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Visiting USJ 2023 [_sg7IV6OL78]
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Overview
Daniel travels to Universal Studios Japan four years after a previous visit, experiencing the Harry Potter attraction inside Hogwarts Castle, taking a boat ride with safety instructions and an Amity distress signal, and sampling various park foods including butterbeer, a meat pie, and a 1,000 yen turkey drumstick.
Daniel dines on ribeye steak, receiving a thick cut instead of the intended thin beef, and tours an aquarium featuring crabs while drawing comparisons to an aquarium in Thailand.
Themes
Universal Studios Japan park visit and attractions, including Hogwarts Castle and a water boat ride.
Food sampling including butterbeer, a pastry meat pie, turkey drumsticks, and ribeye steak dining.
Aquarium visit, observing crabs, and comparing the facility to one in Thailand.
Developments
Daniel takes a boat ride to Universal Studios Japan four years after an earlier visit.
Daniel buys and samples butterbeer and a meat pie pastry.
Daniel enters Hogwarts Castle and rides the Harry Potter ride.
Daniel purchases and eats a turkey drumstick priced at 1,000 yen.
Daniel experiences a water boat ride involving safety instructions and an Amity distress signal.
Daniel orders ribeye beef and receives a thick cut rather than thin beef.
Daniel visits an aquarium and observes crabs.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether visitors can go inside the Hogwarts structure before Daniel enters.
The location of the big crab at the aquarium.