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February 2 - february 4.

Date : February 2-4, 2024

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Location:  Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center | 39034 County Road 452, Leesburg, FL 34788

Speaker : Erik Cummings

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I visit Universal Orlando several times a year. Here are my top 10 tips for first-timers.

I’ll never forget walking out of Universal Islands of Adventure in 2022, drenched from head to toe after riding Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barge . 

It was my first trip back to Universal Orlando Resort in years, and I learned some things the hard way, which I gladly shared with fellow travelers, hoping that they’d avoid my mistakes .

Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to visit the Florida resort several times a year. And while I stand by my earlier tips, I’ve learned a few others.

Here are my top tips for first-timers visiting Universal Orlando.

1.  Stay on property

From RV parks to vacation rentals, there’s no shortage of places to stay in Central Florida, but it can pay to stay on property when visiting Universal Orlando. Not only are prices comparable to off-property hotels with Endless Summer Surfside and Dockside starting at $99 a night, but all of Universal’s resort hotels offer 30 minutes of early entry to select parks, which vary depending on time of year. 

They also provide free resort transportation, so you can get back to your room fairly quickly after a long park day or for a midday break. That free transportation can be clutch in the mornings, particularly at pricier Loews Sapphire Falls , Loews Royal Pacific , Loews Portofino Bay , and Hard Rock Hotel , which offer water taxis that drop you off closer to the parks than you can get arriving by car or bus. Cabana Bay Beach Resort and Aventura Hotel guests can walk over to Sapphire Falls for water taxis, but the extra time and steps added may make it not worth skipping the resort shuttle bus.

Walking paths are also available to the parks from every resort hotel except the Endless Summer ones. Cabana Bay guests also have a dedicated walking path to Universal’s Volcano Bay water park.

Guests staying at Royal Pacific, Portofino Bay and Hard Rock also get free Universal Express Passes , which dramatically cut waits for most rides and normally start at $79.99 per person. Free package delivery is also available to all resort hotels, if guests don’t want to lug park purchases around all day.

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2. Buy a popcorn bucket

Snacking at the parks can get expensive. Guests are welcome to bring their own snacks, but there’s one crowd-pleaser that won’t break the bank. 

A plain popcorn bucket costs a little over $12, and you can keep getting refills throughout your trip. Refills cost around $2 each, making popcorn among the cheapest, most shareable snacks on property. On our last trip, my family and I got multiple refills for the price of one pretzel with cheese dip.

3.  Bring a light, refillable water bottle

Staying hydrated is always important, particularly on hot park days. 

You can fill water bottles with free ice-cold water at any of the many Coca-Cola Freestyle machines across the property. Cups of ice water are also available for free anywhere dispensed soft drinks are sold.

Leave big double-walled stainless steel tumblers at home. Not only will they feel heavy, carrying them around all the day, but if they aren’t leak-proof, they’ll make a mess when you tip them on their sides to fit in lockers for thrill rides.

4. Bring a medium-sized bag to carry your stuff

Numerous attractions, from Jurassic World VelociCoaster to Men in Black Alien Attack , require guests to store loose articles in lockers provided for the duration of the ride. 

I previously recommended keeping most of your things together to avoid having to empty every pocket each time. That’s still true, but I want to add a caveat on size. 

The free lockers aren’t very big. They can fit a Loungefly-style mini backpack or empty popcorn bucket, if you squish them down, but they’re not large enough for packed full-size backpacks. Keep that in mind unless you want to pay for larger lockers.

5. Bring ponchos

Ponchos don’t take a lot of space and can save you from getting soaked like me on Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barge, Dudley Do-Right’s Rip Saw Falls , and Jurassic Park River Adventure .

Even if you skip water rides, ponchos are good to keep on hand for rainy park days.

6. Use single-rider lines 

Many attractions have a single-rider lane. If you’re traveling alone or don’t mind your party being split up, you can save time using the single-rider lane, if it’s open. They’re not always offered.

It doesn’t guarantee a short wait, but it’s usually shorter. On our latest trip, my middle schooler still waited at least 45 minutes for The Incredible Hulk Coaster and an hour for Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit . That was about as long as the regular standby wait for Hulk but shorter than the standby wait for Rip Ride Rockit.

The following attractions have single-rider lanes, though availability varies.

Universal Studios Florida

• E.T. Adventure
• Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
• Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
• Men in Black Alien Attack
• Revenge of the Mummy
• The Simpsons Ride
• Transformers: The Ride-3D

Universal Islands of Adventure

• Doctor Doom's Fearfall
• Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
• Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
• Jurassic Park River Adventure
• Jurassic World VelociCoaster
• The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
• The Incredible Hulk Coaster

7. Use child swap 

If someone in your party doesn’t meet ride requirements for an attraction or simply wants to sit it out, you can ask for a child swap. It’s particularly helpful for families with young children because it allows parents and caregivers to take turns riding the ride and staying with whoever is sitting it out.

On our most recent trip, my youngest didn’t want to ride Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure , so we all waited in line together, but then she and I peeled off to a designated waiting room while my middle schooler and mother-in-law went on the ride. When they were done, my mother-in-law stayed with my youngest while I went on the ride. My middle schooler lucked out, getting to ride it twice.

