Day 4 – Island of Adventure

Following on from yesterday, today was the day to tackle the other Universal Park, the Island of Adventure. Today was an early admission day allowing hotel resort guests into the park an hour early. It is only sections of the park, namely World of Harry Potter and Jurassic Park.

I used the shuttle bus again today as this is the simplest way to get to the park. Today I made a conscious effort to drink more water after yesterday’s episode…This park seemed smaller than Universal Studios, and I only wanted to go on a few rides. I explored Harry Potter yesterday, so wasn’t much point in going again. Today appeared even busier!

The first ride of the day was Velocicoaster. There was a bit of a wait to get on, but as always, the queueing experience was second to none; they really immerse you in that ride’s theme, making waiting much better. They even had the two main characters from Jurassic World do a safety video which also was cool. This ride was AWESOME, easily my highlight of the holiday so far; it was fast, intense, and really fun!

After Velocicoaster, I felt the effects for a good 20 minutes, but I don’t regret it. It was an amazing ride! The next ride I hit was Skull Island – Reign of Kong, a special effect ride using 3D glasses; it was a fun ride, shame it was spoiled by screaming kids behind me. It makes me wonder why they went on it! It wasn’t even that scary!

Next up was The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, another special effect ride with 3D glasses, but it was fun and kept you on your feet! It is showing its age a little now, but it doesn’t stop it from being fun!

During the next few rides, I unleashed my inner child! There were several rides based on the stories from Dr Seuss; these rides were fun and chilled. The first ride I went on was Cat in the Hat, which is a ride explaining the story. In addition, it had a spinning section; this was quite fun!

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolly Train ride was next! This was a train ride around the part with a story added to it. It gave me some good views of the park! I know a bit childish of me, but it was fun nonetheless.

There were a few other rides I wanted to try, but it was too busy, and unfortunately, I couldn’t fit on some of the rides due to my height and weight due to the type of safety harness they use, which was a bit disappointing but there you go!

The final ride of the day was Poseidon’s Fury, a special effects tour of the mythical undersea temple where Poseidon is. This was a fun little show with impressive effects, worth going to if you ever get the chance!

After that, I was getting quite tired; it turns out I have walked about 14,550 steps just in the park; no wonder I am tired. So I decided to head back and grab lunch on the way. Today I had a Burger King from the Whopper bar, which was nice! I also grabbed some ice cream on the way back!

So that’s it for today, it wasn’t as busy as yesterday, but I still had fun, I enjoyed exploring Universal’s parks, and I am looking forward to seeing Disney next week to see how they compare. Disney has been the one thing I have been looking forward to the most for my trip! Tomorrow I will be heading to SeaWorld, so catch me tomorrow for another blog!