LA Holiday - Universal Studios

Today was another early morning and long day ahead at Universal Studios. We finally got to do our first rides today after being so close to so many rides for 3 days woohoo!! Now we thought it was going to be extremely busy today being a public holiday, however it appears people did not want to spend this day at an amusement facility. Turns out this was perfect as I don't think we would have fit everything in if it was busier. In comparison to when I was here last the queues were tiny. The longest I think we waited here was approx 20mins. We started off taking the traditional tourist shot, but of course we had to get NZ in there somewhere, turns out we managed this twice in one photo.

I recommend visiting the man who is standing next to the sign which says "how to plan your day". This is very helpful as he tells you where you are best to start and where to go from there. First on the agenda was the studio tour where you jump in a cart and get taken around the back lots of universal. Here they show you where certain shows and movies are filmed and give some insight into how effects are done for movies. The scene for war of the worlds was amazing, so much work goes into just one small section of a movie.

A few Simpson's, Jurassic park and mummy moments later I got to meet Matt Damon, the highlight of my tour, however he didn't really response to questions and just seemed to stand there looking worried all the time. Perhaps he has something against New Zealanders?

Next Cam got to star in a movie, never thought this would happen, I feel he did quite well for a first timer, hes a natural, think there could be something in this for him.

Anyway enough about us. Now Universal studios really knows about making things interesting. You never even get board waiting in lines, there are Simpson episodes on TV, scary dark corridors to walk down on your way to the mummy ride, with air that squirts out etc and they really know how to do a motion master, you actually loose your stomach when going up and over, like on a roller coaster. This really is movie watches/lovers heaven.

Our last stop before heading home for the day was the Universal city walk, this is similar to Downtown Disney but in a smaller scale. It has lots of restaurants/cafes and shops. After a quick walk down here we were due back on the bus for our trip back. Once back it was a few drinks before heading off to bed, eagerly awaiting our first day at Disneyland the following day.