Florida Vacation--Universal Studios

Save the worst for last, right?? Well, we didn't know it was the worst. If you get a chance to go to Orlando, don't waste your time with the actual park, Universal Studios. It was by far our least favorite.

Oh, there are a few cool attractions, but overall, they are a bit outdated, and not very interesting.

The coolest roller coaster was closed down that day because of high winds. Unfortunately we had waited in line for over 30 minutes before they closed it down.
Then we went to wait in line for another ride, and they came over the loudspeaker saying there was a temporary delay for technical difficulties. We quickly got out of that line.

We decided to go have lunch at Emeril's Restaraunt, knowing that he's a famous chef and makes delicious food. The food was good, but not fabulous, and it was expensive and took us 2 1/2 hours at the restaurant.
BUT, we did have the highlight of our afternoon there. As we were waiting for one of our courses, we saw across the glass divider an older couple being served a delectable looking dessert. We all turned and drooled over the pie. The man saw us, held it up for us to see, and we gave him a thumbs up, wondering to ourselves, "where was that on the menu?"

Later when it came time for dessert, the waiter brought us the menu, and mentioned that the couple had paid for a piece of banana creme pie for our table (which is apparently their signature dessert, $10!). We were stunned. After having such a sour day thus far, it brightened the day significantly. They had already left at that point, so we didn't get to say thank you. I guess now, we pay it forward. It's nice to know there are still kind people willing to do something nice for complete strangers.

We headed back to the park for a disappointing afternoon, but had to remind ourselves of our lunch highlight, which made it better.

My favorite attraction was the Terminator 2 3-D show.

Jody's highlight of the day was a picture with SpongeBob.

It was quite a bit cooler that day, as you can see from our jackets and long pants.
Now we know, there are a few fun things at Universal, but overall, not worth the money you pay to get in.

Thanks again to the couple who paid for our divine banana creme pie.
By the way, if you ever get to go, don't worry about a main course at Emeril's, just get the banana creme pie, it is most definitely worth it!