We woke Saturday morning to raindrops falling on the pool cover. Luckily, the forecast wasn't calling for a washout. It would clear by noon. Mom and Dad were planning on staying in, to nurse Dad's foot back to health. We were headed to Universal Studios!
We arrived there around noon. The lines were long, and slow. It rained intermittently. It took over an hour (and more money than I care to admit), but we were finally passing through the gates.
I had last visited Universal about 20 years ago. Back then, there was one park. Now there are two: Islands of Adventure & Universal Studios. Not sure of the difference, we headed to Islands of Adventure.
We visited the worlds of Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Dr. Seuss, and various super heroes. We ate at a comics cafe and dodged raindrops. It was 5:30pm by the time we headed to the 'other side.' Yes, that was the Universal I remembered. With only an hour until closing, we rode ET (twice) & drank milkshakes, before seeing the 7pm fireworks show. A real rainbow even appeared in the sky before being swallowed by darkness.
By 7:15pm, we were headed to the car. It had been a long, expensive, day. We had fun! We would hit Hollywood Studios (formerly known as MGM) on Sunday. I was so glad we extended our vacation.
Here are a few pics of our day.
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