Since I was off today Blog Girl took a vacation day from her job and we went out to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure this morning. This is one of the great things about the annual passes; you can go out for a few hours without thinking about it. If you pay for a single day ticket you feel obligated to spend the entire day out there, no matter how tired or exhausted you may be, because, “Dammit, I paid for a full day and I’m going to get a full day!”

We went on only one ride; The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. I was surprised because, even on a Friday morning, the line for the ride was longer than the ride itself. But the ride was a lot of fun, especially the 400 foot drop that is stopped by Spider-Man’s webbing.

Everyone knows my favorite comic book superhero is Superman, but Spider-man is my second-favorite. I probably aggravated my fellow riders by shouting out, “Hey! It’s Spider-man”, “Spider-man will defeat you Doctor Octopus!” and “Thanks for saving our asses Spider-Man!”, but I didn’t care because I was having fun.

Afterward we strolled over to the Toon Lagoon and had lunch at the Comic Strip Cafe. Below is a picture of our lunch, which you may or may not be shocked to learn is $25 worth of food.

Now, to be fair, the 2 drinks are $5.50 drinks which are refillable for $1.39 every time you are in either park, but still…I mean the “pizza” was thin, hard, tough to chew dough with canned pizza sauce and the barest minimum of some mozzarella cheese substitute sprinkled over  it. Blog Girl’s chicken strips were tolerable, the fries were not. We’re thinking next time we’ll try the Mythos restaurant over on the Lost Continent Island.

After walking all the way around the attraction, we went back over to Marvel Superhero Island and watched the superhero character appearance, where comic book heroes like Captain American, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Storm, Rogue and Cyclops, come out to pose for pictures with the public. Here’s one picture, I have several  others posted on Flickr, over on the right.

Speaking of over on the right, I’ve added a “100 things About Me” page (up at the top) and a link to chat with me if I’m online. Take a look when you get the chance.