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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley is Coming to Universal Orlando in 2014
Building on the global phenomenon that is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort and Warner Bros. Entertainment today announced an expansion of historic proportion with the entirely new themed environment, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley.
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Posted: Wed 5/8/2013 10:42a • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Celebrates Five Millionth Butterbeer Served at Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Universal Orlando Resort and its guests today celebrated the five-millionth serving of Butterbeer – the incredibly popular themed beverage sold within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. One thousand guests were given complimentary Butterbeers to mark the moment, with many of them sporting “Butterbeer mustaches.”
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Posted: Thu 12/13/2012 2:27p • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Holiday Festivities Including a Special Florida Resident Offer
Universal Orlando Resort’s Holidays celebration is where families create holiday memories to last a lifetime. Florida residents can now take advantage of a special ticket offer and vacation package allowing them to come face-to-face with The Grinch at Grinchmas, watch majestic Macy’s balloons wind through the streets and hear Christmas music sensation – Mannheim Steamroller – perform beloved holiday classics.
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Posted: Fri 11/9/2012 9:45a • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Resort Announces A New Family Suite Resort
Universal Parks & Resorts and Loews Hotels & Resorts will build a new hotel development at Universal Orlando that will add high-quality, high-value options for families wanting an affordable on-site experience. Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort will offer two distinct experiences within the development’s multiple buildings: 900 family suites, capable of sleeping six, that include kitchen areas and 900 standard guest rooms – offering both moderate- and value-priced accommodations. It will be operated by Loews Hotels & Resorts and is scheduled to open in 2014.
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Posted: Mon 7/9/2012 8:51a • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando to Officially Open Despicable Me Minion Mayhem on July 2
Minion recruits: mark your calendars! Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, one of the most anticipated theme park attractions of 2012, will officially open at Universal Orlando Resort on July 2.
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Posted: Thu 6/14/2012 1:26p • permalink • Discuss It
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Video: Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories at Universal Florida
Attractions Magazine has posted a complete HD, multi-camera video of Universal Studios Florida's new nighttime show - Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories.
Posted: Mon 4/23/2012 10:36a • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Studios Orlando to Launch New Parade and Cinematic Spectacular on May 8
Universal Orlando has set a joint grand opening date for two new spectacularly entertaining guest experiences. The new Universal’s Superstar Parade and Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories will have their grand opening on May 8. Both experiences follow this year’s re-opening of The Blue Man Group Show, the re-launch of The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man and the opening of the new Hollywood Drive-In Miniature Golf experience at Universal Citywalk. They will be followed by this summer’s launch of Universal Orlando’s newest blockbuster ride – Despicable Me Minion Mayhem.
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Posted: Tue 4/3/2012 11:57a • permalink • Discuss It
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Fore! Universal Orlando Resort's Hollywood Drive-In Golf is Now Open
Universal Orlando Resort has officially opened central Florida’s newest and most outrageously-themed miniature golf experience– Hollywood Drive-In Golf at Universal CityWalk. Featuring two 18-hole courses based on classic drive-in era horror and sci-fi movies, this all-new venue is the only place where the entire family can enjoy teeing off through the open mouth of a giant space worm or the basement laboratory of a towering haunted house.
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Posted: Wed 3/14/2012 5:22a • permalink • Discuss It
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Today, Universal Orlando Resort celebrated the reopening of The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man – one of the world’s most popular theme park experiences. The attraction now features stunning enhancements, including all-new 4K digital high-definition ride animation, a new highly-sophisticated Infitec 3-D projection system, a rockin’ new music score and all-new 3-D “Spider-Vision” glasses. Here are some highlights of the reopening.
Posted: Thu 3/8/2012 4:04p • permalink • Discuss It
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Is This the Route for Hogwarts Express Connecting IOA and Universal Studios?
ScreamScape.com received a map that shows how Islands of Adventrue and Universal Studios might be connected with a Hogwards Express attraction expanding Harry Potter to the other park replacing Jaws.
