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Learning Objective: An overview of hotel, rides and food at Universal Studios Orlando.  Mrs. B and Mrs. W are teachers, and no one deserves a vacation more than teachers! In this episode we deviate from our usual teaching talk and review the rides, hotel and food of Universal Studios Orlando.  Mrs. B and Mrs. W stayed at the Loews Portofino Bay. Some of the rides and restaurants reviewed include Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, The Velocicoaster, Fast and Furious Supercharged, ET Adventure Ride, Mythos, Bice and much more.  https://www.magicmind.com/bs And get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days with our code BS20 Universal Studios Comprehensive Review Do you have a BS in Education? We want to hear from you. Email us at  bsineducation2020@gmail.com, follow us on instagram@bsineducation.  Prefer to talk instead give us a call at 234-73-TEACH.

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel might be the best hotel on Universal Orlando's property.  My wife and I celebrated our anniversary by staying there.  Can I truly say this hotel is absolutely beautiful and will transport you to a little waterfront city on the coast of Italy.  I'll also talk about the perks and benefits of staying there; particularly the unlimited Express Passes that comes with staying there.  Lastly, is Universal Orlando truly ready to go pound-for-pound in a heavyweight fight with Disney now?Thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe! Follow on social media: Twitter: @raytalkslive Facebook: @raytalkslive Instagram: @raytalks_live Email: raytalkslive@gmail.com

On this week's pod we continue our Universal Orlando Resort Overview series, exploring Universal's Flagship resort, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. From it's tranquil gardens, top notch pool, massive rooms and extensive dining options, Portofino Bay delivers on so many levels. What do you think of this Italian themed resort?  If you would like to join in on the conversation, email us at escape.atp@gmail.com or you can do so by visiting our podcast community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/escapepodcast  

On this episode, we give a re-review of Loews Portofino Bay Hotel and compare it to our stay last year. Plus, we share details of our first experience at The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen.Join Club 32Help us to fund & grow the show by becoming part of Club 32! You'll get more additional content, CTM Apparel discounts, 1901 Candle Company discounts, private Facebook Group, private podcast & more! - head to ctmvip.com1901 Candle CompanyWe're excited to launch our brand new Disney Scented Candles & You Can Learn More at 1901candleco.com.CTM ApparelGet the best Disney, Universal and/or Pop Culture apparel that is hand made in our shop - shop at ctmshirts.comSubscribe To The Show & Leave Us A ReviewApple Podcasts - Click HereStitcher - Click HereSpotify - Click HereFollow Us on Social MediaCTM Facebook Group: @capthemagicTwitter: @capthemagicInstagram: @capthemagicVisit Us OnlineSubscribe to our YouTube Channel!Capture the Magic Podcast – find the latest episodes!Capture The Magic Apparel – you can find a great Disney-inspired t-shirt collection!Join Club 32! Our private group with access to exclusive livestreams, podcasts, and MORE! Visit ctmvip.comOur SponsorsZip A Dee Doo Dah Travel - visit travelwithzip.com to see how they can help you have the vacation of a lifetime!MedTerra CBD - visit medterracbd.com and save 20% with code "CTM20"!Kingdom Strollers - visit kingdomstrollers.com to save up to 50% off theme park stroller rental pricesExpedition Roasters ctmexpedition.com - visit to get 15% off your order, no code needed!

On this episode, we give a re-review of Loews Portofino Bay Hotel and compare it to our stay last year. Plus, we share details of our first experience at The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen.Join Club 32Help us to fund & grow the show by becoming part of Club 32! You'll get more additional content, CTM Apparel discounts, 1901 Candle Company discounts, private Facebook Group, private podcast & more! - head to ctmvip.com1901 Candle CompanyWe're excited to launch our brand new Disney Scented Candles & You Can Learn More at 1901candleco.com.CTM ApparelGet the best Disney, Universal and/or Pop Culture apparel that is hand made in our shop - shop at ctmshirts.comSubscribe To The Show & Leave Us A Review Apple Podcasts - Click Here Stitcher - Click Here Spotify - Click Here Follow Us on Social Media CTM Facebook Group: @capthemagic Twitter: @capthemagic Instagram: @capthemagic Visit Us Online Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Capture the Magic Podcast – find the latest episodes! Capture The Magic Apparel – you can find a great Disney-inspired t-shirt collection! Join Club 32! Our private group with access to exclusive livestreams, podcasts, and MORE! Visit ctmvip.com Our Sponsors Zip A Dee Doo Dah Travel - visit travelwithzip.com to see how they can help you have the vacation of a lifetime! MedTerra CBD - visit medterracbd.com and save 20% with code "CTM20"! Kingdom Strollers - visit kingdomstrollers.com to save up to 50% off theme park stroller rental prices Expedition Roasters ctmexpedition.com - visit to get 15% off your order, no code needed!

