I just got back from my Thanksgiving vacation and I find myself literally dead, well from exhaustion. Originally we went to Miami in order to catch a little sun and party at the clubs, but on Friday we found ourselves taking a 4 hour road trip to Orlando. The 4 hour ride sucked, I slept much of the way, but honestly it was completely worth it. On Friday they took me to The Magic Kingdom where I had never been before. The moment I stepped inside I was a little girl all over again. It was so neat to see all the Disney characters that I had once sat on the floor and watched their movies over and over again. You could spot them all over the park taking pictures with all the little kids, I didn't get the chance to get a picture because the lines were so long and my friends and I obviously wanted to get on all the rides. The rides were pretty cool too. Finally I got the chance to ride on the famous "Splash Mountain" of which all my friends had talked about and it was great! The line was long, but again it was worth it. The whole set of characters and story line before the big fall is really cute and very well put together, it makes you feel like you are actually in this little cartoon world. Then the big splash...HILARIOUS and REFRESHING! I just loved it and even decided to buy those picture packages for the whole group. My other favorite was Space Mountain which was really cool because you find yourself in this roller coaster where you cant see anything because its all pitch black. In this one I couldn't stop laughing because my friend who sat in the back was screaming the whole ride, and the funny part is that friend is a guy. By the end of the night we were all starving so we decided to buy one of those turkey legs and "OH MY GOD, what a turkey leg!". It was huge, like they just took it off a Flintstones cartoon or something. So after our bellies were all filled up we decided that it was time to go because the next day we would be waking up early in order to go to Islands of Adventure. We said goodbye to The Magic Kingdom while the final parade was going on which was beautiful there was glitter, lights, dancers and the castle was "picture perfect".
Now Islands of Adventure was a whole new deal. This place was insane with all the crazy rides and whats even more crazy is that we all decided to get on ALL of the rides. From Dueling Dragons to Spider-Man and the Hulk we were busy all day walking from one end of the park to the other. The lines actually were not bad at all the most we had to wait was 40 minutes for Spider-Man which was a lot better than I expected since its 3D and not really a roller coaster. Then end of the ride is great, you find yourself falling off a skyscraper and it feels so real that its kind of scary. Now the Hulk is another really powerful ride which you should not pass the opportunity of getting on even if it looks a tad intimidating. What I do advice for anyone who is planning on going to the park soon is to take a bag with extra clothes. My friends and I decided to do all of the water-involving rides at the same time so that we would only get wet once and by the end of it when we got out of Popeye's ride we were drenched. And when I mean drenched I mean like soaking wet, shirts and hair dripping water. The point is that the day was pretty windy so we were all shivering from the cold, four of them went back to the cars in order to change and I stayed behind with my best friend and we regretted it, because obviously it took us a long time to fully dry off. Besides the goose bumps the water rides were super fun. Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls, Popeye's and the Jurassic Park ride were some of my favorites. Well actually I loved the whole park. I dont know if it was the fact that I had never been to any of these two parks or maybe the people that I went with made the trip so much funner, I just enjoyed my time so much at these parks that I cant wait to go back and test some more rides. I really think that its a great way to spend time with family and friends in a safe and happy environment. So just go and remember what I always say: bring your cameras!
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Yeah I went to both places this summer and absolutely loved them. The Spiderman ride at Islands of Adventure is so much fun. Another place I visited when we were in Orlando was Universal Studios, which is right next door to Islands of Adventure. Universal Studios has less roller coasters, but more things like 3-D shows. You should definitely check it out next time you're in Orlando.
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