Universal Studios Personal Narrative - 1286 Words

It was Christmas of 2009 and my family and I had just arrived at Universal Studios of Hollywood. My sister slowly pulled up into the long uphill line of cars, all waiting to finally be let into the car park by the toll booth. It was a fairly lengthy wait that lasted around forty minutes but we didn’t mind as we were all very excited for the aftermath and knowing it was well worth it kept our patience strong. Eventually our turn came and after a brief talk and transaction with the man in the toll booth we finally were allowed into the multi-story car park. Now the challenge was to find an empty parking space on that busy Christmas morning. After search floor after floor for an empty space we managed to find an almost completely empty row on†¦show more content†¦It was three hour wait, three hours we could’ve spent doing something else. But all was good because this is the Theme Park’s iconic ride that you just HAVE to take if you go there. When we got on there was a lot of relief and I think the ride was worth it, though if I had visited this park again I would definitely not wait in line for it again. When we got in the tour bus and we departed I first though â€Å"Oh this is going to be boring†¦Ã¢â‚¬  but I was pleasantly mistaken! They took us to the sets of many of their films and TV shows such as Jaws, Psycho, Desperate housewives and more. They explained how they would film things and even gave us examples of how the Jaws moved and they made it interesting by putting us in the moment by doing things such as taking the tour bus about one fourth under water or going through a cave inspired by the Mummy and spraying big droplets of water on us with the lights dim to simulate beetles swarming us. It was probably the most memorable ride I got on not only due to the fact that I enjoyed it but also due to the fact that my mother and sister were also able to enjoy it. 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