Who doesn't love a good trip to Universal Studios in particular Islands of Adventure?!? It truly…read moreis one of my favorite places to visit. I can't wait to make my next trip. It's well overdue to go. Also, it's a plus being a Florida resident. I love that you can really create a unique trip each visit. As I get older, I think I appreciate walking around the park more and enjoying the food and shows. The rides are a great time as well. I can't wait to plan my next visit and reactivate my annual pass. If you've never been, it really is a treat to go. You'll definitely want to go back again and again. Great rides, fantastic shows, and fun food throughout the park.

Islands of Adventure unfortunately suffered from two of the rides we wanted to do ... Kong &…read moreJurassic Park River Adventure ... Being down. We also don't have members of the family of the right age for Dr Seuss, and given we live near a Six Flags some of the Marvel area rides are similar to things we ride more frequently closer to home. So our main stop was checking our Harry Potter, and Jurassic Park. (Plus, I rode Hulk on my own out of a random bit of horror movie nostalgia. It was the ride used during a part of the House on Haunted Hill remake!) We still had fun, but generally knocked out most of what we wanted to do in the Harry Potter area quickly during early morning hours. We admittedly did a bit of park hopping do all of the Harry potter stuff at the start of the day, especially given the Univeral side had short hours during our trip where IOA had really long hours. My kiddo for sure wants to come back once the River Adventure is back up, and hopefully if they decide to fix Kong.

Fun for the Family. Me and my family went to Fun Spot on a Friday. It was a little wet and cloudy…read morebut we made the most of it. Once the weather cleared up, we got on a few rides and did Go-Karts. I didn't know Fun Spot would be that fun. Enjoyed every minutes of it. We even were able to get a box of NY pizza. Grade: A

Fun Spot is really fun if you go without any expectations. It has a decent variety of rides, and…read moreit's not as tiring as spending a full day at a larger theme park. They have a lot to do in a relatively small space, including roller coasters, a racetrack, Ferris wheel, kids rides, splash pad, arcade games, alligators, and more. We have an annual pass for the kids, and we usually get the chaperone band since a few rides require an adult to ride with the child. There is no admission ticket required to enter the park, which I really like. You can either buy tickets for individual rides or get a pass if you plan to visit more often. The ride attendants follow the height requirements pretty strictly, which is good to see. There is also a large cafeteria, and the food is okay, not anything special, but convenient when you're there with kids. The annual pass is definitely worth it for us. It's a fun place to spend a few hours with little kids without feeling overwhelmed or exhausted, and older kids can enjoy it just as much.

Visited Universal Studios Florida for a fun night of frightening scares at Halloween Horror Nights…read more After regular park hours, the park remains open for this event. The park is transformed into a huge medley of ten themed haunted houses that are located throughout the entire amusement park. Its no possible way to knock all haunted houses out in one visit. For me and my party, we only got to complete 4 of the haunted houses; Sinners, Stranger Things 5, Hellraiser, and H.R. Bloodengutz: A Halloween Fright-Tacular! The wait times for each house we got into ranged from 55 minutes to 80 minutes. That was the pain point of the whole experience but we passed the time by playing a game of charades, doing a tik tok trend, or grabbing a signature drink at the drink stations setup near each haunted house. Each house had a duration of about 5 to 10 minutes walk-through. There was several jump scares throughout each one. Also, as you walk to other haunted houses, there are scary characters walking around to terrorize you. It was also cool to see halloween themed food options throughout the amusement park too. I would totally recommend coming for a visit if you like to be frightened or just want to eat, drink, and be scary instead of merry.

It's been almost two decades since I've been at an amusement park on this side and this big. I…read moreliterally had to research which parks within the park to get tickets to. My friends and I chose Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure since we had small kids with us and I don't regret our choices. I'm not a roller coaster girl but the roller coasters definitely were impressive from what my friends had told me. I'm the one who walks around and helps carries bags while I eat and drink all day. I definitely had a good time even though my feet didn't think so. I love the options of food and the different themes in each of the parks. At Universal Studios, we hung out mostly at Harry Potter and loved seeing the train and taking the train to the next park. Lines were not horrible but definitely fast pass sounds like it would make a difference in line. Doesn't help if you go with very impatient people, but we made due. The turkey leg I got at the Simpson's side of the park was awesome! That turkey leg lasted me so long and I loved the novelty of the things they sold there! There is a lot to see! It's definitely more fun when you have kids with you to experience it all. Next time I do want to check out the new Epic Universe and the Volcano Bay.

