Alexsandra
Ready for the next adventure
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- Feb 23, 2011
After the kids' watery adventure, we walked by a theatre with a show called "Animal Actors on Location" which was just about to start. We decided to give it a try. The kids love animals and I was anxious to get out of the sun. It was in an outdoor theatre but at least it was covered. This is a live show featuring an array of different animals such as dogs, birds, and even a pig performing tricks to entertain the audience. During the show they take an audience volunteer to participate in some of the sketches. This show feels a little too rehearsed and looses the "awe" moments that you get at Disney's "Flights of Wonder". The show is "cute" at best and the kids found it remotely entertaining. I doN,t think it would be worth seeing if not accompanied by young children as the show seems geared towards them.
I forgot to take picture so I shared this one that I found on the web.
We headed to "E.T." next. This is a really old ride and even if it was entertaining I found that it show its age. Here you ride on a bicycle for 4 ridders and you lift up into the sky with E.T. as your pilot. You then soar to the skies and over to E.T.'s planet. The ride reminds me a little of WDW's Peter Pan attraction where you soar over Neverland, but instead here you soar over an E.T.' colourful alien planet. The kids liked this ride and I still think it has something nostalgic about it so its a keeper. Sorry I could not take pictures on the ride.
After we headed into the Sponge Bob store which is filled with fun life size props and some pretty cool merchandise. The kids love Sponge Bob and it was a fun store to visit.
Sponge Bob's living room
Jellyfish lamps.
Cool Sponge Bob merchandise
YA, I don,t think so!
Hey look Sponge Bob swim trunks! Too cute!
When we came out, we decided to go reserve our seats to watch the afternoon parade. My little one was feeling tired so he decided to sit in his stroller while we all sat on the sidewalk. And low and behold as soon as the parade started, the little one had fallen asleep. It is kind of like a running joke. No matter what time of day, if there is a parade, the younger kid falls asleep.
First, Gru and his Minions.
Hey look it's the World Greatest Villain, Vector! Or maybe not!
Let's not forget Spong Bob and his underwater buddies!
Dancing fish?
There is the easter rabbit from the movie "Hop"
Diego and his jungle friends. Where's Dora?
Diego's car
The parade was actually quite fun and DS7 enjoyed it greatly. After the parade we went to grab an iced coffee at Starbucks while DS7 enjoyed a blue slushy. We sat outside on a little table people watching and relaxing while my DS4 slept in his stroller. When he woke up, we put it to a family vote on what to try next. We all decided to go on Transformers Ride again. Yay!
But first a quick stop to see Optimus Prime!
We rode Transformers again and loved every second. Then we scoured the store for cool souvenirs. Everything was so overpriced in that store that we decided not to buy anything. The boys were disappointed but they also understood. DS7 contended himself with a picture with "Bumblebee's" Head.
Then we headed to "Twister" which is a really cool attraction that simulates what a real twister would feel like. You first watch a pre show about Twisters where you get to see some footage of real twisters and the damage they have left behind. Next you enter a room which looked like a replica of the town in the movie "Twister". Then you see the storm clouds gather in the distance, followed by a rain storm and strong winds picking up speed. Then you get to experience the full impact of the Tornado. You feel the ground shake under you, the violent winds ripping out electrical poles and see the eye of the Tornado. The kids absolutely loved it, especially the part where a cow flies by. It was quite scary so I held DS4 in my arms in case he got spooked. At first he was a little scared but when he realized that it was fake and this was just a simulation he relaxed and enjoyed the show.
Next we went to see "Shrek 4D". In all honesty, this was my least favourite attraction of all. It was not terrible per say but it just feel short for me. The story is a sequel to Shrek 3D with interactive in-theatre effect. I guess it is because I can't help comparing it to WDW 3D interactive shows such as "Philarmagic", "A Bug's Life" or "The Muppets 3D" which are all ten times better than "Shrek 4D".
After Shrek, we decided to call it quits. We walked back to our report for a quick shower and to get changed. After our showers we were all tired and did not really feel like going back out but the kids still had not had supper and we wanted to check out Universal's City Walk. We walked back to the area and decided to eat at Bumba Gump's Shrimp. There was a long line up but nobody seemed to mind waiting. There were complimentary hoola hoops for the kids to use and kep my kids distracted while we waited. After 20 min. our name was called and we headed into the restaurant. The restaurant is based on the beloved movie "Forrest Gump" and offered tons of great seafood at reasonable prices. We ordered our drinks and told the waiter about our son's food allergy. We gave our orders and he notified the chef. Our food was really good and the kids loved their popcorn shrimp!
