Nope not one of us. btw sounds like a snooze fest with those numbersAnyone else watch the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest today, from Coney Island? I did! (ESPN shows it every July 4th).
Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago won -- he ate 58 franks and buns, in 10 minutes. The second place winner, Geoffrey Esper, ate 53 franks and buns, in 10 minutes. Geoffrey was from my state of MA, so I was rooting for him!
Ugh. I was floating around the idea of going to Uni for Epic Universe because I really like Mario, but if the Mario Kart ride there is also VR, that's a no-go for me.
While I never went to USH, I went to the 2 Universal Orlando theme park last year. The Simpsons ride in USF is supposed to the same as USH. There are no 3d glasses and is a simulator side.
The ride is no go for you. in Epic Universe. The Mario Kart ride Universal Studios Japan has is VR also and is safe to say Epic Universe Mario Kart ride is the same. To my understanding, the Mario Kart ride is the same at all 3 Universal theme parks worldwide.
Yeah, I was pricing out the idea of going someplace in November, depending on how much time I'm actually able to take off in September at WDW (I work remote, but my trip calls during quarter end). I was pricing out Uni, and I could get an AP there and go for Epic Universe after it opens while I'm over in WDW. I was also floating around SoCal. Honestly, for the same money, I'd rather go to SoCal.
I second thatOne word for you....
Definitely going there in May; just also have to figure out if I wanna do like three days in November. Also some other new stuff to get out of the comfort zone and then to launch right back into the comfort zone.One word for you....
Thank you so much for your insight! It sounds like it's probably not the best fit for my friend then. I didn't realize how much smaller it was than Orlando's! I'm assuming Forbidden Journey and Flight of the Hoppogriff are probably the same in both parks, and I assume Simpsons is, too...we did that one in Orlando years ago and it was heavily screen-based and I had to keep my eyes closed through most of it. I didn't see the Jurassic Park water ride or Velociraptor encounter on the list of attractions when I googled it. I'll have to look more in depth, I guess. Thank you!!
My understanding of Epic Universe is that the Mario section there will be a lot bigger and with more attractions than in any of the other parks that have a mario section. I've been watching videos from time to time about the progress, and I'm pretty sure they said Epic Universe will have a lot more Mario than California or Japan. But I'd suggest looking into it yourself before you decide, and maybe wait for some reviews. We went to Wizarding World a month after it opened and it was CHAOS. Wall to wall people, you couldn't even get into that section of the park once the park had been open for 30 minutes and you had to wait until late afternoon for some people to leave so more people could get in. The shorest wait time was 15 minutes and that was to get into Zonkos Joke shop. Next was 45 minutes to get into Schrivenshaft's store. Olivander's was 90 minutes, and Forbidden journey was HOURS. The only thing we got to do by the time we got in was go to Zonkos, Honeydukes, and Schrivenshafts and have a butterbeer, which also had a HUGE long line. We decided going in the first year that something is open is not a good idea. Wait until the hype dies down and you can see what people are saying about it so you can avoid everyone else's mistakes.
Where's the fire extinguisher ?O.k. @Figgy1 -- per your request, here is a photo of yesterday's hot dogs on the grill.
(The smallest package I could find was 8 dogs -- way too much; yet, it turned out to be a savior.) The first 3, I completely burnt and discarded to the back of grill. Then, the next two also burnt. But -- the final 3 -- I actually cooked without burning - voila!!
Initially, I took a photo of just the dogs on the grill, but hubs said that the photo was kinda blah. So, he suggested I include his boxing bags, to add "ambiance" to the July 4th grilling extravaganza!
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Fresh out. I forgot to buy some more the other day, after using up all the other extinguishers we had at home.
If you're ever in Jersey, you have to check out Rutt's Hutt. They deep fry their dogs and will burn them as dark as you want, cruddy selection of wine, limited mixed drinks and from what I understand a decent selection of beer.Those burnt one look good to me.
Who would be the heathen that doesn't know the only thing that goes with hot dogs (crispy or not) is beer. It's sacrilege to think that wine or mixed drinks have any business in that particular party at all.
