From 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Aug. 8 at CityWalk, Universal will be holding an Olympic Opening Ceremony Viewing Party. You can watch the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games from Beijing, China on CityWalk’s big Astrovision screen. There will also be street performers, music and more. The competition of the world’s [...]

I had a chance to spend most of the day at Universal Studios yesterday with some friends. Here are some of the new and interesting things I saw … The Fossil store in CityWalk recently received a redo. It’s now open for business. Bart and Lisa Simpson were just outside the park when we arrived [...]

Universal Orlando is offering guests three ways to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Universal 360: Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular, is a high-tech lagoon show at Universal Studios featuring famous scenes from more than 100 Universal Pictures films. The show uses four-story-tall, 360-degree projection “cinespheres,” original music, outdoor speakers, lasers and pyrotechnic effects to [...]

Next time you’re visiting Universal, stop by Katie’s Candy Company in CityWalk (Next to TCBY and across from the tattoo parlor) for the latest edition of Orlando Attractions Magazine. We appreciate all of the stores that have agreed to sell the magazine. Please show them your support. They are: • Katie’s Candy Company at CityWalk [...]

I went to CityWalk at Universal today to try to see some of the taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, even though I didn’t have tickets. You couldn’t even see down to where the set was from what Ellen calls the “riff raff” section. Although I could get a good view of the stage where [...]

Universal CityWalk’s newest venue opens today and showcases karaoke with a twist – performing guests are introduced to the audience by an emcee and sing with a full live band and back-up singers. Whether you sing like a star or just think you do, this is your chance to shimmer, shine or just …