This was always my favorite part of IoA! The Spider-Man ride…read morewill never get old! It's been updated a bit since the ride came out, but it still has an old school comic book charm! In my late teens, I finally found the courage to go on the Hulk ride. It's the fastest and scariest coaster I've ever been on! Hulk yelling at the beginning doesn't help btw! I don't like drop rides, so I avoid the Doom fall. I'm glad Universal and Disney still have an agreement to keep this part of the Island! It would be sad to see it go!

Old school (pre Disney) Marvel comics, ride, and stores in Islands of Adventure in Orlando…read more Lots of comic book themed colors and designs here, good for those who are historic comic fans and the meet & greets here looked like fun if busy lines. The Hulk coaster, Fearfall wasn't on when we were there, and the Spiderman 4D experience. End of the day could've used some cleaning, someone had thrown up or really lost a meal on the ground, no one out there cleaning it up...

This was my very first time visiting Icon Park, and I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised…read more The first thing I appreciated was the parking. They have a convenient parking garage where the first three floors are paid parking, while the fourth floor and above are free. That was a nice bonus and made getting there easy. I was actually on my way to a restaurant, so exploring the park wasn't part of the plan. But once I walked inside, I couldn't help but look around. There were restaurants, food vendors, candy shops, drink stands, and so much more. The atmosphere was lively, fun, and full of energy. It looked like the perfect place for families, couples, or anyone just looking to spend a few hours enjoying themselves. This is a short review because I didn't get the chance to experience everything Icon Park has to offer. However, based on my first impression alone, I can definitely say I'll be back. It was filled with excitement for both children and adults, and I'm looking forward to exploring it even more on my next visit.

Overall, I think this is a great place to check out if you are in Orlando…read more We came here because we have Legoland gold passes which means we get free admission to sea life, Madame Tussaud's, and the Orlando Eye. All three of these together took up about two hours and then we were able to go to Cafe tu tu tango to get a bite to eat. This was a great half day experience while we were visiting Orlando. There was a parking garage and parking was super easy. By that time we left around 8:30 PM there were so many cars, but when we first got there at about 5 PM there were tons of spots. They do have parking spots you can pay for in the lower levels so it seems like if you're willing to pay there will always be parking. If you want free parking, you need to go earlier because this seems to be popular for nightlife. I always appreciate when there's so many attractions together that you can walk to. This place has quite a few restaurants, some shops and the attractions all in a contained area. It was very clean and when we came, there was a huge police presence, because apparently a couple weeks before there was hundreds of teenagers that descended to the area and fought. So the place was doing a really good job making sure that everything was safe. This is a place for both families and non-families alike.

Seeing Diagon Alley for the first time in real life is breathtaking, but perhaps the only thing…read morebetter is getting to see it through the eyes of a close friend or family member. It is SO MUCH MORE immersive than the Hogsmeade Village side at Islands of Adventure. And to be honest, I still get excited about watching the dragon breath fire here, even though I've seen it a thousand times by now. This section of the park also comes to life at night and the storefront lights are illuminated. And don't forget to stop by Knockturn Alley as you never know what type of mischief you can get up to there! And don't forget to grab a treat at Florian Fortescue's ice cream shop!

Besides the pretty cool scenery and the escape from gringotts ride, this area is mostly shops…read more When you're in this part of the Harry Potter Park, you have to stay on your around for a little bit and wait for the dragon the spew fire. That's the main draw of this area besides the rides and the shopping

This is a cute area! Based mostly off of the Mario games, but there is a small corner of this world…read morethat covers Donkey Kong. There's plenty to see and do in the area. Most of the games and activities in this world are linked to the watch, which is an additional cost. There is a cafe and some Mario themed rides too. The "Yoshi ride" which is a slow ride around the park, similar to the cat in the hat, one around the café. The main ride for the Mario area is the Mario kart simulator, which I wasn't able to get on this ride because my team didn't want to wait . I'll definitely have to come back here and explore it better on my next go !