• Sea World Australia suffered the loss of beloved 19 year old Polar Bear Liya this week. Liya was the first polar bear to give birth in Australia, giving birth to Henry, who now lives in Canada and more recently Mishka who remains at Sea World. • at Disneyland’s version of Galaxy’s Edge, play tests of R2D2 have started. However the OCregister have confirmed these are tests only, not a permanent addition. • Six Flags Chinese development partner appears to be in financial difficulty as a trading halt has been called on the Riverside Investment Group. • The annual Theme Park Insider awards have started being announced this week, with the first winners being Universal Orlando hotels Cabana Bay and Loews Portofino Bay. • Knott's Berry Farm is adding a Build-a-Bear shop later this month to be located behind Mrs Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant.

Today we head North of Walt Disney World to Universal Studios where Doug and his family enjoyed 2 nights at Loews Portofino Bay and 2 full days at both Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios.  Doug is joined by his 12 year old daughter Samantha who discusses Universal from the Tween viewpoint.  We cover rides, restaurants, and characters all in Universal Studios. If you'd like to take a Universal Vacation get a FREE quote from Michelle McKnight.  You can email her at Michelle.McKnight@me-travel.com Be sure to subscribe! Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!    

  We spend four days at Universal Orlando Resort and stayed at several of the Universal Loews resorts and toured all of them. Cabana Bay Beach Resort Universal Cabana Bay is themed after the retro 1950's and 60's.  If you are use to staying at a Disney Value Resort when you come to Orlando, this resort at Universal Orlando is going to take your breath away.  For the same price, or just a little bit more than a Disney World Value Resort, Cabana Bay at Universal Orlando offers so much more.  The resort has two pools and a lazy river.  Also Cabana Bay Beach Resort has a massive fitness center.  This is not a hotel room without the bed and two treadmills.  This fitness center is massive and is not like any resort gym you have experienced.  These rooms have indoor access for most rooms, so pool side rooms have outside access.  The rooms even have VO5.  Oh and by the way there is also a waterslide.  Now with the Lazy River you can bring your own tubes and they will fill them up, or you can get a Cabana Bay logo tube and they make for great souvenirs.   Cabana Bay Beach Resort also has a lounge with a retro feel, a full bowling alley, a 1950's decor Starbucks, a very well appointed food court and very nice hotel rooms.  If you have not stayed at Cabana Bay Beach Resort and are looking for an entry level priced resort on Universal Studios property, this resort is amazing.  It's hard to beat the value of Cabana Bay, but we have several other Universal Orlando Resorts to cover.     Sapphire Falls The newest Universal Orlando Resort is stunning!  Sapphire Falls has a magnificent lobby and a grand staircase that is perfect for photos.  We all really love Sapphire Falls.  The decor, the colors, the tropical pool area all made us want to book our next Universal vacation here.  The Sapphire Falls bar, lobby, restaurants, are all very inviting.  The rooms also have a modern feel.  These rooms start at $179 per tax off season as of this podcast.  The water taxi also accesses this resort.  Just like all Universal on property resort their is a fitness center with the latest equipment.           Loews Royal Pacific For a little bit more than staying at Sapphire Falls you can stay at Loews Royal Pacific.  This hotel is our personal favorite.  Royal Pacific is Hawaii in Orlando and it's so tropical and relaxing.  Royal Pacific even has a Hawaiian Luau on the weekends. Insider Tip: When you stay here you get the Unlimited Express Pass to the Universal Studios Parks.  