A Day at Universal Studios Hollywood

Early 1990's at Universal Studios Hollywood. To say that my father is not a theme park guy would be an understatement. Yet to his credit, he took us to Disneyland often when we were kids and even to Walt Disney World once when it consisted of just the Magic Kingdom. He and my mom even sent us two kids, our spouses, and our kids to Florida for a week. He's a generous man.

I'd say all this made the visit to Universal with the grandkids even more special. My folks were in their 50s by this point- very young grandparents- and they were busy traveling on their own. Europe, Mexico, and Hawaii were favorite lifelong destinations. So, a day at a theme park? Not his cup of tea, but nothing was too good for the grandkids.