Today we are going to Islands of Adventure. The girls were a bit tired, so I got ready and headed over to hit a couple of the coasters before they arrived. Today, the Hulk was DOWN at park opening. I think there is a conspiracy to keep me off this ride this year! So across the park to do Dueling Dragons instead. NO line at all and I was able to do first one side and then the other. GREAT ride – love these two coasters.

 

Returned to the locker to gather my stuff and check the cell phone. Yup. Message from Kristen – I tried to call her but no answer. I headed to Seuss Landing thinking the girls would start there and was wondering around in a nice cool store when the phone rang. There was loud music right outside so I could NOT hear well. Turned out to be Moley from the site with a question and well wishes for our trip! I was talking to her like it was Kristen! :-) Oops. Sorry Moley! Good to hear from you!

 

While I was on the phone with Moley I got beeped with call waiting. THIS was Kristen. Quick goodbye to Moley and I tried to connect to Kristen. Screwed it up and called her back. They will be right here in Seuss Land, right? WRONG! Across the park at Spiderman! LOL! Ooops.

 

I had them come over to me anyway. There is a new ride that just opened in June that takes you around Seuss Land in a little coaster-like car overhead. The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride. This is the eventual attraction they put in place after the original plan proved unworkable. It seemed to load and run pretty slow so I figured doing it before the park got busy would be a good idea with or without Front of the Line passes! The girls came along after a bit and we walked back to the new ride. We were quickly at the front of the line using our hotel room keys, but they stopped it JUST then to add a new car. It took 20 minutes to add that new car! MAN was that thing slow! Hope they improve on it over time.

 

The ride was run (think Tomorrowland Transit Authority-like). Pretty slow moving, but very wide open as you ride around. Kristen was a bit freaked out over the water. :-) It was fun seeing Seuss Landing from this angle, but they said no picture taking while on the ride. Not sure why… It’s pretty darn calm! But I was good and didn’t take any photos… this time! ;-)

 

After that we hit One Fish, Two Fish and the Cat in the Hat. Both were almost no waits with or without Front of the line. Early morning in these parks is VERY empty. A great time to go if you don’t have express passes. Afternoons on the other hand get mighty busy, so be prepared. We did some Seuss shopping and Kristen and the girls got some new shirts. We had already been calling Brinn - Thing 1 and Maddy - Thing 2, so those shirts were a MUST! ;-)

 

After we finished with Seuss Landing it was off to The Lost Continent. The girls LOVE the Flying Unicorn coaster and did it several times. Then it was off to lunch in the Enchanted Oak. I love the ribs and chicken here. And the 20% off with a Preferred AP comes in handy! :-)

 

As we left you could see Dueling Dragons in the distance. Brinn was actually considering riding it. While it flips and turns you all over the place, there are NO huge hills with big drops (her worst fear). She watched it run a few times, and then (VERY hesitantly) decided to ride! WOW! I had NOT expected THAT!  ;-)