Signage has been installed at the just-announced Universal’s Great Movie Escape in CityWalk at Universal Orlando. The Escape Room experience will feature two “next-level” escape room experiences inspired by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s blockbuster films Jurassic World and Back to the Future. Universal’s Great Movie Escape will open later this year in the fall, with tickets going on sale in the months ahead. Stay tuned to Inside Universal for all the latest news & information on Universal Parks & Resorts.
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Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, has announced the addition of Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights panel to this year’s convention, with plans to reveal exclusive details about their upcoming seasonal event for horror fans. On Saturday, July 30, in the Grand Ballroom, Halloween Horror Nights’ Creative Director and Executive Producer John Murdy will engage with fans to provide an exclusive look at the Universal Studios Hollywood design process and details on this year’s slate of haunted houses. The Halloween Horror Nights panel is one of the more popular ones at Midsummer Scream, where Murdy and Co. usually…
Universal Orlando has announced Universal’s Great Movie Escape – featuring two “next-level” escape room experiences inspired by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s blockbuster films Jurassic World and Back to the Future. Concepted and designed by the same creative masterminds responsible for the wildly immersive haunts of Halloween Horror Nights, Universal’s Great Movie Escape will bring two distinct and extraordinary escape adventures to the heart of Universal CityWalk. Through interactive state-of-the-art missions, captivating storytelling, and intricately detailed sets, guests will be swept into the dinosaur adventures of Jurassic World or the time-traveling chaos of Back to the Future as they solve their way through a multi-sensory experience…
One of the best times of the year is happening now! SeaWorld Orlando is offering free beer to guests during the summer. Complimentary domestic and seasonal beers will be available for guests 21 years of age and older through August 4, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to one hour before the park closes. Guests can visit Waterway Grill Bar and receive one free 7-ounce beer per visit. The taps will rotate throughout the summer, so guests can try something new every time they visit. Some of the breweries featured will be Anheuser-Busch InBev, Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co., JDUBS Brewery, and Sweet…
To celebrate the release of Jurassic World: Dominion, a special edition Jurassic World Dominion Doughnut has been released at Voodoo Doughnut at CityWalk Hollywood and Orlando. The doughnut ($3.75) is a yeast shell filled with blueberry filling, topped with vanilla frosting, and features an edible Jurassic World logo on top. As far as our thoughts, it’s a good doughnut (I mean, it is a doughnut after all). The blueberry wasn’t overpowering, so non-fruit-filled doughnut fans who are timid to try it may want to give it a go. With that said, it doesn’t come close to topping last summer’s Jurassic…
As is tradition, Universal Parks has released special “Preview” merchandise for their latest house announcement – Halloween. Guests can pick up the black light reactive t-shirt and ornament at the 5 & Dime in Hollywood at Universal Studios Florida, or at the All Hallows’ Hula Boutique at Islands of Adventure. Hollywood fans can get their preview merchandise at Production Central in the park and at Universal CityWalk. The Preview Merchandise is available for a limited time, while supplies last. The photos below are from the 5 & Dime at Universal Studios Florida.
UPDATE: Since publishing the article, Universal has added Minion cutouts around the construction walls, teasing what is likely coming to the location. The final nail in the coffin has been struck as construction walls have been set up around the Monsters Cafe building, which also includes the former AMEX Lounge and the Shrek and Donkey Meet & Greet location. Located in Production Central in Universal Studios Florida, the restaurant closed on Friday, May 13, 2022, to make way for a “new dining experience”. The Monsters Cafe snack kiosk remains open at this time. The Shrek and Donkey Meet & Greet…
Michael Myers is back! Universal Parks has announced that Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood will feature a haunted house based on the 1978 slasher film – Halloween. Halloween is one of the most popular horror films of all time and to many fans, spawned the most-feared antagonist in horror movie history – Michael Myers. As the franchise’s latest trilogy concludes with Universal Pictures’ release of Halloween Ends on October 14, guests will venture back to where it all began in “Halloween” – eerily authentic haunted houses that depict the most chilling moments from the critically-acclaimed original film. On both coasts, this year’s…
SeaWorld Orlando began teasing its new roller coaster today, sharing its first look along with the hashtag, #HighSurfAdvisory. The “surf coaster” is set to open in 2023. Per SeaWorld, guests are invited “to feel the power of the pacific right here in Florida, letting the waves propel them into a one-of-a-kind ocean adventure”. https://twitter.com/SeaWorld/status/1532816004484673537?s=20&t=vHn43BgqcunoR2VMQpnFqg SeaWorld will announce more ride details over the coming months as we get closer to the coaster’s opening date.
Universal Studios Hollywood has shared its first details on Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge, the new signature ride that will be opening with Super Nintendo World in early 2023. Per Universal, guests and fans will find themselves immersed in one of the world’s largest, most interactive rides they have ever experienced – fusing augmented reality with projection mapping technology and set pieces along a moving ride track to debut a ride that’s unparalleled anywhere within the theme park industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAy_j0U9ATg This innovative achievement will propel guests into a multi-dimensional experience that recreates iconic environments from the Mario Kart games and where…