Vacation

When I was ten years old my Father took me to Universal Studios in Orlando Florida. It is one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

It was my first time on an airplane, so I was a little nervous. It felt like forever while we sat in the plane waiting to take off. Finally, I heard the pilot say "prepare for take off." I'll admit I was a little scared, but as the plane lifted off the runway, I was ok.

The plane ride there was three hours long. It was a little bumpy, but other then that, everything went well. We landed in Orlando. The airport was gigantic. After walking for a while, we found the baggage claim. It took us a while to find all of our suitcases. We rented a car and drove to my Uncle Joe's house. We were going to be staying with him for a week. It was nice to see him and my cousins Brandon and Audrey.

We ate dinner, talked for a little while and then I went to sleep. We had a big day ahead of us. We were all going to Universal Studios the next day. I couldn't wait.

I could see some of the roller coasters as we drove to Universal's Island of Adventure the next morning. There were so many people there. There was at least 50 people waiting on each line. While we were waiting to get our bracelets, my uncle disappeared for a minute, and when he came back, he surprised us with passes to the front of every line for every ride in the park.

Brandon got to pick the first ride we went on. It was called the Hulk Coaster. It was a tremendous roller coaster with more loops then I could count. We watched it go around once before we went on. My cousin Audrey saw how many times it went upside-down and decided not go on. Brandon and I made fun of her, but once I was strapped to my seat, I was having second thoughts myself. We took off in what felt like a fraction of a second. Before I knew it, I was being whipped around sharp turns and flipped around loops. It was so much fun! When we got off and walked toward the exit, we saw a wall of television screens, which was showing candid shots of us on the ride. We both looked terrified. It was hilarious. My mom still has the picture.

We went on a few more rides and then stopped to get something to eat. Now it was my turn to pick a ride. We walked to one called Dr. Dooms Fear Fall. We sat down in a row of four, with our legs dangling. After a few minutes, the voice of Dr. Doom was heard. I don't