This is a minimum of an $89 per person per day value.  If you stayed just one night at Royal Pacific you get two days of Unlimited Express Pass. There is a tropical zero entry pool, volleyball court, cabana rentals, poolside bar and grill.  Emeralds has a restraunt here too. We ate in Island's Dining room for the character breakfast.  The food was great and the characters were so much fun.  Gru and Kevin the minion stopped by our table and so did Homer and Bart Simpson.  You never saw so many adults get excited to see the characters.   Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Studios Orlando If you want a hotel with action and non-stop activities you should look into Hard Rock.  This hotel sells out quickly so if you want to stay here you need to book it early.  The rooms are modern, you can check out a guitar from the front desk to practice jamming in your room.  Yes they come with headphones.  There are concerts in the lobby.  Velvet Sessions take place once a month in the lobby and have different groups that you can get tickets to.  Even the pool plays music under the water.  The Palm and the Kitchen are both wonderful places to dine and the resort is covered in rock memorabilia.  The Hard Rock Hotel comes with the Unlimited Express Pass for front of the line access to select rides at both Universal parks.  Also the water taxi stops right out front.  The Hard Rock Hotel is also the closest one to the Universal Parks and you can walk to Universal Studios Florida in about 5 minutes. All Onsite Universal resorts offer early entry into the Universal Parks for resort guests.  The early entry changes day to day and usually is the Harry Pottery attraction.  This gets you into Harry Potter an hour before regular park guests and this is invaluable.     Loews Portofino Bay Portofino Bay is Universal top luxury resort.  Coming in at four diamonds this resort takes you to Italy without the long flight and passport.  The largest rooms on property with very large bathrooms, and the courtyard takes you back to Italy.  There is a Spa, two large pool areas with themed pools.  If you want to eat outside and stroll thee cobblestone streets you are going to love Portofino Bay.  We had dinner and also breakfast at Portofino Bay.  Dinner at Mama's was excellent and entertaining.  Mama came by our table with two opera singers and they sang a few songs to our group.  The family style Italian eatery is Mama's house and even the dishes are miss matched as she takes them out of her kitchen.  If you are looking for a luxury resort at Universal Studios Orlando, or if you have a group traveling or convention group, this resort is perfect. 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The Ultimate Resort GRAND FINAL between Disney's Board Walk Villas, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, Beach Club, Art of Animation, Yacht Club RESULTS episode. However we have a bonus, Universal Orlando's Ultimate Resort between Universal's Hard Rock Hotel, Universal's Loews Royal Pacific, Universal's Loews Portofino Bay, Universal's Cabana Bay Beach & Universal's Loews Sapphire Falls  Please check out our Show Sponsors Scarezone : Halloween Horror Nights Podcast by visiting their site & Subscribing to their Podcast on iTunes & If you are looking to book your next trip to WDW, Disney Land or a Disney Cruise, please visit our new Sponsor Wendy from Magical Journeys.  Let Wendy create "All of the Magic with NON of the Stress" Visit her site here for a quote. We'd love you to check out The Wedsite Lady & we'd like to Thank her for all her hard work, keeping our Dis After Dark Blog tidy & up to date.   Please Welcome our new vlogger Amanda, aka BostonWhite & check out her youtube channel, here. A Huge Thank You to Musical Legend Tom Ameen for our Theme Tune.  Please go & buy ALL his wonderful work  Please Buy Christopher Ripley's Halloween Horror Nights Book

