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You guys sure look like you are having a wonderful time in the wizarding world!! That cauldron cake looks I just have one question! What the heck is a cornish pasty?? Gosh, I wish we were stopping at USF!
Tara
A cornish pastie is a meat pie basically, its a flaky crust filled with a meat and veg filling. They were really good, but just a tad spicy.
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Just got all caught up!! Sounds like you guys had an amazing trip!
The cauldron cake looks yummy! YAY for the Forbidden Journey opening up!! .
Keep it coming. Cant wait to read more!
The cauldron cake WAS yummy! That ride is worth the price of admission it was that good lol.
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I had no idea the chocolate frogs were so big ~yikes!!!
Scottie could barely bite into it, we ended up taking it home and cutting it up with a knife!
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More great pictures! That Cauldron cake looked yummy
Scottie gave me a bite of it and it was the most wonderful thing! It was a moist chocolate cake filled with a chocolate mousse and then the bottom was coated in chocolate!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Lunch and the treats all look so !
We really enjoyed our lunch at the Three Broomsticks, and they had some really awesome choices, we just went with a light lunch.
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So glad that you got to ride the Forbidden Journey. There was so much in the candy shop that I wanted to buy, but we were out of money that day after I bought my scarf and a Gryffindor pin, and a Ravenclaw pin for Sarah (sister in law) because I promised I would get her something. I was bummed. I told David I would like to go back in a couple of years if we can manage it.
Omg, that candy shop was incredible!! We too wanted much more than what we got lol. We're hoping to go back in one to two years as well!
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Great updates! I'm glad you got to ride! Lunch looks like it was yummy! Are the pasties like meat pies? Love the photo with the butterbeer stash!
The pasties are meat pies exactly, and they were delicious! We had to do a stash photo, it should be required if you drink butterbeer lol!
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It sounds like you're really enjoying your time there.
We had a great time, but we didn't enjoy the rest of the park as well, the rides for the most part were too intense for scottie.
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The butterbeer sounds yummy! (I love butterscotch and shortbread cookies).
Glad you got to ride, it sounds awesome, and yo photos are great (almost makes me think I am there(ok wish I was there!).
Keep updating! More, more, more!
Sorry you had a migraine (I have them sometimes and they are killer)
Thanks! Butterbeer is Fantastic! I wish they would bottle it and sell it lol I would buy it in bulk lol. Migraines are definitely killer and mine have been coming more frequent lately, most likely due to stress. But what ya gonna do? lol
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I wanted to buy everything in the candy shop but couldn't justify it since I would just eat it, and we were running low on money. We missed the choir and the Durmstrang and Beaxbatons performances, but honestly we weren't really interested because we felt like there was so much other things to look at. Can you PM me the recipe for the adult version of Butterbeer? I am interested in trying it.
Did you know that the Universal website now sells Harry Potter merchandise from the park?? Yay, now to go e-shopping lol!
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Great update! That Chocolate frog is huge!!
It really was! It took him a whole week to finish it lol.
I want to thank you all so much for the prayers and pixies! Mom came through her angiogram fine, they said her heart muscle was strong and she had no blockage! The down side is they still don't know what is going on with her. She is always so weak and tired along with all her other symptoms. I am just hoping they find something soon!
And now.....on with the TR!!!
Finally, we were ready to head out to see the rest of Islands of Adventure. I grabbed a few more shots of the back of the castle...
and then it was into....Jurassic Park!
I loved this photo op, but Scottie was not getting any closer than he did lol.
First up was the Jurassic River Adventure, where you are going on a riverboat tour of Jurassic Park. (Think Splash Mountain with Dinosaurs lol)
Uh oh, that hydrasaur just knocked us off track!
We're heading into a hazardous area!
Seriously, this ride was so cool! I loved how scared we were at the end, just before you drop. The drop is a little bit higher than Splash Mountain though, and we just happened to get front row lol. Needless to say, we got soaked! Let me tell you, getting wet in already cold weather is NOT fun. Not only that, but we wore jeans lol. Yeah, we were a bit uncomfortable for the next few hours. Scottie didn't want to do any of the other rides in that area, so off we went by way of one more photo op....Scottie would NOT go near it lol!
The next area was a cartoon theme, but it seemed like all the rides there were water rides. We definitely didn't want to do any more water rides, so we headed past it to the next area which was Marvel comics. Scottie loved the theming in this one of course lol. He saw cyclops, from X-men.
And his absolute favorite X-man, Wolverine!
Then it was Spiderman.
Unfortunately, most of these rides were a bit much for Scottie, so I decided to call it a day and set up Mears pick up for 3:00pm. We kept walking and found Storm's Acceleration, which is kind of like the tea cups. So we rode that and since there was no line at all lol we did it again. I really really wanted to ride the Hulk coaster but Scottie said No Way! lol Maybe next time.... We headed out of the park and back to the pick up spot. Next stop, CBR for a rest before we headed for Hollywood Studios where we were to meet up with Mousetacular for a Fantasmic event! We got to the room and had a message that our package from Mousetacular was ready to pick up at the Front Desk. Now, I knew we were to meet up at 6:00pm so I figured we could take a break for a bit before we left. At 5:15 we headed outside where a friendly bell services member offered us a ride to the custom's house to get our package. We go in and head to the front desk to get our package. What do you mean, you don't have a package for me? I got the message that it was here. Oh no....nobody seems to know anything about it????
Looks like you had a great rest of the day at Islands of Adventure. Can't wait to hear what happens with the package!
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More great pictures from IoA!! Continued pixies for your Mom!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Great update! Sending more for you Mom!
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for you, your mom, & family!!
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for your Mom, Hope all is well. The Jurassic Park ride looks pretty cool! Ol my gosh! I hope ya'll get your package!!!!!
Firstly, thank you all for the pixies! Mom is still the same, she is so tired all the time and tired of feeling bad more than anything. We are hoping to get some answers from her doctor next week.
Secondly, we had a great time at the Universal Islands of Adventure! Although for us, half a day there is plenty of time lol.
And now, on with the updates!
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