Once we toured Harry Potter the first night, we had the rest of the week to explore Universal. There are two separate parks: Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios. Because we had a parkhopper pass, we were able to divide our time between the parks.While I took numerous pictures and have so many great memories, here were a few that stood out to me:
1. Men in Black was my boys' favorite Universal ride. I literally dragged Evan on it while he cried and screamed, and then he loved it. They got to shoot aliens with laser guns, and the score accumulated. It was literally like living in a video game. Once we got them on the ride, I think they rode it at least 4-5 times. Fun!
2. Seuss Landing was a little more tame. For my boys who are (euphemism alert!) tentative about thrill rides, this was a welcome stop. And, Evan, who is merely five, loved the rides in this area.
This is the CaroSuessel. .. Clever.
This was a "thrilling" train ride that explored all the areas of Suessland. This ride was probably our longest and most uncomfortable wait of the whole trip, but Evan, was pumped, so I suppose it was worth it!
3. Jaws is one of the few rides that I remember from when I visited Universal many years ago. Again, I felt like the mean mom forcing my children on the ride-- Andrew actually never got on. He was too worried. Poor Ev, I just kept telling him that it was a boat ride, and nothing to be worried about. Then, the big scary shark jumped out at him a bunch of times. Oops! He was still too mad at me to get in the picture.
4. One of Andrew's favorite rides in Universal was the Shrek 4D show. I love those types of shows where you get splashed on when someone sneezes and you feel wind by your feet when spiders are supposed to creep by. This ride actually had seats that moved to simulate Shrek running. Super fun show!
5. This final picture was taken outside of the Poseidon's Rage ride. We walked into this completely blind, honestly having no idea what was going to happen. It turned out to be a show of sorts where a tour guide pretended we were trapped in a cave and had to reach out to Poseidon to help us get out. All I can say is that when the doors finally opened for us to leave, the kids sprinted out. They were all a bit scared.
3. Jaws is one of the few rides that I remember from when I visited Universal many years ago. Again, I felt like the mean mom forcing my children on the ride-- Andrew actually never got on. He was too worried. Poor Ev, I just kept telling him that it was a boat ride, and nothing to be worried about. Then, the big scary shark jumped out at him a bunch of times. Oops! He was still too mad at me to get in the picture.
4. One of Andrew's favorite rides in Universal was the Shrek 4D show. I love those types of shows where you get splashed on when someone sneezes and you feel wind by your feet when spiders are supposed to creep by. This ride actually had seats that moved to simulate Shrek running. Super fun show!
5. This final picture was taken outside of the Poseidon's Rage ride. We walked into this completely blind, honestly having no idea what was going to happen. It turned out to be a show of sorts where a tour guide pretended we were trapped in a cave and had to reach out to Poseidon to help us get out. All I can say is that when the doors finally opened for us to leave, the kids sprinted out. They were all a bit scared. Then, we took these awesome family pictures. My favorite part is my super cool fan hanging off my belt- It was so hot that day that I didn't want it to get too far away from me!
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