Lacresha Broadhurst

Review of Universal Orlando

Visited Volcano Bay on a Sunday. $26 parking. Must...

Visited Volcano Bay on a Sunday. $26 parking. Must park in a garage and take a bus to the park. A ticket booth is located in the garage along with a Will Call. $85 for adults. $80 for kids. Must got through security and metal detectors before boarding bus. Approximately 5 minute bus ride. Ticket booth also at the entrance to the park along with Guest Services and Tapu Tapu kiosks. Park is super clean and well maintained with lush and beautiful landscaping that looks like you walked onto a beach resort. Cabana Bay resort towers over the entrance to the park. The volcano is exactly how it looks from pictures. There are seats EVERYWHERE. Would consider a cabana rental for future trips. Park could definitely use more actual map signs since you can get lost and misdirected easily and locating a bathroom shouldn't require asking someone. It was extremely hot and the kiosks selling drinks and snacks were running out before 2pm, which is not a good thing. Stood in line for 30 minutes attempting to get a $13 hamburger. When ordering, you must wait at the same spot to receive your order so it takes forever to get food. Two burgers and three drinks was over $40. We brought out own bottled water and snacks so that helped. Tapu tapu was barely used by anyone in our party and when it was, it was early or late. Family consensus was that the rapid river was the funnest, most exciting and hair raising experience in the park. A pair of shades and prescription glasses were lost in the rapids and a couple scrapes and bruises were received. Also, one of the Volcano slides has a rough patch that scratched up the back of my daughter as her bathing suit was not full bodied and didn't cover that area. Upon leaving, the lost glasses were greatfully recovered at lost and found. Unfortunately it did rain several times during our visit and it was lightning so it repeatedly delayed and eventually prematurely ended our trip. My grandson was devastated when he was forced to get out of the lazy river due to lightning. Definitely try to go when it isnt raining. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience that I definitely recommmend.