DISASTER! A New Universal Trip-Report Starring ME! & My Friends

[nerdboyrockstar]

you are a tr god. lovin' it!

You guys are too sweet.

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

Hi Nerdboyrockstar

I will be going to Universal in August. We are on a tight budget. Is the Taste
of Polynesia Buffet at RPR worth the money???

Love your trippie.

Food-wise, it was my second time eating it and I loved it. The food is good and there's a nice selection. If you're on a tight budget, it might not be your best bet. I thought it was worth the money but between Universal and Disney, it's about $28 for all the buffets anyway.

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

Having just walked from our hotel to Islands of Adventure with the temperature in the upper 90's, we hit the first water attraction once you get inside.

The Mist Station.


After that we got our first ride in on The Hulk (and stowed away our stuff in lockers by The Hulk and kept them there while we did the water rides).

Spider-Man and Popeye's were great as usual (especially with the new Express line on Popeye's. It works SO much better and quicker now..). But Dudley Do-Right's... oh Dudley Do- Right's..

So I'm not gonna lie, Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls is one of my favorite rides in Islands if not my favorite. It's a really fun ride and the drop is outstanding. Now with the new lapbars installed, the only way I might be getting on it again is doing Dudley Do-Right's Lowcarb Diet for about a year.

When the new log first pulled up, I asked the mountie/employee "These aren't One-Size-Fits-All are they?" And he laughed and then flat out said "No.. no they're not. The rows with the most room are 2, 3 and 4. Nisha was in Row 1, me and Luis in Rows 2 and 3. Once we got situated, I was literally in pain. The sides of the new lapbars were really digging into my legs. I'm like 5'11 or 6'0. I have long legs. Luis said to stretch them out so that way my legs were basically wrapped around Luis and caressing Nisha for the entire ride.

After that ride, in some cultures, me and Luis were married.

I don't know what happened to the Jurassic Park ride but one look at the Express line and we turned around and went for another ride on Popeye's.

After that, we changed into our dry clothes which we brought in a book bag and left in those lockers by The Hulk. (While Nisha has been quoted as saying that Luis and I brought a change of clothes to the park for ourselves without asking her, this statement is in no way true. Although the following photographs show Luis and I in completely different outfits while Nisha is still in her wet clothes, we are in no way responsible for her lack of comprehension of the verbal agreement that took place in the hotel room between myself and Luis and the visual evidence of a bookbag with fresh clothes.)

After we were all changed, it was time for a meal at Mythos!

 

[donaldduck352]

After that ride, in some cultures, me and Luis were married.

To funny man!!!

 

[goofygirl64]

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After that, we changed into our dry clothes which we brought in a book bag and left in those lockers by The Hulk. (While Nisha has been quoted as saying that Luis and I brought a change of clothes to the park for ourselves without asking her, this statement is in no way true. Although the following photographs show Luis and I in completely different outfits while Nisha is still in her wet clothes, we are in no way responsible for her lack of comprehension of the verbal agreement that took place in the hotel room between myself and Luis and the visual evidence of a bookbag with fresh clothes.)


Do you see any one wearing bathing suits for the wet rides? ponchos?
Which rides do you really get soaked?

 

[LeslieR]

I'm addicted...Thanks for the fix!

 

[tlinus]

Do you see any one wearing bathing suits for the wet rides? ponchos?
Which rides do you really get soaked?

Lots of people wear bathing suits or that quick dry stuff - I unknowingly got into the "soak me" seat on Popeye's(there really isn't one, its all random, but I was more wet than anyone else in our raft)........you WILL get wet on that ride, but it felt great

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

Do you see any one wearing bathing suits for the wet rides? ponchos?
Which rides do you really get soaked?

I've seen bathing suits, ponchos.. Nisha has even worn a SHOWER CAP, I kid you not..

You can definitely get soaked on Popeye and Dudley Do-Right's.. and you can also get wet on Jurassic Park River Adventure.

 

[angela3676]

this is some funny stuff.... Lovin it!

 

[macraven]

shower cap..............oh my.......

