This past weekend, I managed to catch the tail end of the winter festivities at Universal Studios Hollywood with my husband as we celebrated our anniversary. Grinchmas was already over, but the decorations were still up in the Wizarding World. I could tell that if we had made it there in late December, it would have been magnificent. I had the strange pleasure of working at Universal years ago one summer between teaching jobs. For all of their faults, I can honestly say that Universal goes all out to make its experiences immersive. It's fascinating how Disney is starting to have to keep up with Universal in terms of their immersive experiences when Universal had previously been chasing Disneyland for years in terms of overall quality. Universal is slowly becoming a competitive powerhouse in the top tier theme park industry.
We didn't see much that I haven't seen literally every time I go to Universal, but it was still fun. The tram tour today is still as magical if nor moreso that it was when I first visited in 1990. And the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is simply breathtaking for the serious fans. I had lunch at the Three Broomsticks for the first time. Without a doubt, it's the place to go for lunch or dinner. The food was delicious and decently priced (for amusement park food, which is always expensive).
Anyway, not much to report this time, but I wanted to share some photos.
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