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You can take the Girl out of Disney, BUT.........
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joanna71985
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Captain Chaos
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You do! Also, I hope you did find Jurassic Park River Adventure. It's a great ride!
And Pteranodon Flyers has those odd rules set in place because it has an extremely low ride capacity. When you see people flying up their, it intrigues almost everyone and they want to ride. However, it is very tame and more suitable for kids even though it looks like a high flying thrill. The line would be hours upon hours long without those rules and still has a long wait with them.
And Pteranodon Flyers has those odd rules set in place because it has an extremely low ride capacity. When you see people flying up their, it intrigues almost everyone and they want to ride. However, it is very tame and more suitable for kids even though it looks like a high flying thrill. The line would be hours upon hours long without those rules and still has a long wait with them.
I think it's my browser that I use someitmes...and I can't always find my TR, so I get worried tha it disappeared. Thanks for still following along
Great. I don't always get notifications and my one borwser doesn't seem to lik this group, so I often wonder if I'm all alone.
You do! Also, I hope you did find Jurassic Park River Adventure. It's a great ride!
And Pteranodon Flyers has those odd rules set in place because it has an extremely low ride capacity. When you see people flying up their, it intrigues almost everyone and they want to ride. However, it is very tame and more suitable for kids even though it looks like a high flying thrill. The line would be hours upon hours long without those rules and still has a long wait with them.
I agree. I have the wait is noramlly pretty long for such a tame ride..and I am glad Claire wasn't upset too much that we skipped it.
Captain Chaos
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Nope not alone... I love seeing pictures from IOA/Universal.. We don't get much of that from trip reports...
You are right. I looked on several message boards before I went and really couldn't find many at all.
We made a stop in the bathrooms and once again the conversation between Claire and I was all about moaning Myrtle. She was so fascinated by her.
Back outside we found Skip.
And we headed to our breakfast reservation at the Three Broomsticks.
I believe we had to check in with a gal out front and then were let in.
We had a few choices to choose from. They had each meal displayed in the window, but this was the only picture that came out remotely decent.
In case you didn’t see those plates…you could also read the description.
We all ordered the pancakes and sausage breakfast. I got the cold butter beer this time. I wanted to give it a try and see if I liked it better. Skip was surprised I would try it again. Skip and Claire got juice.
I was surprised that Skip ordered the same meal as us, because there were quite a few options he could choose from, and most likely he would finish off one of our plates too…..and I was right, because as soon as we ordered and directed to the pickup line (which I swear we got the longest one with the slowest girl), he said he wished he would’ve ordered something else.
When I say our line was slow and long, I am not kidding. People who came in after us and directed to other lines had their food faster.
Back outside we found Skip.
And we headed to our breakfast reservation at the Three Broomsticks.
I believe we had to check in with a gal out front and then were let in.
We had a few choices to choose from. They had each meal displayed in the window, but this was the only picture that came out remotely decent.
In case you didn’t see those plates…you could also read the description.
We all ordered the pancakes and sausage breakfast. I got the cold butter beer this time. I wanted to give it a try and see if I liked it better. Skip was surprised I would try it again. Skip and Claire got juice.
I was surprised that Skip ordered the same meal as us, because there were quite a few options he could choose from, and most likely he would finish off one of our plates too…..and I was right, because as soon as we ordered and directed to the pickup line (which I swear we got the longest one with the slowest girl), he said he wished he would’ve ordered something else.
When I say our line was slow and long, I am not kidding. People who came in after us and directed to other lines had their food faster.
Once you get your food, they have a condiments section you can pick up anything else you may need. BUT, they are supposed to give you syrup on your tray. I don’t eat syrup, so I didn’t notice it, but Skip does, so we had to have someone go get us some…and he came back with 2 packs…for 3 plates…..like I said, I don’t eat it, but Claire dips in it and Skip would need 2 or 3 for himself.
After you pick up your condiments you wait for a TM to seat you. There seemed to be confusion with this, even though we were told this a couple of times throughout the process, and several people would just walk in and try to seat themselves.
