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Old 03-27-2011, 12:27 PM   #1
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Afternoon arrival - what to do

We're going to be arriving at Royal Pacific at around 2:00. I only got two day tickets for the next two days before we move over to Disney. Usually when we have an arrival time like that for Disney, we have plenty to do at the resort and I don't worry about park time on arrival day.

But we haven't been to Universal before or stayed on property so I'm not sure what all is available outside of going to the parks for an afternoon. We're going in December so I'm not counting on it being warm enough to go to the pool.

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You could walk around City Walk. There are shops and restaurants, similar to DTD.
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You could take the water taxi to the other two resorts - pool hopping is allowed at Universal resorts. The Hard Rock Hotel is just a fun place to check out - be sure and visit the ladies' restroom off the main lobby. Or, if you have a car you could do some shopping at some of the outlet stores in the area.
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Add another day

I personally would add another day to my ticket and start enjoying the parks! We arrived about the same time one afternoon and got a lot down in the parks...it was nice not to rush the next 2 days.
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You could always check out International Drive. Who am I kidding? I'd hop in a taxi and check out DTD instead.
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I personally would add another day to my ticket and start enjoying the parks! We arrived about the same time one afternoon and got a lot down in the parks...it was nice not to rush the next 2 days.
I've been contemplating that.
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If you kids enjoy the pool, RPR has a lovely one with a nice children's area. You could visit all three resorts. the two I have stayed at (RPR and PB) are beautiful. the bay area in front of the PB is really nice and we enjoyed relaxing in the area.
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You could walk around City Walk. There are shops and restaurants, similar to DTD.

Do you have to have a ticket to enter CityWalk? What is there to do/see/eat there?
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You don't need a ticket for CityWalk. There are a ton of restaurants & shops there, as well as dance clubs, movie theatre, etc. Restuarants are in all price ranges, from Cinnabon & Burger King, to Emeril Lagasse. My kids rather enjoy Margaritaville & Bubba Gumps. There is also a Hard Rock Cafe there.
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