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April 21, 2020 By Jake Goldberg Leave a Comment

The history of King Kong at the theme parks

In 1878, the world would be introduced to the first moving picture, “The Horse in Motion” — a sequence of a man riding on a galloping horse on a racetrack. From there, the medium would evolve to showcase stories encompassing explorers venturing into a dangerous theme park of prehistoric creatures to super-heroes defeating inter-galactic threats.

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A look at King Kong at The Wildwood Pier, via a postcard.
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Filed Under: Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal's Islands of Adventure Tagged With: featured, history, King Kong, kongfrontation, Skull Island, Skull Island: Reign of Kong, studio tour, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood

November 2, 2017 By Brittani Tuttle 1 Comment

Universal Orlando releases new details, behind-the-scenes look at Fast & Furious – Supercharged

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An artist’s rendering of the entrance to Fast & Furious – Supercharged.

Universal Orlando Resort has released new details on their upcoming attraction, Fast & Furious – Supercharged, which is set to open in spring 2018. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Orlando, Video Tagged With: 2018, attraction, Cars, Fast & Furious, fast and furious, featured, kong, movie, new, racing, Skull Island, supercharged, Universal Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Florida, uo, UOR, usf, virtual line, virtual queue

March 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Madame Tussauds New York opens new Kong: Skull Island Experience

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Madame Tussauds New York has unveiled a new Kong: Skull Island Experience, featuring an 18-foot animatronic ape.

Filmdom’s favorite ape is about to make his big screen comeback, and visitors to Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York Citycan prepare for the adventure with the exclusive new Kong: Skull Island Experience. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Madame Tussauds, Movies, Slider Tagged With: animatronic, kong, Madame Tussauds, new york, Skull Island, Tom Hiddleston

July 13, 2016 By Seth Kubersky Leave a Comment

Skull Island: Reign of Kong now officially open at Universal Orlando

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Skull Island: Reign of Kong has officially opened at Universal Orlando. (Photos by Banks Lee)

By Seth Kubersky

After months of anticipation and weeks of “technical rehearsal” previews, Skull Island: Reign of Kong is now officially open at Universal Orlando.

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Filed Under: Event, Universal Orlando, Universal's Islands of Adventure Tagged With: featured, grand opening, Reign of Kong, Skull Island, Skull Island: Reign of Kong, today show

June 10, 2016 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

The Weekly Rewind @Attractions – June 10, 2016

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By Banks Lee

A look back at the week of Tweeted photos from @Attractions Twitter feed [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Weekly Rewind Tagged With: featured, Mako, photos, SeaWorld, Skull Island, Twitter, Universal Orlando, updates, weekly rewind

March 24, 2016 By Leave a Comment

Universal Orlando unleashes details on Skull Island creatures

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Universal Orlando has unleashed details about the Skull Island creatures you’ll encounter in their new Reign of Kong ride.

King Kong may be the star of the anticipated new attraction coming to Islands of Adventure this summer, but today Universal Orlando unleashed details on some of the Skull Island creatures guests will confront during the Reign of Kong ride.

Skull Island: Reign of Kong is set to open in a few months at Universal Orlando, and we now have a first look at the creepy crawly critters we’ll be encountering on our way to facing off with the big ape himself. In a blog post and accompanying video, Universal Creative unveiled profiles on the mysterious island’s aggressive occupants:

Arachno-claw: These carnivorous arachnids move throughout the swampy underworld of the island’s dark caverns, foraging for dead or injured creatures. The six-legged scavenger uses its crab-like claws to crush its prey before feasting on the remains.

Carnictis: The giant, slug-like Carnictis lacks eyes or facial features. But its gaping, oozing mouth—ringed with sharp, jagged teeth—is a distinguishing feature that allows this slow but relentless creature to feed on dead and wounded beings that have succumbed to the wretched, murky chasms of the island.
Decarnocimex: One of the largest and most aggressive cave-dwelling inhabitants on the island, the Decarnocimex will attack anything smaller or weaker that dares to cross its path. These vicious insects tear apart their prey with their razor-sharp mandibles and two-bladed forearms.

Terapusmordax: These are the largest flying predators on the island, with wingspans up to 10 feet. They live in colonies within the island’s interior caverns and are easily provoked. Spearing victims with lethal talons, they use large carnivorous fangs to penetrate anything—or anyone—caught in their jaws of death.

Vastatosaurus rex: The V. Rex is the largest, most intimidating dinosaur that roams the island’s dense jungles. Despite its large, bulky head and tough leathery skin, it’s an agile predator, changing direction at high speeds and ripping into its prey with razor-sharp teeth.

Skull Islando’s creatures, along with Kong himself, will be brought to life through a combination of physical props and animatronic figures, as well as 3-D projections. You can learn even more about the newly announced antagonists in this video:

Details about Reign of Kong’s opening date have not yet been revealed, but you can get more hints about the attraction by watching Face Off on SyFy, which will dedicate its March 30th episode to Skull Island.

Filed Under: Universal Orlando, Universal's Islands of Adventure Tagged With: featured, King Kong, Reign of Kong, Skull Island, Skull Island: Reign of Kong

March 15, 2016 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Universal unveils details about ride vehicles for Skull Island: Reign of Kong

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When you journey through Skull Island: Reign of Kong this summer, a traditional off-road vehicle will not do. Your expedition will require something more…colossal. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Universal Orlando, Universal's Islands of Adventure Tagged With: featured, Islands of Adventure, King Kong, Reign of Kong, Skull Island

January 12, 2016 By Banks Lee 2 Comments

Photo Finds – Minions Closure, Sapphire Falls & Hulk/Kong Update – Jan. 12, 2016

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By Gavin Hatch

See some photo updates from around the Universal Orlando Resort on this week’s Photo Finds. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Photo Finds Tagged With: Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, featured, incredible hulk coaster, King Kong, Photo Finds, pictures, sapphire falls, Skull Island, Universal Orlando, updates

June 17, 2015 By Banks Lee 1 Comment

Magic City Mayhem: “Magic City Messy Mayhem”

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Welcome to the 9th installment of Magic City Mayhem! As Mikey says in the introduction, this week should be called “Magic City Messy Mayhem”. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Theme Parks Tagged With: attractions, blog, characters, construction, Event, featured, Florida, fun, Hollywood, Islands of Adventure, King Kong, magic city, Marvel, mayhem, news, Orlando, Parks, Skull Island, sow, specal, Star Wars, Studios, theme park, Travel, Universal Orlando, Video, Video Blog (Website Category), vlog, Walt Disney World, weekends

June 3, 2015 By Banks Lee 2 Comments

Magic City Mayhem: Universal additions and announcements – June 3, 2015

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New! New! New! Universal has been announcing new things left and right recently! Mikey and Lauren take you on a short tour around the resort to point some of them out. NBC Sports Grill & Brews, Raptor Encounter and more!

Be sure to leave your answers in the comments for the “Where Are We Now?” challenge!

Follow along on Twitter and Instagram via @MagicCityMayhem and email segment ideas and shout outs to [email protected]

Filed Under: Theme Parks Tagged With: attractions, brew, CityWalk, construction, encounter, featured, Florida, fun, grill, highlights, Islands of Adventure, Jurassic Park, king kon, lauren, magic city, mayhem, mikey, nbc sports, news, Orlando, raptor, resort, restaurant, show, Skull Island, theme park, tour, Travel, Universal Orlando (Amusement Park), Video, vlog

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