Universal Studios San Jose Plan B

I just got back from Great America, where we made the best of a crowded day. While there, I was saddened that the parks theming wasn't as spectacular as the parks down south.

Previously, I shared Plan A of Universal Studios San Jose, which would be Northern California's most elaborate theme park. I felt Plan A was for if I didn't have a lot of space, so I've cooked up Plan B, which will cover 125 acres. The park will be modeled after the Florida park (Plan A had rides from the Hollywood park).

Front Lot
Park Services

Now Shooting
Shrek 4-D: An in your face fairy tale
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast: Rocket through the world of your favorite nicktoons
Soundstage 54: Gaze at Universal picture cars

In Production
Revenge of the Mummy-The Ride: A psychological thrill ride
Twister: Experience an F-5 Tornado
Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue: A spooktacular live show

On Location
Earthquake-The Big One: Experience an 8.3 on the Ritcher scale
Jaws: Meet 3 tons of great white fury

Cinemagic Center
Fear Factor Live: An extreme audience participation show
Men in Black-Alien Attack: Go on an MIB training mission
Back to the Future-The Ride: Rocket through the past

Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone
Animal Planet Live!: Animal Planet TV comes to life
E.T. Adventure: Help E.T. fly home
Fievel's Playland: A mouse-eye view of the world
A Day in the Park with Barney: Sing and clap along with a purple dinosaur
Curious George goes to Town: A wet and wonderful world for kids
Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster: Ride through Woody's nut factory

Hollywood
Terminator 2-3-D: A 3-D cyber adventure
Universal Horror Make-Up Show: See what goes into (and oozes out of) the most mangled, mishapen monsters in movie history
Lucy: A Tribute: A museum based on Lucille Ball

That's it for now! Join me soon as I share photos from our trip to Great America. Until then, Ben Out!

Universal Studios San Jose (Plan A)

Now my dear readers, my big plans. The thing is, I have multiple versions of it, so I'll just do plan A for now.

As good as the parks in northern California are, they don't have as high a quality as the ones in southern California. So, my theme park plans are to "bring southern to northern." And since my favorite theme park (for now) is Universal Studios in Hollywood, I give to you Universal Studios San Jose!

The park will be divided into 4 sections. we'll explore one by one.

Classic Plaza
Lucy: A Tribute: A walk through tribute to Lucille Ball
Special Effects Stages: Three stages show you makeup, digital effects, and sound
Backdraft: A 10,000 degree inferno

Action City
Terminator 2: 3-D: The world's first 3-D cyber adventure
Back to the Future: The Ride: Climb aboard Doc Brown's latest invention and rocket through the past, present, and future.
Fear Factor Live: The most extreme audience participation show ever

Adventure Town
Waterworld: A live sea war spectacular
Jurassic Park: The Ride: A water ride w/ an 84-foot drop to escape a hungry T-Rex
Revenge of the Mummy: An indoor coaster through Imhotep's tomb

Kidspot
Shrek 4-D: An in your face fairy tale
Nickelodeon Blast Zone and Fievel's Playland: Our 2 interactive playgrounds
Animal Planet Live!: Furry and feathery performers strut their stuff

That's all for now! Let me know what you think in the comments below. Goodnight everybody!

Season 4 Kickoff: Santa Cruz

Hard to believe it's been four years doing this. I plan to let you know a big secret after spring break. It's plans for something I hope to do when I get older.

Anyways, after 2 months of waiting for it to happen, the 2013 season has begun for my local theme parks. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was the park we went to today. This year, the Hurricane, which I really miss, is being replaced by Undertow, which will be northern california's only spinning roller coaster (Pandemonium at Discovery Kingdom was replaced by Superman last year). It'll be Santa Cruz's first major addition since the new Haunted Castle in 2010 (which I rode today, by the way).

The lines were very manageable for the most part. Here are some photos.

 The Giant Dipper, one of my favorite roller coasters!

 I like the Pirate Ship as well.

 This is me and mom on the Sky Glider.

 The Carousel spins to fast for me to snatch those rings! (It has one of the last ring machines on any carousel in the country!)

The Double Shot is a tower ride that's the perfect height for me (when it comes to drop towers, anyway)!

 I rode the Speed Bumps for the first time in a while. (I also rode their other bumper cars, Space Race, for the first time!)

 The scoreboard on our Ghost Blasters car had an error; this is a LOT more than we scored.

I adore the Cave Train, it's cheesy (opened in 1961) but fun.

That's all for now folks. Check back for photos from the Walt Disney Family Museum and the reveal of my secret plans! Until then, BEN OUT.