Islands of Adventure-Rushing through to Harry Potter world, we travelled through the streets of Hogsmeade, sampling the bizarre foods like Pumpkin Juice and butterbeer, individual to the theme park itself. As the day drew to a close, we finally gathered the courage to ride The Hulk, which involved a take off of 0 to 60mph in just over 3 seconds.
Seaworld- Taking advantage of the early arrival, we braved through Manta, an organ re-arranging ride, where you had the opportunity to experience how Manta Rays travel. Moreover, Erin, Caitlin and I had a close up experience with Seaworld’s dolphins, getting the chance to feed them and have a picture took beside them. Waiting till the end of the day, we sought the courage to take on Kraken, with fearful features including 7 inversions, two vertical loops, a dive loop, one corkscrew and to finish it all off, a zero gravity roll, enough to make any roller coaster enthusiast run to the hills. Ending off the day, we took our seats in Dolphin Cove, where we encountered a spectacular array of birds, dolphins and acrobats.
Disneyland- Journeying in on the ferry to the Magic Kingdom, we received a warm welcome from Disney's own imagineers, hailing all the girls in our group as Princesses, even on the Starbucks cups. Heading down Main street, we caught sight of the iconic Disney castle, taking many photos to remember this distinctive day. Unfortunately, due to a stormy rain shower, we missed the fireworks display; in exchange we all became drenched through all layers.
We feel that the only star of the Florida show was the one and only Bucko (Mr Buckton), who received encores of chants from the group; even the Spanish schools with whom we shared the dolphin arena with.
By Charlotte Aspey, Lucy Barber, Erin Stokes and Caitlin Gibbons – year 10 students
