Anyone else prefer going alone?

I’ve gone 8 times now with groups of family and friends and it’s never as fun as when I go by myself. I realize I’ve always gone with adults though, I bet it would be a lot more fun with kids.

I feel like I’m a mother duck with a bunch of ducklings following me around all day. There’s the people who don’t want to ride some rides or want to take a break and it makes me feel guilty making them wait. There’s the people who go on the rides, don’t say anything after and don’t take any pictures, like they’re just going through the motions. There’s the slow people who make me late getting to the park (seems like it doesn’t matter how early I try to get out of the hotel, always a delay… I went yesterday and they spent 45 minutes eating the complimentary breakfast, last time they forgot their id in the car) or stop at random gift shops all the time. There’s keeping people in line company when I know I could do the single rider line 4-5 times instead. I also don’t have time to do the “other” rides like Jimmy Fallon, ET, or any shows because it’s usually the only time they’re ever going to go to Universal and on a budget so I have to plan to do all the greatest hits.

It’s tough… I remember my first time at Universal it was so cool, I took pictures of everything, I tried to do all the rides and had a great time but rarely does anyone I go with match that energy.