Want to know what is coming soon at Universal Orlando? How about some Universal Orlando inside tips on visiting the park, saving money and getting the most out of your stay? Tamara and Kim share tips from their recent visits and interview Brittany Baron from Universal Orlando to get all the inside scoop. ON THE PODCAST :30 Kim and Tamara describe the layout of Universal Orlando 3:45 Universal Orlando CityWalk 5:40 Tamara's top 3 tips for Universal Orlando 7:56 Kim's top tips for Universal Orlando 13:45 Brittany Baron from Universal Orlando 16:15 What's coming soon to Universal Orlando 21:20 Volcano Bay waterpark 22:22 Hotels at Universal Orlando 25:32 Best time of the year to visit 28:15 Ticket options 30:45 Tips for Harry Potter fans 36:01 Eating at Universal 42:32 App of the week 44:55 Next week -- flying with kids   ABOUT BRITTANY BARON Brittany Baron is a Senior Representative on the Universal Orlando Public Relations team. Joining the team in 2010, Brittany has had the opportunity to launch annual events, new attractions and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Brittany is currently leading efforts to open the newly-enhanced The Incredible Hulk Coaster, opening in late summer, and Universal's first water theme park, Volcano Bay, opening in 2017. You can follow Universal Orlando on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.     TIPS FOR VISITING UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Stay on property to get into the parks and hour earlier than general admission (especially if you are a Harry Potter fan) Get to the gate early as they often open the turnstiles before it would open because the opening time is usually the time they start the rides. This gives you time to get back to your favorite rides Go to Ollivander's wand shop early to not have a line and have a better chance of being selected to participate The Express Pass is a must-do for thrill-seekers, especially if you can get the unlimited Express Pass so you can ride attractions multiple times Child swap is available for parents of small children Bring a small day bag (not a large backpack) that will fit into the ride lockers The Harry Potter rides have a lot of storytelling that happens just in line so if you have a pocket that buttons, you may want to bring a phone or small camera to capture those moments, but even if you don't, just take your time to enjoy those aspects of the ride The Minions ride is very popular so even the Express Pass lane is very long but if you want, you can go in the "no motion" line and that is generally very short. It is the same ride experience except the ride vehicle doesn't move. Best times to visit: Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras (January-February) with parades and great performances Halloween Horror Nights -- for those 13+ there are scare zones, haunted houses and special after dark events It is busiest when kids are out of school but it can get busy during special events also You can purchase Express Passes in advance or on-site (but the price will go up based on availability) WHAT'S NEW AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO New details have been released about changes to The Hulk this summer: King Kong also opens this year, see more details here.  Volcano Bay opens in 2017 and will be Universal's first waterpark, located near the Cabana Bay Resort, which they promise will "completely redefine the waterpark experience." HOTELS AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Loews Portofino Bay Hotel -- modeled after an Italian village Loews Royal Pacific Resort -- themed after the South Pacific Hard Rock Hotel -- looks like Hotel California from the Eagles album cover Cabana Bay Beach Resort -- beach retro hotel You get unlimited Express Pass access when you stay at Loews Portofino Bay, Loews and the Hard Rock Cafe All hotels have early access to the theme parks, dining on property and free transportation to the parks In 2016, they are opening the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort will be themed after the Caribbean with waterfalls and the largest pool on-site. FAVORITE RESTAURANTS IN UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Leaky Cauldron and Three Broomsticks (in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade) -- Brittany likes the Great Feast at the Three Broomsticks Vivo Italian Kitchen -- fresh made pasta daily and homemade mozzarella Cowfish -- burgers and sushi NBS Sports Brew & Grill Hot dog Hall of Fame -- hot dogs from ballparks across the country Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen opening in 2016 FAVORITE PARK GEAR Brittany always dresses comfortably with good walking shoes and clothes that are quick drying for the water rides. Kim likes using a sling bag when visiting amusement parks, like this one from Kavu. APP OF THE WEEK The Official Universal Orlando Resort app provides wait times, ride descriptions, maps, and dining information. You can also set alerts for rides to get a notification when the wait time goes below a certain time period. MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST Inside Harry Potter's Wizarding World at Universal Orlando A Guide to Universal Orlando Resort Cowfish Burger & Sushi Dining at Universal How Much Does a Trip to Universal Cost? Universal Orlando's Cabana Bay Resort The Best Harry Potter Souvenirs at Universal Orlando FOLLOW US AND SPREAD THE WORD! If you liked this show, please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play and leave us a review! Have a question or comment? Send us an email or leave us a voicemail at +1.641.715.3900, ext. 926035#   You can also follow our travels on Stuffed Suitcase and We3Travel, or follow the Vacation Mavens on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening!