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Post by Mango Man on Jun 14, 2024 18:55:01 GMT -5
Well, we got back from our two day trip there. Had a good time. I think I would describe it as two different parks, one more geared to adults (Universal Studios) and one for kids (Island of Adventure) . The 1st was enjoyable but the second is good if you're bringing kids or grandkids. We stayed at Saffire Falls and enjoyed the accomodations. We ate last nights dinner at Strong Water (1 hotel restaurant) and was absolutely shocked at how good their food was there. My GF had ribs, Jalapeno Honey sauce and I did a Tapas of Arroz Con Polo, Empanadas and Pork Belly Taco's. We topped the dinner off with (not that we needed too) a Banana Bread Pudding which was probably the best I've ever had. And I've had my share Here's a pic. Attachments:
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 14, 2024 18:59:37 GMT -5
If you seen the Blues Brothers show , my Uncle is Elwood.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 14, 2024 19:39:09 GMT -5
Banana bread pudding sounds really interesting.
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Post by Mango Man on Jun 14, 2024 19:59:29 GMT -5
If you seen the Blues Brothers show , my Uncle is Elwood. We didn't see the show but we passed them right on the street as they were sitting in the car, all dressed up.
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Post by jmarkb on Jun 15, 2024 12:41:49 GMT -5
Well, we got back from our two day trip there. Had a good time. I think I would describe it as two different parks, one more geared to adults (Universal Studios) and one for kids (Island of Adventure) . The 1st was enjoyable but the second is good if you're bringing kids or grandkids. We stayed at Saffire Falls and enjoyed the accomodations. We ate last nights dinner at Strong Water (1 hotel restaurant) and was absolutely shocked at how good their food was there. My GF had ribs, Jalapeno Honey sauce and I did a Tapas of Arroz Con Polo, Empanadas and Pork Belly Taco's. We topped the dinner off with (not that we needed too) a Banana Bread Pudding which was probably the best I've ever had. And I've had my share Here's a pic. Was the plumbing working good? Just curious how it's holding up. I was one of the supervisors there.
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Post by Mango Man on Jun 15, 2024 13:29:44 GMT -5
At the hotel? If so there was lots of hot water and no issues that we ran into.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 15, 2024 14:01:03 GMT -5
Nice to hear. Memories are forever!
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Post by Mango Man on Jun 15, 2024 14:16:49 GMT -5
They had a pretty nice gym too, better than the one I belong to.
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Post by gardawg on Jun 15, 2024 15:17:01 GMT -5
Wife and I had an interesting experience at Universal. We went to a wedding there.
We got there on Friday and the wedding was Saturday night.
So Friday night we had dinner and then took a bottle of wine and a couple of doobies to the parking garage to get high.
The garage was empty so I suggested we got to the top and look at the traffic going by as we got high. After a few swigs of vino we ducked into a stairwell to get out of the wind so we could burn one. After burning one. My wife remarked, "I hear a marching band."
I didn't hear it as first but it kept getting louder. So we walked out of the stairwell to the top of the garage. Just as a high school marching band playing a tune marched onto the top deck.
We just looked at each other and laughed at the absurdity of the scene. It was the last thing we expected.
There was a band competition at the resort and they were practicing.
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Post by jmarkb on Jun 15, 2024 15:27:52 GMT -5
At the hotel? If so there was lots of hot water and no issues that we ran into. Yeah, the hotel. I was a superintendent for a company that did multiple hotels and other building at Universal and Disney and a bunch of other stuff for other builders. FYI for the union crowd: None of it was a union job, in a little over 20 years.
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Post by Mango Man on Jun 15, 2024 15:51:18 GMT -5
At the hotel? If so there was lots of hot water and no issues that we ran into. Yeah, the hotel. I was a superintendent for a company that did multiple hotels and other building at Universal and Disney and a bunch of other stuff for other builders. FYI for the union crowd: None of it was a union job, in a little over 20 years. You guys did well, it's a really nice hotel.
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