Tag: Universal Studios
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Universal’s Wicked History and…Future?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of a little movie called Wicked. Based on the musical, which is a loose adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which in turn is based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The…
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Was Halloween Horror Nights 33 Disappointing?
If you’re a theme park fan who’s been on the internet this Halloween season, or any in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen or heard a lot of complaints about Halloween Horror Nights this year. In fact, you might have actually heard one or two of these complaints coming from me. But, you…
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Why Halloween Horror Nights Original Houses Reign Supreme
Halloween Horror Nights is Universal parks’ annual Halloween event. But for many people, it is more than just something to enjoy around halloween time. The event has legions of dedicated fans, who spend all year speculating and reminiscing about the event. Much of this speculation surrounds what IPs are going to be at the next…
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The Insane Growth Of Halloween Horror Nights
At this point in time, Halloween Horror Nights has established itself as one of the most important events within the world of theme parks. These days, it has become a cultural icon in its own right. Even as someone who lives in the U.K., it isn’t that rare for me to see merchandise from the…
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Why Theme Parks NEED Water!
Typically, when we discuss a well themed park, we usually focus on expensive large scale structures and intricate carefully crafted details. However, there are some more simple things that are essential to helping a good theme work. These more simple things are of course the nature designers craft into the areas. Nature, as it is…
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The Halloween Horror Nights That Never Happened (HHN 2020)
In 2020, lots of bad things happened. It wasn’t a great year in most ways. The majority of this is all far too serious to discuss within a youtube channel dedicated to theme parks. But, the less serious discussions of how this affected the theme parks, is a much better fit. So, with the event…
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Why Theme Parks Need To Stop The Obsession With IP Lands!
The competition between Universal and Disney is an ever changing, high stake battle between two industry giants. It all really began back in the late 1980’s, when MGM Studios and Universal Studios Orlando opened just one year apart. The battle has raged on ever since and within this tussle we have seen different trends emerge…
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Celebrating the 25 Year History of Islands of Adventure
In 1999, Universal Orlando Resort opened up their second theme park, Islands of Adventure. Islands of Adventure was a major expansion and remains to this day the only non studios park built by Universal. Although, this is of course set to change very soon. In 1999, Islands of Adventure was unlike anything we’d ever seen…
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The Failure of Movie Studio Theme Parks – What Happened?
Millions of people a year visit theme parks to escape the realities of everyday life, so it’s no surprise that most revolve around themes of fantasy and adventure, drawing on already established literary and cinematic genres for inspiration. This idea has remained at the heart of most theme parks, allowing us, the guests, to travel…
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Is Universal’s Epic Universe a Waste of Money?
Set to open in 2025, Epic Universe will see Universal Parks & Resorts open their third theme park, fourth if you count Volcano Bay, in the Orlando area. With an opening date just a year away, progress is well underway for the park. A brand new theme park is always exciting, but it does come…