Universal Locale: Three Broomsticks @ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal’s Islands of Adventure)

Juice Redux: I get the feeling that this is what that pumpkin juice from two weeks ago was supposed to taste like – a sweet cinnamon and cider flavor, with almost more of what you might call a pumpkin aftertaste … and the consistency of a juice as opposed to some sort of half-juice / half-smoothie freakish hybrid! I wasn’t sure what I was going to think or if I would want more than just a taste to go along with my lunch, but it ended up being quite good and I’d definitely order it again if their beverage options don’t change…
Beverage “Options”: …and the only reason I even bring this up was that it was at lunchtime that I discovered one of my pet peeves with Universal’s new Harry Potter area – they don’t serve soda … period! The problem is, I’m a caffeine addict and start to get kinda, well, crabby to say the least if I don’t get some in me by mid-day at best, so to be told that they only served these themed juices was kind of annoying.  I mean, I get that they’re trying to maintain a theme and all, but they still managed to accept my magical credit card for payment instead of charging me in sickles and galleons, so all I’m saying is that being able to order a freaking Coke alongside my pumpkin juice would’ve made this muggle most appreciative!
Quality Reassured: Still, I do want to emphasize that this particular juice was really good … enough that I’ll be curious to see if the souvenir pumpkin juice that I picked up in one of the gift shops will hold the same, but we’ll find that out soon enough…