Shrimp 3 ways
Amazing keylime pie!
After that we headed straight back to the hotel and hit the sack. We were totally burnt!
Up next, Day 7: IOA
I forgot to take picture so I shared this one that I found on the web.
We headed to "E.T." next. This is a really old ride and even if it was entertaining I found that it show its age. Here you ride on a bicycle for 4 ridders and you lift up into the sky with E.T. as your pilot. You then soar to the skies and over to E.T.'s planet. The ride reminds me a little of WDW's Peter Pan attraction where you soar over Neverland, but instead here you soar over an E.T.' colourful alien planet. The kids liked this ride and I still think it has something nostalgic about it so its a keeper. Sorry I could not take pictures on the ride.
After we headed into the Sponge Bob store which is filled with fun life size props and some pretty cool merchandise. The kids love Sponge Bob and it was a fun store to visit.
Sponge Bob's living room
Jellyfish lamps.
Cool Sponge Bob merchandise
YA, I don,t think so!
Hey look Sponge Bob swim trunks! Too cute!
When we came out, we decided to go reserve our seats to watch the afternoon parade. My little one was feeling tired so he decided to sit in his stroller while we all sat on the sidewalk. And low and behold as soon as the parade started, the little one had fallen asleep. It is kind of like a running joke. No matter what time of day, if there is a parade, the younger kid falls asleep.
First, Gru and his Minions.
Hey look it's the World Greatest Villain, Vector! Or maybe not!
Let's not forget Spong Bob and his underwater buddies!
Dancing fish?
There is the easter rabbit from the movie "Hop"
Diego and his jungle friends. Where's Dora?
Diego's car
The parade was actually quite fun and DS7 enjoyed it greatly. After the parade we went to grab an iced coffee at Starbucks while DS7 enjoyed a blue slushy. We sat outside on a little table people watching and relaxing while my DS4 slept in his stroller. When he woke up, we put it to a family vote on what to try next. We all decided to go on Transformers Ride again. Yay!
But first a quick stop to see Optimus Prime!
We rode Transformers again and loved every second. Then we scoured the store for cool souvenirs. Everything was so overpriced in that store that we decided not to buy anything. The boys were disappointed but they also understood. DS7 contended himself with a picture with "Bumblebee's" Head.
Then we headed to "Twister" which is a really cool attraction that simulates what a real twister would feel like. You first watch a pre show about Twisters where you get to see some footage of real twisters and the damage they have left behind. Next you enter a room which looked like a replica of the town in the movie "Twister". Then you see the storm clouds gather in the distance, followed by a rain storm and strong winds picking up speed. Then you get to experience the full impact of the Tornado. You feel the ground shake under you, the violent winds ripping out electrical poles and see the eye of the Tornado. The kids absolutely loved it, especially the part where a cow flies by. It was quite scary so I held DS4 in my arms in case he got spooked. At first he was a little scared but when he realized that it was fake and this was just a simulation he relaxed and enjoyed the show.
Next we went to see "Shrek 4D". In all honesty, this was my least favourite attraction of all. It was not terrible per say but it just feel short for me. The story is a sequel to Shrek 3D with interactive in-theatre effect. I guess it is because I can't help comparing it to WDW 3D interactive shows such as "Philarmagic", "A Bug's Life" or "The Muppets 3D" which are all ten times better than "Shrek 4D".
After Shrek, we decided to call it quits. We walked back to our report for a quick shower and to get changed. After our showers we were all tired and did not really feel like going back out but the kids still had not had supper and we wanted to check out Universal's City Walk. We walked back to the area and decided to eat at Bumba Gump's Shrimp. There was a long line up but nobody seemed to mind waiting. There were complimentary hoola hoops for the kids to use and kep my kids distracted while we waited. After 20 min. our name was called and we headed into the restaurant. The restaurant is based on the beloved movie "Forrest Gump" and offered tons of great seafood at reasonable prices. We ordered our drinks and told the waiter about our son's food allergy. We gave our orders and he notified the chef. Our food was really good and the kids loved their popcorn shrimp!
Shrimp 3 ways
Amazing keylime pie!
After that we headed straight back to the hotel and hit the sack. We were totally burnt!
Up next, Day 7: IOA
Plus I got all my ADR booked.
so if you stick with day 7 then everyone may be eating chips and salsa at La Hacienda lol! Don't skip B&C though! I love their food and of course their ice cream 
...so hard to decide!
and so we decided to head to another area of the park. I had read a few touring plans before leaving for my trip so I knew that we should head to "Spiderman" Next. On the way to Marvel Land, we took advantage of all the cool stuff we found crossing the park.
