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- Islands of Adventure–The Lost Continent and Seuss Landing
  
  Posted at 8:52 am by taryngirl, on April 16, 2019
  
  So sorry I had to put this Universal trip report on hold! I had two very close trips and wanted to do the most recent first.
  
  1/7/19
  
  In my last Universal report, we were just leaving Hogsmeade and heading toward The Lost Continent and Seuss Landing.
  
  SO many great photo opportunities and perfect weather!
  
  This is Poseidon’s Fury. Here you can explore the ruins of his ancient temple in a special effects guided tour.
  
  I did ask if I could walk in to Mythos Restaurant to take some pictures, as I heard it was amazing!
  
  Another perspective of Poseidon’s Fury.
  
  Our main goal was to get to Seuss Landing because someone wanted the ginormous cotton candy.
  
  Here’s the entrance to this “land”:
  
  I had to go inside here and check out the sweet goodies!
  
  This donut though…think Simpsons! It was HUGE!
  
  Inside Honk Honkers:
  
  You can get this HUGE cotton candy for a reasonable price!
  
  I had been to Islands of Adventure before and never had the chance to ride The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride. Now was my chance! We did stand in line for about 20-25 minutes. These pictures were taken while I was on the ride.
  
  It was a really cute ride and it went a little bit faster than I was expecting!
  
  After this, we headed back to the Hogwarts Express Station to go over to Diagon Alley.
  
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- Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade
  
  Posted at 9:03 am by taryngirl, on February 25, 2019
  
  1/7/19
  
  We finished up our yummy lunch at Three Broomsticks and then took some time to explore Hogsmeade. The brave ones went to ride Forbidden Journey. I unfortunately can’t because of my motion sickness!
  
  The weather was just perfect!
  
  My first stop was Honeydukes! I couldn’t wait to see all of the sweet goodness!
  
  Many of the candies were consistent with the movie. Chocolate frogs, exploding bon bons, etc.
  
  They also had a case with many yummy treats! I was so full, I didn’t get anything. But so many things looked delicious and the line was long!
  
  Looking back, I regret not getting anything to eat for later!
  
  I went into all of the little shops. Everything was themed so wonderfully. It really felt like I was in the movie!
  
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- Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Three Broomsticks Lunch
  
  Posted at 8:08 pm by taryngirl, on February 4, 2019
  
  We continued on to Hogsmeade and headed straight for Three Broomsticks!
  
  We got there at a really good time. There actually is a queue outside so the cash register areas do not get too jammed, and so the doors are not blocked for those who are exiting. We luckily avoided this and walked right inside.
  Here’s a picture of the breakfast menu that they serve.
  And the lunch menu:
  We already knew we were all going to get The Great Feast! When getting the feast, you cannot use a quick service credit per person.
  Once you are in the line inside, the first person you get to will tell you what register number to go to. You place your order at the register and they normally hand you your food right there. We were such a big group with 3 orders of the feast, so they just gave us our drinks and brought our food to the table. We were given a number to put on our table.
  There is another person who seats you. I think this is to avoid people saving seats.
  The chicken was moist, and the ribs were good! I loved the potatoes and the vegetables. I could do without the corn on the cob.
  I really enjoyed this meal! I thought it was really good. When looking at the price, it almost seems cheaper to order just a single serving per person. But it was fun to get it in a feast!
  I would definitely return here!
  
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- Islands of Adventure -Marvel Super Hero Island, Toon Lagoon, Jurassic Park
  
  Posted at 9:14 am by taryngirl, on January 28, 2019
  
  January 7, 2019
  
  We met up with all of the other agents just inside the gates at Islands of Adventure.
  
  From here we made our way over towards The Incredible Hulk Coaster. The Port of Entry area has some nice shops and great photo opportunities. Puss in Boots was meeting along this stretch with no one in line!
  
  While some of the group went on Hulk, others went on The Amazing Adventures of Spider-man. Just a note. I get motion sick. Especially with the simulator rides. I can’t do the rides where the screen is moving and we are falling, etc. But I was ok on most of this ride! The only time I had to close my eyes was the scene where we were falling.
  
  This was such a cool ride! We used our express pass and were on in no time at all. I took some time to go into the shops along this street. This one had some really cool merchandise!
  
  My daughter loves Groot! I was happy to see these here!
  
  The quick service location in this land. They weren’t open yet, as it was before lunch time, so I ran in to take a quick photo!
  
  The actual comic book shop:
  
  I made my way back towards Doctor Doom’s Fearfall to meet up with everyone.
  
  They did have a test seat outside of the ride that you could try before entering.
  
  From here we headed over to Toon Lagoon. This area was practically empty! We took some time to go into the shops.
  
  Unfortunately I didn’t go on this ride. I really didn’t want to walk around wet all day! You do get SOAKED on this!
  
  This whole area was so much fun!
  
  Our next stop was Skull Island: Reign of Kong. We used our express pass to ride the actual Kong ride. This was a pretty cool ride! King Kong at the end was pretty amazing.
  
  We were starting to get hungry now, and we really wanted to eat at Three Broomsticks in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We walked through Jurassic Park (the main ride was closed for refurbishment) on our way.
  
  Up next…Hogsmeade!
  
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