AlexG8462 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I recently had Spring Break with some friends from out of town that came down to Los Angeles for there Spring Break and me and my brother decided to take them to Universal Studios and Disneyland during their time down in SoCal. We met them at the Grand Canyon and stayed up there for a day and then headed back to L.A. Enjoy these photo's of my Spring Break and maybe there will be a video or two added in as well. I left a mark in the canyon before we left! Now Superman knows where Lex Luther is hiding! lol We made it back to the top and had to wait at least an hour for our dad and their mom to make it to the top! Danielle and Nick eventually got ahead of everyone else again! This wouldn't be the Grand Canyon without donkeys! This is a really odd photo of us. Danielle and Nick went far ahead of us on the way up! They eventually fell behind! This photo makes me look like Moses with a hoodie and sunglasses on! Then we stopped for a lunch break before heading back up to the cars. After our short break, Dallas, Nick, Danielle, Carroll, and I left everyone else behind as this photo shows! Nick, Dallas and I eventually caught up with them! Carroll and Danielle were really far ahead of us on the way down! Things got a little slippery on the way down, but that didn't stop us! These people have no clue how much pain they'll be in after this hike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyoverlord71 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 The second last picture of the canyon is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexG8462 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 No problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexG8462 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Here are just a few photo's from the ride back to Los Angeles. Universal Studios is next, so just hang tight! This restaurant was pretty bad, but it didn't bother me because we were going to Universal Studios the next day! =D All clean for more grasshoppers to commit suicide! lol Nick was given the "great" honor of cleaning the windshield while we stopped for gas. .......but the shadows look cool! A lot of brave grasshoppers committed suicide on the windshield. It may look disgusting at first....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexG8462 Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 The next day we headed over to Universal Studios Hollywood, where I got the new "All Access" Pass and two free tickets! The first one was with the purchase of the pass and the second one was with a coupon. That's the best deal I ever had for anything, however the free ticket with the purchase of the pass doesn't go into affect from May 1st until the end of the year. So without further to do, here are photo's of the latest trip to Universal Studios! Just a random freeway sign! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexG8462 Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I forgot to mention that a few photo's from previous trips will be in this Photo TR because I forgot to take pics at some points during this trip! Time to close this trip to Universal with another example of terrible driving! lol Fun with Mirrors Is Milhouse coming on to Patty? The Simpsons Ride was the last ride on the day for us before we left! ........but look who's talking! lol Carroll thought it was a good idea to take the stairs up......... When we went on Revenge of the Mummy, the ride broke down before we got on and I saw Joey! (No photo provided) We rode Jurassic Park 2 more times and I got this photo! The T-rex scared the crap out of me I couldn't help it! lol Here's a cool photo of the second lift! Random ambush photo! Looks like this guy got a color change as well! Looks like something is going on with the Hadrosaur "Hey I'm a Stegosaurus and my brain is as big as a nut!" Looks like these guys are starting to look like their Islands of Adventure counterparts! I liked it better when they were green! Hey look, Kenny made it to Universal without somehow dying! The girls decided to say behind while Nick and I went on Jurassic Park! Here come the slowpokes down a crowded escalator! Time to head to the lower lot! I keep seeing signs that say Spring 2009, but when is it opening? Does anyone know if this is new? Shrek in 5 seconds! lol Now that the Studio Tour is finished it was time to head over to Shrek 4D, which I haven't seen in a year! I actually got wet coming out of The Mummy's Tomb! This set is still really cool, especially during Halloween Horror Nights! ........so here is a random photo from a previous trip! JAWS was closed due to nearby filming....... It would be really cool if a real earthquake happened at the same time as this! This event actually helped me loss interest in The Fast and the Furious films! I'm NOT kidding! There is good old Stage 12! Brings back good memories! The backlot reconstruction seems to be coming along nicely. Keep up the good work guys! Just a photo of me and the girls in front of JAWS! Looks like Curious George made a few kills! Just when you think you know someone! ......and here is a photo once everyone else got their tickets! Here's a photo of the statue while I was waiting for everyone to get their tickets....... Nick and I in front of this sign that I've never, ever taken a picture of! The girls in front of the famous globe That is just really bad driving! Photo with everyone's favorite giant monkey! I was really excited to see this movie, but after realizing how cheesy the movies really are, I decided to pass. Sorry to any fans out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printersdevil78 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 This was a cool TR! I was at the Grand Canyon in 2005, and it looks about the same (probably the same as it has for the past, oh, 100,000 years or so). However, my one and only visit to USH was waaaaaay back in 1990, and it's changed tremendously. I can't wait to see it again on the West Coast Trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexG8462 Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 Sorry for the delay, I've been very busy with school, but here is the third and last Photo TR of my Spring Break. The last day of our Spring Break involved my second trip to Disneyland this year. I had previously went on my birthday back in February. This trip was fun but just not as great as my birthday trip, because we all had to pay to get in and we didn't stay at the park until midnight. We also didn't go on as many attractions as before, but what can you do! Anyway enjoy the photo's. While the trip didn't go as planned, I still had a lot of fun. Thanks for checking out my Spring Break Photo TR's and look for my California Adventure Photo TR soon. Here's another boarding area shot for you guys! The boarding area is as awesome as ever and reminds me of the movie "Alien" ........and another mountain shot! Here is a shot of the sign........ Time of officially end the day with the always awesome Space Mountain How long has this droid been working on that Astromech Droid? "Who do I talk to about going to somewhere besides Endor?" lol While you look at this photo of the Star Speeder 3000 I should say that I never knew that Captain Rex in the ride is voiced by Pee Wee Herman until recently! ........along with R2-D2, who is always fixing the same Star Speeder 3000! C-3PO keeping the guests entertained....... Since my friends' parents said we had leave at 9PM, Nick and I decided to end our day with our two favorite rides, starting with STAR TOURS! That's a giant Walkie Talkie! Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters was next and this ride gets better and better every time I ride it. Remy suggests the restaurant we ate at! We were gonna eat dinner at the Blue Bayou, but instead ate at the restaurant across the Pirates gift shop! "Wasn't I just here 2 Photo TR's ago?" It's kind of odd seeing these new Monorails, but I'm used to them now! The Matterhorn in the distance! We then took the Disneyland Railroad, mainly for the Primeval World section! Luckily we went on my birthday and I have to say that I actually liked it better then the movie and Finding Nemo was a really good movie! We also didn't go on either Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage because we we're all going to do it together, but never got to since the girls and their parents did it without us! Sometimes I expect to hear an exploding sound every time we pass the dynamite loving goat! I think that the splash effect should be a little bit bigger! Thunder Mountain was next and we actually found out that the girls rode this while Nick and I were on Pirates! ........and lucky for us there was no line! The Haunted Mansion is next........ I like to call it "Disney's Mind(insert F word here)Ride". The reason is because with all of the animals singing and doing weird stuff, it seems to happen out of nowhere and is completely random! Nick and I left headed to Splash Mountain while everyone else went back to Fantasyland! Boarding area shot of both sides A cool shot of that hole in the mountain! Next stop was the Matterhorn which was working, thankfully. Some random elephant cloud! We had lunch at the restaurant to the right of the Tommorowland entrance and then the girls and their parents wanted to head over to Toontown! We eventually caught up with the girls at the Teacups and headed toward the tiny castle to meet their parents for lunch! "Jack Sparrow, the second gayest pirate to sail the seven seas!" The first is Captain Morgan! Next up is Pirates of the Caribbean! Only Nick and I went on while the girls went to Fantasyland! "JAWS Ride eat your heart out!" lol Some people might think this elephant is doing something people would find inappropriate at a Disney Park! Here's a cool shot of the jungle we will be cruising! Our first ride was the Jungle Cruise! I wish that I could say our first ride was Indiana Jones, but it wasn't. We actually didn't ride Indy that day! Nick, Carroll, Danielle, Dallas and I decided to split off from their parents until lunch. First stop was Adventureland and the girls wondered if Kristen Stewart was in there! lol Disnyland Castle, it's so small it fits right in your hand! We got the tickets that lets you visit one park on the first day and the second park for free, so Nick and I went to California Adventure a few weeks after this trip! Hey Carroll, wait for us! We eventually walked and met them at the entrance Remember where we parked. We made it! It then took at least 10 minutes to get parking because of an argument that my friends' mom had with the parking employees. We eventually hit the road two and a half hours later and arrived three hours later at 9AM. We wanted to beat the crowds, so I tried getting everyone up at 6AM. The plan failed. This is a shot of my backyard at 5:45 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I keep seeing signs that say Spring 2009, but when is it opening? The last day of Spring is June 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Great trip report! Sounds like things went 'as planned' for the parents at least!!! Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michielh3 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 These are some great TR's here Seem liked you had a few very good days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbit Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 whow nice pictures, Universal studios looks awesome, which Universal Studios is the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Great TRs, love the elephant cloud shot. I also went to the Grand Canyon for spring break and I have to give you props on that hike. The bright angel trail it pretty killer. Even though your pics don't seem to show it, the trails get scarily narrow sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tencoth Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Great post, I would of loved for you to talk about how Danielle chickened out on Star Tours. That was the funniest thing the whole trip! It still sucks that we couldn't go on Indiana Jones! Can't wait til the California Adventure post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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