Not all attractions have waiting rooms, but they all offer swaps. Just let team members know you need one.

8. Take breaks

Theme parks can be exhausting. Not only are you on your feet all day, but they can be loud, crowded and overstimulating. 

When possible, I like to plan for at least one sit-down meal in the day. This way, I can take my time and recuperate in air conditioning away from crowds. I’ll typically splurge on one table-service meal, but there are several medium-priced, quick-service restaurants across both theme parks where you can grab a lighter snack and relax.

Really, any cool spot where you can sit down works. Knockturn Alley in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida is always refreshing, though dark. Jurassic Park Discovery Center in Islands of Adventure is a great place for kids to explore while adults unwind. 

9.  Watch the shows

Rides get a lot of the love, but Universal Orlando’s live entertainment is top tier. You can find showtimes on the free resort app or simply stop to watch performances you stumble across while roaming the parks.

The only year-round shows with dedicated seating are at Universal Studios Florida: Animal Actors On Location! , The Bourne Stuntacular , and Universal Orlando’s Horror Make-Up Show, which is more funny than scary.

10. Let little ones stretch their legs

There are several play areas across both theme parks for little ones to burn off energy.

This summer, a new DreamWorks Land will open at Universal Studios Florida with a “Kung Fu Panda”-themed play area.

At Islands of Adventure, kids can explore Camp Jurassic in Jurassic Park, If I Ran a Zoo in Seuss Landing, and Me Ship, The Olive in Toon Lagoon. There are also splash pads and water features across Toon Lagoon; just make sure to either bring swimsuits or backup clothes for those.

Bonus: Don’t sleep on Volcano Bay

You’ll definitely want to pack swimsuits if you’re heading to Volcano Bay, which regularly ranks among the best water parks in the country and adds a completely different experience to vacations.

It’s themed like a tropical paradise, with plenty of trees and an iconic volcano that houses multiple water slides. The water park can get crowded, but you never spend too much time standing in line because every guest gets a Tapu Tapu wearable bracelet that lets them join one virtual queue at a time. 

Single-day tickets start at $80, which is considerably less than the $119 starting price for guests age 10 and up at Universal Studios Florida or Islands of Adventure, but still not cheap. However, if you’re already planning to buy multi-day tickets for both theme parks, tacking on Volcano Bay is not much more.

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Rock legends Aerosmith to bring ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour to Orlando

Tickets go on sale april 12.

Haley Coomes , Digital Content Producer

ORLANDO, Fla. – Aerosmith fans can sing with the rock legends in Orlando next year.

After having to postpone their “Peace Out” farewell tour, the four-time GRAMMY award-winning and diamond-certified band is hitting the road starting Sept. 20. Three Florida shows will be part of the 40-stop tour, including the Kia Center on Feb. 11, 2025.

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According to a Live Nation news release, every night will pay homage to five decades of hits. In addition, THX will bring its THX Certified Live! high-fidelity experience on the road so fans can experience leading-edge technology during the concert.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12. The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP experiences . Packages vary but include a premium reserved ticket, limited-edition merchandise and more.

All previously-purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled shows.

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Haley is a digital content producer for ClickOrlando.com and first started as a News 6 producer in October 2014. She's a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelors of Arts degree in journalism. She specializes in theme parks and lifestyle writing.

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Music and concerts, music and concerts | aerosmith set to rock in orlando next year on ‘peace out’ tour.

Fans of rock legends Aerosmith won’t have to “Dream On” for much longer if they wish to see the band perform live, as the group is set to stop in Orlando on their final tour.

Joined by special guests The Black Crowes, Aerosmith will embark on their 40-date “Peace Out” tour starting in Pittsburgh in September, landing at Orlando’s Kia Center on Feb. 11, 2025. The tour was rescheduled following a show in 2023 during which singer Steven Tyler sustained vocal chord damage .

Known for hits such as “Walk This Way,” “Sweet Emotion” and “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing,” the four-time Grammy Award winners are celebrating more than 50 years as a band on their farewell tour. Each night will pay homage to hits crafted by the iconic rockstars complete with THX high-fidelity sound.

Aerosmith has a special place in the world of Orlando theme parks as the first band to have a themed attraction at Walt Disney World with the Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster, which opened in 1999.

The current band lineup includes lead singer Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton and rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford. John Douglas will replace Joey Kramer on drums.

Tickets start at $69.95 before fees (and are subject to change based on market demand) and are on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. April 12. A variety of VIP packages are available. For more information, visit kiacenter.com or aerosmith.com .

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Out-of-sorts Liverpool must lift themselves to prevent underwhelming end to Klopp era

From talk of landing a thrilling quadruple to the looming threat of Jurgen Klopp’s farewell turning into a damp squib. How quickly the landscape has shifted.

Suddenly, Liverpool ’s home Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday has taken on even greater significance. Win or bust.

If they can’t lift the gloom which descended over Anfield on Thursday night, then a season which promised so much will ultimately deliver very little. It would be a desperately anti-climatic end to a golden era.

