Universal has been inviting their guests to start a new “nontraditional” holiday tradition at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. If you checked out Universal’s holiday season schedule, you may have noticed that the celebration dates have changed for 2015. Celebrations are taking place from December 5 – January 2 (whereas before 2014, the celebration…
KONG IS COMING! The all new immersive ride has been under construction for quite some time now, but is on schedule to debut at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure in 2016. The new attraction will take riders into the jungle island home of the gargantuan beast rather than the streets of civilization. Universal has worked with Peter Jackson…
Universal Orlando is celebrating 25 years of Halloween Horror Nights in 2015 and they have pulled out all the stops. The most noticeable event highlight is the return of fan-favorite HHN icon, JAck. Jack’s presence is felt in all the HHN marketing materials this year. He even has his own haunt showcasing 25 years of…
Power up your laces, grab your hover board and head Back to the Future! Today is the day Michael J Fox’s Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown traveled to in Back to the Future 2 in 1989. Sure they may have missed on a few things but hey, we did get a ton of awesome…
Halloween season is always special when Universal Studios Hollywood reprises their Halloween Horror Nights festivities in all it’s gory. From the time guests get to the front gates, there will be an abundance of frightful thrills to get you in the Halloween Spirit. If you’ve been keeping up with our Facebook page [and if not,…
Tuesday GoPro posted something very irresponsible bringing heat to the multi-billion dollar company. The “selfie” has become a global phenomenon in recent years, with everyone from celebrities and tourists to photobombing animals striking poses at their own camera lens. Recent studies have shown on average, more than one million selfies are taken everyday from cameras…
FINALLY! The legends and leaders over at Nintendo are getting the theme park treatment via the creative and whimsical folks over at Universal Studios. The announcement came recently that Nintendo and Universal Studios were going to be teaming up and featuring rides and attractions after the Japanese based video game company. Tapping into the gamer…
Universal Orlando has officially announced they will be closing Wet ‘n Wild, Orlando. The longstanding waterpark located on International Drive will close FOREVER December 31, 2016. Even though the park will close in December of 2016, expect some of the slides attractions to close and slowly disappear well before that time. Wet ‘N Wild Orlando originally opened…
Butterbeer has only been served as cold, frozen, or as an ice cream… until now! For a limited time you can grab a mug of hot Butterbeer throughout The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. The beverage, introduced at the debut of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure…
Universal Orlando’s CityWalk landscape continues to be changing… Universal closed some of their long running restaurants to make way for new ones. Some of the new additions include Red Oven Pizza Bakery; Vivo Italian Kitchen; Antojitos, a Mexican place that took over the Latin Quarter space; Hot Dog Hall of Fame; a larger Starbucks location; and the…
With Halloween Horror Nights in full throttle, you’re probably thinking about your game plan and the best way to see all that Halloween Horror Nights has to offer. Universal knows that not everyone has the option of being able to attend the event multiple nights, which is why they have some really great upgrades and…
Summer is winding down, seasonal water parks will be closing for the year, and up North amusement parks are going to weekend only operation. This time of year can be a bit sad, but it is also the start of a something very exciting: The Halloween season! Parks will be starting up their Halloween events,…