May 17th, 2023 Preamble It’s been a long cold winter! After our last trip to celebrate Halloween on the West Coast and then over to Hawaii for 2 glorious weeks on Maui, we have been wintering in the cold wet shores of the United Kingdom. Pretty much just waiting for our next trip, which is … Read more
The 4th of July Fireworks Display in New York is an absolute icon of pyrotechnics. It is one of the biggest and best Fireworks displays anywhere on the planet and puts most New Year’s Displays to shame. A barrage of shells launch skyward from several barges moored in the east river, illuminating the iconic skyline … Read more
Knott’s Berry Farm is one of California’s best theme parks. The fairly small location is Anahiehn California, only a few minutes out from Disneyland packs an incredible punch into its fairly petite footprint. The Park has a lot on offer with its Replica Ghost Town, Mining and Forging exhibits, great restaurants, model trains, and Carriages, … Read more
Every Halloween for over 50 years this unassuming quaint little theme park in the heart of Los Angeles has held one of the best scare events in the country, and subsequently the world. (as no one does Halloween like the USA) For such a small park, it seems odd that it has such a high-quality … Read more
The Secret Life of Pets is Universal Studio’s newest ride at the Hollywood location. The Ride is a little out of the norm for Universal and is more akin to the dark Rides found at Disney parks. The Ride Tech is pretty low end and the ride relies more on intricate and detailed theming. It … Read more
Based on the successful and in our opinion very good Movies the Revenge of the Mummy Ride is a highly themed, technologically sophisticated indoor dark coaster that is much applauded within the industry. Our Revenge Of The Mummy – The Ride Review takes a ride on this highly decorated coaster and explains why we find … Read more
There are only two Rides in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios Hollywood and With the Forbidden Journey is a fairly intense thrill ride there is only one ride for younger kids. The worry is this is just a token coaster to appease the parents rather than a worthwhile addition, Find out … Read more
After Universal’s rather Expensive Purchase of Dreamworks Studios, they set about finding ways to utilize their newly acquired Characters and Brands. The Dream Works Theatre is one of these streams and is set to change the Featured Characters regularly to coincide with new releases and keep the experience fresh. So in this review, we take … Read more
The Despicable Me Films introduced the world to the Minions that duly became a firm fan favorite of Both Big and Little kids alike. This makes Despicable Me the perfect family attraction for most ages. We take a look at one of Universal Studios Hollywood’s premier family attractions in our Despicable Me – Minion Mayhem … Read more
Jurassic Park – The Ride was always one of our favorite rides at both Univeral Parks, as it was a lot of people. Again, like so many, Jurassic Park is one of our all-time favorite films, and well while we like the Jurassic World film, it’s a long way short of the original. So the … Read more