Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
fitting about 20 people, and the loading speed is glacial. Save the train ride for the end
of the day or ride first thing in the morning.
If I Ran the Zoo
(Universal Express)
What it is
Interactive playground.
Scope and scale
Minor attraction.
Fright potential
Not frightening in any respect.
Bottleneck rating
2.
When to go
Anytime.
Authors' rat-
ing
Whimsical and funny; great for preschoolers; .
A playground with 19 different interactive elements, this area is great sillydilly fun
for little tykes. How silly? The sign at the entrance of this crazy zoo should give you
a clue: “Keep track of adults. They get lost all the time.” And yes, you should know
by now that there is no way the kids will stay dry.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
(Universal Express)
What it is
Wet version of Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Scope and scale
Minor attraction.
Fright potential
Not frightening in any respect.
Bottleneck rating
8.
When to go
Before
10 a.m.
Authors' rating
Who says you can't teach an old ride new tricks? .
Duration
of ride
2 minutes.
Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you
9 minutes.
Loading
speed
Slow.
Imagine Dumbo with Seuss-style fish instead of elephants and you've got half the
story—the other half involves yet another opportunity to drown. Guests steer their
fish up or down 15 feet in the air while traveling in circles. At the same time, they try
to avoid streams of water projected from “squirt posts.”
