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Universal Orlando announces July 4th happenings

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…

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New Video: The Simpsons Ride Grand Opening

The Simpsons Ride officially opened at Universal Studios Orlando on May 15, 2008. This video features the entire opening ceremony, a view of the exterior and queue, a clip from the ride, and an interview with Executive Producer at Universal’s Creative Studio Mike West. The Simpsons Ride Queue, Attraction, and Interview with Executive Producer Mike…

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The Simpsons Ride open for technical rehearsals

The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios won’t have its grand opening until May 15, but you may still be able to ride it before then. The ride was open for Universal’s team members the past few days and as of today, the construction walls have come down and it’s reached its technical rehearsal stage, meaning…

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Outside of Simpsons ride looks just about ready

Here are some updated pictures of exterior of The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios. They’ve really gone all out and made the building look completely different then it used to. A couple of things you can’t tell in the pictures are the lights flashing around the Krustyland sign and Krusty’s pupils rolling in different directions.

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New 'Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit' Coaster for Universal Orlando

Adrenaline pumping and music thumping, you find yourself heading straight toward the sky. Suddenly, you are doing 65 mph, 17 stories over Universal Studios. Gasping with excitement, you rock out to a song you picked before strapping in. And, it’s all on video.  Once the adventure is over, you edit the video to send to your friends.  This…