Islands of Adventure - Universal Studios

Islands of Adventure

While we were on our family trip to Orlando, Florida we went to the Island Of Adventures.  They have some amazing roller coasters here.  I could vividly remember them from when my parents brought me as a teenager. 

Dr. Seuss Land

When we got there we were not sure where to start out. We realized quickly that the kids would be unable to ride most of the rides so we headed over to Dr. Seuss land. Which is awesome!






The lines in this area were extremely long. But they were worth the wait because our 2 yr old could ride all of them.

Unfortunately, after being there all day it got dark quite early, so I do not have any other pictures of this park. While the kids and I waited in line for one ride in Dr. Seuss land my husband was able to go ride almost every other ride in the park. I had already been here before we got married and had rode all the big rides. He agreed with me that, The Hulk, is one of the best roller coasters of all time.

We ended the day by riding the Spider Man ride.  It is an awesome 3d ride.

Universal Studios - Orlando, Florida

For some time now we had been putting off going to Universal because our kids are not tall enough to enjoy a lot of the rides. But when you get free tickets who cares what they can ride.


My husband's squadron did the flyby for the Capitol One bowl game. Each of the guys were given two free 1 day tickets good for both parks. We were so excited when one guy decided not to go and gave us two more tickets which enabled our entire family to go for free!

Our kids got to meet a few characters and were able to ride more rides then I thought they would be able too. We started out with the ET ride, the Simpsons, and the Men in black ride.

Our two yr old was able to ride ET but not the other rides. The ET ride scared him a little bit.
Universal has the worst rider swap system ever. We had to all stand in line together. Then when it was our turn my husband rode the ride with our older kids while I waited in a separate area with Jonah. As you can imagine Jonah was mad that he didn't get to ride and cried a lot. We finally realized this system was just not going to work for us, so I took Jonah to the kid area.

We played in the Curious George area. This area is obviously mostly a water play area but since it was 30 degrees we couldn't do much. After avoiding the water we got to the back of the area which was neat. It was a two story play place where you gather up balls and then shoot them out or run them through tubes.



We also played in the woody wood pecker area.






Again, this is a large area, but a lot of this area was closed off because it normally somewhat of a water play place. It looked like it would be really neat if it was all open. We were able to enjoy certain sections of it.
After this did a few more attractions. The Shrek movie that was great, of course. The Twister, which I can not recommend for age 5 and under because you have to stand the whole time and it freaks the kids out. My husband and son rode the Mummy ride and apparently it was a fantastic ride.

Universal Studios military deal

1. ONE (1) FREE 2-PARK UNLIMITED ADMISSION TICKET OFFER – Valid for Active Duty (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard or Reservists) or Retired military service members with valid military photo ID. To receive this offer, please:

• Visit your nearest participating military base ticket office (ITT / ITR) to receive your free ticket. You will be asked to complete an Acknowledgment Form and sign the signature line on the free ticket.
• Once at Universal Orlando Resort, present your valid military photo ID at any theme park front gate ticket window to ACTIVATE your free ticket. Once activated, proceed to the turnstile for entry to Universal Studios and/or Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme parks.

2. SPECIALLY-DISCOUNTED 2-PARK UNLIMITED ADMISSION TICKET OFFER – Valid for family and friends. Tickets can be purchased by U.S. Active Duty and Retired military service members and/or familial dependents with the presentation of a valid military or dependent Photo ID. To receive this offer, please:

• Visit your nearest participating military base ticket office to purchase these specially priced tickets. You will be asked to present your valid military or dependent photo ID to purchase.
• Once at Universal Orlando Resort, holders of the specially priced companion tickets can proceed directly to Universal Studios and/or Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme parks turnstiles for entry.

MILITARY OFFER DETAILS
Universal Orlando’s Military Salute Free tickets can ONLY be obtained by active duty (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard or Reservists) or Retired military service members with valid military photo ID (a maximum of one (1) Free ticket per service member, regardless of where the ticket is obtained). Offer available through June 28, 2009. Visit a participating U.S. military base ticket office or the Shades of Green Resort in Orlando to receive an unactivated Military Salute Free ticket. The active duty or retired military service member must have the unactivated Free ticket then ACTIVATED at any front gate ticket window at either Universal Studios Florida or Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme parks on the first date of use. Military Salute Free tickets will only be ACTIVATED when presented by the service member to whom they are issued with a matching valid military photo ID.