I am going to say something that might sound dramatic for a water park review: I don't know how people do Volcano Bay without a cabana. I genuinely don't. And I went into this day fully prepared to think that was an exaggeration other people made for content. It is not. It is just true. Here's what happened.

Welcome to the very first review on the blog! I figured if I'm going to kick things off, I should do it with something worth talking about — and oh, do I have thoughts. My family of five just spent a few days at the brand-new Universal Helios Grand Hotel at Epic Universe, and I'm giving you the full, unfiltered download: the good, the great, and the "stunning property, but here's what they're not telling you."