Sorry everyone, passed out about five minutes after arriving at the room last night!
The parks were great, we were able to comfortable ride every major attraction at both Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios! While we didn't really experience the real 'shows', that can be done on a next visit (now we have a reason lol).
The only negative of the day was on the Hulk, where I played the role of idiot roller coaster rider and didn't secure my sunglasses enough in my pocket! I'll blame it on FROTD syndrome (First Ride Of The Day)! Otherwise all the attractions that we had been on in past years was just as fun and exciting!
New to us was Shrek 4d which in all honestly to us was not much fun. I know you have to like that type of humor and all, but to us the ride was a bunch of bumping up and down. Now we have ridden almost a hundred different rollers coasters and visited a lot of theme parks, so we have ridden the good and the bad of these types of shows, it stinks we were disappointed!
The Mummy was GREAT GREAT GREAT!!! When the ride initially opened I made sure not to watch too many video and such for it, and it paid off! While I miss King Kong bigtime, Mummy was a nice action packed half dark/half thrill ride! I'll even go out there and say it has a better roller coaster part than Rock 'n Roller Coaster at DHS! Good times and a re-ride coaster for us!
Disaster is an updated version of Earthquake and I actually enjoyed the story! The cast did a great job of keeping the flow of the attraction going which I think the old one DID NOT have! Check it out even if you think it's the same old ride, you most likely will enjoy it!
Lastly in the new ride department was The Simpsons. Now I'll admit I don't watch the show much, but I've followed it occasionally over the years including seeing the movie. Also let me say that I am a HUGE MEGA MAJOR Back To The Future Fan (LOL). I will begin by saying I miss BTTF and also it's gift shop..... but The Simpsons was FUN!!!!!!!!!!! The ride film really captured a fun and out of control experience. The ride vehicles are still rough and throw you around, but it's all along with the rest of the ride.
So there you have it, our new ride reviews
The day was great and I really think Universal is doing an amazing job of doing their OWN thing and being able to compete with Disney. The express FOTL that you get by staying at the Loew's resorts is SO AMAZING and worth it, you literally never wait more than 5 (10 stretching it) for even the most crowded ride (Simpsons @ 75 mins). I can't say it enough, not only do you get three AMAZING resorts with easy access to Citywalk and the parks but also no WAITS!
Well we are about to go eat Breakfast, check out, and move over the Dolphin! I really enjoyed my time here and regret not adding one more day for fun and relaxation!
Day 2 PICTURES ARE DELAYED UNTIL WE SWITCH HOTELS! I want to post the best pictures possible, so hang tight!
