The Universality Of It All

Universal Studios is such a bizarre place. It is a place where everyone that I know would love to create movies, but a place that seems to incredibly out of touch with the real world. Hmm. Isn't that interesting. I suppose it is obvious to most, but I thought it was worth a mention.

So, what did we do today? We zoomed up the I-5 today to get to the studios and check it out. I haven't been to Universal since I was about fifteen or sixteen. It was a long time ago and I seem to recall be hit in the head by a bird just after getting through the ticket booth. So, we arrived and parked in the Frankenstein parking lot (ooo, ahh) and then got through the ticket area. I did check over my shoulder, it was a bit scary but I survived.

So, we checked out some of the shows. We saw Shrek 4-D, the tram ride through the back lot, the special effects shows and some lady who lost her kid. It was a full day and it was bloody hot. The rides we tried were amazing. The Jurassic Park ride was good and very wet. I did want to check it out more than once, but I had to get to the other rides. The Back to the Future ride was good, but definately showing its age. The Shrek 4-D show was funny and really good. It is amazing that these places will build huge buildings to get all of the show gear in. It must have cost them a fortune. Like in Disneyland, the Indiana Jones Adventure ride cost just over 200 million dollars US to build. Anyway, the park gets a thumbs up and I would suggest checking out the park. The rides are worth it and the shows were also good.

Oh, one thing, the X-Men. They were walking around the park looking important. But, I don't know...King Kong was better.

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Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

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