My husband and I make the drive down from Northern Virginia several times a year. I grew up in the Hampton Roads area and even worked at Busch Gardens as a teenager back when the Busch family still owned the park. Those days left me with warm memories, the theming felt thoughtful and personal, the cast members were genuinely friendly, and the whole experience had a special charm that made it feel like more than just another amusement park. Since the ownership has changed mult

My husband and I flew into Orlando and stayed off-property for our visit to Universal's Epic Universe  over MLK weekend. We Ubered to the park each day, and entry was surprisingly smooth and easy despite it being a holiday weekend. We knew it would be busy, we'd been obsessively checking wait times online leading up to the trip, so we went in with realistic expectations. This was our second visit to the park; we had gone with family earlier in the summer, so we had some idea