It's magically overwhelming in Super Nintentdo World, and I don't mind it. If you are an adult, I…read morehighly recommend having an adult beverage before entering as it will really make you lean into it all :) Incredibly immersive, I have really lucked out by going at times where it wasn't overwhelming busy--clutch. I do want to go back and focus on mini-games one time as last time I felt a bit rushed.

Haha, this was my first ride when we arrived in Universal. It was kinda cute…read more The wait wasn't too long with the express pass. In fact even with the regular line it was averaging about 45 minutes for this ride, which is nowhere near as bad as some other rides. If you're into Minions or Despicable Me, you'll definitely be into the intro segments with Gru and his daughters. Many of us were laughing so hard at how hilarious it was. As for the ride itself, it was relatively low intensity, but there definitely were some moments. I'd say this ride is safe for those who experience motion sickness as I didn't feel bad at all. If anything the introduction may have dragged a bit long, but otherwise I was pretty happy with this ride being my introduction to Universal.

Reviewing an Orlando local childless couple in theory 30s:…read more We rode this for the first time recently and it's really really cute. Neither of us were children's when Despicable Me & Minions become popular, nor do we have children's so we don't have much of a personal affinity for the franchise. Still this is really cute and fun. We would definitely do this again. My husband is prone to motion sickness and this did not bother him at all

My husband is the car buff in our family. When we were visiting Orlando, we were looking for…read moresomething to do in the daytime while waiting for our grandchildren to finish summer camp for the day. Dezerland kept us busy for a few hours and inside during a very hot day. Besides the Auto Museum, Dezerland also features an arcade, escape room, bowling alley, bumper cars, lazer tag maze, ax throwing, and pool tables. Being of a certain age, we chose to visit just the Auto Museum. There are a variety of attraction packages available if you want to use one or several of the attractions. Everyone entering must fill out a waiver, even if you're visiting just the Auto Museum. The waivers are available online as well as advance ticket purchases. There is also a food court and several shops within the Dezerland complex. I'm not into cars myself but the Auto Museum was impressive. My husband especially loved seeing the vintage cars from the 1940s through the 1970s, although some of the cars shown preceded the 1940s. The displays include vehicles used in movies and popular culture. My favorites were the Mystery Machine and Herbie the Love Bug as I saw the movie Love Bug as a child. Besides cars, the museum also features vintage motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, fire trucks, police vehicles, post office delivery vehicles, subway cars, and buses. The backdrops, movies posters, pictures, and cardboard cut outs of the movie 'stars' and historical figures greatly enhance the experience. I can't imagine the time and energy it must have taken to amass this collection of vintage vehicles. We spent about two hours browsing the huge collection of cars but easily could have spent another hour or two here admiring the old time motor vehicles.

I remember when this used to be festival Bay mall. And then,…read moreafter that, it was already on marketplace. Both were really cool concepts and a fun way to spend a sunny afternoon outside of the heat. Now it's become a year-round indoor car show, and I really don't care for it . Most of the shops they used to be here are gone. The only thing that really remained are the theater and the putt putt golf. It's cool if you're into vintage cars and a car museum for props that were used in movies and TV, but other than that, there's not much else to do

The Jurassic ride at Universal Hollywood has been an attraction I've enjoyed for over two decades…read moreas I live on the west coast. When I heard Universal Orlando kept theirs Jurassic Park themed versus Jurassic World, I was super stoked for my trip in December 2024 with my parents. The concept is the same between parks, but loved it being a little different. Still a great ride regardless of what coast you are on. Bring a poncho, and be prepared for a wild adventure where you will get wet. Pro tip: there are dryers if you want to purchase time to drive yourself off. Love this concept as I haven't seen recently in a theme park.

This is another classic dark ride from the park. It starts off as a fun river raft type ride and…read morethen has a pretty sick drop at the end. This is one of the rides I used to scare the crap out of me when I was a kid . It was all fun and games until the drop at the end ! This is a pretty good thrill, seeking ride though !