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Out of the Loop: A look at the new Universal Studios Singapore

Guest Column by Don Gworek Universal Studios new theme park in Singapore was in soft opening when I visited in early May. It’s a compact park and easily dismissed as “small”. But really the park is ingeniously designed for light amounts of walking between attractions tucked behind the facades. Two areas are roofed to protect…

Out of the Loop: Disney’s California Adventure to debut new nighttime fountain show

By Andy Guinigundo Anaheim, Calif. – June 11, 2010 is the day. World of Color, the next generation Disney nighttime water spectacular, is set to debut. Maybe you’ve seen Fantasmic; maybe even the fire-breathing dragon in Disneyland. I’ve seen it. It’s cool. Maybe you’ve seen the fountains of the Bellagio in Las Vegas. These fountains…

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Out of the Loop: Sherman Brothers honored with a window at Disneyland

By Andy Guinigundo Anaheim, Calif. – It has been a long tradition that individuals who have made significant contributions to Disney are honored with a window on Main Street USA at Disneyland and Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. The Sherman brothers were so honored this past Thursday, March 11, 2010. The casual amusement park or Disney…

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Out of the Loop: A visit to Universal Studios Hollywood

By Ricky Brigante Photos by Jeremiah Daws Readers of this blog are already quite familiar with the Universal Orlando Resort. Orlando Attractions Magazine regularly covers the latest happenings at Universal Studios Orlando and Islands of Adventure as well as Universal Orlando CityWalk. But this past weekend I took a trip to California and decided to…

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Out of the Loop: Disney Christmas in Paris and Hong Kong

By Andy Guinigundo There is perhaps no place more magical during the holidays than a Disney park. That is true stateside and internationally. Let’s take a peak a two international holiday celebrations Disney style. Paris, France – “A Fairytale Christmas Celebration” at Disneyland Paris commenced on Nov. 8 and will continue into the New Year…

Out of the Loop: It’s beginning to look a lot like a theme park Christmas

By Andy Guinigundo It wasn’t even quite the last week of October at my local Target and Walmart type stores that Halloween decorations were coming down and all things orange and black were being consolidated. This was followed by empty “seasonal items” shelves. Finally on Nov. 1, Christmas decorating and shopping was in full swing….