Coastin' with Dan

Islands of Adventure is one of two parks currently at Universal Studios Orlando. The park has 8 themed "Islands", all situated around a lagoon. The park is home to 4 roller coasters, 2 water rides, and multiple dark rides and family rides. I'll go through the different "Islands" and talk about the attractions and theming in each. Most photos are from 2017. Marvel Superhero Island is home to 4 rides. These rides include The Incredible Hulk Coaster, Storm Force Accelatron, The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, and Dr.Doom's Fearfall. The Incredible Hulk Coaster is a unique B&M Sitdown model. The coaster features an inclined drive tire launch, along with 7 inversions. This my favorite coaster at any Universal park! It's fast, forceful, high capacity, and fun! Recently, the entire ride was rebuilt. All new track, trains, and supports brought this ride back to the top! The rides entrance actually uses pieces of track from before the reb...

This write up is going to focus on the two Harry Potter themed areas at Universal Orlando. Disclaimer: I am not a Harry Potter Fan, so if I get any references incorrect, I'm sorry. I also won't be going in very deep about what each building is, because I personally have no clue. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is located in Islands of Adventure. It's themed to Hogsmeade and is home to 3 rides. These three are Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey, Flight of the Hippogriff, and Dueling Dragons  Dragon Challenge. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is the main attraction on the Island. It is a large dark ride located in the Hogwarts castle. This ride is unique because the ride vehicles are actually Kuka robot arms, like those shown below. photo credit to Orlando Informer The ride is also quite unique, because it is has both screens and real props. This creates a great flow throughout the attraction. Dueling  Dragon Ch...