No Work and All Play Disney on the Companys Dime! (8/1 There and Back Again)
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It looks like you were having a great time! I'm not a comic book person per se, but from what I've seen on your TR and a couple of others, it seems like Universal really has it on the ball with the theming of the area 
: Looking forward to the next "episode"!
: Looking forward to the next "episode"!
thecapells
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Always with the cliff-hangers!Such the comic book geek.
I can imagine just how excited you were to geek it up completely in your element.
Dude, Marvel Island rocked!
Too bad there's only one ride.
The Storm "teacups" is okay and I avoid the Hulk coaster (although the gang said it was fun) so those don't really count.
But I could "live" on Spider-Man!!
You look like you were having an incredible time! Looking forward to more!
We had a blast!
It definitely helps to be a fanboy when you're on Marvel Island.
You appreciate the details alot more.
It looks like you were having a great time! I'm not a comic book person per se, but from what I've seen on your TR and a couple of others, it seems like Universal really has it on the ball with the theming of the area
Well, Marvel Island is well done but before you're sold on IOA, let's move on...
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I have to agree with you that Spiderman is one of the best rides EV-R!!!!!. It is sooooo realistic. If I was there I would have to ride that thing over and over again. It's great! I also really like the Hulk.
Can't wait to see where you went next!
Can't wait to see where you went next!
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Great update on Marvel Island DS6 would love meeting all the marvel heroes & villains . As for the rides I don't think this girl would be able to ride either one of those , I feel my motion sickness coming on just thinking about it !
Can't wait to see where you explore next
DS6 would love meeting all the marvel heroes & villains . As for the rides I don't think this girl would be able to ride either one of those , I feel my motion sickness coming on just thinking about it ! Can't wait to see where you explore next 
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You look like you were having an awesome time! I would have been so lost, though. 
The Spiderman ride sounds really cool; I'd love to try it out!
The Spiderman ride sounds really cool; I'd love to try it out!
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Great update on Marvel Island
You HAVE to try Spider-Man.
I can't wait to get my DS8 and DD5 on it next January!!
You look like you were having an awesome time! I would have been so lost, though.
That's why you go with a geek like me!
You'd never get lost!!
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After Marvel Island, I decided it would be best to backtrack.
I led our gang of merry geeks back toward the entrance plaza.
There, a big screen was set up and it looked like they were gonna show videos.
More on that later.
Instead of checking it out, we headed to the islands on the right.
But first, we stopped at an Adventure Outpost-themed restaurants for some kebobs.
The theming here is nice and they even flashed our conference name in lights!
With kebobs in hand, we crossed the bridge to Seuss Landing.
This is basically IOAs kiddie park.
Interesting fact in Seuss Landing - there are no angles.
All of the buildings and even the trees are curved - just like you would expect from a Dr. Seuss book.
As for attractions, they are pretty simple.
First theres the Caro-seuss-el which is a basic Carousel filled with Seuss characters.
Then theres a kiddie playground If I Ran the Zoo based on the story of the same name.
The headline attraction here is Cat in the Hat which is a dark ride similar to the Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Then theres One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish a Dumbo style ride with fish instead of flying elephants.
Lastly, the new attraction - The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride but it wasnt open yet.
Its basically a TTA-type ride around Seuss Landing and looks like fun.
So, while my friends were willing to be kids to a point, it was only to a point.
Everyone opted to skip everything here and I didnt press them.
There were plenty of other things to see.
From past experience, the Caro-Seuss-el was okay and the playground wasnt too exciting.
We did enjoy Cat in the Hat and the new trolley train ride looks like fun well do that with the kids next time around.
However, before we ran through, some of the gang grabbed some food in Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous.
I, on the other hand, opted for some pictures with some friends
You never what kind of THINGS you may meet!
Then, off we went
I led our gang of merry geeks back toward the entrance plaza.
There, a big screen was set up and it looked like they were gonna show videos.
More on that later.
Instead of checking it out, we headed to the islands on the right.
But first, we stopped at an Adventure Outpost-themed restaurants for some kebobs.
The theming here is nice and they even flashed our conference name in lights!
With kebobs in hand, we crossed the bridge to Seuss Landing.
This is basically IOAs kiddie park.
Interesting fact in Seuss Landing - there are no angles.
All of the buildings and even the trees are curved - just like you would expect from a Dr. Seuss book.
As for attractions, they are pretty simple.
First theres the Caro-seuss-el which is a basic Carousel filled with Seuss characters.
Then theres a kiddie playground If I Ran the Zoo based on the story of the same name.
The headline attraction here is Cat in the Hat which is a dark ride similar to the Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Then theres One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish a Dumbo style ride with fish instead of flying elephants.
Lastly, the new attraction - The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride but it wasnt open yet.
