Don’t be surprised if a “Thriller” dance breaks out the next time you’re dining at the Hard Rock Cafe in Universal CityWalk. Dustin, an engineer at the Hard Rock, started dancing around whenever Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” would play in the restaurant, attracting a lot of attention as he emulated Michael’s moves. Some of the wait…
Early this morning, full details were released by Universal Studios about the entirely movie-based theme of Halloween Horror Nights 19 for 2009. Now, senior VP of entertainment Jim Timon and manager of show development Michael Roddy offer up some further descriptions on what the event is all about:
Universal Studios Orlando has released official descriptions of the haunted houses and scare zones that will be featured in Halloween Horror Nights 19. This year’s icon has also been announced to be Julian Browning, an undead movie usher who welcomes you to the Universal Palace Theater in this video: The above video is part of…
While Universal Studios is always tight-lipped when it comes to early details surrounding its annual Halloween event, we were assured today that many your questions about Halloween Horror Nights 19 would be answered very soon. But don’t take our word for it. Watch this Orlando Attractions Magazine-exclusive teaser message from one of Halloween Horror Nights’ masterminds, Universal…
@HOSInsider on Twitter has unveiled a new teaser video (albeit a very brief one) for this year’s Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Halloween event: Much more is promised when the full House of Vayne Web site launches on Friday.
After months of delays and a brief employee test phase, the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios opened to park guests on August 15, 2009 at a few minutes before 6 p.m. Around 30 minutes prior to the new ride’s opening, guests (including myself) began to line up outside construction walls hoping…
Contestants for the Miss America 2010 pageant got together for the first time for a few hours yesterday (Aug. 12, 2009) at the Universal Orlando Resort, enjoying the many rides and attractions found within the Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks. We met the girls just outside the entrance to Universal Studios for a quick…
The annual U.S. Open World Martial Arts Championship was held on July 3-4, 2009 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The event brings martial arts competitors of all ages together to show off their best performances in the areas of sparring, open forms, musical forms, traditional and extreme weapon forms, board and concrete breaking, and much more….
More than 1,000 immigrants gathered on Main Street, U.S.A. early this morning to become American citizens. From more than 100 countries and ranging in age from 18 to 82, the immigrants took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a morning ceremony jointly hosted by Disney Parks and Resorts and United States Citizenship…
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. Next…
