The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Part of Themepark Weekend continued...

I was starting to think I had lost my pictures from the day we went to Islands of Adventure. I started going through all the folders on the computer where I put pictures thinking that maybe I saved it in the wrong location, when I stumble upon a folder titled "Pillow". Why would I have a folder named Pillow? That's the same question I asked myself as I read and reread the name of that little icon. That's when I remembered that when I imported the pictures from my camera, Ben was around me and someway or another the subject of what the name of that folder should be called came up, and that's when he named it pillow. Thanks babe.

So now, without further ado, here's the pictures from that day:

sign hanging when you first enter the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Butterbeer!!

Hogwarts!

Hogsmeade sign

Hog's Head

"Please do not walk on the walls"

"Public Conveniences" aka restrooms, lol

 I don't know why I found the public conveniences sign so funny.

Owl Post

peeking inside window of Owl Post

Ollivanders wand shop

Dervish and Banges

inside the castle

the sorting hat

says "Child Swap"

If you are sick and tired of your child (or children), bring them to Universal's Islands of Adventure where they will gladly find another child (or children) to swap out with your own.

Mr Fly that wanted to eat with us. Shoo Fly!

Hogwarts Express!

 Although this picture of the Hogwarts castle doesn't follow the "rule of threes" of photography, I do really like the castle with the colors of the sky in this picture. Now if you want a more exciting picture with the "rule of 3s"...

Ok, maybe this doesn't follow that rule of 3s either, but it's kinda funny because you have the castle with the cool looking sky and then you have Poseidon who looks like he's throwing up. 
 

Poseidon's Fury

why would we all be going into a building that's clearly falling down?

Moose Juice!!!

my favorite superhero!

Islands of Adventure at night!

We had a great time at Islands of Adventure! The night got interesting when I forgot where I parked. :((   <----supposed to be a VERY sad face, haha. I blame it on the fact that I don't go to themeparks every day (maybe I should!) and therefore I typically don't need to remember what section and what floor and all that jazz of where I leave my car. Typically I can just find the front door of whatever place I'm going to and park down or near that row so that when I exit said building I can just walk straight (for the most part) and end up where I parked. 

Well if you've ever been to Universal, you may remember that they have a huge parking garage. So not only do you have to remember what section (which I now know that there are 3 sections and they are all the same on EVERY. SINGLE. FLOOR.), but you also have to remember what floor/level your car is on. And let me just say, when you are trying to find your car in a parking garage semi-full of cars and everyone else is also trying to vacate the premises, using your car alarm button or lock/unlock buttons to try to find your car WILL NOT WORK. There are echoes and there are about 50 other car alarms or lock/unlock beeps from the surrounding people. Oh well, after an hour, there were less cars and it was a tad bit easier to look for and listen for the car beeps. 

Major props to my bestie Tina for walking with me and helping me search for it. Thank you so much!!!