USABy Megan Padilla

Dec 9, 2023 | travelweekly.com | USABy Megan Padilla |Megan Padilla

"No, we haven't made it there yet," the father replied. "I'm trying to rally the crew to catch the shuttle to Universal." He then told me that he'd spent $1,300 on two-day park passes for his family and was having regrets. "I wish I'd realized how much there is to do right here." "I've heard that before," I said, recalling years of Facebook posts by friends who had planned epic Orlando vacations but whose kids never wanted to leave the hotel pools.