There also seemed to be a little confusion with the TM’s about doing this as well, but finally they saw us and took us to a table. For some reason we had a 4th member tagging along. There was a kid who was hanging around us when the TM came to get us, I think his family might’ve been getting condiments …and he sat down at our table. LOL! I told him that he was with the wrong family and he was embarrassed I’m sure and left to find his family.
Here is the food .
We placed our plates on the table and started eating…early on, I realized my plate has less food than Skip and Claire…..and then it hit me, I had the kids meal. LOL.. No big deal, Claire would’ve stole my extra sausage anyways, and I could eat any extras off her plate if I was still hungry.
I must say that cold butter beer is MUCH better than the frozen. I would get this again. It is still very sweet, but I could handle it much better.
I took a couple of pictures while eating.
Skip ran out of syrup and I noticed the boy at the next table wasn’t eating any, so I asked if we could have it and he quickly gave it to me. I think I scared him. LOL
I finished off my food, Skip finished his, and Claire didn’t eat a whole lot of hers…though she ate all the sausage. Skip and I dove into hers and he did a good job at polishing most of it off. I nibbled a bit at some of it, but when we left, most of her crescent was left…just no more room in our bellies to eat it all.
I was seated next to a door and about halfway through the meal they opened it and there was a patio out there with seating.
Before we left, I went out and took a couple of pictures.
After you pick up your condiments you wait for a TM to seat you. There seemed to be confusion with this, even though we were told this a couple of times throughout the process, and several people would just walk in and try to seat themselves.
There also seemed to be a little confusion with the TM’s about doing this as well, but finally they saw us and took us to a table. For some reason we had a 4th member tagging along. There was a kid who was hanging around us when the TM came to get us, I think his family might’ve been getting condiments …and he sat down at our table. LOL! I told him that he was with the wrong family and he was embarrassed I’m sure and left to find his family.
Here is the food .
We placed our plates on the table and started eating…early on, I realized my plate has less food than Skip and Claire…..and then it hit me, I had the kids meal. LOL.. No big deal, Claire would’ve stole my extra sausage anyways, and I could eat any extras off her plate if I was still hungry.
I must say that cold butter beer is MUCH better than the frozen. I would get this again. It is still very sweet, but I could handle it much better.
I took a couple of pictures while eating.
Skip ran out of syrup and I noticed the boy at the next table wasn’t eating any, so I asked if we could have it and he quickly gave it to me. I think I scared him. LOL
I finished off my food, Skip finished his, and Claire didn’t eat a whole lot of hers…though she ate all the sausage. Skip and I dove into hers and he did a good job at polishing most of it off. I nibbled a bit at some of it, but when we left, most of her crescent was left…just no more room in our bellies to eat it all.
I was seated next to a door and about halfway through the meal they opened it and there was a patio out there with seating.
Before we left, I went out and took a couple of pictures.
The line for Forbidden Journey was now at 90 minutes. Remember those ropes I saw on the Jurassic Park Bridge a while Back…that was a queue for the ride and it was filling up quickly. I was amazed at how insanely busy it was today. And Universal seemed to be prepared for this. They seemed to know that today was going to be much busier and had set that queue up early on. It was never up the day before while we were there.
I wanted to ride it and so did Skip, but Claire did not. So the plan was for us to take turns and do the single rider line.
It was crazy around the line area, and I’m not sure where the single rider line starts. I didn’t look, I had another plan, and it would cut out a little time for me as well.
I went in through Filch’s Emporium and to the lockers. I put my bag in the locker and then went back to the line area that way. I cut across the line to the staircase and went up. That’s where the single riders go. I didn’t have to mess with all the other people waiting. Now the locker area is insane and not big enough for so many people, but I got through fairly quickly. Once you go up the stairs you have a very short line(you also miss most of the queue, so you won’t see all the great details). I walked straight through till a TM stopped me. I had to wait a few minutes and then she let the single riders go on through to the ride area. I was put in a vehicle immediately and the guy behind me in the single rider line was also put in the same one.
The ride was great again and before I knew it, I was done. It literally took about 8 minutes for me to do all this and ride it.
