Universal again, again

I have been able to go back to the Universal Studios parks a couple of times in the last month. Since I bought an annual pass I have made sure it has paid for itself a number of times over! I like Universal but it doesn't have the same feel as the Disney parks and because it has a lot more rollercoasters there are less rides I am comfortable doing there. Still I have managed to ride the Harry Potter ride heaps of times, as well as my favourite the Mummy ride (even though this is a rollercoaster it is indoors and totally awesomely themed!)
The last time I was there I ate at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade. I had the Cornish pasties and salad, which was actually pretty good, and of course finished off the meal with the obligatory frozen butterbeer!



The Three Broomsticks

 I then waited in line for an hour to visit Ollivander's Wand shop. Here they do a short (7 minute!) demonstration of how a wand 'selects' a child randomly picked from the audience. The inside of the shop is completely lined with wand boxes and stuff that moves when the selected kid tries out different wands. It was quite good but I will not be waiting in line in the hot sun for it again!

 After visiting Potterworld I went to Dr Suessland and met with the Cat in the Hat and Sam I Am. I watched a cute show they did and listened to one of the stories.

I was able to go around and do all the rides I wanted that I had not been on yet, like Men in Black (which was really cool) and see the shows I hadn't seen. The animal actors show was great, very clever dogs, cats, birds, and even an orangatang and a pig. The Monster Graveyard Review was also pretty good with the classic monsters (Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein etc) singing and dancing. They even did a number using an ACDC track!

All in all a fun couple of days. I hope you have a fun day too and Watch Your Step!

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