Author: Brian Glenn

Brian and Drew are joined by Joe from Parkscope to discuss Us and Graveyard Games being announced for Halloween Horror Nights 29, as well as the big news of Universal Orlando’s new theme park announcement, Epic Universe. Direct Download and iTunes You may download this episode directly here. You may also subscribe to the Inside Universal Podcast on iTunes. In addition, you can also follow us on Spotify to listen to podcast episodes on their app.

Universal Studios Hollywood has announced that Colombian-born Carmen Villalobos – star of Telemundo’s series “El Final del Paraiso”  – will be the new video host of Universal Studios Hollywood’s Spanish-language Studio Tour. The updated Spanish-language Studio Tour featuring Carmen Villalobos’ vignettes will officially begin on Friday, August 30. “I have always been a fan of Universal Studios Hollywood and amazed at how the Studio Tour gives people a genuine peek at show business in action,” said Carmen Villalobos.  “We had so much fun filming the segments for the Spanish Studio Tour and I am beyond thrilled to now be a…

For the second year in a row, and just in time for National Coaster Day, SeaWorld Orlando will host “Thrill Fest Ride Night” on August 16 with extended park hours.  Included in admission, guests can take the coaster challenge and ride all of their favorite thrills at SeaWorld Orlando: Manta, Mako, Infinity Falls, Kraken and Journey to Atlantis will stay open until 11:00 pm for coaster enthusiasts to enjoy. Ride Night Coaster Tech Talk Go Behind-the-Scenes and experience an exclusive “Coaster Tech Talk” with our Operations and Ride Maintenance teams to see one of the Mako trains inside the “coaster…

Just in time for International Beer Day, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announces the return of Bier Fest, featuring over 40 local and international breweries, 40 NEW brews to try, NEW pub-inspired fare, and live entertainment. Although International Beer Day is celebrated globally on the first Friday of August, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has been pouring out the fun all year with complimentary beer samples as a part of the park’s 60th Anniversary Celebration. Samples will continue to pour out at Garden Gate Café in the heart of the festival footpath throughout Bier Fest, each weekend from August 17 through September…

From September 27 until October 31, Singapore’s largest and award-winning scare event – Universal Studios Singapore’s Halloween Horror Nights – will return for its ninth edition. Taking place across 16 event nights, fans can experience five haunted houses, two scare zones, and two killer shows. Taking center stage this year is Curse of the Naga, an original haunted house from the directors of blockbuster Thai horror films Shutter and 4bia – Parkpoom Wongpoom and Gunn Purijitpanya. Conceptualized since December last year, the haunted house will transport guests from the colorful streets of Bangkok to a lost village that is under…

Universal Orlando has announced Graveyard Games, a new original maze, will be featured at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights 29. Graveyard Games will transport guests to a haunted cemetery where vengeful spirits have been awakened from their graves. As guests venture through the graveyard in the dead of night, the ghastly apparitions will rise from their tombstones, ready to torment any soul who so foolishly disturbs them.  But the graveyard is not meant for the living…and guests will soon realize that no one gets out alive. Halloween Horror Nights 29 will begin Friday, Sept 6, 2019, at Universal Studios Florida…

Universal Parks has announced that Us will be featured as a haunted house at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando. Directed by Jordan Peele, the 2019 film follows Adelaide Wilson and her family who arrive at their summer home in Santa Cruz and are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers. Featuring the unnerving labyrinth of underground tunnels that stretch from coast to coast below America, to the disorienting and the ominous uprising of “The Tethered”— doppelgängers of every living man, woman and child in the country—the “Us” maze will place guests at the heart of this…

Universal Orlando Resort has added new enhancements to its popular The Wizarding World of Harry Potter vacation package. Besides the perks, guests can enjoy Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure – the epic new addition to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – plus the upcoming fall debut of the new light projection experience, “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle”. “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Exclusive Vacation Package” includes Universal Orlando hotel accommodations, admission to Universal Orlando’s three world-class theme parks, breakfast at signature restaurants within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and more. Plus, package holders will receive new specialty…

Creepshow is coming to Halloween Horror Nights! The announcement was made during the annual Horror Nights panel at Midsummer Scream by John Murdy. The maze is inspired by the 1982 cult classic movie, but will also feature Shudder’s all-original anthology series. The original Creepshow movie, created by legendary director George Romero, and the all-new series, debuting on Shudder’s streaming service, reimagined by acclaimed make-up artist, director and executive producer, Greg Nicotero, invites “Halloween Horror Nights” guests to step into the anthology’s comic book pages to experience five terrible tales of terror guided by The Creep, the skeletal namesake of the comic book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfdhjNDNmQ…

After years of speculation and rumors, Universal Parks & Resorts has officially announced that they are expanding the Universal Orlando Resort with Universal’s Epic Universe. The new location will feature a theme park, an entertainment center, hotels, shops, restaurants and more. “Our new park represents the single-largest investment Comcast NBCUniversal has made in its theme park business and in Florida overall,” said Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Corporation.  “It reflects the tremendous excitement we have for the future of our theme park business and for our entire company’s future in Florida.” The announcement was made…