Halloween is just around the corner! If you are looking for a Halloween store in Universal Studios to check out, then you should totally go to Sahara Traders!
You do not just have to go here for Halloween, Sahara Traders is open all year.
I think this store is really cool because of how decorative it is!
These are some of the shirts you can buy at Sahara Traders.
You can also get these black cat stuffed animals.
This store has some Frankenstein merchandise.
Would you buy the Full Moon Caravan Candles?
I was not expecting to find a vampire in the back of the store.
I would recommend going here if you want to eat a quick breakfast before going to Universal Studios or if you have just come back to your resort after a day in the parks and want a snack.
Tuk Tuk Market does not just have breakfast bars and yogurt, it also has ice cream!
Some ice cream flavors include Peanut Butter, Lemon Sorbet, Strawberry, Mango Sorbet, Dulce de Leche, Nutella, Birthday Cake, Mint Chocolate Chip, Pineapple Sorbet, Chocolate, Coconut, and Vanilla Italiana.
Here is a picture of the creamy shakes and smoothies you can get.
You can also buy pastries.
We decided to get the ice cream.
I had the Birthday Cake Ice Cream. It was delicious!
My dad had the Nutella Ice Cream. He loved it!
My brother had Mint Chocolate Chip. He liked how many chocolate chips were in his ice cream.
Tuk Tuk Market is a great place to go for a quick breakfast or snack!
In Universal, one of the best places in the parks is definitely The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
Today I will be telling you some of the best things that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has to offer!
I would recommend buying your very own interactive wand. These wands can be used in the parks too! When you buy a wand, it comes with a map of the entire world of Harry Potter. You walk over to a spot that was on your map and wave your wand the way it says. Then it starts moving!
My wand.
You can buy your very own interactive wand at a store called Ollivander’s.
You should take the Hogwarts Express between the two Universal parks.
There are two Harry Potter lands in Universal and if you want to do both you should go on the Hogwarts Express. The inside of the train looks just like the magical train that was in the Harry Potter movies!
You will have to get on the train at Kings Cross Station at Universal Studios and then get off at Hogsmeade Station in Islands of Adventure. I would also recommend riding the train the other way around too because the experience is different.
This is the exact same store from the Harry Potter books that was owned by Fred and George Weasley. This is a great store to look around in and some of the snacks from this store are the same snacks that are talked about in the books!
I would recommend riding Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringotts. Escape From Gringotts is an indoor roller coaster ride in Diagon Alley. I also really like the cue for this ride.
Another great roller coaster is Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. In my opinion, this is one of the best rides in all of Universal Studios. This roller coaster is outside and goes really fast, so if you are someone who does not like super fast roller coasters, this might not be the ride for you.
Don’t forget to pay close attention to the dragon in Diagon Alley. There is a dragon on top of the Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringotts ride that, every ten minutes, breathes fire!
I hope that this article helps you have a great time while in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
I have talked about what are my favorite spinning rides in Disney World and Universal. Today, we will be discussing which is better: Everglazed or Voodoo Doughnuts?
Everglazed and Voodoo Doughnuts both sell doughnuts, but not your everyday doughnuts. These doughnuts have tons of cool and interesting toppings.
Everglazed is located in Disney Springs and Voodoo Doughnuts is located in City Walk at Universal Studios.
First, I will tell you about Everglazed. The doughnuts looked amazing!
I did have a big problem with the doughnuts from Everglazed, they are just too sweet. I felt like all the extra toppings were really unnecessary. My favorite doughnut was the Vanilla Iced with Sprinkles. The doughnuts were also really big and too expensive.
Voodoo Doughnuts is interesting as soon as you walk inside.
The doughnuts here were also really extravagant!
I thought these doughnuts were absolutely delicious! They were still warm when we ate them. I would recommend getting one doughnut each, so you do not eat too much.
The winner is Voodoo Doughnuts!
These doughnuts are cheaper than at Everglazed and overall I think the doughnuts are better. We have been to Voodoo Doughnuts three times and every time we have always been satisfied with our doughnuts.
