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Welcome indeed!

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Now with added chocolate! Just in case I wasn't happy enough at this place

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And a Hard Rock. And boats!

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Let's start with the original

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It's still an ugly entrance street.

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And has the worst positioned ride ever. Not going to lie. This area needs work.

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Do still like this ride

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Woosh

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And Optimus is still warning us of something I'm sure

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They'll keep us safe though! :D

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The M.I.B will save us too

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San Francisco currently home to ZERO attractions.

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Do like this new viewpoint you can get too thanks to the Springfield expansion.

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Whilst we ignore KidZone here's Krusty!

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Home time already

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But I haven't been on The Mummy yet :(

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Ohh phew. It's the amazing Diagon Alley! New for my trip

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I'm glad this land has scared Disney. It is stunning. You can't see anything other than DA from it. Hidden paths, shows, endless shops, food, half of it is covered. And when the dragon roars 90% of people stop to get this shot. It is amazing. All lands need this level of detail and depth.

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Gringotts is stunning too. And the ride is great fun

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But I don't want to ruin it with photos. So we'll get the train to Hogwarts :) 

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And at Hogwarts we are!

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The key to Universal's current success.

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Fantastic Beasts

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And a hut to find them in

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Plus a castle for good measure!

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They also have this dinosaur place

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But more importantly, this lovely view

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It's such a beautiful park

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And now has another gorgeous thing to ogle at.

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It's so intimidating and awesome looking

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The queue line is creepy, the gates are amazing. It is a very good all round attraction. Could do with some tweaks in places but another start to finish ride with a brilliant queue.

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But again, don't want to ruin it with lots of photos. So here is Dudley Do Right.

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Yes this still exists

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And this looks awful. Especially now they've gone and done...

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THIS!

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Hulk is back in a modern techno way

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Sploosh

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Here's some sexy dusk shots

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Suess is still awesome for kids

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The entrance is also lovely

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Going to be interesting to see what the 3rd parks icon will be

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CityWalk is cool too

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And has a groovy mini golf

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Studios looks lovely at night (as does Islands but it closed too early each day on our trip)

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Universal just always feels so much more relaxed to Disney. Their current investments are great and show no sign of stopping. Yeah the parks have their faults, but are clearly being dealt with whilst the resort expands at rapid fire pace. To Disney, do compete. Competition makes this industry exciting, ride wars are what push the boundaries and it's great that Disney seem to be investing heavily with big new rides/lands again.

 

Till next time Universal!

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Matt 236

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Universal looks fab. 

 

How were the updates for Jimmy Fallon and Fast And Furious progresssing? Did you visit Wet N Wild as I hear it's closing this week? 

 

It's great to see a park put so much work into improving the whole park.

Mark9

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4/10. Photos would be improved if I could see every shed, the second to last photo with one next to Rip,Ride, Rockit is beautiful.

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