Date: 8 July 2019
T-shirt choice: Roanoke Potterfest 2017.
Status of Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventure: Closed all day.
Much of today was spent on non-Potter attractions: specifically the thrill rides of Universal’s Islands of Adventure park. Even if we had wanted to take on the Hagrid ride, we couldn’t; it was closed all day. Islands of Adventure has a host of exciting rides; some of our favorite were the Incredible Hulk roller coaster, and the King Kong 3D ride, However, we also took a bit of a break from all the adrenaline rushes and enjoyed a few rides in Dr. Suess land.
Towards the end of the day, my kids decided they wanted to cross back over to the Universal Studios park for the Men in Black ride that we had skipped the day before. Turns out, the best way to get there was to go to Hogsmeade and take the Hogwarts Express over to Diagon Alley. So, to my delight, we took another stroll through Hogsmeade, peeked into Honeydukes, and took in a few of the sights before catching the train. It was also an excuse to stop at Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor, for treats that were as good as I remember. We enjoyed delicious ice cream (hard pack recommended over soft serve) in a variety of British-inspired flavors (or should that be, “flavours?”) like Earl Grey and Lavender, Clotted Cream and Sticky Toffee Pudding. There was also Butterbeer ice cream, of course. We were so eager to eat it that I forgot to get a picture.
More Pottering… a lot more…on Day 3.
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