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Japan Summer Trip. Day 7: Universal Studio Japan

The iconic symbol of USJ.
We didn't plan to visit USJ on the days we were in Osaka as we planned to do it on a weekday. So, we thought to visit USJ when we stayed in Kyoto, but we had to travel about an hour from Kyoto station. We had to change trains twice to get to the Universal City station. Starting early in the morning, we had to crowd in the train.

While managed to reach the Universal City before 8 am, though the USJ scheduled to be opened at 9:30 am. We took the opportunity to wander around the city.

We've been to Universal Studio Singapore few years back. But certainly each park would have their own uniqueness. Of course, the Harry Potter was the highlight of the day....

The shopping mall between Universal City station and USJ
Prior to entering the theme park, Nu'man did, he planned on which we should go first!
A long queue even on the weekday.
We bought the USJ ticket with the 7 Universal Express Pass, including the Backdrop ride. Most of the USJ attractions planning has been done by my wife. We took rides of the Jaws, Back to the Future, Backdraft, Space Fantasy, Spiderman and the Backdrop before lunch. Most of these rides used the Express Pass, which we can beat the queue for the maximum of 7 attractions, including the most thriller roller coaster, the Backdrop.

The atrium at the entrance reminds me the same setup in Universal Studio Singapore 
We took ride that we would think of having less people 
We were actually not allowed to take pictures during any ride in the park 
The souvenir shop was still not open for business.  
Minion pop corn 
Wished that I can bring this car to home.
Experiencing how a movie scene has been taken in a studio in the Backdraft. 
The minion family 
Pizza restaurant
The Spiderman ride was awesome 
The park lack of bench, I would say..
Among the big replica's in the park
This ride is sponsored by Docomo
Our lunch for the day, white rice, prawn tempura, potatoes and yogurt.
There is a time slot to take 2 rides in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter area, which are the Flight of the Hippogryph™ and the Harry potter and the Forbidden Journey. We were given a time slot between 2:45 pm until 3:30 pm to ride both. Anyway, only me taken the Harry potter and the Forbidden Journey ride as Nu'man is not allowed and my wife not keen to take the ride.

Nope, you cannot drive around Weasley fathers' car in the park. 
The Hogwart Express, we need to utter  the ticket attendant to take a picture with him 
Somehow, I couldn't locate the Gringotts Wizarding Bank. 
Nu'man searched for his wand.
Street performance by the English artists.
The path leading to the Hogwarts Castle. 
The Quaffle, Bludgers, and Snitch used in the Quidditch Games
The wizard school entrance
The amazing talking pictures, pretty scary though.
At last, we were able to take the picture with him.
Most of the next attractions in the New Wonderland are only enjoyed by Nu'man. The theme park closed at 6:30 pm and we still got at least two hours in the park. After all, we were glad as we were able to experience most of the attractions even though we missed several timely shows.

The New Wonderland Entrance where all the kiddies are here
Taking pictures with Elmo
The Hello Kitty Town! Not suitable for Nu'man for sure..

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