IAAPA 2011 Day 9

After spending a great evening at Port Orleans...finally a river view, or whatever that black water is, off to Universal Orlando. Surprisingly, not crowded. Hit IOA running at 1030am. Started with Harry Potter, 20 min!, and then both Dragons, 8/10, and the Hippo, 7/10. 5 min. Seemed to be some serious lines for the magic shop. What is wrong with people?

Jurassic Park, 5 min, and then lunch at the Prehistoric Burgers overlooking the lake.Then to Ripsaw Falls, 10 min, and stupid loading and unloading. Why would any jumbo guest attempt to ride this? Why? Used that $5 haystack dryer, and off to Spiderman, with a 10 min wait, and some seemingly new effects. I rode this a year earlier, and stuff was missing. Then to Hulk, 5 min, 7/10. trains still need work.

Then to USF, started with ET, 10 min, and then Simpsons, 15 min. Then Men In Black, 15 min, and Jaws, 5 min. I am glad I hit this one.Then to Mummy 9/10, 10 min, and RRR, 6/10, 30 min. Still, those trains are rough. I forgot the hidden music codes. I will try them next time.

So I think we hit about 14 major rides, all in one day. We stopped to shop, get pictures, see the Blues Brothers, etc. I know there was a football game at the Citrus Bowl, but well, nothing was broke down, and foodservice was efficient. Overall, 9/10 visit!