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[MEK]

I have not been to Universal since before they put the Simpsons ride in. Great review! I am really getting the urge to go there thanks to your terrific trip reporting. So glad Claire enjoyed it! All those nerves for nothing!

 

[mom2rtk]

Man, you've been busy this morning!

LOL on Claire wanting to know why you've been hiding that Universal place form her!

I remember doing MIB way back when....... and I remember the boys loving it. I'm thinking we did that before we even did Buzz Lightyear. Of course, the idea of being INSIDE a video game was just nirvana for the boys, especially Timmy. The boy loves his games. I'm thinking they were 7 and 9 when we did it, so they completely loved it.

I seem to recall a lot of stuff from Universal that you're talking about, but didn't remember actually riding it. Then it dawned on me that Katie was 2 and 4 on ou trips to that park. I'm pretty sure I didn't get to ride much of ANYTHING! I do remember making her go on Spiderman just so I could finally ride something too. I remember just burying her face in my side when she got scared. Hmmm.... can't imagine why she took so long finally getting on board wih thrill rides!

Oh, and BTW...... I went back a little in your TR to make sure I hadn't missed anything........ and saw those DANG nachos again. It was 8 in the morning....... and I had just finished breakfast...... and they STILL made me hungry. I think you need to remove those photos.

 

[jenseib]

I have not been to Universal since before they put the Simpsons ride in. Great review! I am really getting the urge to go there thanks to your terrific trip reporting. So glad Claire enjoyed it! All those nerves for nothing!

It is a really cool ride. For many years I hadn't kept up with what Universal did. I started reading a bot more a few years agoa nd was so sad about Back to the Future being gone, but they did well with the Simpsons. And I was upset that King Kong was gone, But the mummy is a great replacement as well, though I think Claire could've rode Kong.

Man, you've been busy this morning!

LOL on Claire wanting to know why you've been hiding that Universal place form her!

I remember doing MIB way back when....... and I remember the boys loving it. I'm thinking we did that before we even did Buzz Lightyear. Of course, the idea of being INSIDE a video game was just nirvana for the boys, especially Timmy. The boy loves his games. I'm thinking they were 7 and 9 when we did it, so they completely loved it.

I seem to recall a lot of stuff from Universal that you're talking about, but didn't remember actually riding it. Then it dawned on me that Katie was 2 and 4 on ou trips to that park. I'm pretty sure I didn't get to ride much of ANYTHING! I do remember making her go on Spiderman just so I could finally ride something too. I remember just burying her face in my side when she got scared. Hmmm.... can't imagine why she took so long finally getting on board wih thrill rides!

Oh, and BTW...... I went back a little in your TR to make sure I hadn't missed anything........ and saw those DANG nachos again. It was 8 in the morning....... and I had just finished breakfast...... and they STILL made me hungry. I think you need to remove those photos.

Universal is not super young kid friendly. There are some spots, but those spots are very adult friendly. I am glad we wait till Claire was a bit older so she could ride more.
She really did like these parks a lot and I can see her asking to go back. I would like to stay onsite though sometime.
Spiderman has been refurbed, and I think it's stil lpretty much the same...but yeah, I can see her being scared on that.
I know, I keep thinking about nachos too. Maybe I'll make some for a snack (need to go to the store to get chips though first.)

 

[mom2rtk]

Universal is not super young kid friendly. There are some spots, but those spots are very adult friendly. I am glad we wait till Claire was a bit older so she could ride more.
She really did like these parks a lot and I can see her asking to go back. I would like to stay onsite though sometime.
Spiderman has been refurbed, and I think it's stil lpretty much the same...but yeah, I can see her being scared on that.
I know, I keep thinking about nachos too. Maybe I'll make some for a snack (need to go to the store to get chips though first.)

I'm still glad we went when we did. The boys were at a great age for it. Do they still have the tornado attraction? I thought that was pretty cool.

I'm dying for some nachos. Wanna meet for lunch?????

 

[jenseib]

I'm still glad we went when we did. The boys were at a great age for it. Do they still have the tornado attraction? I thought that was pretty cool.

I'm dying for some nachos. Wanna meet for lunch?????

They do. I did it many years ago and was not too impressed. probably because it was new and we waited like an hour or so for it. Skip HATE Helen Hunt with a passion for some reason. he asked if she was in it, and I couldn't remember, but I told him it wasn't great and there was a possiblity that she would have a clip in it, so he said he didn't want to go to it and we never gave it another though.