Its basically a TTA-type ride around Seuss Landing and looks like fun.
So, while my friends were willing to be kids to a point, it was only to a point.
Everyone opted to skip everything here and I didnt press them.
There were plenty of other things to see.
From past experience, the Caro-Seuss-el was okay and the playground wasnt too exciting.
We did enjoy Cat in the Hat and the new trolley train ride looks like fun well do that with the kids next time around.
However, before we ran through, some of the gang grabbed some food in Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous.
I, on the other hand, opted for some pictures with some friends
You never what kind of THINGS you may meet!
Then, off we went
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Cool! I bet kids really love that area; sounds like they have some fun rides for the family!
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I have to agree with this. I definately think I need and US/IOA visit in the near future!
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I think the only way I could do it based on your description is without the glasses . lol
I can't even wear the glasses on TSM ! I have such a week stomach I have to close my eyes durning the star parts of Buzzlightyears Space Ranger Spin & SE ! lol
Great update
Seuss Landing looks like it would be just my family's speed 
The character picture is great , I know the kiddies would love that !
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I imagine so.
Last time we hit IOA, we were still w/o children.
We plan to bring them next January so we'll let you know how it goes!
Loving the mug of Thing 3!!
Fun theming here!
Hey, I'm the cute one!
And reliving the trip is getting me jealous knowing you guys are going back so soon!
Maybe a 1/2 day visit if you run out of the things to do at Disney (yeah, right).
But honestly, other than Spider-Man (and possibly the new Potter stuff), IOA is not worth it.
I think the only way I could do it based on your description is without the glasses . lol
I can't even wear the glasses on TSM ! I have such a week stomach I have to close my eyes durning the star parts of Buzzlightyears Space Ranger Spin & SE ! lol
Great update
Oooh, then maybe you should skip Spidey.
Seuss Landing is fun - it's just hard to justify IOA admission for Spidey and Seuss.
We'll see if Potter makes it worth it...
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After a quick run through Seuss Landing, we approached an ominous bridge.
At the end of the bridge was a statue and some writing.
We had arrived at The Lost Continent.
This was an island based in mythology.
Theres a Sinbad stunt show, Poseidons Fury, and 2 rollercoasters.
The rollercoasters are the headliners here and even have an interesting back story.
Flying Unicorn is being turned into the Flying Hippogriff and transferring into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter complete with Hagrids Hut.
The Dueling Dragons is the other coaster and it, too, is destined for the Potterverse.
It is being rethemed as The Dragon Challenge.
This one is interesting as its basically two rollercoasters which weave around each other.
Even more interesting is that its a Disney ride.
Yep thats right.
Originally designed for Animal Kingdoms Beastly Kingdom, this was going to be of the centerpieces.
Didnt you ever wonder why there was a dragon on the Animal Kingdom logo?
Well, this is one of the reasons
Turns out when the Beastly Kingdom land was nixed, the Imagineers who designed this rollercoaster headed for Universal.
And thus launched the Lost Continent.
Now that the history lesson is over, you might imagine that I easily skipped both rollercoasters.
Even my fellow geeks werent too interested.
But thats basically because we were all in a bad mood.
Why, you ask?
Well, here is the story of Poseidons Fury.
You walk through ancient ruins through a long and windy cavernous queue.
An actor there becomes your tour guide into the depths of the caverns which supposedly unlock a secret portal to Poseidon.
Several rooms follow each with their own minor effects until you reach the grand finale which was supposed to be magnificent.
Now, my wife and I tried this when we came back in 2001 and there was a problem while we were on line.
After the technical issues were resolved, we finally got into the main room to start our tour.
Two rooms later and the glitches reappeared and we were escorted out.
Basically, we wasted over an hour and never saw the climactic scene.
So I told my friends the story and was determined to see this thing.
With only our conference here, I figured the line would be short.
I was wrong.
20 minutes later, we made it to the first room and our adventure began.
Then about 4-5 rooms later, we finally arrived at the finale.
I had heard it was a culmination of water and fire effects much like Fantasmic!
What did we get?
The cheesiest, most out-of-date technology youve ever seen!
Supposedly on the ocean floor to watch a deadly battle between Poseidon and his foe, we instead stood in a big cavern.
The screens displayed poor animation.
The gods were also poorly animated with bad dialogue and not-so-impressive effects.
Some random pyrotechnics shot off around the show area and water spouted here and there.
But this?
This is what I waited for?
Ugh.
I was cursing on my way out.
Not only did I stay with my wife for over and hour but now I was suckered in again.
My friends didnt let me live this one down either.
A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
Please do not make my mistake and even attempt this attraction.
After our utter disappointment of Poseidons Fury, we wandered around a bit to find no Sinbad shows being performed.
