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A Family Guide
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To help you along, we have put together our own personal views and tips, and with current up to date information, which will give you a taste of what's on offer here at Universal Studios.| Sunkissed tip; Remember as with all the parks in Orlando we always recommend an early start, especially in the high season, so have a good breakfast and head out early. Don't forget Orlando like all cities in the world has its traffic congestion times! |
'Here's a great guide for all opening times and events in Universal Orlando throughout the year'
"This guide can be helpful to pre plan and budget your visit to Orlando Florida"
How to
Find
Universal Studios.
Are you a 'first time family visiting Orlando?'…want to know where Universal is located? Well no worries, here's a useful map we think you will find helpful regarding how to find Universal Studios.If you are travelling along the I-4 use exits 75A or 75B and follow the signs to Universal.
Island of Adventure, Universal Studios and Citywalk are situated near the 'junction' of International Drive and Sand Lake Road, a useful landmark is Wet'n'Wild which is situated on this crossroad.
As with Disney, if you are travelling by car there is an entrance charge to the car parks of $10 dollars (subject to change).
'Free parking after 6pm'.
| Sunkissed tip; The car parking area is quite a walk from Universal Studios, so make sure young children and older members of your family use the mobile walkways to ease those legs…mind you after a hard day at the park you will ‘all’ appreciate the mobile walkways on your return to your vehicle. |
If you are staying in a resort hotel in Universal, or near by hotels, free transportation is at your disposable, ask at reception of your preferred accommodation.
Depending on how you booked or reserved your holiday, 'Orlando FlexTickets' will be in your price if requested, again ask at point of sale to confirm! Here's a useful site which explains how 'Orlando FlexTickets' work for you and your budget.
Also, if you are purchasing tickets online, don't forget to use this helpful currency converter, to exchange into your own money.
Entering
Universal Studios
First, you will pass through CityWalk, quite quiet in the mornings. Wait until you leave and see how it comes to life with music, lights and that party feeling… 'We love it'. Turn right once you reach the lake and cross the bridge to the main entrance passing the world famous Universal signHere's a great site with information about where to hire buggy's (strollers - push chairs) for your children here in Universal Studios if required.
Remember to pick up your park map on the way in, but to give you a start here's a helpful map to help you through this page (print and leave it by the side of your PC).
As you can see from your map, you will notice Universal Studios is broken up into six main areas to explore, just click on any blue hyperlinks for further information with reference to rides, height restrictions and show times etc;
"We found this information very practical in regards to age limits, height restrictions, hints and tips for all the family before we arrived in Orlando"
In addition, we have added our own personal thoughts and views.
- Production Central
- Shrek 4-D
- Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
- Nickelodeon Studios...'Now The Blue Man Group'
- New York
- San Francisco/Amity
- Beetlejuice's Rock 'n' Roll Graveyard revue
- Disaster (Ex Earthquake)
- JAWS
- Fear Factor live
- World Expo
- Men In Black…Alien Attack
- Doh! The Simpsons have arrived! Opening Spring 2008 (Ex-Back to the Future)
- Hollywood
- Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone
"How you start to explore Universal Studios is down to you and your family with regards to the ages of your children etc"
Dining In
Universal Studios
Well after all this excitement, some time during the day your batteries will need re charging with food and drink. 
As with the Disney theme parks, there are always stacks of diners and restaurants available at Universal Studios to suit all budgets.Therefore, what we have done is found this helpful website which guides you through them all, here's 'Mel's Drive In'…Have Fun…Universal Dining.
"You can also use this guide to pre plan and budget your visit to Universal Studios"
Well…we are nearly at the end of our journey through Universal Studios and we hope we have helped you along the way to deciding if Universal is for you, if you are still reading this page then thanks,we hope you found our information of some use.
Don't forget we have many pages for you to explore on our family website, just click on the links below to find what you are looking for here in Orlando…Florida's Sunshine State.
We will keep updating this page via our RSS feed regarding new additions, changes etc, so click onto the RSS feed above and follow the instructions to keep you on top off what’s happening at Disney's Blizzard,also in and around Orlando, where like your local paper boy, delivering your morning news free of charge.
Also remember to visit the Orlando forums to keep you up to date with Universal Studios, pick a number and click away, 1, 2, 3, 4.
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