pacrosby
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ok, back to the story.....................
Now I must admit that I've been surprised to read the lack of interest in Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure that seems to run rampant on the DISboards. One look at their website and I was HOOKED!! With countless rides, shows, the Macy's Holiday Parade and............................SEUSS LANDING!!!!! I mean who would not want to experience Seussville!!! Heck, I could probably hang out there all day long just soaking up the whimsical scenery and taking in the magic. To me, Dr. Seuss is an absolute genius and his imagination and creativity is cause for great celebration. My children have heard/read his stories many times over. So, needless to say....................it was Seussville or bust!!!
We make it to the park at about 10:30, follow the magic blue line (that provided us preferred parking), park our van, and proceed to take the looooooong trek to the park entrance. What a walk
And no warning! Just an alert to those who have yet to go.................be prepared.
Here my Nicky Noodle is on one of a series of MANY moving walkways (thank goodness for small favors) with his new friend, a dinosaur, he adopted from the initial GKTW welcome bag:
while waiting for Daddy to secure a stroller, Nick and Olivia pose for pictures:
and then we catch a px of THIS........................perfect isn't it??!!!!:
the boys, as is typical, find some interesting looking vehicles to examine and sit on/in:
I yell at Matty for some silly thing or another right before this picture is taken..............note the boo boo face
but, fortunately he recovers from the trauma of Momma's wrath pretty quickly:
It is much later than I hoped we'd be arriving so we boot it......................as far as I'm concerned, we simply can't get there quickly enough:
and, oh my goodness, it is more wonderful than I had envisioned PLUS it is fully decked out for Christmas! We force the kids to pose for px:
and then find that these little creatures are kind enough to pose for us too
:
Up first.....................the Cat in the Hat ride:
This ride brings the book to life!! Fans will likely enjoy these photos:
Matty is so enthralled with this ride that he insists we go again.......immediately!!!!:
(oops, seems I've used up my single post picture allotment...........be right back!!)
Now I must admit that I've been surprised to read the lack of interest in Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure that seems to run rampant on the DISboards. One look at their website and I was HOOKED!! With countless rides, shows, the Macy's Holiday Parade and............................SEUSS LANDING!!!!! I mean who would not want to experience Seussville!!! Heck, I could probably hang out there all day long just soaking up the whimsical scenery and taking in the magic. To me, Dr. Seuss is an absolute genius and his imagination and creativity is cause for great celebration. My children have heard/read his stories many times over. So, needless to say....................it was Seussville or bust!!!
We make it to the park at about 10:30, follow the magic blue line (that provided us preferred parking), park our van, and proceed to take the looooooong trek to the park entrance. What a walk
And no warning! Just an alert to those who have yet to go.................be prepared. Here my Nicky Noodle is on one of a series of MANY moving walkways (thank goodness for small favors) with his new friend, a dinosaur, he adopted from the initial GKTW welcome bag:
while waiting for Daddy to secure a stroller, Nick and Olivia pose for pictures:
and then we catch a px of THIS........................perfect isn't it??!!!!:
the boys, as is typical, find some interesting looking vehicles to examine and sit on/in:
I yell at Matty for some silly thing or another right before this picture is taken..............note the boo boo face
but, fortunately he recovers from the trauma of Momma's wrath pretty quickly:
It is much later than I hoped we'd be arriving so we boot it......................as far as I'm concerned, we simply can't get there quickly enough:
and, oh my goodness, it is more wonderful than I had envisioned PLUS it is fully decked out for Christmas! We force the kids to pose for px:
and then find that these little creatures are kind enough to pose for us too
:
Up first.....................the Cat in the Hat ride:
This ride brings the book to life!! Fans will likely enjoy these photos:
Matty is so enthralled with this ride that he insists we go again.......immediately!!!!:
(oops, seems I've used up my single post picture allotment...........be right back!!)
Anyways, love your review and love seeing the pictures of our favorite part of the park.
the Grinch! It is my favorite Christmas special! Now you are making me think I need to plan a December trip to Seuss Landing!
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Just not their thing I guess. Never found SpongeBob unfortunately. That crazy show drives me bananas but I think the character is hilarious. I think I read somewhere (since we've been back) that he hangs out in the Nickolodean store.
I've converted someone!!! 
Feel free to link it wherever you like. Funny thing is I was really disappointed because I was SURE we had so many more pictures. We did go again and I have some more px from that day but I thought I had a lot more px of the buildings and stuff. They were so cool. 
May as well ride a few on the way right? All are in favor of this new plan. Well, all that is, except my little Brennan but,alas, when you are the youngest of four you get used to it, whatever 'it' may be. First up.........Jimmy Neutron's Blast, a motion simulator ride that has us strapped into a rocket, flying through space, and meeting up with the likes of SpongeBob, the silly folks from the Fairly Oddparents, as well as others from the Niktoons menagerie of cartoon characters:
The show is a hit! On the way out Matty, of course, falls in love with a stuffed Gingie in the "exit trap" (AKA the store full of all Shrek related merchandise). Lucky for him Daddy caves in and agrees to purchase one. Why, it's like looking in the mirror!!!!!! We also wisely decide to bestow a little stuffed Donkey on our Brennan in the hopes that we can keep him distracted from his rumbling tummy. Fortunately for us, it seems to work. As we leave the store we notice that just around the corner is the Classic Monster's Cafe. YAY. We walk in that direction but................once again.......................find ourselves taking a detour! This time it's for the ET Adventure!! Now, I'm old remember??? ET was big big big stuff back in the old days when "I" was in high school. In fact, my old high school boyfriend (ssssshhhhh, don't tell dh) once presented me with a 4 foot tall stuffed ET, a creature so gosh darn ugly it was cute! Needless to say, I tell the clan that we must ride this ride, and ride it now. So.......we do. The ET Adventure takes us flying through the air on bicycles in an attempt to smuggle the cute little alien back to his home to save his planet. I enjoy this ride because I know the storyline but, truth be told, the kids just don't get it
. As a result we are sure we can get in a few more rides before the big parade if we just pick up the pace. Olivia, Nicholas and I lead the pack leaving dh in the dust (pushing the stroller with Matty and Brennan). This unfortunately proves to be a common theme throughout the week