Today I thought it would be fun if I talked about which is better out of the spinning rides in Universal Studios and Disney World: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, or Twirl ‘n’ Hurl, or The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, or Dumbo. On all four of these rides you can control how high you want to be. This is just my opinion, so it is totally ok if you do not agree with me.
In last place we have Twirl ‘n’ Hurl in Universal Studios. This is a Simpsons themed ride where you have been kidnapped by aliens. I personally find this one a little boring because compared to the other rides on this list the view isn’t that amazing.
Next, we have Dumbo in Magic Kingdom. On this ride you get to ride on a flying Dumbo! The view on this ride is great because you can see Cinderella’s Castle.
In second place we have One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish in Universal Studios. This ride is interesting because the fishes on the side of the ride will squirt water at you!
My favorite spinning ride is The Magic Carpets of Aladdin in Magic Kingdom. You get a great view of Adventureland from this ride and I find The Magic Carpets of Aladdin to be very relaxing.
That was my list. Now the real question is: how would you rank these rides?
If you are a big Harry Potter fan, then you just have to go to Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes in Universal!
This is the exact same store from the books that is run by Fred and George Weasley! I decided to look around inside this store for some interesting candies.
Here are some pictures inside of this store:
You can buy a game called Exploding Snap!
You can get Chinese Fortune Sticks.
Here are more games you can buy.
This store even has clothing.
These stuffed animals are adorable!
You might want to be careful eating this candy because it is called Dark Mark Lollipop!
I bought two candies from this store: Nosebleed Nougat and Fever Fudge. Both are fudge. The first one I will be talking about is Nosebleed Nougat.
This is what the candy looks like.
It doesn’t look like a nosebleed!
It was absolutely delicous! I loved how the inside was filled with marshmellow. I also liked the chocolate on the outside.
The next candy is Fever Fudge.
I was surprised that I liked this one becuase I don’t like jelly beans, but I feel like the jelly beans go really well with the fudge.
You should definitly go to Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes!
Loews Royal Pacific Resort is located in Universal Studios and I stayed here in April for the first time!
I really loved the way this resort is themed. You feel like you are on an island.
This resort has many different restaurants including Islands Dining Room, Orchid Lounge & Sushi Bar, Tuk Tuk Market, and Bula Bar & Grille. We went to Islands Dining Room, Tuk Tuk Market, and Bula Bar & Grille. I will be reviewing these places in separate blog articles!
Picture outside of Islands Dining Room.
Here are pictures from the room we stayed in:
I really love these flowers!
Here are pictures from the bathroom.
The best thing about Loews Royal Pacific Resort is how it is walking distance from the Universal Studios parks. We were able to walk from the parks back to our hotel.
This resort also has a pool.
The entrance to the pool.
I would suggest just exploring this resort because there is so much detail that was put into the way this resort looks.
I was looking inside a store in Universal CityWalk when I came across the craziest candy flavors.
You can get Donkey’s Waffle Bar. It’s maple flavored with waffle cone pieces. The Swamp Bar sounds disgusting, but it’s actually cookies and cream flavored. The White Chocolatey Pineapple Bar has pineapple in it.
The Extra-Terrestrial is chocolate and peanut butter flavored. It also has peanut butter candy pieces in it. There is also the Dinosaur Fossil Bar. (Don’t worry, it’s not an actual fossil!) It is milk chocolate flavored and has candy bones.
Sweet Things sounds like it’s sweet because it is! Sweet Things is milk chocolate flavored. 1 Fish 2 Fish Gummy Fish is white chocolate flavored and has gummy fish!
Minion Fuel is the perfect snack after you ride Despicable Me Minion Mayhem! Minion Fuel is milk chocolate flavored and has banana bits. Coconut Banana is smoothie flavored.
The final candy I have to show you is this one. These are birthday cake dough bites! That sounds delicious!
When you are in Universal, I would recommend going into stores because you never know what you might find!
