I highly doubt anybody noticed my absence in the blogosphere this past week, but I was visiting land of milk and honey Disney and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, aka as home of the new Harry Potter Wizarding World. What can I say? Snow covered crooked houses of Hogsmeade Village with Hogwarts Castle looming in the background was almost magical. The crowds of eager Harry Potter fans from all over the world - not so fun, but understandable (hey, readers from GB, do you have some kind of holiday or promotion going on now? Cause I've never heard so much "british" in all my years in the US ;)). But from my TwiMom point of view, you can probably easily guess what was missing... Young, pink-cheeked and handsome Robert Pattinson as super popular, yet fair and honest Cedric Diggory. There's really not too much in terms of using movie actors throughout the park, really, inside Hogwarts castle, containing the famous Forbidden Journey attraction. And even there, most of it was on the way to the ride, while passing Dumbledor's study and Defense Against Dark Arts classroom, where Harry, Ron and Hermione "talked" to a room full of eager fans patiently waiting in long and slow line. I know, Cedric is a secondary character in only one movie (out of many)... But still, a twifan can dream, right?
P.s. In case you're interested, I started posting my travel notes on my own blog, Applesofmyeyes.com. If you're planning a trip to Florida's parks or are just curious about my experiences there, everybody's more than welcome to read and comment :)