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Klopp’s hopes of a dream finale in Dublin on May 22 are dangling by a thread after a chastening 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final.

If, as expected, this proves to be his final European home game in charge, what a dismal way to bow out. The man who led Liverpool to their sixth European Cup triumph in Madrid looked utterly perplexed by what was unfolding in front of his eyes.

His team were a collective mess — unrecognisable from the one which won their group at a canter before demolishing Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate in the last 16.

“Nothing really positive to say. It just was a really bad game, oh my God ,” Klopp said. “A lot of performances were really, ‘Oops, wow, I didn’t know they could play like that’. You need to create a team movement on the pitch. A lot of the players looked really alone in a lot of moments.”

Klopp talked about Liverpool “losing the plot” as he bemoaned their lack of tactical discipline, the failure to cope with Atalanta’s man-marking approach and the absence of any discernible counter-press.

It marked the end of a proud 33-game unbeaten run at Anfield in all competitions dating back 14 months. It was the club’s joint-heaviest home defeat in Europe, sitting alongside the 3-0 (October 2014) and 5-2 (February 2023) defeats to Spanish giants Real Madrid .

For context, Atalanta are sixth in Serie A , some 32 points adrift of leaders Inter Milan . Yet the margin of victory didn’t flatter them. According to Opta, they created seven big chances and their xG (expected goals) of 2.58 was the highest by a visiting side at Anfield since Manchester City (3.47) in February 2021.

At least that 4-1 defeat to City was behind closed doors. This one was played out in front of a disbelieving crowd. The atmosphere was as flat as Liverpool’s error-strewn performance, with the Kop lacking its usual colour and vibrancy with no flags or banners on display in protest at rising ticket prices.

Liverpool haven’t plumbed these depths since the dark days of last season when they were routed at Brighton and Wolves, but it would be wrong to simply dismiss this as a bolt out of the blue.

Over the past month, standards have slipped. Klopp’s side have only won three of their last seven matches in all competitions and one of those was against a hopelessly outclassed Sparta Prague.

It’s been chaotic. The dramatic 4-3 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup was followed by unconvincing league wins over Brighton and Sheffield United . Then came last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Old Trafford, which put a serious dent in Liverpool’s title challenge as they failed to make their dominance count.

This is a team that’s been malfunctioning. Late drama is entertaining and showcasing powers of recovery from losing positions is uplifting, but it’s not sustainable if you want to win major silverware. There’s been so much focus on Liverpool’s lack of ruthlessness in the final third that their vulnerabilities at the other end have gone under the radar.

They haven’t kept a clean sheet in the last eight games in all competitions, conceding 14 goals in that sequence. When Klopp’s side last won the league in 2019-20 there was a sense of inevitability about the outcome once they went in front. The current crop aren’t able to control games like that. It’s far too easy to get at them.

Just look at the shoddy manner of the goals conceded against Atalanta. For the opener, the erratic Kostas Tsimikas left Liverpool exposed with Davide Zappacosta able to cross for Gianluca Scamacca, whose shot squirmed under Caoimhin Kelleher .

Then the unmarked Scamacca made the most of a huge gap between defenders Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez to double his tally. The third was even worse with Dominik Szoboszlai initially at fault as he carelessly conceded possession to Scamacca and Kelleher meekly pushed Marten de Roon ’s shot straight to Mario Pasalic , who tapped home.

“The way we conceded the goals, we’re very disappointed,” admitted captain Virgil van Dijk . “We should have done much better in every aspect of the game. We were below par. It hurts but we can’t dwell on it if we want to make this season a success. We have to bounce back.”

Liverpool’s midfield got bullied. Alexis Mac Allister won five out of 12 duels, Wataru Endo two out of five, Szoboszlai none out of four and Curtis Jones one out of five.

It wasn’t any better further up the field. For the second time in a week, Darwin Nunez was taken off with his team trailing. The Uruguayan front man, who squandered two great chances, has fired blanks in five of his last seven outings. During a pivotal period, he has lost his way. Nunez won just one out of eight duels against Atalanta as the hosts lacked a focal point.

The introduction of Diogo Jota off the bench, after two months out, immediately gave Liverpool something they had been lacking.

Maybe fatigue played a part, with this being Liverpool’s 50th game of the season. Maybe they were guilty of underestimating Atalanta, with Klopp defending his decision to make six changes to his starting line up that undoubtedly contributed to such a disjointed display.

“I would do exactly the same again,” he insisted. “If you want to be good in the rest of the season then we have to make changes. I am responsible for this result, first and foremost.”

Klopp said he wasn’t “in the mood” to talk about Liverpool’s chances of adding another miraculous European comeback to their collection in Italy next Thursday. Their only previous visit to Atalanta ended in a 5-0 victory in November 2020.

“Now is not the moment for having a big mouth and telling them what we will do there. This was a low point for us, performance-wise,” he added.

Out of the FA Cup, losing top spot in the Premier League and now a painful setback in Europe. Liverpool need to lick their wounds and come out swinging against Palace. Their season depends on it.

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