WCRT - Day 2

Our hotel (Hilton) is directly across the parking lot from Universal Studios - so we are able to walk over to the park. After breakfast at the hotel - the kids were anxious to get going over to the park.

We had an awesome day at the park and were able to take a afternoon break back at the hotel. Here are the highlights:

Favorite Ride: "Ay Carumba!" The Simpsons Ride. A virtual thrill ride. The added benefit is that the show Simpsons clips while waiting in line. Close second was the Mummy ride.

Demographics: "Toto were not in Kansas anymore". Southern California is quite the melting pot and it is a bit odd being an American Caucasian and in the minority. Large numbers of Mexican, Indian and Japanese at the park.

Crowds: "Every crowd has a silver lining" The crowds were very reasonable and looking at the vast queue system that was setup for most rides - I can't fathom the waits at some of rides during peak times. I think the longest we waited is 40 minutes for a ride.



Weather: "There is no such thing as bad weather - just different kind of weather". Despite my best efforts - not exactly t-shirts and shorts weather. I think I was one of three people wearing shorts at the park. Certainly an improvement over New England weather. Our kids were amused at all the kids playing with the fake snow they manufactured around the Grinch Christmas tree.

Biggest Mistake: “I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.” Going to dinner at Hard Rock Cafe at 8:00 (11pm Boston time). The kids were beat and really had no appetite. So we paid alot of money for our kids to push food around their plate for 45 minutes and look at memorabilia from bands they do not know.