Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (Orlando)

Universal's Islands of Adventure is a theme park located in Florida which opened in May 1999. The park was an expansion that changed the original Universal Studios Florida into a resort to rivel Disney World. The park theme is of a journey of exploration. Guests depart from a main port on to five "islands," each having its own distinct theme. In 2010 the 5 islands will be exstended to 6 with an island based on the popular Harry Potter franchise. The parts main port is called (simpaly) Port of Entry. Here you will find shops and guest services. From there you vencher out in to the rest of the park. The islands you will come across are: Marvel ...  Read the complete review

I have visited Universal Island of Adventure on numerous occasions in the last 5 years. In my opinion, it is the best park in Orlando for thrill rides. The park is divided into 5 islands: Marvel Super Hero Island, Seuss Landing, Jurassic Park, The Lost Continent and Toon Lagoon. There are many headliner rides throughout the park, some of which include: Spiderman, Incredible Hulk roller coaster, Duelling Dragons, JP river adventure, Ripsaw Falls. My favourite ride in all of Orlando is Spiderman. It is described as a 4D ride. The ride is basically an indoor roller coaster combined with 3D video. It is a superb ride and can get very busy so head for this ...  Read the complete review

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is the second part of the Universal experience. The Islands of Adventure are accessed from the same car parks as Universal Studios, but after passing the bag check area you need to turn left at the city walk rather than right. The party is split into six areas, Marvel Super Heroes, Toon Lagoon, Jurassic Park, the Lost Continent and Seuss Landing. Marvel Super Heroes The first ride you come across in this section is the Incredible Hulk coaster; unfortunately my daughter was too small to ride on this ride so I can't tell you much about it, apart from to say it looks amazing. Doctor Doom's ...  Read the complete review

When I went to Orlando Florida a few years ago, there was one park that really stood out from the rest and this was islands of adventure, this park has the most fearsome rides in a beautiful and colourful environment. As soon as you walk through the entrance you are faced with the massive hulk ride, and this was the first ride I went on, the queue was pretty long but it was worth the wait, the ride was powerful and went up to speeds of 60 mph. The park was split up into different sections, one being the Marvel comics section, there was a cat in the hat section, a fantasy section and jurrasic park section, I can't remember the other one. Each ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION We visited Islands of Adventure on a Monday and it was much less busy than a Saturday. There are five differently themed 'lands' or islands with a lake in the middle. You walk around them all in a big circle, there are bridges connecting them etc. I think you can also get boats from island to island. The five lands are: Marvel Super Hero Island Seuss Landing The Lost Continent Jurassic Park Toon Lagoon Some of the rides include: The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, located in Marvel Super Hero Island - a 3D ride with our arachnid based superhero battling the baddies and ...  Read the complete review