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[Stars]

Harry Potter theme park.

I'm afraid I might actually be tempted to go there some day. I may have to get married and have some kids first though, so I can use them as an excuse.

[Monkeydog]

aww, I was hoping this topic would be about:


I loved that game when I was younger. IN FACT. When we first bought our first true PC, when I was like five, it was the first game my parents bought for me, because I wanted it so much. Oh the memories.

You should just go! You don't need an excuse to go to Universal Studios (other than the fact that you're too poor to go to a better theme park). I would love to go to this place, but I probably won't. I always feel like there's no use for me to go to the Floridia theme parks. Yeah they're bigger than the California ones, but it's more money and farther and meh I don't care that much.

[lazlo falconi]

lol@hotlinks

Also, I've never been to Universal Studios proper, but Islands of Adventure is freakin' awesome. I highly suggest you go.

[Maelstrom]

Old news. I heard about this through aim last year. =P

But lol at them building it here in America and not in Britain.

[Monkeydog]

It's not really old news (I mean, the building of it is old), if I believe correctly, the opening date was just announced.

[Maelstrom]

Hmmm, that bit is definitely new. I kinda wanna try that butterbeer stuff. Sounds rather nasty, but still.

[Monkeydog]

I have wanted butterbeer ever since I read those books.

I don't know why, I just do.

[Stars]

I'm not sure what we made it with (now I want to go find out), but we gave out samples of our own version of butterbeer at Starbucks a long time ago either for the release of the last book or for Halloween that year or something.

[Stars]

So it seems the event I mentioned above was long enough ago that just about everyone I worked with back then is no longer at my Starbucks, and the one person who is still there also doesn't remember how we made the butterbeer.

HOWEVER, my fellow Harry Potter fan baristas and I have been experimenting and have come up with a possible recipe (be aware that it uses a new ingredient that may not officially be available for a couple more weeks).
If anyone wants to try it, just go to any Starbucks (preferably one with fun baristas, not lame, boring ones who won't make unofficial drinks) and ask for:
- Steamed apple juice (about 130~140 degrees)
- With toffee nut syrup (3/4/5 pumps for Tall/Grande/Venti sizes, which is standard)
- And the new frappuccino creme base (definitely not the old stuff, as it is completely different and will ruin the drink) (2/3/4 pumps, which is also standard).
Be sure to ask that the syrup and creme base be steamed along with the apple juice.

If the cashier is utterly confused and unsure how to add this to your ticket, suggest that they ring it up as a caramel apple spice...with a couple of substitutions. =p

Please note that this is a work in progress, and we may find a better way to make this. Currently, it is very sweet, and my stomach started to hurt after tasting too many different versions...

[G.O.B.]

I am down to go. Kids or without kids. Im down to live there.

[lazlo falconi]

I wish this thread had a more descriptive name. I can never remember what it's about when I click it.