[a.k.a- Universal Studios :)]
So I have never read any of the Harry Potter books or seen any of the movies, and I must say that this little HP village was AMAZING. The creativity and the little details to everything were fascinating. Even though I couldn't ride the "most amazing ride ever"(The Forbidden Journey), I had a wonderful time walking around and taking pictures!
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| We pushed our way through the crowds and finally made it! |
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| Castle where the Forbidden Journey ride is. |
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| This was my favorite- the candy store! The colors were so cute and breath taking. |
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| A chocolate frog! |
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| This is one of my favorite pics! |
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| Lots and lots of cotton candy! |
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| The toy store. |
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| Three Broomsticks- the restaurant. |
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| The famous Butter Beer. Yes, it is non-alcoholic. It tastes like a more sugary cream soda! |
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| Doesn't the snow look real?! |
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| Oh, just the ceiling in one of the waiting areas. |
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| Marty's favorite roller coaster of the entire trip! |
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| Katherine and I pretended that we had just gotten off the ride. |
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| They really did just get off the ride. |
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| The Owl Post Office where I couldn't find any postcards. Just TONS of broomsticks! |
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| These were "flying". |
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| P.S.- Happy St. Patty's Day! |
Travel Tips:
- If you are among the rest of the travelers that go to Universal Studios, you are basically going just for Harry Potter! The park opens around 8:00AM, so be prepared to get there BEFORE 8:00 to stand in line at the gates.
- We were told that HP is less crowded in the evenings.
- If you go to HP at the beginning of the week, we were told it is VERY crowded. So crowded in fact, that once you leave HP World they give you a ticket with a posted time for you to come back. No re-entry until then!
- Three Broomsticks does not take reservations. So if you want to eat there, stand in line right when you get there. It starts serving the full menu at 10:00AM, but there will definitely be a long line to wait in then!
- HP World definitely got more crowded the later we were there, so be prepared to even stand in lines to get in to the stores!
- We arrived to HP early enough that we did not have to purchase the Express Passes that Universal sells. (An extra $25.99 on slow park times, but $60.00 when we were there!)
- Get in the single lines at The Forbidden Journey ride. My family got in within 20 minutes, even though the regular wait was 60 minutes!
- As for the rest of Universal Adventure Land, if you don't ride roller coasters, this is not the park for you!
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Jonathan and I are SO envious that you got to go here! I think it says a lot that a non-HP fan enjoyed it so much. Are you going to read/watch it now?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm not sure about that but it would have been nice to know what some of the little touches meant throughout the village!
ReplyDeleteYou need to read or watch HP! Awesome pics!! I want to go.
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