Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Universal Studios Orlando

Universal was kind of a bummer after doing a bunch of Disney, to be honest. Yes, the rollercoasters were generally more thrilling, but they can not manage crowds the same way. It was miserable waiting in the hot hot sun, packed into stores so small and poorly organized that we literally couldn’t move, and having to eat out in the hot hot sun because there were no tables inside. Then again, Universal has The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I could only be happier about it if it were lots bigger and had way fewer people.

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Can you see Ron and Hermione on the balcony? Ron made it snow while we were waiting in line in the castle. It was AWESOME.

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This was so delicious… cream soda and butterscotch frozen goodness

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Isaac was strangely excited to get a jar of “U NO POO.”

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Aiden never gets soda, but I made an exception for whatever was in the butterbeer. He was loving “Aiden’s treat.”

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There were some cool things in the park besides Harry Potter World… but can anything really compare?

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Aiden did love this carousel in Seuss Landing.

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This ride got us the kind of soaked from which you never recover in a humid climate… but after being SO hot all day, it was kind of nice, even if it did get cloudy and rainy about the time we got wet.

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All in all… it was fun, and I really want to read the Harry Potter books again. Too bad summer is basically over!

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