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Universal Orlando releases a mobile app – A look at all of Florida’s official theme park apps

Universal Orlando’s has released a free mobile app for Apple and Android phones, joining SeaWorld, which also released a free app earlier this year and Disney World, which offers a paid app for Verizon customers. Busch Gardens officials say their mobile app is in the works.

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Marvel characters at Universal receive super costume updates

By Darcie Vance A super hero is defined by their trademark costume. The garment must be able to protect its owner and look good on the front page of a newspaper. The updated costumes introduced this month on Marvel Super Hero Island at Islands of Adventure provide all the heroes (and villains) with a new,…

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Stars in the Parks: ‘Weasley brothers’ return to the Wizarding World one year later

Oliver and James Phelps, who portray the Weasley brothers, George and Fred, in the Harry Potter films – stopped to greet fans and take photos with guests in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter while visiting Universal Orlando yesterday.

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Drive-in movie themed mini golf courses coming to CityWalk

Early next year, you may be putting a golf ball through elaborate movie-style scenes featuring little green men, a cemetery, giant spiders, flying saucer and into the basement lab in a haunted house. “The Haunting of Ghostly Greens” and “Invaders From Planet Putt” miniature golf courses will be opening at CityWalk.

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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville pays homage to the hamburger throughout May

While the hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany its modern day incarnation is very much American. The burger has gained so much notoriety that it has actually earned its own annual holiday month: “National Hamburger Month”. Jimmy Buffett’s restaurants nationwide, including Margaritaville in Universal’s CityWalk, will be celebrating all things burger throughout the month of May.

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Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show, Episode 15 for March 10, 2011

March 10, 2011 – Join our hosts as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode.