Cars Suite

Last night, we stayed in a Cars Suite at the Art of Animation Resort in Disney World. We stayed free courtesy of Disney, who is offering free stays all this summer to cast members in gratitude for working during the pandemic.

We rode the Skyliner over to the Caribbean Beach Resort, where we had dinner. The Art of Animation is a nice resort for young families.

It's mostly suite rooms, with well done theming and a nice pool. We had stayed there once before, back in 2013, but then we were in the Lion King area.

Velocicoaster

This week, Universal started annual passholder previews for its new roller coaster, Velocicoaster. Jennifer went with some friends on Monday. I attended this morning. Located in the Jurassic Park area of Islands of Adventure, this coaster is fast and has multiple inversions.

Besides thrills, it also has pretty good theming. There's video of the stars of Jurassic World giving safety instructions, and the queue goes through a velociraptor stable with animatronic dinosaurs.

Susan and I walked in through the Studios, and took the Harry Potter train to Islands of Adventure. We were only there a couple of hours; I would have loved to stay longer but most of the rides at Universal are too twisty or bumpy for Susan, and we had errands to run.