The CityWalk dinning/shopping/entertainment district over at Universal Orlando Resort has been undergoing a massive restructuring process for the past five years, replacing a number of older, less-popular venues with brand-new and more appealing ones (it only makes sense when a veritable flood of new guests arrive, thanks to the [expanded] presence of a certain Boy […]
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NBC Sports Grill and Brew Opens 2020 at CityWalk Hollywood
Universal has announced that the popular establishment from Universal CityWalk Orlando, NBC Sports Grill and Brew, is scoring into Universal CityWalk Hollywood in 2020. NBC Sports Grill and Brew replaces Tony Roma’s. Universal describes the restaurant as “designed to reflect the excellence and excitement of NBC Sports’ award-winning coverage, with a fresh take on pub […]
The Curse of Pandora’s Box announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2019
Prepare to experience pure evil when it’s unleashed on humanity in The Curse of Pandora’s Box, the final maze for Halloween Horror Nights 2019. The second original-concept haunted house (the first being Holidayz in Hell) will take guests into Pandora’s Cabinet of Curiosities, which Universal describes as a “dilapidated storefront set in modern times that is, […]
Universal Studios Hollywood Celebrates First-Ever Independence Day Event with Fireworks
Universal Studios Hollywood is celebrating the red, white, and blue with its first ever 4th of July fireworks spectacular! Here’s what Universal is saying about 4th of July: “As the spirit of Independence Day sweeps across the theme park, guests can toast the day by enjoying the theme park’s many popular rides and attractions, before […]
Holidayz in Hell house Revealed for Halloween Horror Nights 2019
Are you ready to return back to Holidayz in Hell, in a whole new way? For 2019, the popular scare zone from 2018’s event, will become an all-new house for the event! Holidayz in Hell was featured as one of five scare zones at Halloween Horror Nights 2018. Guests would traverse through an area on […]
The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash REVEALED
After first confirming that a project was in the works back in June 2016, Universal has gone ahead today and made it official: The Secret Life of Pets, that already-mammoth film franchise that only started in 2016, is getting the dark-ride treatment at Universal Studios Hollywood next year. Here’s what (little) we know thus far: called The […]
Harry Potter: Dark Arts projection show REVEALED
Yes, Universal Orlando Resort may be getting Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, the highly-themed roller coaster, this year, but Universal isn’t letting the East Coast keep the wizarding spotlight all to itself. 2019 will also see the debut of another brand-new Harry Potter experience, this time at Universal Studios Hollywood: the Dark Arts at Hogwarts […]
Universal’s new Halloween event for kids REVEALED
While extending Halloween Horror Nights‘s run by one night – as recently happened, with the addition of Sunday, November 4 – is one way to expand the Halloween celebrations at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal has just come up with a completely different method for also furthering the festivities: throwing in a daytime component for children for […]
Universal Monsters announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2018
When you already have such heavy-hitters as Stranger Things, Trick ‘r Treat, and Poltergeist coming to Halloween Horror Nights, how do you top yourself? The answer, it turns out, is easy – invite all of the classic properties that helped to make horror cinema what it is today. Universal has announced today that its lineup […]
The Horrors of Blumhouse: Chapter Two announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2018
The sixth maze for Halloween Horror Nights 2018 is simultaneously familiar and brand-new, taking a concept originally trotted out at last year’s event and updating its contents to make for a (hopefully) fresh experience for this year. The Horrors of Blumhouse: Chapter Two is yet another greatest-hits mash-up from the expansive and now-legendary library of […]