Florida 2018 Part 5 of 6 - 11th - 26th May 2018

Our visits to Universal Orlando Resort.

Entering  Universal City walk.

 Recognize this Universal Studios logo?

The entrance to Universal Studios.

Islands of Adventures entrance.

Inside the Studios, where to first?

Lets start in the New York themed area.

First ride Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon from NBC's The Tonight Show a 3D motion simulator ride.

Some of the film set back streets.

In San Francisco next.

Fast and Furious Supercharged ride next.

Can you see the tram tracks?

King's Cross Station.  We must be back in London.

The Knight bus.

Dre Head, the animated shrunken head says I needed to go get a butterbeer.
We better head to the Leaky Cauldron.

The entrance to Diagon Alley behind the Leaky Cauldron.

 Inside the alley is an assortment of restaurants, shops, and other sights. All items on the Hogwarts school list can be bought in Diagon Alley.

Here's the  Quality Quidditch Supplies shop.

Every team shirt is in here.

I bought a golden snitch.

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes next.

Every joke item you could ever want.

Sugarplum’s Sweetshop - so many yummy things in here.

Gringotts Money Exchange.

Ollivander's Wand shop.

Gringott's Bank

Beneath the massive fire breathing dragon you can enter Gringotts bank.

Walking through the bank's grand marble lobby.

All the goblins are hard at work.

Next you journey deep underground through the cavern passageways on a multi dimensional ride.  On the way Harry, Ron and Hermoine help you to escape Voldemort and Bellatrix and escape back to Diagon Alley with the dragon.

Time to be brave and head down Knockturn Alley.

Borgin and Burkes.  The shop which specialises in Dark arts objects.

We made it back out of Diagon Alley.

Now we have our school supplies it's time to head to Hogwarts (Universal Islands Of Adventures)

Platform 9 3/4 to Hogsmeade Station.  Me disappearing through the wall.

 Waiting for the Hogwarts Express.

Here's Hedwig, Harry's owl waiting to be loaded onto the train.

Time to board the Hogwarts Express.

Here's our train compartment.




On the journey we got to see creatures and characters from the films.








We made it to Hogsmeade Station.




Time to explore Hogsmeade.








Zonko's joke shop.

Honeydukes sweet shop.  

There are loads of chocolate frogs in here.

Fizzing whizzbees.

How many owls can you see?

The Owl Post Office.

Dervish and Banges.

Watch out for this biting book.

Do you remember this book from the film?

Hog's Head and Three Broomsticks restaurant.

With the Hogwarts Express Train driver.

Time to head to school.

Hogwarts.

Time to ride Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey.

Through the corridors of Hogwarts school.

All of the portraits are talking to each other.

Dumbledore's office.

The fat lady and entrance to Gryffindor common room.

Time to soar above the castle grounds as we join Harry Potter and his friends on an unforgettable thrilling adventure.

I love this snowman and owl.

Riding flight of the Hippogriff.

Hold on tight!

Aargh!

Time to leave the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and explore the rest of The Islands of Adventures.

The Lost Continent - The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad.

Toon Lagoon.

Jurassic Park.


Back to Universal Studios.

Springfield - Home of the Simpsons.

The Simpsons ride.

Chief Wiggum.

That's one big doughnut!

The train from the Back to the Future film.

Woody Woodpecker.

Margo, Edith and Agnes from the Minions movies

Here's Gru.

How did I get to Hollywood?

Next it's time to meet the Penguins from the Madagascar movies.

Ninja penguins.

Mel's drive in diner.

The Scooby doo van.

Hello Kitty.

Watch out for Minions!

I found some.

Time for the Parade.

Getting the streets ready for the parade.

Universal's Superstar Parade.

 The Minions are first.

Look at the baby one at the back.

Vector Perkins the villain from Despicable Me.

SpongeBob SquarePants.

The Secret Life of Pets is next.

Duke and Max.

Chloe the cat.

Dora and Diego.

I love my time in the parks.


Time to explore some of Universal CityWalk.

The Voodoo Doughnut shop.

Hard Rock Cafe.

Surfing the waves!

The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium.

I love Universal Orlando Resort.