Florida Trip - Day 2 - 2/24/12

The second day of our Universal Orlando trip started with us sleeping in, getting free breakfast at the hotel, and then leaving for the park.  We arrived at about 11:30 and parked the car.  The walk to the actual park isn't that bad, it takes about 10 minutes.  It was absolutely gorgeous weather, 88 degrees, sunny, and breezy.

 

After briefly checking out CityWalk, we headed for Island of  Adventure.

 We bee-lined through Seuss Landing and The Lost Continent ...

And finally saw the entrance to Thw Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

This place is AMAZING!!!!
Just take a look at the many, many pictures ...

 

We went to The Three Broomsticks for lunch ... I has Cornish Pasties and my sister had the Shephard's Pie.  And of course, we got Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice.  It was actually some of the best "theme park" food I've had ...

 After lunch, we explored the world and it did not disappoint ...

We waited in line for Ollivander's Wand Shop where they do a little scene and pick out a wand for one of the kids ...

 We then went to do the Forbidden Journey ride but the line was really long due to a fire alarm going off or something like that.  We went to do The Flight of the Hippogriff ride instead.  I cannot handle roller coasters so we skipped the Double Dragon Challenge.

 

We finally got in line for the Forbidden Journey ride that is "inside" the castle.  Now, I mentioned that I am afraid of roller coasters and I had no idea what to expect from this ride so I enjoyed the line and then shut my eyes for the whole ride and missed pretty much everything.  More on this Day 3 ...

The line for the ride is great, it takes you through various parts of Hogwarts while you wait.

 After the ride, I calmed my nerves with another Butterbeer.  These are non-alcoholic drinks you can get cold or frozen.  It tastes like a mix if ginger ale and cream soda with an ice cream topping.  They're very good.

We sadly left Hogsmeade and found ourselves in Jurassic Park, Toon Lagoon, and Marvel Comic.  We attempted to go on more rides but one broke down while we were in line and the other broke down while we were halfway through!

 

 

 

We ended the night by going to Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville

We both took home souvenir glasses and left stuffed!  After the short ride back to the hotel, we crashed and got sleep for the next day at Universal Orlando!