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Sights & Sounds Of Diagon Alley In Universal Studios Orlando Florida

Hidden Inside the boundaries of Universal Orlando, there is a place that is as magical as they come. Muggles may not recognize it or be able to find it, but those who are young wizards at heart may very easily find themselves in a place where their magic will come to life with the right wand. This place is known widely by Harry Potter fans as Diagon Alley. If you are a fan of the movies and want to experience

November 19, 2019 No Comments

Universal Studios

Where Can You Do A Meet & Greet With Shrek?

In the swamp… Kidding, you don’t have to drag yourself out into the bug infested swamps of Florida to do a meet and greet with Shrek and other cast members. You just have to book a trip to Orlando, Florida and purchase a ticket to Universal Studios. It’s that simple and no nasty swamp trips needed. Well, if you are that intent on going into the swamp, I’m sure you’ll find one to fit your needs in Florida somewhere? Universal

October 27, 2019 No Comments

Disney World

Disney Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge At Night Is Full Of Epic Visuals You Must See And Experience.

We didn’t get to see the new addition to Disney’s Hollywood Studios In Orlando, Florida before it opened to the public, but luckily we were down in Orlando and got to experience The Newest addition to the park Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge on opening night. Although the new Star Wars themed park is amazing during the daytime, the park takes on a life of it’s own as soon as the sun goes down. It’s visually amazing, and the beauty is

October 24, 2019 No Comments

Cedar Point

Theme Park Visitor Nightmare, Cedar Point Turns People Away, Operates At Full Capacity.

On this day the 19th of October, we’ve participated in something I thought I would never see happen with any Theme Park. It was frustrating and really did light the anger fire underneath us. In the 25+ years of going to Cedar Point, I have NEVER seen a scene like we saw today as we tried to make it to the 2nd to the last day of operation for the 2019 season at Cedar Point. We failed! We left Michigan

October 20, 2019 No Comments

Universal Studios

Take A Photo With Transformers Megatron In Person While You Visit Universal Studios Florida.

One of the most annoying, but yet Iconic Transformers villain Megatron is a available to see live on a daily basis in Universal Studios Florida. Although he is a villain in the Transformers Franchise, he’s still one of the most familiar Transformers there is. Once I found out that you can actually meet and greet Megatron of the Transformers in Universal Studios, I was a little excited. Even though he’s a villain and you grow to hate him in the

October 19, 2019 No Comments

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review Of Residence Inn By Marriott Orlando At Seaworld

Right out of the gate I am going to quickly disclose that the Residence Inn By Marriott Orlando At Seaworld has been our Go to Hotel during our last three trips to the Great State of Florida and the Great City Of Orlando. When we do go to Orlando, of course our main targets are the major theme parks in the area. Although we would love to stay on the resorts themselves, we have an issue we normally run into

October 18, 2019 No Comments

Universal Studios

Meet & Greet Optimus Prime Of The Transformers In Florida

Optimus Prime is one of my favorite Transformers, so when I found out I could actually see him and meet the fictional character I was super excited. You don’t get many opportunities to see a Character like this one, so needless to say this was an excited opportunity for me. Before I arrived I was a little curious to how Universal Studio’s was going to portray this Alien beast to which is suppose to look like a giant mechanical figure

October 18, 2019 No Comments

Universal Studios

Watch Transformers Bumblebee Interact With Crowd At Universal Studios Florida

Bumblebee is one of the most popular Transformers characters there is. Would it not be cool to be able to interact with him in person? Of course it would and thanks to the folks at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, you and your family can do just that. All you need to do is go and visit Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Once you arrive head to the alley right next to the Transformers ride and check for showtimes on

October 5, 2019 No Comments

Disney World

Disney Avatar Na’vi River Journey Ride POV Animal Kingdom

Anyone that is close to me or that follows me knows that I am a huge Avatar fan. That whole movie just blew me a way. I actually saw the first Avatar once on the original version in the theater and then 5 more times in 3D on the big screen. The world, the story, the visuals, especially in 3D was spectacular. Pandora is a beautiful place that almost everyone who saw the move felt it would be amazing to

September 24, 2019 No Comments

Disney World

Disney World’s Epcot Test Track Ride POV

This was one ride my daughter was most excited to ride. I was less excited as I had some anxiety of if I was going to fit on the ride or not. As you know a common thing Plus size people deal with when visiting any theme park. I should no better. Like I said before Disney does a great job on accommodating larger guests. I am happy to say that this ride accommodated me with extra room. You essentially

September 9, 2019 No Comments

Theme Park Rides

Skull Island: Reign Of Kong Ride POV Universal Studios Orlando, Florida

Not going to lie, I was originally really excited for this one when it first came out as I’m a very big Kong fan. I’ve been a fan ever since I was a child. Something about Godzilla and Kong just got me excited. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for something Godzilla to pop up on the map, but at least we have the ride and possibly, a new Kong vs Godzilla movie coming soon in theaters. Every time I visit

September 8, 2019 1 Comment

Hotel Reviews

Official Hotel Review & Horrible Experience At Country Inn & Suites In London, Kentucky!

This visit was a unique one for me. To be honest I have never experienced a place like this before. If it were not for the fact it was already near 11 pm and after driving 10 hours I would of asked for a refund and moved on to another hotel. Where do we begin. I’m not sure. I was pretty furious at times on this night. There were a few things that really got under my skin pretty quickly,

September 1, 2019 No Comments

Theme Park Food

Universal’s City Walk NBC Grill & Brew Restaurant Review

This particular restaurant isn’t located in any park, but it still does fit the requirement for our team at Big Theme Parks to do a review. The NBC Grill & Brew is located in Universal’s City Walk and is located just out of the Gates of Universal Studios Florida. We hit the restaurant just before noon, right before the lunch rush came in. The wasn’t a wait to be seated for us, but I have passed by and seen a

August 31, 2019 No Comments

Theme Park Food

Universal’s Studios Classic Monsters Cafe Food Review

This particular cafe has a little history with us. Particular it was one that we visited on our first few visits back in 2014 to the park, and one that we had the wonderful adventure with my wife’s mother who has passed a few years ago. Because of which it’s kind of got a little historical place in our lives, which is why we will visit this place on any trip we have to the park. After all the park

August 30, 2019 No Comments

Disney World

Will I Fit On Disney Epcot Rides?

I am not going to lie, but my experience with Disney World up to this point was not been great. The main reason is that we visited the park for the first time during spring break, which is something I will never do again. This issue of why it has not been a pleasant experience was of course has been mainly the people and the number of people who have been at the parks during our visits in March. Our

August 29, 2019 No Comments

Travel Planning

Can You Do Both Universal Studios And Islands Of Adventure In One Day?

There are many aspects to this question. Some of which will determine if you can or cannot do both parks inside one single day. The main question is what are things you want to get done? What would you constituent a successful and satisfying day inside Universal Orlando Theme parks? If the goal to get through both parks and ride as many rides as you can but with the expectation that you may not ride all of them, then yes,

August 28, 2019 No Comments