Universal Studios

On Thursday Susan and I took my mom to Universal Studios and met up with my sister and niece. We rode E.T. then watched the animal show, the monster make up show, and the Bourne Stunt show. I’d been wanting to watch the last show for a while; it was pretty amazing how they matched up live actors and partial sets with the giant video screen. The make up show is more silly than scary.

We also walked through the Tribute Store, which this visit featured decorations and merchandise from Jurassic Park. 

Between the animal show and E.T., the Kidzone area was walled off, as they are retheming the attractions there to more current properties. I figured we’d walk back to the Hogwarts Express and take that over to IOA, make a loop around that park, then finish up the Studios, but it didn’t work out that way. By the time we finished the shows, the wait for the Harry Potter train was almost an hour and it was getting hot, so we ate at the Leaky Cauldron and headed out.

Yesterday morning I took my mom to Animal Kingdom. We rode Kilimanjaro Safaris and the Wilderness Express, and watched the bird show. We then picked up my sister and niece, and I took them all to the airport.