Universal Fun
Oh baby, Hot! Hot! Hot! Did I forget to mention how hot it
is here? If you haven’t read the previous Day 15 or Day 14 posts, please do. I
complain about the heat in those posts as well!
Universal Studios. Jeremy and I visited here on our first
vacation together back in 2002. It’s been awhile. Things have grown and parks
have split. Tickets have gotten more expensive. Instead of buying park hoppers
to visit all their parks, we chose to do one- Universal Studios. Isaac really
wanted to go on the Minion ride (thanks again to advertising on Nickelodeon!)
so we chose that park. Additionally, he loves Spongebob Squarepants, so double
bonus attending Universal Studios.
We got to park and within minutes of walking in we see the
90 minutes wait for Minions ride. We get in line that is totally outside and
HOT. Did I mention it was hot outside? Lol. Sweat dripping, Isaac begged for a
water. Jeremy was super dad and jumped out of line an hour into our wait and
brought back three drinks and a pretzel. Fast forward an hour later and in a
shade under two hours we were experiencing the one and only Minion ride. Olivia
said she didn’t like the 4-D experience and took off her glasses moments after
starting. Isaac loved it, but said he didn’t need to wait again in line. LOL. Good
buddy. Instead he chose Bob, the $30 plush, to take home. Yes, you read that
right. $30 for ANOTHER stuffed animal. (insert my rolling eyes!)
We spent the next few hours back in the kid land, complete
with character meet and greets that you can see in the picture below. The
kiddos loved it. Jeremy commented on how different this trip was than 2002!
Jeremy loved the Barney show- Not. We did enjoy anything in the AC though! 
Olivia and I really enjoyed the Men In Black ride because it
spun you around as you zapped aliens. Transformers ride was also a hit,
although Olivia took off her glasses so she wasn’t scared. Isaac giggled
throughout the entire ride trying to get away from the evil transformer. He
loved the screeching tires as our movable carts felt as if we were truly
speeding away. The parade was cute and I love the picture of Olivia and Edith
interacting. It was adorable. We are pretty sure that she wanted Olivia to come
out and dance with her, but her handler said no. Plus the characters loved
Isaac’s minion Bob. Too cute!
We ended the day with the craziest rollercoaster the park
had. The boys waited an hour in line and Olivia and I hung out in the AC
child/parent swap area. When the boys finished going on the ride, Isaac got to
ride back-to-back, as he got to go again with me! Great deal for me- an hour of
AC then an immediate rollercoaster ride. Sweet!
Leaving the park was the wildest part of the entire day.
Universal needs some lessons from Disney here. The parks all released at the
same time so thousands of people funneled out of the parks at the same time. It
was insane. We got an Uber and the kids were cashed out within minutes into the
ride. All-in-all another great day. 
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