Episode 61 - Orlando Review Part 2: Universal Studios Resort

Doug_Barnes

Here is Part 2 of the Orlando Trip Review. We discuss Islands of Adventure & Universal Studios in the Universal Studios Florida Resort.

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wazomike

great episode! this just got me even more psyched for my trip to orlando this summer. it's gonna be my third time to orlando but first time to universal. i can't wait!

Lee5

Glad you guys enjoyed Universal. I always found the Universal Orlando resort to be the best in Orlando. (Aside from EPCOT, which is my favorite overall park) If I had a day to spend doing something though, it would be at Universal Orlando, since everything is together, and I LOVE their CityWalk.

Doug_Barnes

Yeah, Universal Studios was the most shocking experience we had in Florida. The 2 parks along w/ CityWalk make up a spectacular resort; the best 1-2 combo in the Amusement Industry (that may change when the DCA transformation is complete Smile

). I wish I had more time there... oh well hopefully after Harry Potter opens we'll get the chance to go back.

e_tapley0687

I hate yall didn't get to experience IOA before the construction. That would've set it off perfect.

I do want to let yall know, yall aren't alone with the foggy lens on Spiderman lol. It's only happened to me once though.

Lee5

e_tapley0687

LMAO!!! Yea I have that bad. My accent isn't overly country... but you can tell I'm from Tennessee lol.

ZipperRules

You don't like the brakes on Incredible Hulk, and that doesn't bother me, but... on the Mummy ride, they have SPOILER

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the train stopping towards the end of the ride with the Mummy animatronic coming at you, and scaring people with fire, and then it starts again. However, that ending track to me is so wimpy in my opinion that I think it's just a horrible ending.

My first impression was that I didn't really like that ride, and that was because of the ending.

I tried it again, and I started to like it, but now I just think of it as a flaw to the ride. What I truly believe is that ride (the roller coaster) part is Runaway Mountain at Six Flags Over Texas, and that ride to me is so awesome. It's one continous roller coaster compared to this Mummy ride.

The only main differences are that Runaway Mountain is totally in the dark, and the lifthill on Runaway Mountain is by wheels that spin, and you go up the lifthill. These can be found on Vekoma kid coasters on their lifthills. For the Mummy, they use LIMs or LSMs to launch the riders up the lifthill.

Also, another difference even though it's not a big difference is that Runaway Mountain is a 12 person train. It's like 4 people in a car, 4 people in a car, and than another 4 people in a car where this is 4 people per 4 rows, and there are 16 people.

They are also both Premier rides.

A suggestion for the Walt Disney World podcast would be to do 2 parks one podcast, and 2 parks another podcast.