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The Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure isn’t opening until sometime this summer, but continuous testing and seeing humans test-riding makes us believe the coaster is nearly complete.
The Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure isn’t opening until sometime this summer, but continuous testing and seeing humans test-riding makes us believe the coaster is nearly complete.
Universal Orlando Resort will let the good times roll once again this year with Mardi Gras 2021: International Flavors of Carnaval – featuring delicious food, floats, a new Tribute Store, and plenty of beads!
December is always one of the busiest times in Orlando for the theme parks. That fact was very apparent today when both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure were closed for capacity before 9 a.m. Due to social distancing measures, all the major parks in Florida have followed CDC guidelines to limit visitors, which has reduced capacity to less than half for most locations.
December is always one of the busiest times in Orlando for the theme parks. That fact was very apparent today when both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure were closed for capacity before 9 a.m. Due to social distancing measures, all the major parks in Florida have followed CDC guidelines to limit visitors, which has reduced capacity to less than half for most locations.
A major leap in progress has begun at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park as the Jurassic World Velocicoaster is now periodically doing test runs. This upcoming coaster will be one of the most impressive in Universal’s portfolio. Two launches, numerous inversions, and a 100 foot zero-gravity inverted stall are just some of its impressive feats.
Storing your stuff before embarking on a Forbidden Journey with Harry Potter has gotten a bit easier, thanks to the newly-opened and relocated locker area for the ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have teamed up together to give Universal CityWalk Hollywood guests a chance to watch their new movie, “The Croods: A New Age” with an exclusive drive-in experience.
I am a huge fan of the “Scream” franchise. I remember as a young teenager hearing so much buzz surrounding the film. It was a sleeper hit that kept growing week after week. It seemed like everyone had seen it except me.
The State of California has shared the reopening guidelines for theme parks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but as a result, Disney and Universal likely won’t reopen for quite some time.
Even though Halloween Horror Nights isn’t happening as usual at Universal Orlando Resort this year, you can still bring some of the spooky tastes home with this recipe for the Nachos Queso Fundido!
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.
