Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure

today I did the two Universal amusement parks. I thought I would have a tough time doing it, but with the help of a double priced, Express Ticket I was able to basically walk onto every attraction. My head is still spinning, and I rekong these rides are better than Disneys. My favorite was the Duelling Dragons. A roller coaster that has two carriages running simultanously, each going through about seven inversions. I went on it four times - I had to try out the front and back of each track. One was fire and the other water. I think I liked water better.

There was a part in the park where all the water rides were, and I can tell you that I got completely drenched. Not just a little wet, but soaked through to the skin. I was in the fron seat for Jurassic Park and I can't tell you how much water went up and splatted all over me, then I went on Dudley Do Rights Saw Falls and was in the last seat, which got most of the water in it ( a more intense version of Splash Mountain in Disney). I didn't go on the third water ride as i thought I was wet enough. it was one of those big tyre rides. But the best thing was you can get on a bridge over the riders and pay 25 cents to work a water canon and aim it at them. i could have spent all day doing this. it really bought the bad side out of me.

I filmed the whole Jaws ride, even though I don't think I was allowed to. I thought someone was going to take my film away. There was also The Mummy's Revenge. Another dark inside rollercoaster, more intense than the others. Earthquake and Twister were both good shows. And then there was The Hulk roller coaster. Wow, wow, wow. It gets throust up the incline where it starts off with a rolling inversion, then about another 7 inversions. So much to see and do, but i got it all done in one day. Tomorrow I am off to Tampa Bay and Busch's gardens Amusement park where they have a rollercoaster with a 200ft 90 degree drop. got to love Florida (except for the humidity, afternoon thunderstorms and the friggin' heat.

Bye for now.
Stephen