{"id":5938,"date":"2017-01-01T23:01:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/w\/?p=5938"},"modified":"2017-01-31T23:08:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T06:08:45","slug":"2017-1-1-universal-studios-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?p=5938","title":{"rendered":"2017.1.1 &#8211; Universal Studios Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I visited Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time today.  It&#8217;s not quite Disney, but it&#8217;s still a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6155blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6155blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Gorilla\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6155blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6155blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6155blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6155blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6157blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6157blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Universal\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6157blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6157blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6157blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6157blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They have a new Harry Potter area.  I didn&#8217;t ride this train though.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6158blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6158blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Train\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6158blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6158blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6158blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6158blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did get to see quite a few of the Simpsons characters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6164blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6164blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Donut\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6164blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6164blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6164blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6164blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6165blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6165blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Duff\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6165blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6165blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6165blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6165blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6166blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6166blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Krusty\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6166blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6166blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6166blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6166blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6167blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6167blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - More Krusty\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6167blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6167blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6167blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6167blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6169blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6169blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Hammer\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6169blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6169blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6169blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6169blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some areas were crowded.  Some were not, like this area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6178blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6178blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Empty\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6178blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6178blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6178blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6178blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course they had the minions here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6180blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6180blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Minions\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6180blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6180blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6180blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6180blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was able to sing a bit here too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6184blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6184blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2017.1.1 - Sing\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6184blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6184blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6184blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MK4_6184blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I visited Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time today. It&#8217;s not quite Disney, but it&#8217;s still a lot of fun. They have a new Harry Potter area. I didn&#8217;t ride this train though. I did get to see quite a few of the Simpsons characters. Some areas were crowded. Some were not, like this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5951,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions\/5951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}