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

Now Mythos is a place I've dined at countless times (okay not countless.. like 10).. and I have never ever been disappointed with a meal there. I even crave it when I'm at home.. it's one of my favorite restaurants ever! We started with the Chef's Pizza of the Day. Some of the times I've gone recently it's been like regular Pepperoni.. but this time it was like real tomatoes, onions, really fresh cheese.. really good and inspired. We also get the Tempura Sushi appetizer which is great but I do miss my Mushroom Brioche.. Come back to me/I'm begging you please..

Luis got the Bistro Filet and liked everything about it except the Burgundy mashed potatoes.. he knew he wouldn't though and had ordered the cheese mashed potatoes instead. Either the server or the chef forgot but it was brought out a few minutes later. Nisha got the Blueberry Pork with mac and cheese.. I've tried this before and the flavors are really interesting. She doesn't eat spinach apparently so I took it and put it in my pasta. The Pastabilities that day was a like a Fettuccine Alfredo with a spicy tomato sauce, pork, onions and peppers. It was delicious.. I usually get the Risotto of the Day because it usually sounds amazing but this time the Pastabilities description sounded really good. And even if it doesn't sound good, it's really good. I remember one time the Risotto was Beef Shoulder Tips.. and I was like I don't even know what that is. I will have that.






For a closer look, click on any of the dishes above to be taken to our Food Pics thread.


In case they forget to go over it, remember when you're in Mythos to ask what the Chef's Pizza of the Day, Risotto of the Day and Pastabilities are for that day.

Believe it or not, I still found room in my stomachs for the Chocolate Banana Gooey Cake..

Oh, this.. ISN'T a dessert shot?


Nisha took an early exit before dessert (wet clothes + air conditioning= no fun) so she went through the back of the restaurant outside to enjoy the view of the Islands. It's actually a really nice spot here and we decided to relax and take a few pictures before getting on any rides.

Oops.. Zoom is on.. Let's try that one again.

Better.

What I'd look like if we tried to do Dueling Dragons right now..


Since we still needed some time to digest, we visited the High In The Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride.

One of the attendants.. I forget his name but he was really nice and was from Jamaica.. was talking to us while we waited, asking where we were from and if we had ridden before. We had but I pretended that we didn't.. "How fast is the launch?" I asked. He looked with a blank stare.. "Is it true it goes 0 to 60 in 3 seconds? When it goes upside down, it is indoors or outdoors?" He was just like "WHO TOLD YOU ALL THIS?" I was like "The girl out front.." He was like "NO, no.. she was kidding!" But really I was just kidding and we were laughing about it.


Luis was the slowest to get into a row with one of us and ended up riding with a stranger. He was thrilled!

And so were we..

We saw our attendant friend on the way out and pretended to be dizzy and stumbling out of the ride. He was laughing..

Later on we did The Cat In The Hat, Dueling Dragons (Luis' first time experiencing it with no shoes.. he's like a new man) and Jurassic Park River Adventure before heading back to the resort.

 

[tlinus]

Anthony -

This is an awesome report!!!

Seems like my days are gong to be full of DISsing between reading yours and writing mine

 

[Hedy]

So Dueling Dragons is best sans shoes?

 

[rebecca06261]

This is the hardest I have laughed in weeks!!! More more more!!!

 

[macraven]

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

Anthony -

This is an awesome report!!!

Seems like my days are gong to be full of DISsing between reading yours and writing mine

I KNOW! If you see a post from me, that means I'm not getting any work done. Haha.. but I'm looking forward to the rest of yours.

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

So Dueling Dragons is best sans shoes?

Feeling the wind between your toes.. YES. haha.. We usually wear flip flips and just sit on them during the ride.

 

[Snowy-girls]

Excellent update-i love the way you write .x.

 

[goofygirl64]

Nerdboyrockstar your trippie is the bomb!!
Can' wait for more!!
I have never been to Universal and can' wait!! I have always wanted to
go but I have been waiting for the kids to be older. So now is the time.
Do you have any tips for a newbie???

 

[LeslieR]

You must be working really hard!!!