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Thursday afternoon after Roscoes we went to Universal Studios.
Thursday afternoon after Roscoes we went to Universal Studios.
Perhaps because rain was
forecast (the forecast was wrong) it wasn’t crazy busy.
It’s obviously geared up for queues – sorry: lines – of up to an hour on the studio tour and all the rides, but the longest wait we had was under 10 minutes. Blair, who works at Universal (the studio not the park), says at the busiest times the tour is constant, and you can hardly cross the road on the lot for buses. It is not a cheap thing to do – £200 for a family. Someone’s making some cash.
It’s obviously geared up for queues – sorry: lines – of up to an hour on the studio tour and all the rides, but the longest wait we had was under 10 minutes. Blair, who works at Universal (the studio not the park), says at the busiest times the tour is constant, and you can hardly cross the road on the lot for buses. It is not a cheap thing to do – £200 for a family. Someone’s making some cash.
But it is
very slick and done with the panache you’d expect from Hollywood. There’s a 360
surround 3D King Kong vs T-Rex fight on the tour that is quite something else.
The studio
tour is very cool, with all the fake streets and sets.
This is the
Jumbo Jet crash site from Spielberg’s War of the Worlds on the backlot. They left
the whole set intact just for the tour. It’s an actual 747 they took to bits
and strewed everywhere. It’s incredible, even from a bus.
Then we went
on a few rides. The Mummy ride is a proper indoor rollercoaster in almost
complete darkness that Mads was NOT impressed with. Not sure she’s ready for roller coasters.
Bit of candy floss, she was fine.
Bit of candy floss, she was fine.
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