Day 2 Orlando -
Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios
So we are setting our
alarms for 6am and leaving the house before 9am to catch the start of the park
as it gets extremely busy later in the day!
Arriving
at the park. Car parking is on a multi
storey car park here and we are parked in Cat in the Hat (one of Amy’s
favourite films!) level 5 row 61. The
place looks massive, we need to walk 5-10 minutes just to get close to the
park, wowee!!! We are soooooo excited,
let’s get in!!
Here
we go!!
Which way to go,
today it is Islands of Adventure!!
So
we head along Citywalk which is where all the restaurants and shops are and
also links Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios. We are heading to Hard Rock Café on Sunday
before we go to Blue Man Group, exciting!!!
This was the moment
that Amy said she didn’t want to go on the Spiderman ride and Colin did!!! Oh dear not looking too impressed Mr
A!!! Amy and I sat outside and waited
for Colin so it came alright in the end!
We need to get a plan going as Amy and I certainly aren’t going to be
sitting waiting for Colin for each ride he wants to go on!!
What
a cool place!
All
prepared to get wet today, swimming trunks and swimming costumes on so let’s go
to the WET rides!!!
Popeye and Pluto’s
Bilge Rat Barges and Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls done and you can see, we
are WET!! Cool rides though!
Popeye
and Pluto’s ride where you sit in for the white water ride and the water just
comes in the sides of the ring and absolutely drenches you, great fun!
So
true on the sign these are long, tiring days at the parks but hey ho our next
stop is Vancouver before chilling on an Alaskan Cruise!!
The
moment of descent on Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls
So
we head next to Jurassic Park to do another wet ride as we are already
soaking!!!
As
you can imagine our rucksack went into a locker as things were getting
absolutely soaked. So we are off the Jurassic Park
ride and then you can go and stand in the Soak Zone to get splashed from the
ride coming down the steep hill. Amy
preferred the Soak Zone to the actual ride as the finale was a dark area with a
massive T-Rex making lots of noise and its jaws were going!!! Pretty scary and then you go under him and
vrooooooom you go down a steep, steep hill!!!!
Then SPLASH!!!!!
That
is all the wet rides we are going on today so change of clothes for Amy and we
will dry in the beautiful hot sunny day!
We
went through Jurassic Park to the next ride which was Pteranodon Flyers. Only 1 adult and 1 child allowed on this ride
so Colin and Amy go on, wait time 45 minutes.
They get to near the front and then there is a technical difficulty with
the ride so they come out, one very disappointed Amy but the guy said we could
do a Fastpass later if we came back, we might just do that!
Next
area is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Amy isn’t that keen on Harry
Potter but we have to go in and see the rides!
So
we queued for 50minutes to go into Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and
at the last point of no return Amy decides she doesn’t want to go in so Colin
goes in and Amy and I wait at the exit.
A few words with Amy as Colin could of went on as a single rider and we
would have been less time waiting as they try and fill up the empty spaces on
the rides! Anyway Colin comes off the
ride and is glad Amy didn’t go on as the ride was in complete darkness with
ghouls and things flying at you! Colin
absolutely loved it but enjoyed it better knowing that his girls were
outside!!!
Brrrrrr!!
Cool
Harry Potter world
Amy
and I are waiting for Colin again as he went on Dragon Challenge, Amy isn’t tall
enough. Amy would have loved to go on
the twist and looping high-speed roller coaster L Colin
loved it J These
seats are outside the ride to ensure people can fit in the ride before they
queue!
Isn’t
that a really polite way of saying it!!
Certain body dimensions, very PC!!!
Amy had just been
over to make double sure that she wasn’t tall enough and Colin just off with a big
smile on his face, Colin is certainly on the need for speed, he's on adrenaline junkie
mode!!
The
next roller coaster challenge for Colin is the Incredible Hulk Coaster but we
have other areas of the park to do first so that one will wait!
Woop
woop Amy is now in her favourite area Seuss Landing!
First
ride is the High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride, mmmm not sure this will
cut the chase with Colin just after what he has been on ha ha!!!
Nearly
there Amy!!!!
Happy
faces for Amy is sooooo excited about this ride!!!
All
the rides you come off them and have to exit through the shops, very cunning
and clever! We got sucked into this one
as they had chocolate covered Marshmallows and then covered in M&M’s,
yummy!!!!
Next
ride Caro-Seuss-el!!!
Funny
looking beasts we were on on the Caro-Seuss-el!
Amy
and I queued for the One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish ride but then the
ride was stopped as they had detected lightening in the area. It started to thunder and then started
raining so we headed under cover to watch the Eighth Voyage of Sinbad Stunt
Show. Sinbad the sailor is trying to
rescue Princess Amoura from the evil witch Miseria. It was good with all the stunts that they did,
swinging from ropes, fire display, fireworks and sword fighting! Another bonus was that when we came out the
sun was back out and all the rides were working again!!
The Cat in the Hat ride which went through the story of the film, we all loved this ride but it was a kiddie sedate ride!
Happy faces :o);o)
It is cool just
walking through the park, loads to see!
Amy and I are heading back to the Pteranodon Flyers whilst Colin goes on
his Hulk rollercoaster and Doctor Doom’s Fearfall. The Hulk is a loop the loop roller coaster
and Doctor Doom is a ride which launches you up 150 feet in the air and then
drops you down faster than gravity!
Neither Amy can get on as she is not tall enough and she says phew as they look incredibly fast!
Oh
no Amy watch out there is a BOMB behind you!!!!
Hee hee!!!
Yippee
we go back to the Pteranodon flyers and no waiting for us as we mention to the assistant that we waited 45 minutes
earlier and didn’t get on so we are ushered to the front of the queue, result!!
Amy
enjoying the view on the Pteranodon Flyer!
Cool
flying round the corners and looking over the park!
Amy
went in and had a play on Me Ship, The Olive but she realised that coming down
slides with skimpy shorts, sun tan lotion and sweaty doesn’t really work for a
good slide!!!
Amy
and Col’s café, Blondies!!!
Amy
pretending to eat the Scooby snack ha ha!
Hulk
where we are meeting Colin
Last
ride of the day Storm Force Accelatron, cool spinny ride!
The
Hulk’s car
That’s us heading
back to the car now!!
Tired out after
today!! Head home, have tea and then
it’s bedtime as it is 9pm!! A rabbit comes near the fence area around our garden tonight, wonder what creature will arrive tomorrow night!!
Tomorrow is water
park day and we have decided on Blizzard Beach!!
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