Okay, okay--Universal isn't exactly Disney, but we HAD to visit since we were so close. The kids have been wanting to do Harry Potter for years, so we took the opportunity and had a BLAST.
Spiderman ride! The kids thought this one was pretty neat.
Jurassic Park!
These kiddos were so cold, we sprung for a couple blankets. (I'm so glad we did! They came with us every single day to the parks and were a huge help keeping kiddos warm during the cold nights.)
We managed to lose this one for a few minutes while we were here. She hopped out of the stroller without us knowing and we just carried on our merry way until we stopped at our next ride and realized she wasn't with us. I turned around and retraced our steps to find her surrounded by a bunch of adults asking her about her mom and dad. So glad those kind people were looking out for her! She didn't seem too phased, but we definitely had a long talk about not getting out of the stroller without permission.
King Kong ride! This one is pretty great.
The rides all had parent swap options, so George and I got to take turns riding the rides. The coolest part is we could take two kids on with us for the second ride, so some of the kids got to ride twice.
Finally! Hogwarts!!
First stop was to get our magic wands! They came with maps of all the places you could cast spells, along with which spell to use.
If you did the motions just right with the wand, you could do "spells". Jude chose The Elder Wand.
Cole got Harry's wand.
Lily got Hermione's wand.
Lance got a custom wand. (And a Slytherin scarf.)
The Harry Potter rides were fun! There was a little Hippogriff coaster the kids really liked.
We started in Hogsmead and Hogwarts and got to ride the Hogwarts Express to the other park (aka Diagon Alley). Cole was excited to take his picture with the conductor.
Gringotts bank!
Knockturn Alley...
These animatronics were amazingly life-like.
Trying to stay warm! I think this was the coldest day!
One last ride before calling it a day.
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