When it came time to develop a theme-park counterpart to Universal Pictures’s yet-to-be-released-but-already-clearly-successful Jurassic Park, designer Gary Goddard – who had played a role in many a major Universal attraction – decided to eschew the obvious path and brave the road less travelled: rather than doing a recreation of the movie’s famed car tour through […]
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Dreamworks Theatre attraction details announced
Universal today dropped new details regarding DreamWorks Theatre, the summer 2018 attraction that will see a revolving door of different DreamWorks Animation characters take up shop within it. The first feature will be Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest, and it will mark the very first time that Universal Creative will use projection mapping (y’know, […]
REVIEW: Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Universal debuted Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter two weekends ago, on Saturday, November 24, featuring all-new holiday decor around the land and the all-new Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle projection-mapping show. It is a magically breathtaking event and easily the best holiday celebration yet in Universal Studios Hollywood’s five-odd decades. Now […]
Universal Studios Hollywood Celebrating EVE
Dubbed as “Hollywood’s Biggest New Year’s Eve Party,” EVE is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood to ring in 2018! EVE is Universal Studios Hollywood’s all-new New Year’s event. The event is included with your daytime park admission. Universal Studios Hollywood will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., with EVE kicking off at 9 […]
Universal is throwing its biggest Christmas celebration ever
Nearly four months ago, Universal made an exciting – if not entirely surprising – announcement: it was going to import the Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter celebration that had been just announced for Universal Orlando Resort for this upcoming holiday season. Since then, the company has been mum on the exact details […]
Hogwarts Express train cabin photo op closed
The Hogwarts Express train cabin photo opportunity closed permanently at Universal Studios Hollywood on Wednesday, September 6th. Tuesday, September 5th was the final day of operation. The photo opportunity took place inside a recreation inside a cabin seen in the Harry Potter films. Utilizing a green screen depicting moments from the films, a series of […]
The Horrors of Blumhouse announced for Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Hollywood and Orlando have done a joint announcement to confirm The Horrors of Blumhouse will be coming to this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. The maze will be located in the Parisian Courtyard, adjacent to Mel’s Diner and the Walking Dead attraction. Blumhouse Productions is a film production company known for releasing relatively lower-budget movies […]
Insidious: Beyond the Further coming to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood
Universal Hollywood has just announced that Insidious: Beyond the Further will be coming to Halloween Horror Nights. Insidious has become one of the most popular modern horror movie franchises, with three films already released and a fourth installment coming in early 2018. The Horror Nights maze will take guests deep into the past of the […]
Disney’s first-ever Halloween Marvel experience announced
It wouldn’t be Halloween at Disneyland Resort without some sort of seasonal overlay; The Haunted Mansion has been undergoing its annual transformation into a semi-sequel to Tim Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas since 2001 (and, well before that, Christmas makeovers were popular at Disneyland Park, starting with Country Bear Christmas Special in 1984). To continue the […]
Titans of Terror Announced for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood
On August 5th, the Titans of Terror house and terror tram was announced at the 2017 ScareLA convention. According to the release by Universal Studios Hollywood, the house will make “guests will fall victim to the silver screen’s most deplorable killers whose affinity for bladed weapons redefined the horror movie genre as slasher films: Leatherface […]