I have always wanted to go to Universal Studios! We paid extra for preferred parking because it was pouring rain!
I had pre-purchased the tickets online so we HAD to go. We were drenched before we even got to the gate. I had a hooded jacket but Robert did not so we stopped in the gift shop where the had the handy rain ponchos with hoods. We looked like dorks but we were dry!

Shrek 4-D

This was so fun! We were instructed to pick up glasses on our way into a theater. We were able to sit front row and center. I wasn’t sure what to expect so I feel this BAM and thought someone behind me had hit my seat very hard, I screamed and spun around and then realized that the movie was starting and it was part of the show!
Each time Donkey sneezed, water (I hope) sprayed out and hit us in the face. It was hilarious and we laughed all the way through the show.

Back Lot Tour

We both agreed that this was the best part of Universal Studios. Although we had to wait in line for 45 minutes, it was well worth it. It did stop raining while we were on the tour so that was nice.

We saw King Kong, The Bates Motel, lot’s of city streets made of styrofoam that looked so real, and so much more.

When we got to the Jaws set, I scared the entire tour by screaming bloody murder when Jaws surfaced right next to me. On the video you can hear roaring laughter I was pissed because I didn’t get a picture because I was screaming and I honestly almost reached for my inhaler! lol I also screamed when we were going thru the Jurassic Park set and one of those mean little dinosaurs jumped out right beside me. I guess I had the best seat on the trolley.

It rained off and on and finally stopped for the final time when we were inside the Terminator 2: 3-D which was great also!

When we exited the Terminator, there was a huge rainbow which we got a picture of. It is a cool picture because it looks like the rainbow is going into a huge coke bottle.

We were cold, wet and tired. I couldn’t wait to get back to the hotel and take a hot shower. We were sleeping by 10.

We got up on Sunday and drove up the coast along Pacific Coast Highway. It is always beautiful. We stopped at Laguna Beach to eat and shop at an outside art show.

I hated to head back to the valley but dammit, Robert just HAD to go to work. : )

Our pictures of Universal Studios can be seen here

Our Queen Mary Experience