Hey folks! We’ve received some renderings from two of Halloween Horror Night’s mazes this year. Be sure to check out some of the development photographs from La Llorona and Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare – courtesy of Universal.
Author: Jon Fu
Glad to hear they’re bringing it back. Universal City, California— “Terror Tram: Scream 4 Your Life,” based on the latest installment of Wes Craven’s “Scream” film series, will unleash the iconic “Ghostface Killer” on the world-famous backlot during Halloween Horror Nights® at Universal Studios HollywoodSM. Mirroring the “Scream 4” film concept of a “movie-within-a-movie” theme, the “Terror Tram: Scream 4 Your Life” experience will introduce guests to the fictional “Stab” slasher film franchise and beckon them to visit the production of “Stab 8,” currently “shooting on location on the backlot.” The fantasy world of movies collides with reality when “Terror…
Universal City, CA — Eli Roth, the multi-talented director, writer, producer and actor, will adapt his enormously successful “Hostel” film franchise to create “Eli Roth’s Hostel: Hunting Season,” a twisted new “Halloween Horror Nights® maze at Universal Studios HollywoodSM. The event begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31. “Hostel: Hunting Season,” for which Universal will build elaborate sets re-creating locations in Slovakia, will mark the horror auteur and star’s first effort at transforming his screen work into a live theme park experience. The maze will re-imagine the film’s dehumanizing torture chambers and send guests on…
Popular Australian Personality Rove McManus to Host Live Weekly Podcasts from “The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club” at Universal CityWalk, Throughout August Universal City, CA – Comedian Rove McManus, a three-time Gold Logie Award winner as the “Most Popular Personality on Australian Television” and host of his own top-rated late night TV talk show for the past decade, is bringing his down under humor to Southern California with a series of live podcasts originating from the “Jon Lovitz Comedy Club” at Universal CityWalk®, beginning August 10. McManus’s arrival at CityWalk comes at a time when more Australians are heading to Los…
ORLANDO, Fla., UNIVERSAL CITY, Ca. (July 19, 2011) — An abandoned scientific research facility in the midst of a vast and frozen Antarctica will set the stage for “The Thing,” an all-new horror maze inspired by Universal Pictures’ upcoming film, at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights events, which begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31. In the thriller “The Thing,” paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as they’re infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet. The new haunted house will offer guests…
Universal City, CA, July 7, 2011 – Multi-talented music sensation, talk show host and coach of NBC’s “The Voice,” Cee Lo Green rocked center stage at Universal CityWalk® to officially unveil its new, state-of-the-art outdoor concert plaza, “5 Towers,” before an enthusiastic, standing room only crowd of L.A.’s metropolitan hipsters. Cee Lo Green, singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer, was also joined by “The Voice” winner Javier Colon to help kick-off CityWalk’s free “Plugged In” summer music series, which features an eclectic array of L.A.’s hottest artists performing weekends, through August 28. The debut of “5 Towers” marks Universal CityWalk’s…
Our friends over at Theme Parkology have just released a new DVD detailing the history and development of Universal Studios Hollywood. I’ll be receiving a copy in a few weeks, so stay tuned for my first impressions. For now, head on over and check out their stuff.
Just a small update featuring Transformers and CityWalk.
From Universal: Universal City, Ca -–Universal Studios Hollywood invites aspiring filmmakers to compete in its annual “Halloween Horror Nights” short film competition, offering budding directors an opportunity to have their most disturbing horror short films judged by a panel of industry insiders, including horror film auteur Eli Roth, Daily Variety senior writer, Marc Graser and “Halloween Horror Nights” Creative Director John Murdy. The winning film will be awarded a premiere showing on Chiller, a posting on Syfy.com, a cash prize of $1,000, and a trip for two to “Halloween Horror Nights’” opening night “Eyegore Awards” at Universal Studios Hollywood. Contest…
Universal City, California – Comedian Jimmy Fallon rocked center stage at Universal Studios Hollywood today to perform a witty rendition of “Tram-tastic,” a new theme song he penned to mark his small screen debut as “Host” of the theme park’s signature behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, an attraction that has taken over 150 million visitors behind the scenes of the movie and television industry’s biggest hits. As the Studio Tour’s new “Video Host,” Fallon will introduce a series of clips that will be seen on the HD monitors located in each Tram car to augment the “live” narration provided by Universal Studios…