Did a quick Costco run to pick up a few requested items then onto Walmart. We could have picked up drinks etc at Costco, but really didn’t need those sort of quantities… have you ever seen 5kg jars of mayonnaise? We trekked through Walmart, mostly resisting picking any items up. Bags of Cheetos bigger than pillows. Buckets of sweets for […]
This morning was planned to be a lazy start. Breakfast on I drive followed by a trip to a local US Postal Office. Then onto Costco and Walmart. It didn’t go to plan. Denny’s was queuing out of door so we went to the USPS – only to discover a similar queue there. Most of the rides at Universal have […]
Not quite the car booked.. operational changes meant a partial refund, future rental discount and 300bhp reduction. Still it’s quite an animal. 500bhp. Traction control that only works in conditions when you don’t need it. A 10 speed automatic that shifts as smoothly as a piano falling down a fire escape. The bucket seats I find reassuring – the confirm […]
Whilst we do have a RIP tour booked, which provides guided, no-queuing access to all the houses booked fir this evening… it is a bit fast paced. So, we book an extra night to absorb the atmosphere, visit the scare zones, shows and general drink cocktails and watch people jump out of their skins. A few pics follow – it’s […]
These are much better than Krispy Kreme…. In the elevator heading back to our room a woman commented how good they are. Yes, when you factor in the flights to get here, these $10000 donuts are still good! And when combined with the sort of Fanta which is probably illegal in Europe….
Booked a table at “Cowfish” in CityWalk using the universal app. Universal provide usable wifi for free across all parks and resorts. I guess this is a necessity if you want people to mobile order food etc and probably provides a means to monitor crowd levels too. CityWalk is Universals leisure and retail complex. A means to extract even more […]
Decided to do the tours back-to-front this time – doing the behind the scenes before the actual HHN RIP tour. Whilst this runs the risk of losing some of the shock/surprise element, we discovered last time that we missed some of the details and storyline. By doing the tour first, we get to watch out for some key features… at […]
Early start – in the lounge to grab a couple of coffees at 7am. The lounge offers a complimentary continental style breakfast with pastries, cereals, etc. plenty of peanut butter and jelly (jam). Their grape jam is very nice. Plus donuts and muffins. A couple of bagels and plenty of coffee, then a quick walk to, what was, the Blue […]
Liked this hotel previously… but it hasn’t worked out as well this time. Despite paying for a Club Level Room with lounge access we have ended up on the 6th floor. Club lounge is on the 7th. Just nowhere near as convenient to pop in for a coffee etc. Room is fine – getting a bit tired and in need […]