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Posted: Mon 2/13/2012 5:20p • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Resort Hiring Hundreds to Bring to Live New Universal's Superstar Parade
Universal Orlando Resort is now hiring hundreds of new full-time and part-time performers to help bring to life “Universal’s Superstar Parade” – an all-new daily parade featuring larger-than-life floats, state-of-the-art technology and high-energy performances – coming to Universal Studios Florida this spring. Opportunities are now available for a multitude of full-time, benefits-eligible roles, including talented performers such as skilled dancers, drummers, stilt walkers and animated character performers of all heights.
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Posted: Fri 1/27/2012 1:37p • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Resort Announces Plans for 2012 at Universal Studios, IOA and City Walk
This year, Universal Orlando Resort will debut more adventure, excitement, laughter and awe-inspiring moments than ever before – making 2012 an extraordinary year to be here. There will be something for everyone and every family. From a new Blue Man Group show and newly re-created experience inside one of Universal Orlando’s most popular attractions to a stunning parade, spectacular nighttime show and brand-new blockbuster attraction based on an incredibly popular film – Universal Orlando Resort is bringing guests more new entertainment across our entire destination in 2012 than during any other year in our history.
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Posted: Wed 1/25/2012 4:16p • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Harry Potter Leak Upstages Disney's Leap Day Celebration Announcement
Jim Hill writes Universal Studios completely upstaged Disney's announcement of a 24-hour Leap Day party by leaking details of their Harry Potter expansion to a theme park website at the same time.
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Posted: Mon 1/23/2012 11:27a • permalink • Discuss It
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Harry Potter Coming to Universal Hollywood and Expanding in Universal Orlando
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Parks and Resorts today announced a partnership to bring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – the enormously popular themed entertainment environment which debuted in Orlando in June 2010 – to Universal Studios Hollywood. The two companies also announced their plans to significantly expand The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.
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Posted: Tue 12/6/2011 11:47a • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Studios Orlando to Close Jaws to Pave Way for New Attraction
The Orlando Sentinel reports Jaws at Universal Studios in Orlando will close permanently on January 2nd to make way for a new attraction. They did not announce what the new attraction would be.
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Posted: Fri 12/2/2011 9:37a • permalink • Discuss It
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Harry Potter Attraction Coming to Universal Studios Hollywood
The Los Angeles Times reports Universal Studios will soon finalize an agreement to bring Harry Potter to their park in Los Angeles as they already have in Orlando.
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Posted: Fri 12/2/2011 9:06a • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Resort Kicks Off the Holidays This Weekend
Universal Orlando Resort’s Holidays event kicks off this weekend with holiday entertainment the whole family will enjoy. At Grinchmas at Islands of Adventure, the popular Dr. Seuss book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is brought to life in the heartwarming live stage show, “Grinchmas WholidaySpectacular,” starring The Grinch and the Whos from Whoville.
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Posted: Tue 11/29/2011 2:04p • permalink • Discuss It
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Celebrity Sighting: Selena Gomez at Islands of Adventure
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Famed teen singer and actress Selena Gomez visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort with family and friends on Friday, July 29, stopping at the Hogwarts Express to meet the Conductor in Hogsmeade. Hosted by Universal Orlando, Gomez and her backup singers (from left to right) Ashley Cook, Lindsey Harper and Katelyn Clampett also sipped on Butterbeer in Hog’s Head pub, rode the Hungarian Horntail coaster on Dragon Challenge and spent the day enjoying Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park. Gomez was in Orlando after kicking off her “We Own The Night” tour on July 28 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Posted: Wed 8/3/2011 1:02p • permalink • Discuss It
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Universal Orlando Resort Announces Hollywood Drive-In Miniature Golf Coming in 2012
Universal Orlando Resort today announced plans to premier an all-new, 36-hole miniature golf experience – Hollywood Drive-In Golf – at CityWalk by early 2012. The experience is being designed by Universal’s creative team to do for miniature golf what a blockbuster theme park attraction does for a movie: bring it alive in an entirely new way. The two state-of-the art 18-hole courses will be unlike any other mini golf experience.
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Posted: Wed 5/11/2011 11:13a • permalink • Discuss It
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Modern Family's Jesse Taylor Ferguson and Justin Mikta Visit Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios has released three pictures of ABC sitcom Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his partner Justin Mikita visiting Universal Studios Florida. Click any picture for a larger version.
Posted: Mon 3/28/2011 11:32a • permalink • Discuss It
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