Universal Studios

Pops bought us annual passes to Universal Studios so we all went together. The place basically hasn't changed since high school, albeit the new rides/shows. I was disppointed to see that they did away with the ET ride though!! Booooo that! The Mummy ride wasn't all that great; Magic Mountain definitely has better roller coaster rides! The Shrek 4-D show was funny as heck though; my lil'sis looooooved it! :P

One great thing about Universal is the "Child Switch" method. This allows one person to remain with the child, while the rest of the party rides, then switches places so the remaining adult can ride as well. There's no waiting time; the person immediately cuts into front of the line to ride. That got me thinking then. Why don't people abuse this method then...or do they? Employees don't check whether you have a child in the party or not; anyone can walk through the "Child Switch" door. Universal has this for all the major rides (i.e. The Mummy, Jurassic Park, and Back to the Future), which considerably cuts down on the waiting time.

Here are some pix from our outing:

My lil'sis and I


Crash Site from War of the Worlds


Awww...such a cutie!!