Wednesday June 25, 2008
We had wanted to ride Pteranodon Flyers for years and never got to IOA early enough to do it, so Wednesday morning we got up early and headed to IOA. We took the boat as usual and I snapped some pics from the boat and when we got on shore.
The wait for Pteranodon Flyers was about 25 minutes. We got in line and waited our turn. Tim and I went first, so that the boys wouldn’t be waiting on us. The wait was worth it, we really enjoyed the ride and the view was amazing. We were able to see why they suggest that you ride with a small child. Tim and I aren’t that big, but our weight had us a little worried because we were swinging pretty darn hard on the track. The kids said that they had the same problem, and they are just kids…..not little bitty kids, but not great big ones either.
Zack wasn’t very happy in this next pic….he said his hair was going to look like crap because everyone was in such a big hurry that he didn’t get to gel it…….I asked him when he started caring about his hair and he said, “Ever since I started looking good.” I asked him when that was and he said, “the day I was born.” What am I going to do with that child?
We had not ridden Flying Unicorn yet and we always have to ride it. I think it’s a pretty good coaster for its size, not to mention that you’re supposed to be able to see some of the HP construction from it. So, off to the Unicorn we went.
Along the way, we were able to see some of what was going on in the HP area.
Of course, we had to go ride Dueling Dragons after we rode the Unicorn. It was hot and I was ready to cool off a bit, so I suggested we ride Cat in the Hat. Along the way, Tim spied an open gate to the HP area and stepped just inside and snapped a pic of a new bridge.
We decided to go on the Seuss Trolley first. I just love the Seuss Trolley, it’s a nice little break and it’s so scenic. Tim snapped a few pics from up there:
After riding Cat in the Hat, we were a little hungry, but not starving, so we decided that we would head to Artic Express for some ice cream. Along the way, we stopped off by the water to check out this little submarine that Tim had seen while we were riding the Seuss Trolley.
All of us except for Jacob got a swirl waffle cone. Jacob had a rootbeer float.
Zack was being extremely messy with his cone……good thing Jacob chose the float!
Next, we took a ride on Hulk and then walked back to Universal Studios, using the short-cut next to Hard Rock Café. We had to ride the Mummy first. There seemed to be a few little ticks in the ride. Something just didn’t seem right….and then it happened! The ride stopped right after we went backwards! We sat there in the dark for a while Tim said, "DOH!" and everyone laughed. Finally, they turned on the lights. Boy, we wish we could have got our camera out for that! But you know we just couldn’t do that. Next thing we know, there’s a guy named Dave that came to talk to us. He said that our car didn’t make it to where it was supposed to and he was just going to move it for us. Everyone in the car started cheering for Dave! We were stranded for what seemed like 20 minutes, then the car locked in place and the ride started again. After that, we rode MIB and Simpsons. And what would a trip to Universal Studios be with the Horror Makeup Show?
We had to go there. My family wanted me to be picked to be the volunteer so bad they could taste it! But, they picked this nice lady named Karen to be the victim. It was Karen’s 30th wedding anniversary that day.
After that, we went and watched Terminator. As always Terminator was very entertaining. It was raining, so we decided to go back to the room for a little bit. When we got there, it stopped raining, so the kids and I went to the pool. Tim didn’t want to, so he stayed in the room and rested. The waterslide at the PBH is really cool! The kids loved it. We didn’t stay long (maybe an hour) and it started raining again, so we went back to the room to dry off. Oh, and Zack got to fix his hair, so he was happy! By that time we were all ready to go back to the parks. The boat was full, so this time we walked. We took the short-cut across to the HRH and were there in no time. When we got there, US had just closed at 7 PM for a Cisco Live event and so had Hard Rock Café.
We were hungry, so we went to see if we could get in at Margaritaville and the wait was too long, so we just went to IOA and ate at Captain America’s. We’ve always liked Captain America’s for counter service food. We had enough time to eat and ride Hulk once and headed to the boat dock. There were lots of people waiting for boats. While we were in line, a family walked up that you just had to notice. They had been at Margaritaville and the girls had balloon hats that were joined together. I thought it was too cute, so I asked their dad if he minded if I got a picture.
So, then we were off to the room to get some much needed rest. Isn’t the PBH beautiful at night?
Hi Penny!!! Thank you for the compliment- there will be more installments over the long weekend. Stay tuned....
I haven't even seen a pic of you. Did you see us?
