{"id":435,"date":"2011-07-29T03:14:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T03:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/?p=435"},"modified":"2013-10-17T03:18:21","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T03:18:21","slug":"july-29-2011-universal-orlando-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/?p=435","title":{"rendered":"July 29, 2011   Universal Orlando, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were up at 5:45am this morning so we could be on the first water taxi to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure. We&#8217;re staying at Portofino Bay Resort at Universal Orlando. When you stay at a Universal hotel, you get early admission to the parks and\u00a0complimentary water taxis to the parks. My favorite benefit of staying at a Universal hotel is the Universal Express pass, which allows you to skip the regular lines.<\/p>\n<p>Islands of Adventure theme park includes Marvel Super Hero Island, Jurassic Park, and Dr. Seuss. The Spiderman 3-D ride, Hulk roller coaster, Cat in the Hat,and now Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey are amazing!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/HP1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"HP1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/HP1.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hogsmeade Village<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/HP2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"HP2\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/HP2.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"674\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honeydukes in Hogsmeade Village<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/HP3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"HP3\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/HP3.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"454\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"US1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US1.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"US2\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/US2.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hulk Coaster at Universal Orlando<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were up at 5:45am this morning so we could be on the first water taxi to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure. 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