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I think we can all agree that the most exciting thing to do when going on a theme park vacation is the new stuff – or at least the stuff that is new to you. On my recent visit to Orlando, I was absolutely blown away by my first experience at Universal Orlando’s The Bourne Stuntacular.
As a kid, I always thought that if an attraction was in a Universal Studios theme park, that meant it was a Universal film. As I grew older, I started to recognize that isn’t the case, and that a lot of the time, intellectual properties are licensed in order to use certain characters in the parks. A great example is “Beetlejuice.” For a long time, I thought this was a Universal character since he was featured so much in the park. I was surprised to find out that that film was distributed by Warner Bros. It was equally as confusing at a younger age with everything at Disney-MGM Studios.
If you were to ask me what I think one of Universal Studios Hollywood’s greatest strengths is, I would say the character interactions and meet & greets. Every time I enter that park there seems to be a large amount of characters in a fairly small area with lines of guests waiting to interact with them.
As I am sure you have already heard, with the current situation of the world, statements have been made about the future of movie theaters and how films should initially be released. To be specific, I’m talking about the current feud happening between Universal Pictures and two of the biggest movie theater chains: AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas.
Earlier this month SeaWorld Orlando debuted its new killer whale show, “Orca Encounter.” This show replaces “One Ocean,” which debuted in April 2011, and took its final bow recently.
I recently visited CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood, which is not too uncommon for me. But this time around, a new experience was there that I was unaware of: Holoride.
