The Golden days… part 2

Coolest train eva!

On the 3rd day we went to Universal Studios in Osaka.
It’s my first time ever going to an Universal Studios theme park, so I was very excited! The first surprise was when our train to the Universal studios station arrived. It was completely covered in drawings from Marvel etc.
It was SO COOL!

Arriving at the park entrance, we saw that a lot of people had already gathered to stand in line, though it wasn’t as extreme as Tokyo Disney World…I am guessing, even though it was a holiday, people had chosen to go to other places that day, because there really weren’t that many people.

Rollercoaster!!!

After standing in line for around 30-40 minutes, we finally got to the ticket counter, and then came another surprise..the entrance price! 6200 yen ZOMG! That hurt!
Well, after swallowing the pain of having to pay 6200 yen for the entrance (That’s the same price as the bus from Tokyo to Osaka >_<; *cough*) we finally made it inside!

Sandy and I

After walking for a bit, curiously looking here and there, we finally decided to try the “Back to the future” ride! There was 30 minutes waiting time, which was rather fair considering the day. The ride was pretty funny. You get this prestory of how Biff break an entry to Doc. Brown’s lab, and steals the DeLorian. In order to catch Biff, we -the audience- are sent out in another timemachine that Doc made, which he can remote control, he himself was locked up by Biff and thus cannot follow suit.
8 people at a time is then sent into the car, where you then see the adventure unfold, while Doc is controlling the machine, you are merely a spectator.
You follow Biff as he jumps through time first into the future, and then you start going back in time, and even come by giant dinosaurs that try to eat you.
A very lively 4D movie, and the “car” that you sit in, really moves according to the video. It’s nicely done!
I recommend!

It's the DeLorian!!

Next up was “Jurassic Park”. We had to wait in line for almost an hour (which still is nothing compared to the often 2-3 hours wait at Disney World..) but it was sure worth the wait. During line up, I saw a lot of people wearing raincoats…and that…turned out to be a good idea, which we ought to have followed…
Jurassic Park is a waterslide ride, you sit in a boat that takes you through the marvel of Jurassic Park, but suddenly something goes wrong, a Dinosaur bumps the boat you’re in, and it’s turned off course, and straight into an area, where audience normally isn’t allowed.  Then you see that the raptors’ cage has been compromised, and that the raptors have escaped.
It really gives you a true eerie feeling, and the half unseen raptors a really scary!! Of course you know it’s not real, but if you have a little bit of an over active imagination, you’re going to be sucked into the story completely and that’s really cool!
The best part is when you come up a long slope, and then you see him, the T-Rex, standing all mighty and dangerous, as you draw nearer you do not notice that a huge drop is about to happen, and just as he launch at you the huge steep drop opens up and you’re splashing into the water below, coming out completely drenched if you’re sitting to one of the sides, I got quite wet on my sleves and thighs, also my hair too. But not as much as my friend, who sat to the side, he was completely drenched!
They also take  a photo just as the boat drops, so be sure to give your best smile or coolest pose..because I looked like an idiot honestly!  I didn’t know about the picture, so I was screaming my heart out! That drop really took me by surprise!
My advice to this ride is: wear a raincoat! you’ll be happy you did!

Welcome! To Jurassic Park

Raptors on the loose!

Here we go!

Of course at each ride, there was a souvenir shop, where you are able to buy a variety of goods, for example this wonderful headband…

Get it off me!!

After this thrilling ride, we went to the biggest coaster in the park, it is called “Hollywood Dream – The ride”.
Basically it is a huge ass coaster, where you are seated and a bar is closed tightly over your legs, then, you can choose which background music you want for your ride, on the panel in front of you. I chose “Eminem- Loose yourself”, as I didn’t really know any of the other songs.
As the ride shoots off, you are blasted with your selected music, and it’s just so cool, yet kind of disturbing that the only thing holding you down, is the thing over your legs! I felt kind of uneasy about that the first 3 seconds, but soon forgot about it, and just enjoyed the several high drops and sharp turns!
It was FUN!

Tip: Go to the lockers before queuing up! since you cannot bring your bag with you on this ride!

Hello Kitty!

It was also possible to purchase accessories like Hello Kitty ears Clip ons, and I had to get me a pair of those! They are just too cute

((To be continued… ))