Last Wednesday we visited both parks in a single day. We arrived early enough to get there as the parks opened, and we began our plan of attack! LOL. We started at US because we knew it would close at 5pm that day for HHN whereas IoA would be open until 6pm. DH and DS made a beeline for Mummy which they rode 3x while DD and I ran to ET. We wished someone would have told us that many of the attractions did not actually open at 9am, including ET, Disaster, Jaws, and some others. So we couldn't do ET, but instead we ran to Men In Black and rode 2 times ALONE. No one else made it to the back of the park as quickly as we did.
Throughout the rest of the morning, we also eventually hit ET, Disaster, Shrek 4D (Donkey was a hoot after the show), Twister, and Jaws. DH and DS also rode Simpsons. DH is a lover of all thrill rides but he actually hated Simpsons as too herky jerky. I was glad I'd skipped it.
Then we made our way to IoA where - because of your advice and encouragement - I worked up the courage to join the rest of the family on Spiderman. Thank you all for encouraging me - I loved it! Then we split up again so DH and DS could ride Hulk, Dueling Dragons, and Jurassic Park River Ride while DD and I rode Storm Force Accelerator, Cat In the Hat (which surprisingly made me exceptionally nauseous), Caro-Seuss-al, One Fish Two Fish, saw Poseidon's Fury (which seemed to me a huge waste of time), and Pteradon Flyers (which I had read was a very slow loader but we nearly walked right on. Then the kids rode Ripsaw Falls twice without DH and I since we didn't feel like getting soaked. And we managed to get on Spiderman again as well.
It was unbelievable how much we managed to fit into one day. Granted we were running, running, running all day to maximize our experience of attractions, but still the parks had to be fairly empty for us to do what we did. The only attractions I wanted to see but didn't have time for were Terminator and Sindbad. DH wanted to try RRR but it was down for much of the day, and when it was running at the end of the day, it was one of the only rides with a long line so he skipped it.
We had dinner at Bob Marley's on City Walk. DH liked it more than the rest of us, but he likes spicier food than we do. We were all exhausted by the end of the evening but in a good way.
Throughout the rest of the morning, we also eventually hit ET, Disaster, Shrek 4D (Donkey was a hoot after the show), Twister, and Jaws. DH and DS also rode Simpsons. DH is a lover of all thrill rides but he actually hated Simpsons as too herky jerky. I was glad I'd skipped it.
Then we made our way to IoA where - because of your advice and encouragement - I worked up the courage to join the rest of the family on Spiderman. Thank you all for encouraging me - I loved it! Then we split up again so DH and DS could ride Hulk, Dueling Dragons, and Jurassic Park River Ride while DD and I rode Storm Force Accelerator, Cat In the Hat (which surprisingly made me exceptionally nauseous), Caro-Seuss-al, One Fish Two Fish, saw Poseidon's Fury (which seemed to me a huge waste of time), and Pteradon Flyers (which I had read was a very slow loader but we nearly walked right on. Then the kids rode Ripsaw Falls twice without DH and I since we didn't feel like getting soaked. And we managed to get on Spiderman again as well.
It was unbelievable how much we managed to fit into one day. Granted we were running, running, running all day to maximize our experience of attractions, but still the parks had to be fairly empty for us to do what we did. The only attractions I wanted to see but didn't have time for were Terminator and Sindbad. DH wanted to try RRR but it was down for much of the day, and when it was running at the end of the day, it was one of the only rides with a long line so he skipped it.
We had dinner at Bob Marley's on City Walk. DH liked it more than the rest of us, but he likes spicier food than we do. We were all exhausted by the end of the evening but in a good way.
