While most people went to Disney World during our family reunion days, we decided to go to Universal Studios! We had never been so we all were super excited!
We missed Katya on every family picture though!
We were there just right after they decorated the park for Christmas, so it was very festive! Robert was able to get us a fantastic deal with his military discount, so it was a lot cheaper than a regular rate for two days.
Look at this roller coaster behind us--yep...I went on that thing and survived. Once.
The Mummy was fun! It’s like the Indian Jones ride.
And of course, the famous shark.
Alex saving me-hehe.
We didn’t go on many rides at the actual Universal Studios part.
Saw the Harry Potter bus and all the British themed street and train station.
And we took a train to Island of Adventure, to Hogsmeade.
I know this is super cool but we didn’t stick around long enough to see it’s spitting fire. But it was an amazing looking street, so well done with a really cool atmosphere.
Souvenir shops were super cute but we hardly bought anything.
This us waiting for the train to go to Hogsmeade.
Train was actually a real train, with seats and all that but with fake scenery.
Rowing and tennis T-shirts-haha.
And finally we arrived.
Look how busy this area of the Island was, and that’s on a non-busy November day.
We ate lunch at the Three Broomsticks just as it started to pour! The food was pretty delicious!
One of the most iconic places at Universal Studios--and a fantastic ride:)
Getting some pictures done between all the rain.
We were not so lucky with the weather, but it did not stop us!
Mark in his favorite twirly ride.
Getting ready to leave the park after a long day of fun!
The following day was a bit chilly and rainy. The park was also closing earlier than usual because a storm was coming and the wind was picking up.
We tried to go on a few of our favorite rides...A LOT.
Alex and Mark went a few times on the Velocicoaster.
And Robert and I went on the Hagrid’s ride.
Oh yay, a picture of Alex and Mark going crazy in the rain on the roller coaster.
As you can see, the weather was turning worse. A couple of roller coasters (like Hulk) had to close because of the wind.
So that was our goodbye picture for the Universal Studios. In the rain.
We really liked it actually! It was fantastic for the age of our kid and we hope we can go back again!
Lyana.
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