Lil friend's most
anticipated part of the trip. We woke up
at 6.30am (after sleeping at 2am) to grab breakfast and be ready for early
admission since we started at the cabana resort by the Universal Studio. Greatest decision ever!
First ride was
Escape from Gringotts. The inside was
really cool in that they had robot goblins moving behind the counter and
all. The outside the dragon actually
breathed fire every so often. The rode
itself was pretty interesting. We waited
about 30 min to get on the ride (this was with early admission...but turns out
the wait wasn't too much longer throughout the day since it was a school day
still.. In fact, most rides only had 5 min to 20min wait times)
After this ride, we
went to the Oliwander store, saw a lil girl get their wand picked for them, and
we also got the interactive wand. Great
idea for Universal Studio.. At $50 a wand!
So smart whoever thought of that.
They must make a killing. It was
fun thought walking around various locations at Diagon valley and Hogsmeade and
waving this wand to see 'magic' happen.
Then we took the
train to Hogsmeade since there is really only one ride in the new park. The train station was pretty cool. 9 3/4
terminal from Diagon alley - that actually made the ' you run past the wall
thing'. Also, during the train ride, the
window was basically a movie of sorts, making it feel like you are really in
harry potter land.
Went on the Dragon
Challenge next. No line at all! So we got a chance to go on both
dragons. The red one (Chinese fireball)
is definitely the more intense of the two.
Then some butterbeer, and then we went to the Forbidden Journey
ride. This ride definitely made me feel
woozy with all the 3D video.
With
that, we then did some lower thrill rides.. Like the carousel 😊.
Had a quick lunch
and nap, then headed for more rides!
With Harry Potter rides completed, we would go on the Hulk, the Rock It,
Shrek 4D, and MIB. We also rested in the
AMEX lounge (since we purchased our ticks with an AMEX credit card - who are
official sponsors of Universal Studio.. Meaning discounts at some places and
use of this lounge which had chips and water). MIB was pretty neat in that the
ride had a laser gun for you to shoot at bad aliens - and points get tracked as
you hit them.
All in all, Harry
potter land was pretty fun and relaxing.
One thing I do have
to admit is the I am getting old..., felt dizzy and nauseous for those first
few rides. Lol. To think I used to do super crazy roller
coasters!
Ate at
bubba gump, and get a souvenir cup. Then drove
back. Drove 20min, then decided to take
a nap in the car. One hour later we wake
up and continue driving. Get back to
original hotel by 1pm... With free parking! Woot!
Super tired. Soldier Mson out
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