Author: Brian Glenn

Starting this Friday, SeaWorld Orlando will be offering free beer to park guests all summer long. The free brews will be available at the park starting this Friday, May 18 through September 2, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to one hour before park close. Complimentary domestic and seasonal beers will be available to guests 21 years of age and older. Guests can visit Mama’s Pretzel Kitchen Patio and receive up to two complimentary 7-ounce beers per visit.  The park will rotate beer offerings throughout the summer starting off with SeaWorld’s very own Mako Red Ale. Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light,…

Universal has announced today that Trick ‘r Treat will be featured as a haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood. Based on the 2007 cult comedy/horror film, the movie focuses on 4 different Halloween-related plots tied together by the mysterious “trick-or-treater” Sam – who’s a stickler for following Halloween rules and traditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7RA5J0UCdM&feature=youtu.be While this is the first time the film will be used in Hollywood; this will be the 2nd time it will be featured in Orlando, as it was featured as a scare zone in the Central Park section of Universal Studios during last year’s 2017…

Ray Rush has officially opened at SeaWorld Orlando’s Aquatica water park, and SeaWorld was kind enough to invite us out to check out the new water slide. The nearly 60-foot tall attraction is being billed as a first of its kind family ride, that features three exciting slide elements. First, riders will be launched with powerful water jets designed to propel the rafts into the first of several enclosed tube sections. Next, riders enter a giant translucent sphere, rocking back and forth as waves of water swirl around them. Finally, riders will drop into the attraction’s signature element, an open-air…

SeaWorld Orlando has announced that the popular Electric Ocean event is coming back in 2018, returning May 25 for another summer of fun. Throughout the night, guests can experience several returning favorites and new additions to this year’s event. New for 2018, the park will be introducing “Touch the Sky” a new show that will feature bottlenose dolphins, beautiful macaws and an original musical score. Also new this year is Elmo Rocks; which features Sesame Street friends Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Bert and Ernie at the SeaPort Theater as they form their own rock n’ roll band and give a concert. The evening…

Drew and Brian return to discuss the barrage of news and happenings that have occurred at Universal Orlando over the course of the past several months; including our reviews of Voodoo Doughnuts and Fast & Furious: Supercharged. In addition, we discuss the closing of Emeril’s Orlando and the Halloween Horror Nights 28 announcements of Stranger Things and Dead Exposure houses. 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 announced today that Jurassic World is coming to the Park in 2019! As we first reported earlier this week, Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood is scheduled to undergo a major refurbishment and will close on Sept 3, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtnelShzTXk The refurbishment is set to overhaul and modernize scenes throughout the existing ride design, and feature all-new animatronic elements, to bring the current Jurassic World story to life; including never-before-seen dinosaurs, enhanced storytelling, lush scenic design, an entirely new color scheme and state-of-the-art technology. The Universal Studios Hollywood website provides some details as to what the overlay will…

Another long-standing restaurant is set to close at CityWalk, as it was announced that Emeril’s Orlando will be closing this year. First reported by the Orlando Sentinel, the final day of operation will be July 7. The high-end restaurant, which is operated by celebrity chef and Food Network star, Emeril Lagasse, opened with CityWalk in 1999 and was one of the last original opening day locations left. The restaurant serves gourmet Creole creations, described as “New” New Orleans cooking. This is the 2nd restaurant owned by Emeril that has closed at the Resort in the past year. Emeril’s Tchoup Chop, which was…

This rumor has been confirmed by Universal Studios Hollywood. You can read more here. In an effort to bring Jurassic World to its theme parks – Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood is scheduled to undergo a major refurbishment and will close the original design of this iconic attraction later this year. Inside Universal has learned that the planned closure for Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal Studios Hollywood is set for Sept 3, 2018, following the Labor Day weekend and will reopen as an all-new attraction in 2019. The refurbishment is set to overhaul and modernize scenes…

SeaWorld has announced that their new water slide, Ray Rush, is set to open at Aquatica Orlando on Saturday, May 12. The new attraction combines three unique slide elements, never before seen at Aquatica, into one action-packed attraction the entire family can enjoy together. First, riders will be launched with water jets designed to propel rafts into the first of several enclosed tube sections. Next, riders will swirl into the giant sphere. Finally, riders will drop into an open-air halfpipe that resembles the shape of a manta ray before ending with a splash. Ray Rush will have a height requirement…