After Robert booked his car driving school trip we started dreaming up a way to meet him for a little vacation. He drove from work in Kentucky and West Virginia to Georgia for his school. The kids and I hopped on a flight from DSM to Atlanta. Robert picked us up and we swam at a hotel for a day and a half. We drove to Orlando and stayed at Universal. Universal had been open a couple weeks before we got there. They were at 1/3 capacity and you were guaranteed entrance if you stayed on a Universal property. Tickets were also buy two days get two days free. Three days was all we needed. Universal Studios has two parks and a water park. We were most excited for the Harry Potter rides. Hagrid Motorbike Adventure had just opened and was amazing. Our kids were the right age for HP magic. Noelle and Dallas have made it through book 5. The rest of us have read the whole series. I used to read HP aloud to Robert when we would drive between Iowa and MN.
The kids introduction to the Simpsons
Back to the Future train with Doc
Having a beer at Moe's, basically Robert's dream since age 14
All masked up in Diagon Alley
Hagrid's motorbike
The Fast and Furious ride
Blue's mobile
Hogwart's Castle
Entrance to Diagon Alley
Hogsmeade
Butterbeer
A true English breakfast, bangers, blood pudding
More Butterbeer, you can get them frozen or not
The Knight Bus
Always waiting, even when the park was at 1/3 capacity.
Shrek and Fiona. The characters had to social distance. There was often a place marked out to stand so you could get a picture. Also asking cast members to take a picture was frowned upon.
Back to the Future DeLorean
DC spider man
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