Central Florida theme parks celebrate the holiday season dressed to the nines — with 70-foot-tall Christmas trees, miles of garlands and millions of lights. Festive parades and holiday-themed entertainment add to the fun. With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day landing on a Friday this year, it’s easy to enjoy a jolly holiday getaway to Florida’s great themed attractions. Read more »
Guests visiting Orlando, Florida this winter can experience a one-of-a-kind holiday celebration at Universal Studios Orlando Resort, December 5th through January 1st. Join in the fun of Grinchmas at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, featuring a live version of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” At Universal Studios, the Macy’s Holiday Parade takes to the streets with new balloons and floats, marching bands, colorful performers,and more! Be sure to catch the new Holiday Concert Series in the Universal Music Plaza and enjoy a variety of music-filled festivities throughout the entire resort! Read more »
Enjoy Breakfast or Dinner with Scooby-Doo and Other Universal Characters!
Universal Orlando Resort turns your meal into an unforgettable experience when you’re joined by some of their theme park characters. Have fun as they pose for pictures, sign autographs, and interact with everyone at your table… just wait until you tell everybody back home who YOU had breakfast or dinner with! Read more »
Universal Orlando's The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
In a press statement released yesterday, Universal Orlando Resort and Warner Bros. Consumer products revealed “first ever details about the incredible scope of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.” Actor Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise, was on hand in Orlando for the big reveal, stating “Universal has given me the great honor in revealing to the world that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be opening it’s gates Spring 2010.” Read more »
With 8 New Haunted Houses, 6 New Scare Zones, and 2 New Live Shows, fans of Universal’s annual halloween event are quivering with anticipation. As early as July, rumors started flying about possible themes, leaked haunted house designs, and which horrific icons will be the faces of this year’s event. With numerous fansites, Facebook groups, and MySpace profiles dedicated to the event, it is no surprise that Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) has an almost cult-like fan base. And, critics agree – yesterday, Amusement Today announced the winners of their 2009 Golden Ticket Awards – The Best of the Best, and named Universal Orlando’s HHN the Best Halloween Event. Read more »
It’s always been the place where you can “ride the movies,” but Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida is also much, much more. In addition to the exciting rides, you can learn the secrets of movie-making when you go behind-the-scenes at a number of informative attractions. Read more »
Universal Studios announces it’s Summer Concert Series Lineup!!!
American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will kick off Universal Studios first-ever Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 13. The performances will take place at the Music Plaza, which opened at the theme park this year during Mardi Gras festivitiies.
Following Jordin Sparks on successive Saturdays will be hip-hop artist LL Cool J (June 20), British pop star Natasha Bedingfield (June 27) and Rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Famers The O’Jays (July 4). The concerts are scheduled to start at 9 p.m.
The new stage, in the shadow of the under-construction Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster, is designed in the style of the Hollywood Bowl in California. The Music Plaza sports a 2,400-square-foot performance stage, a 15,000-square-foot viewing “lawn” and two 20-foot-tall projection screens, Universal Orlando says.
Hi everyone, Pat Pulliam here to relay a little info on the new Harry Potter attraction, due to open in 2010. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Universal Orlando Resort are partnering to create the world’s first fully immersive Harry Potter themed environment based on the bestselling books by J.K. Rowling and blockbuster feature films from Warner Bros. Envisioned as a “theme park within a theme park” and titled “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” the new environment will become part of the experience within Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park at the Universal Orlando Resort.
Inspired by J.K. Rowling’s compelling stories and characters – and faithful to the visual landscapes of the films – “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” will provide a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience the magical world of Harry and his friends. The fully immersive, themed land will enable guests to visit some of the most iconic locations found in the books and the films including the village of Hogsmeade, the mysterious Forbidden Forest, and even Hogwarts castle itself. “The plans I’ve seen look incredibly exciting, and I don’t think fans of the books or films will be disappointed,” said J.K. Rowling.
Expected to be revealed in 2010, the new environment will feature immersive rides and interactive attractions, as well as experiential shops and restaurants that will enable guests to sample fare from the wizarding world’s best known establishments. Also debuting will be a state-of-the-art attraction that will bring the magic, characters and stories of Harry Potter to life in an exciting way that guests have never before experienced.
The Academy Award-winning production designer Stuart Craig, who has worked to bring the world of Harry Potter to life in all of the feature films to date, leads the creative design for the area to ensure it remains faithful to the look and feel of the films.
