Monday, July 18, 2005
July 17, Sunday...
Breakfast in the condo is working great. We finished and were headed to Universal Studios by 10:15AM. Traffic was troubling for a little bit near Walt Disney World (WDW)...we made it to our destination without getting lost...just didn't know how to enter the park.
Paying $4 more for preferred parking is worth every dollar - minimal walk...We made it about half way around the park before we started entering shows/rides. We stumbled upon the Beetlejuice show right at showtime. Kids didn't know what to make of it, but it was a good show to start with. From there we went clockwise entering a new show/ride just after leaving the previous one.
Warning!!! Stay out of Men in Black (MIB)!!! The line looks short but they sucker you in to the back of the building where the line goes for about 45 minutes outside. AND THEN, they let you come into the building and snake through for another 45 minutes!! It really took away from the fun of the ride!!! We almost walked out before we rode!!
We stayed out of the "kidiville" and were told to skip "Back to the Future".
We stopped and had icecream for lunch around 2PM. The best show in the park is Terminator 2 with Shrek 4D running a close 2nd. Fear Factor Live is not bad either. The Mummy rollercoaster is also very exciting - we did it twice before we decided to head out for dinner. We stopped at Tornado only because it re-opened and we were first in line.
Jennifer's best time of the day was having dinner at Hard Rock Cafe. I would agree. The name of our waiter was Bull - enough said.
All in all, I would never go back to Universal Studios Theme Park again, but I am glad that I did go through it once. Between MGM and Universal, I would choose MGM. We are hoping the Universal Studios Island of Adventure is more fun. One more thing in favor of WDW, the Express tickets that get you to the front of the line have to be purchased at Universal, but are free at WDW. The capitalistic approach is wonderful, but WDW beats the competition with free express line service!!!
