Universal Studios!
Pay for a lot, ie, every little entrance is often an opening to another place where you can try different games or buy souvenirs. Now, they aren’t all the same souvenirs! Unlike at most Chinese tourist destinations where it’s the same thing over and over again.
Little rain, cloudy, nice
Clean and tidy. Rides had some dust on them, but still looked well maintained.
Why tribal drums for Jurassic Park? Not like there was much music except for the birds, bees and bone crunching. Earth’s first attempt at life was literally massive monsters that would eat just about anything.
And where is all the foliage? Burgers with ketchup? Why not vegetables and steak?
Twelve hours at the park!
Full run down:
-Minions & Despicable Me
-Jurassic Park Raptor Discovery - a guy dressed in a raptor suit
-Decipticopter - Transformers roller coaster
-Optimus Prime was out, but that was a 40 min wait
-Kung Fu Panda x2, water ride and lantern ride
-Harry Potter area - tried the Butterbeer (root beer with some sort of cream topping) and then one of the rides, Forbidden Journey
-Jurassic Flyers
-Back to Despicable Me
-Back to Harry Potter for the other ride, Flight of the Hippograff
-Harry Potter light show
-to the souvenir shop to see if they had a good coffee cup! Nothing! Not even a magnet!
Overall? Would go again. Get the express tickets, as it will save your time and legs.
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00:00 Introduction and Initial Impressions
00:59 Journey to Universal Studios Beijing
02:57 First Impressions of the Park
05:36 Exploring the Minions Area
07:12 Waiting in Line and Distractions
11:40 Jurassic Park and Raptor Discovery
14:42 Transformers and Decepticopter Ride
19:03 Kung Fu Panda and Souvenirs
23:12 Branded Content Disappointment
23:32 Exploring Harry Potter World
24:28 Forbidden Journey Ride Experience
25:57 Dining at the Hog's Head
28:31 Jurassic Flyers and Express Tickets
29:03 Food Observations and Health Concerns
31:50 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
41:17 Conclusion and Farewell