“Our primary goal is to make sure this experience is an authentic extension of Harry Potter’s world as it is portrayed in the books and films,” said Craig. “I am very excited to be working closely with the Universal Orlando team to bring the area to life.”
The Universal Orlando resort destination includes two dramatically distinct and adjacent theme parks, the Universal Studios motion picture and television theme park and Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando’s most thrilling and exhilarating theme park. Universal Orlando also includes CityWalk, a 30-acre dining, shopping, club and live-entertainment venue as well as premier on-site Loews hotels and world-class film and television production facilities.
Harry Potter continues to be a global phenomenon. The series of books by author J.K. Rowling has been translated into 65 languages with more than 325 million copies sold in over 200 territories around the world. The films, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, have grossed more than $3.5 billion at the box office worldwide. Each of the four Harry Potter films produced to date has the distinction of making it into the all time top 20 grossing films worldwide. The fifth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™, will be released in theatres on July 11, 2007. So if you would like to purchase your discount Universal Studios Tickets, please call us toll free at 1-877-406-4836 or just order them here online!
Hi everyone! I just wanted to remind everyone that there are only 3 more weeks left for the Universal Studios Mardi Gras at Universal Orlando Resort. I went there last Saturday and as soon as you walk in, the aroma of spicy, aythentic Cajun food and the sweet sounds of real bands direct from New Orleans fills the air! The parade was awsome and I walked out with a neck full of beads! The street performers and the concert at the end of the night was absoutly spectacular! This weekend, March 28th. will be quite an evening. Kelly Clarkson from American Idol will be performing on the main stage and the following saturday will be M.C. Hammer. Dont wait to purchase your discount Universal Studios tickets for this event now thru The Official Ticket Center. Now dont think that Universal Studios has only two great theme parks to enjoy. They also have a world class night time entertainment complex called, CITYWALK. After you’ve caught all the beads at the Mardi Gras party, take your park ticket over to Citywalk and get FREE admission to all of the night clubs including Pat O’Briens. Citywalk is open every night until 2 am. If you would like to go any other night to Citywalk, please get your discount Citywalk pass here at our office!
HOLLYWOOD RIP, RIDE, ROCKIT
This is Universal Studios news release for their new roller coaster ride at Universal Studios Florida. I went there the other day an it is a pretty big rollercoaster! It is one of the first things you see when you walk up to the entrance. This is going to be a great addition to their already world famous theme park!!! Read below.
ORLANDO, FL (March 19, 2008) – Adrenaline pumping and music thumping, you find yourself heading straight toward the sky. Suddenly, you are doing 65 mph, 17 stories over Universal Studios. Gasping with excitement, you rock out to a song you picked before strapping in. And, it’s all on video. Once the adventure is over, you edit the video to send to your friends.
This is true high-tech, customizable, multi-sensory entertainment. Scheduled to open in spring 2009, Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit will stake its claim as the most technologically advanced roller coaster in the world. The Universal Creative team is combining audio and special effects engineering, sophisticated on- and off-board video and one-of-a-kind guest personalization to create a roller coaster experience unlike any other.
“This is the perfect intersection of the digital age and theme park entertainment,” said Mark Woodbury, President of Creative for Universal Parks & Resorts. “Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit blends roller coaster intensity and guest interaction in a way where no two experiences will be the same.”
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit touts six near-miss moments and first-ever thrills including a record-breaking loop. Ride vehicles feature the brightest and most innovative color changing LEDs in the world. High-energy visual displays fill the queue line. With up to four ride vehicles on the tracks at any given time, and with concert lighting and special effects mixed in, Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit will be a true high-intensity, multi-sensory experience that is unmatched.
Guests can customize their ride experience by choosing what song will play while they’re on the roller coaster. LED boards in the queue lines will display song options from five genres (classic rock, rap, country, pop and disco). Once on-board, guests can choose their song or let the coaster’s digital sound system choose for them. When the ride is over, guests will be able to customize footage from their experience and compile it into a take-home music video.
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit will be located near the Jimmy Neutron attraction traveling the southern perimeter of the Universal Studios theme park, over to the CityWalk lagoon and back.
Universal Studios Orlando, has closed 2 of there rides. Fear Factor which closed in 2008 and now Twister which closed this month. Rides will only be open on the parks busy days. Please do not disheartened. Universal Studios has other rides such as The Simpsons Ride late in 2008. Check out the Universal Studios Tickets and get yours today.