 

[mom2rtk]

They do. I did it many years ago and was not too impressed. probably because it was new and we waited like an hour or so for it. Skip HATE Helen Hunt with a passion for some reason. he asked if she was in it, and I couldn't remember, but I told him it wasn't great and there was a possiblity that she would have a clip in it, so he said he didn't want to go to it and we never gave it another though.

Well, that was like 7 1/2 years ago, so my memories are pretty sketchy. And we were there the first week of December and crowds were non-existent. So I'm sure we didn't have much of a wait.

Sounds like a good call on nyour part not to encourage waiting in a line that long. Of course, if the line had a/c, maybe everyone was just escaping the heat......

 

[brookelizabeth]

We used the restroom and waited under an awning they had near here.

I recognize that building! In Brooklyn, across the street from the famous Girmaldi's pizza is a building that this one is obviously modeled after.

I got up to join him after he came back and someone yelled at me to get my attention. They let me know I left my bag…..the bag that Skip was in charge of! Thanks goodness the kind person let me know, and I let him know my husband was supposed to be carrying that bag and if he had not said anything, it would’ve been left there for sure!

Eeeek! I'm glad it was a honest person!!!

The Simpsons sounds like so much fun! I'll have to check out some videos of it....

 

[mousetravel]

I got up to join him after he came back and someone yelled at me to get my attention. They let me know I left my bag…..the bag that Skip was in charge of! Thanks goodness the kind person let me know, and I let him know my husband was supposed to be carrying that bag and if he had not said anything, it would’ve been left there for sure![/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]

Photobomb! The guy on the left!


Thank goodness you got your bag!!
Doesn't Skip know he's the "Bag Man" for this trip????!!

 

[jenseib]

Well, that was like 7 1/2 years ago, so my memories are pretty sketchy. And we were there the first week of December and crowds were non-existent. So I'm sure we didn't have much of a wait.

Sounds like a good call on nyour part not to encourage waiting in a line that long. Of course, if the line had a/c, maybe everyone was just escaping the heat......

I know the year we waited it was brand new. And most of us all were like....Thats it? LOL

I recognize that building! In Brooklyn, across the street from the famous Girmaldi's pizza is a building that this one is obviously modeled after.



Eeeek! I'm glad it was a honest person!!!

The Simpsons sounds like so much fun! I'll have to check out some videos of it....

How cool. You'll have to take a picture of it.

I'm glad too. I don't know what Skip had stuffed in that bag, but I had a few things that weren't major, but I still didn't want to lose anything.

Photobomb! The guy on the left!


Thank goodness you got your bag!!
Doesn't Skip know he's the "Bag Man" for this trip????!!

I forogt to mention that. I did post it on the photobomb sit though already too.
All THREE of us look terrible, but Mr photobomber looks the best.

 

[francis6306]

Cortlyn already wants to go US just from seeing some of your pictures. She will just have to wait until Catie is older!

 

[jenseib]

Cortlyn already wants to go US just from seeing some of your pictures. She will just have to wait until Catie is older!

awww!

 

[Caretames1]

Don't these kids know that we hide all the good places and only bring them out when we are good and ready?

Love the old pictures of your other 2 inside the sharks mouth! Too bad Claire didn't want a photo. I have a pic of Sam feeding a bear a bottle pf popwhen she was little and I wanted to get one of Kadence but NOPE, she wasn't having any of it!

Skip leaving the bag behind! Don't give him any of the cameras!

 

[Kathy Jetson]

River was horrified to go on the Mummy. He kept trying to talk us into getting out of line but I made him do it. Again because I knew he would love it. I would never make him do anything I thought would really scare him. Well he loved it (mom was right again!) I think they have the best queue. Well next to Forbidden Journey.

When we went Jaws was still open. I'm glad we got to ride it once. River stuck his head in the shark but Paige and Michael climbed in his mouth! That's too funny!

I had no interest in Fear Factor either!

I know we did MIB but I can't remember anything about this ride. Not the queue or the ride River says he liked it.

We all loved the Simpsons too. We grownups got a little but River wanted to go again. I could only do it once.

 

[natebenma]

I have read the Jurassic Park books too. They were sooo good! It's been a long time ago though, I should reread them. Did you ever read Congo? It's been years on that one (and I saw the movie too) but that was really good too.

