a combo ticket to Sea World Busch Gardens, we had free transportation, and so we despreocupábamos.

In order that has been a wonderful journey and I hope you liked our travel journal, now must wait for the next trip!!

SOON

[Soap]

Thx for sharing your great trip reports and photos  :thumbs:

[davewasbaloo]

Looks like you guys had a great time. Thanks for sharing.