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  1. mastermind307

    Celebrate a birthday when it's not actually the birthday

    Our daughter's birthday is in August (she just turned 13), and we can't go to Universal on her actual birthday because school begins right around the same time, and I don't want to her miss the first days of school. Part of her gift was a trip back to Universal during her fall break. I'm...
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    ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT INFO...FAQ and more......

    We went ahead and booked them a room at Cabana Bay so they'll at least have a room. I figure they can put their luggage in our room and they can check out before going to the parks. They'll have a car so it shouldn't be too much of an issue to move over to Cabana Bay later that day. I had...
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    ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT INFO...FAQ and more......

    My in-laws have decided to join us for our trip in October. Unfortunately , they were only able to book 2 of the 3 nights. We're hoping the 3rd night opens up. What are the odds of that happening? Wondering if they should go ahead and book a room at another hotel that does have availability...
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    ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT INFO...FAQ and more......

    Thank you both for easing my mind. I'm sure it'll be fine, we are early to bed and early to rise as it's our normal routine and will probably be going to bed earlier than most people. Is it best to call and request a quieter area, like the end of a hall?
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    ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT INFO...FAQ and more......

    We are booked to stay here Oct. 15-18, but now I'm not sure I made the right decision. We stayed at Portofino in June and loved it. I booked Royal Pacific because it was the cheaper of the 3 hotels that includes express pass. But now I keep hearing how noisy it is and how the walls are super...
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    Which character meal?

    We visited the other place in June and since it didn't cost anything we upgraded our tickets to APs. Now we're planning to return in October. I'd rather visit Disney, but I'm out numbered and it is cheaper to go back to the other place because of the APs. But we are driving this time so I'm...
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    ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT INFO...FAQ and more......

    We just went to Universal back in June for the first time. We had 3 day park to park tickets and didn't have any intention of returning, but I had to upgrade my ticket to an annual pass because I booked an APH rate for the hotel. When I did, I realized it cost nothing to upgrade my ticket...
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    APH Rates Are Currently Available... [UPDATED 07/27/18]

    I bought tickets through Ares travel. They had a deal for buy 2 days get one free. The tickets didn’t say promo so they were really 3 day park to park. When they were scanned they had a value of $304, which is the same as the seasonal pass. I only paid $262 for each one, essentially saving...
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    APH Rates Are Currently Available... [UPDATED 07/27/18]

    I was able to upgrade my ticket to a seasonal pass for $0, so went ahead and upgraded my husband and daughter too. Not sure if we'll make it back in a year, but it didn't cost anything so might as well. We upgraded at our hotel at the concierge desk, it was easy. It just dawned on me today...
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    We just got back on Thursday from our stay at Portofino Bay. We booked a club level deluxe queen room. We were in room 2590 overlooking the villa pool. It was a little bit a hike to the lobby and club lounge, but it wasn't awful. We got lucky and got a balcony, I didn't request one so it was...
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    Autographs

    Do Universal characters sign autographs? We’ve taken a picture frame to Disney the last 2 times and had characters sign it. We put a picture from our trip in it and display it. Wondering if this would be an option at Universal.
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    Universal Gift Cards

    We have some cash we have saved for our trip in 2 weeks. We're staying at Portifino Bay, and I'm wondering if they sale gift cards there? I'd rather carry around a gift card in the parks vs carrying cash. I am thinking about buying gift cards with some of our cash when we arrive and then use...
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    We arrive in 22 days and it'll be our first time staying here, is there an area we should request? We are booked in a deluxe queen club level room. My in-laws are traveling with us and have the same type of room so we'd like to be near them. I know the club level rooms are located throughout...
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    Thanks, I guess I didn't do something right the first time because I got an e-mail on Wednesday saying I didn't sign all the forms. So I had to redo it. It worked this time and my card has been charged. Only 35 more days!
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    They emailed me the information and I filled it out and submitted it. On Saturday my charge card had a pending charge from the hotel for $1, but now it's not showing anything. How long does it normally take for the charge to go through? I did it on Saturday afternoon. Thank you for sharing...
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    What else do I need to do?

    We have 42 days until our trip. I think I have everything planned that I need to, but thought I'd run it by the experts on here since this will be our first trip to Universal. Transportation - Flights are booked. I have booked Tony Hinds for round trip transportation to and from MCO. Hotel...
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    I bought one gift card and I'm planning to buy a couple more to pay off the remaining balance for our room once we arrive so a large amount won't get charged to our credit card. I also planned to just charge items back to our room and then pay them off with a gift card. But I thought I read it...
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    APH Rates Are Currently Available... [UPDATED 07/27/18]

    I received the refund for the 2nd room today. I hope you get your refund soon!
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    Which would be easier?

    I would like to keep the savings, that was the whole point of buying through a third party vs universal. However, I just have a fear that they won't allow me to upgrade my ticket to an AP. Probably silly, but I've never had to upgrade a ticket before so I'm not exactly sure how it all works.
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    Which would be easier?

    I bought tickets through aRes travel company. I did save money when comparing to buying directly from Universal. It does have my name on it, but I asked before buying if I can change the name and was told yes, I just have to call them and they can change it. I have looked at the blackout...
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