It's been much longer since I've been to these parks than any of the Disney Parks (or in the case of Islands of Adventure / Wizarding World of Harry Potter, never been.) So I will not go as in depth into them.
Day 8-11
Seaworld, Hogwarts, Island of Adventure, Universal
Day eight dawned with Lydia checking to see that she had some disposable gloves ready. They were going to SeaWorld and she had every intention of feeding the dolphins; but no intention of getting the disgusting fish smell all over her hands.
At Lydia's insistence; they headed to the Dolphins first. She pulled on her gloves and laughed happily as she fed the dolphins and even got herself a kiss. The boys had no problem feeding the dolphins without gloves.
"Max would freak out right now if he was here. He loves dolphins."
Michael snapped a picture of himself feeding the dolphin before watching it swim away to another park patron that was holding out some food.
From there, they headed to the Stingray Lagoon where only Derek was brave enough to actually feed the stingrays. That didn't stop the others from touching them though.
"Oh my god, they're so soft. Almost like velvet." Lydia had a bright smile on her face as one of the stingrays brushed it's underside against her hand before swimming away.
They spent the rest of the day watching the animals, taking in shows, and riding the rides.
On day nine they went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. You were able to enter it after buying a ticket to enter Islands of Adventure; so naturally they would be going there when they had finished with their journey into the world of Harry Potter.
Danny insisted that they each get their own magic wand.
"We have to. It's the perfect souvenir for this park. Please?" Danny gave Derek puppy dog eyes and Derek had to give in.
"You know, Danny is still waiting for his Hogwarts letter."
Danny rolled his eyes at his mate's comment. "Hey, we're a bunch of werewolves. If we exist then who is to say that wizards don't."
The entire group turned to Derek who simply smirked. "You can't mess with that logic now can you? To be honest, I have no idea. But with all of the strange things that happen in the world; who is to say that magic doesn't exist? Or that if it doesn't exist now, that it didn't exist at one point in the past?"
When they had finally gotten their wands, they decided that it was time to go on some rides. They started by riding the Flight of the Hippogriff. From there they went on Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.
They were having so much fun and Danny seemed to be completely in love. The pack came upon The Dragon Challenge and looked at one another for a few moments. The ride was a dueling dragons coaster. There were two completely different rides in one. Derek, Stiles, Michael, and Lydia chose to start by riding the Hungarian Horntail while Jackson, Danny, Allison, and Scott rode on the Chinese Fireball. After the first ride; they switched to ride the second half of the coaster.
They gathered together to have a bite to eat at the Hogs Head Inn. They all tried some Butterbeer and the group laughed when Derek scrunched up his nose. "Too sweet for me." Stiles took the rest of his drink and downed it.
They made one last stop at Honeydukes before leaving; so that Danny and Jackson could get some more candy. If Derek had known that turning them into werewolves would have given them more reason to indulge their sweet tooth, then he never would have done it.
The Islands of Adventure had something for each of them. There were thrill rides that the wolves in the pack were excited for; and then there was the Caro-Seuss-el that the girls wanted to ride.
"Oh my god! I want to ride the elephant!"
Allison nearly squealed as she sat down on the elephant on the Caro-Seuss-el. Scott couldn't help but laugh at her enthusiasm over getting to ride the elephant. It wasn't long before Derek was sitting down on one of the strange looking creatures on the carousel. Lydia snapped a picture of the big bad alpha riding and enjoying the carousel.
"I wonder what green eggs and ham taste like."
Stiles looked at Derek with wide eyes. It sounded like something that he would ask. Perhaps he was rubbing off on his mate.
"We can always find out." Danny was looking around for the small food stand that sold the Seuss treat. Derek ordered a few so that they could all try them.
"Not half bad."
They hadn't been able to do much at Islands of Adventure the day before; so on day ten they returned to Islands once again.
Stiles insisted that they get front row seats for the Jurassic Park ride. He and Scott had watched that movie together when they were just kids; back before Scott's father had left his mother and before Stiles' mother had passed away.
Stiles and Scott sat next to one another with their mates on either side of them. Danny sat behind Derek, Jackson sat behind Stiles. Michael sat behind Scott, and Lydia sat behind Allison. The girls screamed at random parts; actually feeling fear. They couldn't help it. The ride seemed so real and both of them had seen the movies.
They spent plenty of time riding the thrill rides. When it came time for Doctor Doom's Fear Fall, Derek decided to sit it out. He had enough of such rides after Tower of Terror. He laughed happily when he heard his pack mates scream as the ride shot them up into the sky.
Stiles and Scott were incredibly happy to ride with Spider Man, and they were all excited to ride the Hulk ride.
When they got back to the Villa that day; the sun was still in the sky. They dressed in their bathing suits and sat out at the pool. They girls had tropical drinks while the boys simply closed their eyes and soaked up the last of the sun's rays.
Day eleven meant a journey to Universal Studios. Scott and Stiles were laughing softly as they entered the park.
"Care to share with the rest of the class, McCall?"
Jackson smirked at Scott, but Scott wasn't annoyed by Jackson using his last name.
"We're talking about proposing when Jaws pops out of the water."
Jackson looked completely confused; but Danny had a knowing smile on his lips.
"I don't get it."
Danny wrapped his arms around his mate and kissed his neck lightly. "It's from Mallrats. The main character wanted to propose to his girlfriend at Universal when Jaws pops out of the water on the Jaws ride. In the end; that's where they get married."
Jackson frowned but simply shrugged. Danny rolled his eyes as he followed his mate into the park.
"We totally have to ride ET. That little guy may be ugly; but I always kinda liked him." Lydia twirled some of her hair with her finger as she spoke.
"Okay, let's go there first then."
Lydia clapped her hands happily when Derek said they could go ride ET first. When they came out of the ride; Lydia was so happy as ET said her name. Michael purchased a little ET plushy for her.
On the Men in Black ride; Stiles and Danny got the highest scores. The rest of the pack tried their hardest to beat them; but they were completely unable. The only one that even came close was Allison and it was because she was good with archery and shooting guns.
They rode Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit and The Revenge of the Mummy. By the time they had finished for the day; they had been on all of the rides and seen several shows.
Later that night as they were all gathered eating pizza; they rented a movie. Jackson laughed as Mallrats played on the screen in the living room. He found that he enjoyed the movie just as much as Scott and Stiles had.
Again; sorry there isn't much here. Next we'll be going to the beach and there will be more personal things coming.