Skip and Claire had gone off to the Flight of the Hippogriff. They had just gotten off when I walked out as well. The line for that ride now read 30 minutes, so they hit it at a perfect time.
It was Skip’s turn now. I took his bag so he wouldn’t have to mess with the locker. I showed him where to go and Claire and I headed off. We were going to look in the shops.
We spotted the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students out performing. It was pretty busy in the area and hard to see, but I tried to get a couple of shots.
Claire was not impressed with this at all, and even though I tried to convince her to stay a bit longer, she wanted to move…..shopping is her kind of thing…..even if you don’t like it or need it…you should always buy something…right? LOL
I took a try at a few more window shots…they just do not come out well with all the reflections.
The area is really themed well.
Into the shops we went…WOW! These places are so small! Really, incredibly small!!!! It’s really hard to move around with all the shelves and people in there. Universal did not think this out very well.
We entered Zonkos and took a quick look around and Claire spotted her love immediately!
She chose a pink Pigmy Puff and we worked our way to the register. It’s not far, but you have to do a little zig-zagging around people. I did manage a few shots in there.
I took a try at a few more window shots…they just do not come out well with all the reflections.
The area is really themed well.
Into the shops we went…WOW! These places are so small! Really, incredibly small!!!! It’s really hard to move around with all the shelves and people in there. Universal did not think this out very well.
We entered Zonkos and took a quick look around and Claire spotted her love immediately!
She chose a pink Pigmy Puff and we worked our way to the register. It’s not far, but you have to do a little zig-zagging around people. I did manage a few shots in there.
Honeydukes connects to this store, so I got some shots if it as well.
We made it to the register and the girl asked Claire if she wanted to name her Pigmy Puff. She said they would announce it to the store. Claire got real shy and said no, she would name it later…and I forget what she ended up naming it…but it was something really stupid. LOL!....Oh wait… I think it’s “Snuggles”. Very original.
I was told later that they ring this bell when they do the naming ceremony. I wish I would’ve pushed Claire to do it.
Skip called and told us he was off and we told him where we were. I told him to work his way over and we would find him outside. We took a look around the store a bit, but again, it’s hard to enjoy it with it being so small and crowded.
I would’ve loved to buy one of these, or a chocolate frog…but the price tag was awful…something like $15.
The door to leave is just a regular single sized person door…And it was really hard to get out. People were pouring in and I just stood there waiting. Finally we kind of pushed our way out. You would think others would be happy to let someone leave and make a little more room in there.
We found Skip near the Three Broomsticks.
I think we might’ve made another visit to the Moaning Myrtle bathroom too.
We made it to the register and the girl asked Claire if she wanted to name her Pigmy Puff. She said they would announce it to the store. Claire got real shy and said no, she would name it later…and I forget what she ended up naming it…but it was something really stupid. LOL!....Oh wait… I think it’s “Snuggles”. Very original.
I was told later that they ring this bell when they do the naming ceremony. I wish I would’ve pushed Claire to do it.
Skip called and told us he was off and we told him where we were. I told him to work his way over and we would find him outside. We took a look around the store a bit, but again, it’s hard to enjoy it with it being so small and crowded.
I would’ve loved to buy one of these, or a chocolate frog…but the price tag was awful…something like $15.
The door to leave is just a regular single sized person door…And it was really hard to get out. People were pouring in and I just stood there waiting. Finally we kind of pushed our way out. You would think others would be happy to let someone leave and make a little more room in there.
We found Skip near the Three Broomsticks.
I think we might’ve made another visit to the Moaning Myrtle bathroom too.
A few more pictures and we said good bye to WWoHP.
Claire was ready for Seuss Landing again. I took a few shots on the way. I must admit, I didn’t do a good job with pictures here for a little while. I barely took any at all once we hit Seuss Landing.
I think we stopped and watched the fountain for a few minutes here.
I love this ATM!
Claire was ready for Seuss Landing again. I took a few shots on the way. I must admit, I didn’t do a good job with pictures here for a little while. I barely took any at all once we hit Seuss Landing.
