Universal Studios 

(Where they make movies!!!)

Universal Studios (For more info on each ride put cursor over ride title and click on to view). Neale's & my favourite was the new Transformers ride.  It goes really fast while you are sitting still.  I closed my eyes for most of the first go so it was good to have time for a 2nd ride so I could look Megatron in the eye while he splashed water on me and it was nice to warm up from the bomb blast in our face!

 The Jurassic Park ride was just like the movie- one minute you are going along through a lovely tropical setting with herbivorous dinosaurs quietly munching their leaves and then chaos comes and those carnivorous dinosaurs come at you from every direction.  Aidan enjoyed it so much that at the end of the day he raced back on for one last ride by himself.

 Water World was a stage/stunt show.  Although the movie, Waterworld, was said to be a bit of a flop, Aidan had enjoyed the movie and so it was great to see how some of the sets were made. 

Studio Tour

 Wisteria Lane. The street set of Desperate Housewives.  Although not a viewer of the show, I really loved driving through a practical set where the scenes can be shot inside & out.  Plus these homes are so cute.  This one was being repainted when we were there.

 This is a scene from War of the Worlds.  The plane cost Universal a fair bit to buy from the plane company.  But it cost even more to bring it down to Universal on the freeway and blow up ready for filming.

 The animal actors put on a great show.  The lab from Marley & Me was the comedian.  The birds were graceful.  The cats were mischievous and the hamsters were too funny.  Made us miss our Biscuit & Lolly back home.

Aidan & Hayley really enjoyed the Mummy Ride and King Kong was part of the Studio tour and well done as a 3D show.

Universal Studios has always been a place I've wanted to visit.  The rides were great but, more so, I enjoyed hearing about how they make films, seeing the sets and being a part of it all.  It was always a selfish dream to want to be in the movies.  But I've had a bigger dream fulfilled- 

Having a loving family who enjoy being together, laughing together and screaming our heads off together on the rides! (Or maybe they enjoyed laughing together about me screaming my head off on the rides.)