by
unpolished-diamond-x
@ 21/06/2008 - 21:48:11
Wednesday 11th June
Went to Universal Studios today.It was fantastic!

First we went on the new Simpsons ride,which they knocked down Back To The Future for.

Was good though nothing special.And not worth the hype made about it.
Then we watched the Fear Factor Live show.Was ok but the presenters were too cheesy and the challenges weren't anywhere near as good as those you'd find on any episode of the show.
Next we toddled onto the Men In Black ride.Was fun although the machines counting how many aliens you'd shot were broken so we didn't get our actual scores.

That's the flying saucers outside the MIB ride btw.
After that we went on Jaws.It was excellent and I still got frights when the shark came out of the water,even though I know when it comes up.The queue was short and I love how the staff,even though they're just operating a ride all day,are so enthusiastic and cheery.You wouldn't find that anywhere in this country.In this country it would be some spot-faced teenager sour-puss operating it and not even talking to you.

Next we watched the show Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue.It showcased all of the classic Universal Monsters in a spectacle of rock music and pyrotechnics. Was pretty good,if slightly cheesy.
Next we went on the ride that replaced earthquake,Disaster.Was the same ride but a different pre-show that got the audience involved with making a movie called 'Disaster'.Which they showed you the trailer for at the end of the ride,including your reactions on the actual ride.Was pretty good.
By this time we were in the New York section of the park so we stopped for a refreshing frappacino at Starbucks and then my dad and brother went on The Mummy ride whilst my mum and I took a look at the New York scenery.


When my dad and martin came out of The Mummy we all went on Twister.Not overly impressive,though better than I remembered so I must have found it really rubbish last time.
After that we went into Shrek 4D,which was better than I remembered it being,before walking back round to the Hollywood section of the park.

Here we went on the Terminator 3D thing,which I still didn't like. [3D is NOT my thing]. We also watched a Hollywood Horror Make-Up show which was both hilarious and interesting.It was a definate highlight of the day.
Last,but not least as I love this ride,we done ET.No queueing for an hour this time to get on,we just walked straight onto our bicycles and flew ET back home 
Then it was time to leave to go for dinner and go home.
Overall another great day as we got on all the rides and seen all the shows with no waiting for ages this time. 10/10
