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Welcome to Theme Park Review! Photos & Videos of Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, and FUN!
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| Food |
| Many locations in the park serve traditional fare. However, in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter you can not buy Coca Cola products, but you can buy authentic Butterbeer (which is non-alcoholic) in regular or frozen form. Three Broomsticks, serving traditonal English fare recently opened up in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Mythos is still an above average theme park restaurant but a shell of its former greatnesss. Confisco Grille in the Port of Entry also has some unique foods options. |
| Operating Season |
| Islands of Adventure is open year round. |
| Established Seasonal events |
| Holiday season brings lighting and character overlays in the form of Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Grinchmas. Grinchmas, which includes the transformation of Seuss Landing and includes a live version of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" is held every December. |
| Access & Location |
From Orlando International Airport:
1) Take SR-528 West 11 miles to I-4 East
2) Take I-4 East 2 miles to exit 75A
3) Follow the signs to Universal Orlando's main parking garage or to one of the three resort hotels
From I-4 Eastbound (Disney/Lake Buena Vista/Kissimmee):
1) Take I-4 East to exit 75A
2) Follow the signs to Universal Orlando's main parking garage or to one of the three resort hotels
From I-4 Westbound (Downtown Orlando):
1) Take I-4 West to exit 74B
2) Follow the signs to Universal Orlando's main parking garage or to one of the three resort hotels |
| Nearby Lodging |
If you stay onsite at Hard Rock Hotel, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel or Loews Royal Pacific Resort your room key serves as an unlimited Express Pass throughout the length of your stay.
Many major hotel chains are located near the park. Universal Hotel Partners can be found here
http://www.universalorlando.com/Florida_Vacation_Packages/nf/partnerhotels.aspx Some Universal Partner Hotels may offers discounts at the parks. |
| Virtual Queue Options |
Express Pass Plus can be purchased and allow one-time Front of Line Access for all rides except Forbidden Journey and Pteradon Flyers. Prices for the Express Pass Plus vary throughout the year, based on expected traffic.
Incredible Hulk, Dr Doom's Freefall, Forbidden Journey and Adventures of Spiderman all offer single rider lines but be respectful of the park and other guests by not entering the single rider line expecting to sit with others in you group. Some single rider lines may be hard to find so ask a park employee near the main entrance if unsure. |
| Shows |
| The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad is a stunt show and the park's main offering in this area. Harry Potter entertainers are present in that area of the park. In Seuss Landing, a narrator and customed characters bring Dr. Seuss' stories to life. |
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| TPR Notes |
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Islands of Adventure is a highly themed park of individual "islands," which focus on superheroes, cartoon characters, dinosaurs, Harry Potter, and the imaginative world of Dr. Seuss.
This park has unique coasters, including two world-class B&Ms; three highly themed water rides; and many other attractions with a level of detail usually reserved for Disney parks. Height requirements are the norm so small children will be very limited in what they can enjoy. Most attractions are outdoors, and during Floridas frequent thunder showers they will close temporarily. Food locations are plentiful, full-service restaurant Mythos was once considered one of the best restaurants in any theme park in the world, but is still very good. | |
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