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21 Jan 20, 04:46 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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No you get early entry at all Universal hotels. Cabana Bay has it's own entrance to Volcano Bay so you don't need to get a bus.
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21 Jan 20, 05:08 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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21 Jan 20, 10:42 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jun 16
Location: God's Own Country
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Aventura is literally 20 steps from the security of VB from the back of Aventura pool. Above photo was taken from Aventura food court - thatched huts are security, you then go through a tunnel and you are in. Edited at 10:45 PM. |
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22 Jan 20, 01:02 AM |
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Getting Excited
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VB is a great waterpark with some great slides. One thing I prefer about the Disney waterparks though is that they are almost like being on an island, especially TL - you get that vibe and when you're high you see lots of trees an foliage. With VB you go a flight up and you see (and hear in some parts) the I4 so it's not as pretty or imersive imo.
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22 Jan 20, 08:10 AM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Sep 18
Location: Midlands
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They have all got their strengths and weaknesses. My lads loved both VB and Aquatica but your spot on in respect to the immersion you get at Disney. VB felt so immersive at ground level and then then whilst I was queuing for one of the slides in the far left corner, all you can hear and see is the I4 it took a bit off for me.
Still though in Krakatoa the best water ride at any park... so much fun! |
22 Jan 20, 08:22 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jun 16
Location: God's Own Country
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Funny I found the immersion and theming to be drastically superior at VB, although I get what you are saying re the land- Universal just don’t have the same landmass.
But I was very surprised. The island theme I thought was way ahead and we all thought it was the most heavily themed waterpark there is. I thought it outdid Disney in every respect. I wasn’t expecting it to be nearly as good as it is, but I thought it made Disney waterparks look the age they are. And I prefer Disney theme parks to Universal theme parks, although they are both good. Since we went to VB we are not bothered to go to Disney waterparks anymore. They even removed (it was said because it was expensive to run) the bit where you snorkeled with the fish which was really the only unique bit they had. The Misadventure Falls they put in is pretty forgettable. The Disney waterparks need a huge overhaul to compete. They have two and so should close one down and do a significant redevelopment.
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22 Jan 20, 09:11 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Dec 12
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22 Jan 20, 11:06 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
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With a 4 year old we found Disney better- At Volcano bay he could only do the slides in the kids area. My 7 year old was too tall for in kids area and they would not let her on any slides but larger ones scared her. The kids area at volcano bay is great though as long as someone doesn't mind staying with the 4 year old while other go off to do the slides its great. Volcano bay has some amazing slides and the early opening is brilliant.
Personally we do both but at Disney we could all ride some slides together- the family raft at TL was brilliant. Again they were strict on the height both too tall and too small- kids area was good but not as good as VB. for both we took towels from the pool the day before. |
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22 Jan 20, 11:07 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
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RPR/HRH/PB will run a bus for early opening at VB- they can get busy though so plan to get there early
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