I don’t even know where to start with this! I didn’t take as many pictures as I would have liked but I did take some! Also, left out are the ones where I look like an idiot or really chubby. Sorry guys, but that’s just not happening!
It stormed and rained off and on all week but never for too long. The plane got in at like midnight and by the time luggage was retrieved, car rented, checked into the timeshare and settled in it was about 4AM. Needless to say, we slept very late, but that night we decided to hit up Universal Studios: Island of Adventure.
Island of Adventure is awesome because it has the Hulk rollercoaster. It kicks every one of those sissy rides at Six Flags’ asses. When I went two years ago, boyfriend and I just got off it and were walking past it when we seen that some poor smuck’s phone must have fell out of thier pocket and smashed into a million peices. We then realized it was the same phone boyfriend had and oh…wait…it was boyfriend’s phone. We learned our lesson that year, hand off phones, sunglasses and wallets before riding the Hulk.

I also tried to sneak a peak of where they were building The Wizarding World of Harry Potter with no luck. I talked to some people who said they are redoing part of the Lost Continent and building up some not developed part of the park for it! I’m telling you now, I will be there when it opens in 2009.
We did the rest of Universal Studios that week in two half days which was great since we weren’t in the sun all day long. Things I don’t have pictures of are: Men in Black where I owned everyone killing aliens. I got insane shooting skills, watch out. We went on the Amity boat tours where Jaws popped out a few times and got the boat all wet. I proceed to walk around with a wet ass for a few hours. Always fun. E.T. of course, that scary little guy. The Jimmy Neutron ride bounced around so much, it made my boobs hurt. All these little kids were around and I’m grasping at my chest. Awesome, Victoria’s Secret needs to work on that.
How about a few pictures?

The Mummy which was a great ride too.

Visited Krustyland which was formerly Back to the Future.


Here is me and my future car. I pretty much need it in my life.