Outside, however, we did meet some "entertaining" characters:
But basically this island was a wash.
The Lost Continent should stay lost.
My advice is to skip this area entirely and hopefully it will all be swalled up into the Potterverse.
Speaking of which, heres a shot of the Hogwarts being built.
It was interesting that they were working still at this late an hour:
And with that we headed over the bridge and away from the Lost Continent.
Stay tuned to find out what's next but my guess is that Chester and Hester have been here before...
At the end of the bridge was a statue and some writing.
We had arrived at The Lost Continent.
This was an island based in mythology.
Theres a Sinbad stunt show, Poseidons Fury, and 2 rollercoasters.
The rollercoasters are the headliners here and even have an interesting back story.
Flying Unicorn is being turned into the Flying Hippogriff and transferring into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter complete with Hagrids Hut.
The Dueling Dragons is the other coaster and it, too, is destined for the Potterverse.
It is being rethemed as The Dragon Challenge.
This one is interesting as its basically two rollercoasters which weave around each other.
Even more interesting is that its a Disney ride.
Yep thats right.
Originally designed for Animal Kingdoms Beastly Kingdom, this was going to be of the centerpieces.
Didnt you ever wonder why there was a dragon on the Animal Kingdom logo?
Well, this is one of the reasons
Turns out when the Beastly Kingdom land was nixed, the Imagineers who designed this rollercoaster headed for Universal.
And thus launched the Lost Continent.
Now that the history lesson is over, you might imagine that I easily skipped both rollercoasters.
Even my fellow geeks werent too interested.
But thats basically because we were all in a bad mood.
Why, you ask?
Well, here is the story of Poseidons Fury.
You walk through ancient ruins through a long and windy cavernous queue.
An actor there becomes your tour guide into the depths of the caverns which supposedly unlock a secret portal to Poseidon.
Several rooms follow each with their own minor effects until you reach the grand finale which was supposed to be magnificent.
Now, my wife and I tried this when we came back in 2001 and there was a problem while we were on line.
After the technical issues were resolved, we finally got into the main room to start our tour.
Two rooms later and the glitches reappeared and we were escorted out.
Basically, we wasted over an hour and never saw the climactic scene.
So I told my friends the story and was determined to see this thing.
With only our conference here, I figured the line would be short.
I was wrong.
20 minutes later, we made it to the first room and our adventure began.
Then about 4-5 rooms later, we finally arrived at the finale.
I had heard it was a culmination of water and fire effects much like Fantasmic!
What did we get?
The cheesiest, most out-of-date technology youve ever seen!
Supposedly on the ocean floor to watch a deadly battle between Poseidon and his foe, we instead stood in a big cavern.
The screens displayed poor animation.
The gods were also poorly animated with bad dialogue and not-so-impressive effects.
Some random pyrotechnics shot off around the show area and water spouted here and there.
But this?
This is what I waited for?
Ugh.
I was cursing on my way out.
Not only did I stay with my wife for over and hour but now I was suckered in again.
My friends didnt let me live this one down either.
A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
Please do not make my mistake and even attempt this attraction.
After our utter disappointment of Poseidons Fury, we wandered around a bit to find no Sinbad shows being performed.
Outside, however, we did meet some "entertaining" characters:
But basically this island was a wash.
The Lost Continent should stay lost.
My advice is to skip this area entirely and hopefully it will all be swalled up into the Potterverse.
Speaking of which, heres a shot of the Hogwarts being built.
It was interesting that they were working still at this late an hour:
And with that we headed over the bridge and away from the Lost Continent.
Stay tuned to find out what's next but my guess is that Chester and Hester have been here before...
dawnbu40
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Interesting backstory on the rollercoasters! I'd never heard that.
We were not impressed with Poseidon's either but at least it was a walk on when we did it so we didn't waste that much time.
Hopefully, the "characters" you met helped improve your mood after the frustration of the bad attraction
I think what's up next was my favorite thing there
We were not impressed with Poseidon's either but at least it was a walk on when we did it so we didn't waste that much time.
Hopefully, the "characters" you met helped improve your mood after the frustration of the bad attraction
I think what's up next was my favorite thing there
WrightFamily06
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Wow sounds like the Lost Continent was a bust especially Poseidons Fury 
I'm glad your giving us such a detailed account of IOA cause it is further confirming why we have never done this park . So far from your descriptions it just seems to me there wouldn't be much for my family & I to do here 
I suppose there is more to see though , so before I say totally no I'll wait to read about every Island .
I'm glad your giving us such a detailed account of IOA cause it is further confirming why we have never done this park . So far from your descriptions it just seems to me there wouldn't be much for my family & I to do here I suppose there is more to see though , so before I say totally no I'll wait to read about every Island .-
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