Yes, I read Congo long ago and surprisingly I don't think I saw the movie even though Jimmy Buffett has a bit part as a pilot in the film. I love Michael Crichton's books!

 

[natebenma]

It looks like you all enjoyed Universal a lot!

I'm glad both you and Skip were able to ride The Mummy! I think that ride is my favorite. My youngest son (10) would only ride it once, but we switched off a lot and rode it with our teenager.

on leaving the bag behind. I'm glad someone was honest and returned it. And found you before you had to go looking for it.

 

[jenseib]

Don't these kids know that we hide all the good places and only bring them out when we are good and ready?

Love the old pictures of your other 2 inside the sharks mouth! Too bad Claire didn't want a photo. I have a pic of Sam feeding a bear a bottle pf popwhen she was little and I wanted to get one of Kadence but NOPE, she wasn't having any of it!

Skip leaving the bag behind! Don't give him any of the cameras!

Yes, I am always hiding stuff from her. And Skip really became a Universal fan this trip too. He probably thought I was hiding it from him as well. He kept asking me about stuff, since I had been there before, but many years ago...and I told him I can't remember and he was amazed I couldn't. My last trip there was in 99, so come on, thats a long time ago and stuff has changed. Especially IoA...never been there, but he acted like I should know everything about everything.

I'm sure they weren't supposed to hang from the sharks mouth. Michel did it first, then of course Paige followed suit...as did every other kid we saw after us. We even walked by in the afternoon and saw kids doing it, which probably meant kids were doing it all day long after Michael and Paige.
Claire didn't want to even walk near it.

I rarely let him hold the camera bag. I don't trust him. LOL! I aictually would trust Claire to hold it more.

River was horrified to go on the Mummy. He kept trying to talk us into getting out of line but I made him do it. Again because I knew he would love it. I would never make him do anything I thought would really scare him. Well he loved it (mom was right again!) I think they have the best queue. Well next to Forbidden Journey.

When we went Jaws was still open. I'm glad we got to ride it once. River stuck his head in the shark but Paige and Michael climbed in his mouth! That's too funny!

I had no interest in Fear Factor either!

I know we did MIB but I can't remember anything about this ride. Not the queue or the ride River says he liked it.

We all loved the Simpsons too. We grownups got a little but River wanted to go again. I could only do it once.

I knew it would be too much for Claire...but may in a few years. She's still iffy on BTMR, so I had to see how this was, and it wasn't bad, but there were a few jerky parts and the scenes would've scared her. I hope she grows out of that phase soon.

Men in Black is alot like Buzz. The cars had two rows of 3 and we always got the back row too. I swear I always had a faulty gun as well.

Michael was a rebel...and did a lot of things he wasn't supposed to. He kept me hopping thats for sure. They made the word hyper just for him.

Yes, I read Congo long ago and surprisingly I don't think I saw the movie even though Jimmy Buffett has a bit part as a pilot in the film. I love Michael Crichton's books!

I did see the movie, and it was good. I can't remember if the movie followed the book very well or not.

It looks like you all enjoyed Universal a lot!

I'm glad both you and Skip were able to ride The Mummy! I think that ride is my favorite. My youngest son (10) would only ride it once, but we switched off a lot and rode it with our teenager.

on leaving the bag behind. I'm glad someone was honest and returned it. And found you before you had to go looking for it.

The Mummy was a great ride. It was basically walk on in the single rider line. I only rode it the one time, but kind of wished I had gone back and rode it later.

There might have been a murder if the bag was lost. That was the only time he left it sit, and he said he thought I had it...well no, I didn't even know he set it down.

 

[Caretames1]

MNSSHP tickets are on sale! You have to call Disney! I'll put up the link to the Party info!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2919299

 

[jenseib]

MNSSHP tickets are on sale! You have to call Disney! I'll put up the link to the Party info!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2919299

 

[Beth D]

Finally checking in here! I'm up to page 10, but still working my way through!

Random thoughts...

The Toledo Airport bathrooms are really gorgeous! I love the sinks too.

The ride in Orlando is a giant free-fall swing, similar to Ripcord at CP, but taller.

We loved butterbeer, but split one among 3 or 4 of us. It was way too sweet to drink a whole glass on our own.

I'm going back now to get caught up!

 

[annmarieda]

You make it all look so fun... makes me think I need to go back.