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As summer approaches and new research shows that 81% of Americans are planning to travel in the next six months, Visit Orlando has shared a list of 21 new reasons to visit The City Beautiful this year.
Earlier this week, we heard the news that several titles by Dr. Seuss were being removed from store bookshelves due to racist and insensitive imagery. This certainly puts the land at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure, Seuss Landing, in a bit of an awkward spot.
It’s time to turn up the juice and see what shakes loose, because Halloween Horror Nights is back to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Universal Orlando Resort.
In a surprise announcement, Universal Orlando shared that work is resuming on Universal’s Epic Universe, the highly-anticipated fourth gate.
With the recent release of season 2 of Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous on Netflix, the opening of the brand new “Jurassic World VelociCoaster” this summer at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, and the sixth film in the franchise “Jurassic World: Dominion” scheduled for release June 10, 2022, there’s no doubt the franchise has been and will continue to be booming with new content for quite some time. But what clues can we find about the future of the Jurassic Park / World franchise?
This morning, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that six of the author’s books—including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo”—will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery. With this announcement, Universal Orlando has pulled the books from store shelves (by request) and is currently evaluating Seuss Landing in their Islands of Adventure theme park.
This morning, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that six of the author’s books—including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo”—will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery. With this announcement, Universal Orlando has pulled the books from store shelves (by request) and is currently evaluating Seuss Landing in their Islands of Adventure theme park.
The 1999 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards is notable for several reasons. Some of us might remember it for the night Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (“The Wedding Singer”) swept the “favorite actor/actress” category. Others might remember the powerhouse performance of Britney Spears, live from Universal CityWalk in Orlando. However, the most notable, famous, and impactful event from that year’s show didn’t even happen until after host Rosie O’Donnell said her goodbyes and the final tank of slime was dropped. I am of course talking about the premiere of SpongeBob Squarepants.
The Walt Disney World website has been updated to tighten written guidelines for face coverings at dining locations, adding clarification as to when guests are permitted to remove masks.
Theme park fans finally know what will soon emerge from behind the construction walls at Universal CityWalk in Orlando – a brand-new Universal Studios Store!
Universal Orlando Resort’s spring getaway offer is just the ticket for fighting the wintertime blues and welcoming warmer weather, with a fantastic 40% off on 4-day, 4-night packages, from April 19 – June 24.
