Pluto0809
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- Jan 25, 2012
Yes I am slightly crazy and am starting yet another TR. Right now I have three going so I may not get the two to three updates a week that I usually do. The other two are in my signature if you want to join in on those. It’s the “Taking it Easy” one and the “How Many Times” one.
So, since this is in the Universal forum, some of you may not know me. My name is Ariana, I’m 41 and live outside of Atlanta, GA.
I’m a huge Disney (and Pluto) nut and went to WDW 4 times in 2014. But I’ve also been intrigued by the other parks in Orlando and really wanted to try them. I did go to Universal in 2012 because I love Harry Potter but I obviously needed to go back and see the new stuff. Legoland, Sea World, an airboat tour and Downtown Disney rounded out this trip.
I travel with a variety of people but my partner in crime this trip was my Husband of 16 years, Jim. He is not as big of a Disney fan as I am but I’m slowly converting him. He is really into meeting the characters, his favorite guy is Donald Duck.
We don’t have any children but we do have 4 dogs that we consider our “kids”. Our oldest child is Eddie. He’s a 13 year old Miniature Schnauzer. I have the worse time getting photos of him because of his dark coloring and the fact that he has no eyes. Yep, poor guy lost both of his eyes to glaucoma. He’s also getting a bit senile but he’ll always be my baby. We’ve had him since he was 6 weeks old.
Next in line is Alex. I volunteer at a local animal shelter every Saturday and he “followed” me home from there 8 years ago. Luckily (or maybe unluckily?) Jim is allergic to cats and dogs that shed or I’m sure many more would have come home with me over the years. Alex’s mom was a Schnauzer who when for a walk one day and came back pregnant. We have no idea what his dad was but he has the Schnauzer fur which Jim can handle. Alex is a momma’s boy and is almost always in the same room as me.
Sierra is next in line even though she is a few months younger than our final baby. We’ve had her longer though because we brought her home as a puppy. She’s a 5 year old Schnauzer and the love of Jim’s life. She hates being separated from her “daddy” and will pitch a fit if he leaves the room and she can’t follow. Here’s a picture of her looking adorable.
She is quite the hunter though and as a result, her nickname is Miss Piggy because she often looks like this.
Our last child is Remy. During the Christmas holiday in 2013, one of the employees who is a good friend of mine talked me into taking home this pathetic little Yorkshire Terrier so he wouldn’t be alone while the shelter was closed for 5 days (they of course still come in to clean cages and feed the animals but for the most part they are alone for those five days). He was severely underweight, covered with fleas and had a broken ear. You can probably guess what happened when he got into our home and our hearts. Yeah, he stayed. He’s also 5 years old, just a few months older than Sierra. He believes he is a huge dog and loves getting into it with the dogs in the houses on either side of us. He has the Pitbull mix on one side absolutely terrified of him.
So let’s talk about a few details from the trip and then I will get on with the telling.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015 - We flew down in the afternoon and checked into the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal. That night we explored City Walk a bit and had dinner at Bubba Gumps.
Friday, February 6th, 2015 – Universal and Islands of Adventure all day
Saturday, February 7th, 2015 – We checked out of the Hard Rock and moved to Coco Key on International Drive. We did an airboat tour in the morning then spent the afternoon at Theme Park Connection and Downtown Disney.
Sunday, February 8th, 2015 – Jim loves Legos so we spent the day at Legoland mostly for him
Monday, February 9th, 2015 – This was my day and was spent at Sea World. I could look at animals all day but Jim is not really a fan.
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 – We had a Noon flight home.
Up Next: I’m in Orlando and NOT Going to Disney?
So, since this is in the Universal forum, some of you may not know me. My name is Ariana, I’m 41 and live outside of Atlanta, GA.
I’m a huge Disney (and Pluto) nut and went to WDW 4 times in 2014. But I’ve also been intrigued by the other parks in Orlando and really wanted to try them. I did go to Universal in 2012 because I love Harry Potter but I obviously needed to go back and see the new stuff. Legoland, Sea World, an airboat tour and Downtown Disney rounded out this trip.
I travel with a variety of people but my partner in crime this trip was my Husband of 16 years, Jim. He is not as big of a Disney fan as I am but I’m slowly converting him. He is really into meeting the characters, his favorite guy is Donald Duck.
We don’t have any children but we do have 4 dogs that we consider our “kids”. Our oldest child is Eddie. He’s a 13 year old Miniature Schnauzer. I have the worse time getting photos of him because of his dark coloring and the fact that he has no eyes. Yep, poor guy lost both of his eyes to glaucoma. He’s also getting a bit senile but he’ll always be my baby. We’ve had him since he was 6 weeks old.
Next in line is Alex. I volunteer at a local animal shelter every Saturday and he “followed” me home from there 8 years ago. Luckily (or maybe unluckily?) Jim is allergic to cats and dogs that shed or I’m sure many more would have come home with me over the years. Alex’s mom was a Schnauzer who when for a walk one day and came back pregnant. We have no idea what his dad was but he has the Schnauzer fur which Jim can handle. Alex is a momma’s boy and is almost always in the same room as me.
Sierra is next in line even though she is a few months younger than our final baby. We’ve had her longer though because we brought her home as a puppy. She’s a 5 year old Schnauzer and the love of Jim’s life. She hates being separated from her “daddy” and will pitch a fit if he leaves the room and she can’t follow. Here’s a picture of her looking adorable.
She is quite the hunter though and as a result, her nickname is Miss Piggy because she often looks like this.
Our last child is Remy. During the Christmas holiday in 2013, one of the employees who is a good friend of mine talked me into taking home this pathetic little Yorkshire Terrier so he wouldn’t be alone while the shelter was closed for 5 days (they of course still come in to clean cages and feed the animals but for the most part they are alone for those five days). He was severely underweight, covered with fleas and had a broken ear. You can probably guess what happened when he got into our home and our hearts. Yeah, he stayed. He’s also 5 years old, just a few months older than Sierra. He believes he is a huge dog and loves getting into it with the dogs in the houses on either side of us. He has the Pitbull mix on one side absolutely terrified of him.
So let’s talk about a few details from the trip and then I will get on with the telling.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015 - We flew down in the afternoon and checked into the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal. That night we explored City Walk a bit and had dinner at Bubba Gumps.
Friday, February 6th, 2015 – Universal and Islands of Adventure all day
Saturday, February 7th, 2015 – We checked out of the Hard Rock and moved to Coco Key on International Drive. We did an airboat tour in the morning then spent the afternoon at Theme Park Connection and Downtown Disney.
Sunday, February 8th, 2015 – Jim loves Legos so we spent the day at Legoland mostly for him
Monday, February 9th, 2015 – This was my day and was spent at Sea World. I could look at animals all day but Jim is not really a fan.
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 – We had a Noon flight home.
Up Next: I’m in Orlando and NOT Going to Disney?
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Thanks for being here!
The room was pretty awesome. 
