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A lot of choices for the Fourth of July

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Here’s what’s happening around the tourist areas of Central Florida for July 4 this year. Magic Kingdom “Celebrate America Fireworks” will fill the sky at 9 pm. July 4 (guests who’d like to begin the celebratory weekend a day early can enjoy the special fireworks on July 3 at 9 p.m.). After the fireworks, guests…

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Universal promoting Rip Ride Rockit through Facebook and Twitter with the creation of Syd Vinyl

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Universal Orlando is taking social media to another level with the creation of “rock legend” Syd Vinyl. The character of Syd, “one of the most famous death metal cyper punk fusion stars of the ’80s,” has been consulting with Universal on their upcoming Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster. Syd even has his own Facebook…

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Halloween Horror Nights 19 to bring Chucky, Saw, and the Wolfman to life

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Just minutes after the press release regarding the addition of Saw to this year’s Halloween Horror Nights line-up, Universal Orlando has announced two additional icons for the year: Chucky (from the Child’s Play film series) and The Wolfman (a new movie headed to theaters in November): Find these images and more information at the official…

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'Saw' officially confirmed for Halloween Horror Nights 2009

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While the graphic above is an official promo for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights in California’s Universal Studios theme park, it has been confirmed that the Saw film series will indeed be featured at the popular Halloween event in Orlando’s Universal Studios park as well. In a press release, details for the California version were released: Saw…

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Three new animated videos of Universal Studios' new Rip, Ride, Rockit roller coaster

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Three new video simulations of the upcoming Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios have been released. First up: An animation depicting what you’ll see while riding in the front seat. This view shouldn’t be too different from that offered from the other rows as all the seats are raised, stadium style. Hollywood…

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Photo: Jaguars cheerleaders at Universal

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Monica, a member of The Roar, the Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleading squad, shows guests Kaitlyn and Lauren McConkey how to shake their pom poms at a meet and greet autograph signing session at Universal Studios today, June 10, 2009. The cheerleaders spent the week at the Universal Orlando Resort to shoot their annual swimsuit calendar at…

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Dance your you-know-what off at CityWalk with new TV show tour

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Want to see people try to lose weight by dancing? Want to try it yourself? A new dance/weight loss competition series on the Oxygen network called Dance Your A** Off will make a stop on their promotional tour this Friday and Saturday at Universal’s CityWalk. (I’m sure you can figure out what the **’s stand…

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The new technology behind Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit

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Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit will be a high-speed rush of first-ever maneuvers, hit music and specially created take-home videos starring each rider. These experiences have never been brought together on a coaster before – and rely on extreme technologies being used in entirely new ways. The ride vehicle is a high-performance hot rod that features…

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A look at models from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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Thanks to a Twitter tip from Orlando Attractions friend Matt Pezzula (@matpez), we’re able to present these models of some of the buildings and features at the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The pictures were downloaded from the public Picasa web album of danswingler, presumably art designer Daniel Swinger,…