Disney World post coming up later this week!
41 Responses for "Florida recap (Universal Studios edition)"
Uhm. I need to go. Like. Now.
The Harry Potter theme park is going to be the greatest….thing….EVER. I will definitely be there right next to you in ‘09.
Looking at roller coaster pictures are enough to make me feel faint, but I’m glad you had fun!
My fiance’s sister works at Disney World, which means we get to go once a year… talk about an awesome perk!! Looking forward to hearing the highlights in your re-cap post
I feel a huge need to pack up and go right now!
Oooh that looks fun! And I’ll go with you when Harry Potter opens up.
I’ve never been there and I want to go so bad!
That sucks that your bf’s phone was smashed on the ground. Kinda funny though haha!
I’m glad you had a fun trip!
I LOVE the Hulk ride. So much fun! That and dueling dragons are my favorites. I’m also equally as excited about The Harry Potter world. Rumor has it, employees get in a few days before it opens, so I already made my friend (who plays Sarah Conner at the Terminator show) promise to take me. I’m so impressed with how secret they’ve kept it. Even living here I haven’t seen A THING!
I haven’t been to either park in a while and although the Krusty ride DOES look very cool, i’m still sad that they got rid of Back to the Future. Sigh. If they ever get rid of ET, i’m boycotting.
Glad you had fun in Universal!!
I’ve never been to Universal Studios, but looking at your pictures makes me miss Disney a great deal. I love roller coasters. Can’t wait to see your Disney pics!
I’ve never been to universal but it looks fun! I’m more of a disney girl :-) can’t wait for that part of the recap
looks like your trip was super fun!
The Back to the future ride isnt there anymore? THat makes me sad becuase that was my favorite ride there when I went, like, 10 years ago.
I’ll DEFINITELY be visiting Harry Potter World at some point! But I didn’t know Universal Studios was doing it…. I thought it was going to be its very own theme park.
Glad to hear you had a lot of fun!
OMG, I totally want to go on the HULK roller coaster. It looks awesome!
A pink car? Who would’ve dreamed you liked that???
Tres awesome! I so want to go now. I’d go to the one in LA except that it recently caught on fire, so I’m not sure if it’s open yet. That Hulk roller coaster looks familiar, for some reason. Is it a pretty big coaster? I road a coaster at Six Flags! Fiesta Texas a few years back that looks similar, only it was called The Boomerang because it went forward, then picked up the cars and then dropped you so you’d go backwards. it was awesome.
You’re totally getting me pumped for my trip there! Tomorrow morning, we fly!
And when did they put Krusty Land in?!?!?! I so want to go there!!!
I totally had the Harry Potter Park idea first, so I’m thinking of suing them for at least half…unless they let me be a park character?!?! Like Luna! Or Tonks (um, pre book 7, natch).
Great Car!!! :) I want one too.
I love how you discovered his obliterated phone. Worth it, though - that rollercoaster looks amazing!
Universal (FL) is awesome (CA kind of sucks). I need to go back.
okay i seriously need to visit the universal studios in florida, it puts the hollywood one to shame, haha.
Hulk is one of my faaaaaaavorite rides!! Where did you guys stay down here?? So glad you enjoyed your week off! :)
Roller coasters make me throw up on people.
It doesn’t win me any friends.
Trust me.
Holy hell that sounds like sooo MUCH fun! I’m way jealous. I love Harry Potter I want to go just because of that!
uhm. i am SO jealous. looks like soo much fun.
i want to go. NOW.
Krusty Land!
Did they have killer robots?
Ah that looks like so much fun. I wanna go!
You so do not look chubby. Im jealous of Krusty Land. Geesh.. I dont even think they had the teacups when I went to disney last :P
That looks like a lot of fun! The last time I was there was about 15 years ago. A lot has changed since then!
you have NO idea how excited i am about the harry potter amusement park.
fun! I haven’t been back to Florida (my homestate) in years. Have fun!!
Wow I need a vacation big time. The pictures are awesome. Love the Krustyland one and that roller coaster is huge. I’m scared of heights so I would have to “enjoy it” with my eyes closed.
It looks like SO MUCH FUN! I have not been in quite a few years, but one of my childhood friends works at the Disney Resort. Reading this makes me want to go even more!
thanks for the pics… when we went in 2000 they were building the MIB attraction, so never got to see it. The Back to the future one though, got me sick, even though we were in one room and just the car was moving I felt like I was on a coaster in the dark, not a good thing considering I am a wimp. Krustyland looks good too, hope to get back there again in a couple years. I couldn’t stomach the coaster, but my hubby loved it! looking forward to your Disney post, glad you had a good time!
ohh I miss FL! I loved that Hulk ride!
That sounds like an awesome week!
I LOVE Islands of Adventure.
But I must admit, my favorite ride is in Universal Studio’s oddly enough. Did you happen to go on The Mummy?
Greatest.Ride.Ever.
Did you ride the Spiderman ride at Universal? That is my favorite? I was just there last summer with work shooting a TV commercial. It was great.
First, that Hulk roller coaster looks like something that would make me pee myself.
Second, I had a cell phone casualty on a roller coaster too! It was my first cell phone and it had an awesome old school leopard print face plate. I was crushed when one of the amusement park staffers found my phone and returned it to me as a handful of plastic shards. I feel your boyfriend’s pain.
That is great that you had a good time away. It was rained when I was in Florida too.
A penny fell on my head from the Hulk roller coaster. Funny now but it wasn’t at the time.
I can’t wait until they open the HP part of the park, and hopefully when they do I will be able to go.
Sooooooo I don’t know if you know this about me….buuuut I’m kinda a harry potter fan girl…I want to go soooo bad when that opens! I listened to a podcast about what they might be putting into it..and got a little too excited! hahah
Looks like a great trip! I’m quite jealous! But I’ll post my cruise pics in December when it’s cold up north and not feel bad! hahah
I’m so upset that Harry Potter is opening a year after MissAlyndabear and I are going… I could cry.
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