Universal Blitz
Fritz (brother-in-law) and I went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure today. I have to whole-heartedly recommend getting an Express Pass if you go to these parks. It allows you to skip past all the non-Express Pass people. Yeah, it’s classist, but there’s a certain joy in jaunting past everyone to the front of the line. We were able to do everything we wanted to do in both parks in one day because of the pass. And since it was Tuesday before summer, each pass was only $35 which is about the same as two people eating lunch in the park — totally worth it.
Best rides include The Hulk, Dueling Dragons (ride both sides; if you can only do one, Ice seemed better), and The Mummy.
The worst: Dr. Doom is a total waste of time. If I had waited 30 minutes to ride that, I would have been totally pissed! Back to the Future is closing down Friday (I hear) and I’m fine with that. Of all the things I rode, it’s was by far the most likely to make me hurl. You just sit in a car and watch a move, but the car moves on pneumatics that are so herky-jerky that I was having to close my eyes and focus on not losing my lunch. Oh, I lost my sunglasses on that freakin’ ride, too 
I was lazy and didn’t take any pictures. You’ll just have to use your imagination 
