Day 2 we planned to spend at Universal Studios. We were still having trouble with the time change and didn't wake up until 10. We had planned to leave at 9 so were running just a little behind. We called for a Mears taxi (recommended by the front desk), we were waiting out front when a taxi drove up, the young man got out and asked if we were waiting for a taxi. We told him yes, and hopped it. Halfway to Universal I realized this wasn't the taxi we ordered, he was an independent taxi. This taxi was filthy, I have since learned that you only use a yellow taxi (this one was white). When I went to pay he told me it was $35 one way but for $60 he would come get us at 11pm. I still wasn't paying that much attention and didn't notice the looks Kim was giving me, so I paid him. It was a good lesson for this small town girl. We didn't even look for him when we left, cuz we left earlier than 11 and rode in a real taxi. I'm sure he never came back. Plus, that taxi was so run down, I don't even know if it would make it back to pick us up.
When we first arrived at Universal we went to the Nascar cafe for lunch. Then to the park. Amazingly, no crowds at all. We rode every ride and most numerous times. Our favorite was the Mummy ride, also I like the Simpsons virtual reality ride. At 4:30 they kicked everyone out of the park, except those of us who had tickets to the Halloween Haunted Nights party that night. They had 8 haunted houses, which we got to go through early before they let everyone who didn't have tickets in. They roped us off in one area and there was maybe 200 people waiting. We went through the haunted houses, then the streets had scare zones that were really fun. Lots of scary actors who seemed to be attracted to Kim. She had a blast, they followed her everywhere. We left around 9ish and it was wall to wall people coming into the park. We were really glad we got there early. Went back to our resort and went to DTD again. That boat ride was just so fun and DTD had lots to see. When we got back to our room, the housekeeper had left us a suprise in our window. A set of swans made from towels.
The pictures from the top, Kim with a scareactor, Debbie in front of an old hearse and the window of our room with the towel swans.
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