dreamscometrue47
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2003
Just back from a one day visit to US/IOA on Friday, March 8 and we had a fantastic time! There were 11 of us (6 16/17 yr old girls and 5 moms) and even though we didn't get to do everything in both parks, we managed to hit everything on our MUST do lists.
First of all, being a Disney fanatic, I was EXTREMELY impressed with the cleanliness and theming of the Universal Parks. They are AWESOME to just walk around in and take in the atmosphere. I love how you can walk to each park and through City Walk...
We were at the gates to Universal Studios at 9 am and did the following:
Shrek 4 (Everyone LOVED IT....we could not stop laughing)
Revenge of the Mummy (everyone's all out favorite ride of the day...) We rode this twice in a row with NO wait at all!
Terminator 2: 3D We all liked this a lot.
Twister: very good
Jaws: a bit lame, but the girls screamed through the whole thing.
Watched the Blues Brothers show....
We ate our Nathan's hot dogs and walked over to IOA.
Hulk: NO Wait at 1pm...Girls did this twice and LOVED IT!
Dr. Doom's Fearfall: about a 10 minute wait; again, the girls loved it.
Spiderman: AWESOME! The wait at 2 pm was about 20 minutes; not bad at all.
Dudley DoRight's Ripsaw Falls: AWESOME! only about a 10 minute wait.
Popeye's Barges: We liked Dudley better but this was still a lot of fun.
Dueling Dragons: Half the girls were done after about a 15 minute wait, but the other half wanted front row, so they had to wait another 20 minutes, but said it was definitely worth it.
We were done with everything around 5 pm. Obviously, there were a lot of things we didn't get to do, but we had a plan ahead of time, stuck to it and still managed to get in ice cream and a bit of shopping.
DD and I cannot wait to go back with DH and DS! We will definitely stay on site so that we can enjoy FOTL...
First of all, being a Disney fanatic, I was EXTREMELY impressed with the cleanliness and theming of the Universal Parks. They are AWESOME to just walk around in and take in the atmosphere. I love how you can walk to each park and through City Walk...
We were at the gates to Universal Studios at 9 am and did the following:
Shrek 4 (Everyone LOVED IT....we could not stop laughing)
Revenge of the Mummy (everyone's all out favorite ride of the day...) We rode this twice in a row with NO wait at all!
Terminator 2: 3D We all liked this a lot.
Twister: very good
Jaws: a bit lame, but the girls screamed through the whole thing.
Watched the Blues Brothers show....
We ate our Nathan's hot dogs and walked over to IOA.
Hulk: NO Wait at 1pm...Girls did this twice and LOVED IT!
Dr. Doom's Fearfall: about a 10 minute wait; again, the girls loved it.
Spiderman: AWESOME! The wait at 2 pm was about 20 minutes; not bad at all.
Dudley DoRight's Ripsaw Falls: AWESOME! only about a 10 minute wait.
Popeye's Barges: We liked Dudley better but this was still a lot of fun.
Dueling Dragons: Half the girls were done after about a 15 minute wait, but the other half wanted front row, so they had to wait another 20 minutes, but said it was definitely worth it.
We were done with everything around 5 pm. Obviously, there were a lot of things we didn't get to do, but we had a plan ahead of time, stuck to it and still managed to get in ice cream and a bit of shopping.
DD and I cannot wait to go back with DH and DS! We will definitely stay on site so that we can enjoy FOTL...