I think we stopped and watched the fountain for a few minutes here.
I love this ATM!
joanna71985
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I'm pretty sure the shop sizes were decided by JK Rowling, not Universal
Yes they were...It just seems really unrealistic though. But I guess if they wanted the Harry Potter "World" they had to follow her rules.
I am guessing I must’ve just put my camera away for most of Seuss Landing.
We got in line for the High in the Sky Trolley again. Today they had both trains going, so the plan was to ask to ride the other one because I was given the tip that both trains are different. Skip decided to sit this one out.
The line was MUCH longer today.
So we waited….and waited…and waited some more.
We came to a point where we just didn’t move at all. Finally an announcement came on that there were technical difficulties and it would be running soon. We decided to wait it out. But it really was taking a long time. The announcement came on 2 more times. Skip called wondering where we were. I told him we were about to leave the line as it was broke down. Soon the decision was made. The lady behind us mentioned that there were teenage looking kids trying to fix it….that doesn’t really sound all that safe to me. And watching them, it became clear, that none of them knew what they were doing.
So several of us left the line…and as we walked out, we saw a train leave….go figure…. BUT as we were looking for Skip, we heard another announcement that again it was broke down and would be fixed soon. I think they ended up closing it completely for a while so someone who knew what they were doing could come and work on it.
I don’t remember where Skip was, but I think he was fairly close to the entrance.
Claire voted for Cat in the Hat again and again, todays line was much longer. We waited it out and when we boarded, the TM’s made a big fuss over Claire’s dress again today. She loves that.
They did tell her to hold on to her pigmy puff so he didn’t fly out during the spins.
We had another great ride, but I can only do that once…it’s a bit to “spinney” for me.
We decided it was time to head over to the Studios. IoA was just a tad too busy today. We left with intentions of coming back later…hopefully when it was less crowded.
As we headed to the front we saw this.
I think one of them made the comment that he looked so real…..well that’s because he is. I had seen pictures of good Ole Spidey on my friend Jeanne’s facebook page. He was sitting on a counter and she said he had moved and scared the beegeesus out of her.
As I was talking the 1st picture…Spidey moved and gave me another pose. Skip and Claire also just about jumped out of their skin. LOL
We got in line for the High in the Sky Trolley again. Today they had both trains going, so the plan was to ask to ride the other one because I was given the tip that both trains are different. Skip decided to sit this one out.
The line was MUCH longer today.
So we waited….and waited…and waited some more.
We came to a point where we just didn’t move at all. Finally an announcement came on that there were technical difficulties and it would be running soon. We decided to wait it out. But it really was taking a long time. The announcement came on 2 more times. Skip called wondering where we were. I told him we were about to leave the line as it was broke down. Soon the decision was made. The lady behind us mentioned that there were teenage looking kids trying to fix it….that doesn’t really sound all that safe to me. And watching them, it became clear, that none of them knew what they were doing.
So several of us left the line…and as we walked out, we saw a train leave….go figure…. BUT as we were looking for Skip, we heard another announcement that again it was broke down and would be fixed soon. I think they ended up closing it completely for a while so someone who knew what they were doing could come and work on it.
I don’t remember where Skip was, but I think he was fairly close to the entrance.
Claire voted for Cat in the Hat again and again, todays line was much longer. We waited it out and when we boarded, the TM’s made a big fuss over Claire’s dress again today. She loves that.
They did tell her to hold on to her pigmy puff so he didn’t fly out during the spins.
We had another great ride, but I can only do that once…it’s a bit to “spinney” for me.
We decided it was time to head over to the Studios. IoA was just a tad too busy today. We left with intentions of coming back later…hopefully when it was less crowded.
As we headed to the front we saw this.
I think one of them made the comment that he looked so real…..well that’s because he is. I had seen pictures of good Ole Spidey on my friend Jeanne’s facebook page. He was sitting on a counter and she said he had moved and scared the beegeesus out of her.
As I was talking the 1st picture…Spidey moved and gave me another pose. Skip and Claire also just about jumped out of their skin. LOL
