Located in the homeland of Disney, Orlando; Islands of Adventure is a theme park that belongs to the Universal Orlando Resort. The name of this Universal theme park tells you about its central theme. Here, the fun and adventure is hidden in a breathtaking journey to explore the seven unique islands beginning from a major harbor. Need to mention upfront that among all, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening in June 2010 would be the focal themed area that would attract even more than 4 million guests, the number of people that this park witnesses yearly.
Main Rides and Attractions
The rides in Islands of Adventure are systematically split among the seven islands that are accessible in a clockwise direction.
- Port of Entry: This is the entry point to this universal theme park adorned with a myriad of restaurants, shops, and guest centres. It is the home of icon of the park called the Pharos Lighthouse that emits a light beam at night to guide the visitors to the entrance gates. However, it offers no rides.
- Marvel Super Hero Island: This is the island of thrill rides based on the Marvel comical books, comic-style layout, and Marvel characters like Wolverine, Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and Kingpin. Listed are the rides here.
- Incredible Hulk Coaster
- The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man similar to a 3D one of New York
- Doctor Doom's Fearfall with Space Shot towers
- Storm Force Accelatron as a quicker form of the typical teacup ride
- Toon Lagoon: This is designed for children and adults and offers water rides along with the several water struts that squeeze at the guests as well as water guns and cannons to soak into the water while on a ride. The main rides here are given below.
- Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls as a typical log flume and a coaster track inspired from Dudley Do-Right
- Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges as river rapids
- Matt Hoffman's Aggro Circus as an action show at the theater
- Jurassic Park: This is dedicated to the movie of the same name where dinosaurs and the ambience of a genuine Jurassic Park are inevitable. Besides the discovery displays and characters like Ian Malcom, this zone offers the following adventures.
- Jurassic Park River Adventure as water attraction with dinosaur enclosures ending in a 26 m cascade
- Pteranodon Flyers for children as a low-speed coaster flying over Camp Jurassic, a play zone
- Jurassic Park Discovery Center as a semi-mockup of the Visitor Center as shown in the movie
- The Lost Continent: Do you remember the Greece mythological characters such as Poseidon and traveling idols like Sinbad? If no, you will surely remember them in this themed area dedicated to the legends of the olden days. The main features here are Sinbad's Bazzaar as an Arabian market, ‘Lost City’, and the following live shows.
- The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad as an action show
- Poseidon's Fury as an special effect show
- The Mystic Fountain for entertaining the visitors
- Seuss Landing: This is for small kids and is inspired by Dr. Seuss. The unique feature of this zone is the absence of a straight line and that everything seems to be curved. Listed below are the rides here.
- Caro-Seuss-el as carousel
- The Cat in the Hat as a contemporary dark ride
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish as a rotating ride and a musical puzzle to get rid of water-emitting fish
- The High in the Sky Train Ride as a double track journey
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: This is adorned with the landmarks like the Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade Village, and Hogwarts castle. Listed below will be the attractions here.
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey via the Hogwarts Castle
- Dragon Challenge as a duel inverted coaster
- Flight of the Hippogriff as a Vekoma coaster
Restaurants
Listed below are some famous restaurants in this universal theme park.
- Cinnabon – Port of Entry
- Cathy's Ice Cream – Toon Lagoon
- Wimpy's – Toon Lagoon
- Thunder Falls Terrace - Jurassic Park
- Mythos Restaurant – Award winning- The Lost Continent
Tickets
For a day’s entry to Islands of Adventure, the tickets for a child and adult cost $79 and $69 respectively. Rather, it is good to take an annual pass if you are likely to visit the park quite often. For more information, kindly check on their Web site - http://www.universalorlando.com.
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Verdict: The Universal theme park of the Islands of Adventure is a memorable experience for children.
