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We are thinking of taking a day to see Universal ...
I only have been to Emerils at City walk ..
Our son is 6 .. Is it worth it & is there a better side for him ?
Thanks
IOA has Seus Landing, a play are based on the Dr Seus books. My 2 teenage girls loved it, so I believe that a 6 year old would like it. Also, the Harry Potter experience may be open by the time that you go.
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There are pros for each side......I think they have a two park , one day pass.....you would have to check the site to be sure. You could go to one park in the morning and the other park in the afternoon. Both parks are fairly small. Depends on what kinds of things your son likes. My son loved Men in Black and that was on the Universal side.
Each side has it own kid place, in IOA they have Dr. Deuss Landing plus Spider-Man, Flying Unicorn (kids rollercoaster) and at Universal they have Curious George Play Area, they also have the Jimmy Neutron Ride, Barney, Men in Black, ET and The Simpsons ride. I think there's more things at Universal for the the whole family to enjoy, IOA is for more the thrill seekers.
There would probably be more to do at US, although there are some things at IOA as well. But he could probably do most everything at US. The things that come to my mind that he would probably like at Jimmy Neutron, Shrek 3D movie, Jaws, Men in Black, The Simpsons, ET, Woody Woodpecker Coaster, Animal Actors on Location live show, and Disaster. If he's adventurous you could add Terminator 3D, the Horror Make Up Show, and the Mummy coaster if he's tall enough. There is a sticky thread at the top of this forum that has the height requirements for attractions at both parks which might be helpful too.
I agree that he will have more to enjoy at US than IOA- though Seuss Landing and Cartoon Lagoon are really cute, Jurassic Park and Marvel Comics Island may be too intense for him. The Lost Continent right now is basically only Dueling Dragons as the rest is being remade to make for Harry Potter awesomeness. There is a 1 day, 2 park ticket, and if you want to see both parks in one day without wearing him out I would recommend the Express Plus pass if you can- its basically like Fast Pass to every ride, and you can move through the parks very quickly as you won't be waiting in line at practically every attraction. Definitely check out Woody Woodpeckers in US and Jimmy Neutron!! Hope this helps and have fun!
we are doing universal studios in dec becasue their is more family type rides. ioa is more of an adult park more coasters then family rides.
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this is a question to me is very hard because both sides have something for the kids . to me they are equaly leveled out . good luck
I agree, because Suess Landing is just a visual feast - looks like the books came to life! And I've always wanted to do the Pteradon Flyers, but it's reserved for the smaller ones, and we've never had any with us.
WOW also let me add to make it harder i remember on fridays i think they do a live slime time show from unerversal too . they have the whole kids area on the unerversal side . then on the ioa side i know about seuss landing dd loved it and had alot of fun.
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Each side has it own kid place, in IOA they have Dr. Deuss Landing plus Spider-Man, Flying Unicorn (kids rollercoaster) and at Universal they have Curious George Play Area, they also have the Jimmy Neutron Ride, Barney, Men in Black, ET and The Simpsons ride. I think there's more things at Universal for the the whole family to enjoy, IOA is for more the thrill seekers.
Hope this helps!
Flying Unicorn has been closed for a while now in order to prepare for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I loved that coaster, actually! LOL I highly recommend Seuss Landing at IOA and Woody Woodpecker's KidZone at USF. Those are 2 areas that your kids are sure to enjoy.
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I loved that coaster, actually! LOL I highly recommend Seuss Landing at IOA and Woody Woodpecker's KidZone at USF. Those are 2 areas that your kids are sure to enjoy. 
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