22nd: Universal Studios Florida

Even Disney people need a break from Disney...



So we headed to Universal - Islands of Adventure this morning to ride some major roller coasters.

There was frost on the car windows this morning. Have I mentioned the weather lately?

For a view of the coasters we rode you can go to www.youtube.com and type in The Hulk, Spiderman, and Dueling Dragons individually in the SEARCH box.

There are lots of teenagers from Brazil in WDW and Universal. They have Dec - Feb off just like our children have Jun - Aug off from school. They come up from Brazil in groups of 50 or so with a Tour Group. A lot of them speak English very well when you speak to them. There are some Brazilian families but lots more teenage groups.

One of the rides we DID NOT go on...


Universal has two parks - it is hard to explain their differences. Even when I start to type out the differences I have to erase it because the differences start becoming the same. There are lots of Marvel comic characters at Islands of Adventure. There are more movie type themes at Universal Studios. Their entrances are about 100 yards apart.



We had time left over in our day and went and rode Simpsons - The Ride, Men in Black, and The Mummy at Universal Studios. These are both great rides that are fun to ride over and over again. The Mummy is very unusual because the coaster car goes backward for part of the ride and then goes forward for the remainder.