My 3rd grader is a huge Harry Potter fan. She has read the first 5 books and seen those movies as well (we make her read the books before watching the movies). She has been asking for the past year to go to Universal Studios. I have been before (prior to having kids - who are ages 6 and 9) and found it to be fun...BUT I cannot believe how expensive it has become.

I am looking for a long weekend and I prefer to stay at a Universal Resort. The resorts themselves are ok price-wise, but the tickets!!!! We would have to get park to park tickets in order to ride the Hogwarts Express. And those tickets are pricey. Going for only 2 days puts my family at over $800. Just for tickets!!!

So I need convincing. Anyone who has been to Universal (I have not been there since 2013) and thinks this money is worth spending on a long weekend. It's almost as much as I spend on a week long trip to Disney!