aprilfoolwed
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- Nov 15, 2008
Today we had our first day at Universal Orlando, and we spent it at the Studios.
We left our house in Kissimmee around 8:00, and arrived in the Universal parking deck around 8:20. After the walk through the parking deck and a stop at the restroom in CityWalk, we arrived at the front gate around 8:35. We were about 20th in line at the gate, so it didn't take long to get in the park.
The gates opened around 8:50, and we went straight to Despicable Me. There was no line at all! We walked right into the preshow room. Really cute attraction - I think it was my favorite of all the 3D/4D things we did (and I have not even seen the movie!). The Minion Dance Party at the end of the ride was really cute too!
From there, we walked across the street to Shrek 4D, where we waited 5 minutes. The kids were frustrated with the preshow because they had a hard time seeing, but they liked the actual attraction. I found it to be a little too bumpy at times, but maybe I am just getting too old.
We did Twister next, also on a 5 minute wait. Then on to the Mummy (again, a 5 minute wait). My boys didn't want to ride the Mummy, so I sat out with them while my DD and DH rode. They loved it! And I hoped that I would get a chance to ride it later....
We had a quick snack in the New York area and started walking into San Francisco. The boys started getting antsy to go on the Simpsons ride, but I insisted that we stop and do Disaster (my Undercover Tourist App listed it at a 20 minute wait, but we only waited about 15 minutes until the next show).
Good thing we stopped there. Both of my boys were selected to be part of the show! They were thrilled! I think my DD felt a little left out, but she enjoyed watching her brothers be part of the show.
Okay - now to try my first photo (I didn't take the camera out much this day -we were more focused on getting things done).
These are my kids in the line for Disaster. They got a lot of attention because of their shirts (Grandma got those for them a few years ago!).
To be continued...
We left our house in Kissimmee around 8:00, and arrived in the Universal parking deck around 8:20. After the walk through the parking deck and a stop at the restroom in CityWalk, we arrived at the front gate around 8:35. We were about 20th in line at the gate, so it didn't take long to get in the park.
The gates opened around 8:50, and we went straight to Despicable Me. There was no line at all! We walked right into the preshow room. Really cute attraction - I think it was my favorite of all the 3D/4D things we did (and I have not even seen the movie!). The Minion Dance Party at the end of the ride was really cute too!
From there, we walked across the street to Shrek 4D, where we waited 5 minutes. The kids were frustrated with the preshow because they had a hard time seeing, but they liked the actual attraction. I found it to be a little too bumpy at times, but maybe I am just getting too old.
We did Twister next, also on a 5 minute wait. Then on to the Mummy (again, a 5 minute wait). My boys didn't want to ride the Mummy, so I sat out with them while my DD and DH rode. They loved it! And I hoped that I would get a chance to ride it later....
We had a quick snack in the New York area and started walking into San Francisco. The boys started getting antsy to go on the Simpsons ride, but I insisted that we stop and do Disaster (my Undercover Tourist App listed it at a 20 minute wait, but we only waited about 15 minutes until the next show).
Good thing we stopped there. Both of my boys were selected to be part of the show! They were thrilled! I think my DD felt a little left out, but she enjoyed watching her brothers be part of the show.
Okay - now to try my first photo (I didn't take the camera out much this day -we were more focused on getting things done).
These are my kids in the line for Disaster. They got a lot of attention because of their shirts (Grandma got those for them a few years ago!).
To be continued...