Tag: Universal Studios
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Universal Studios Holiday Parade Featuring Macy’s: A Historical Deep Dive
Universal Studios Orlando is widely recognised for their contribution to the Halloween season. Halloween Horror Nights is the most widely recognised and celebrated theme park events and rightfully so. But, as Earl the Squirrel will let you know, Universal also does their fair share of contributing to the holiday festivities. From the Christmas tribute store…
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The History of Marvel at Halloween Horror Nights
Halloween Horror Nights Orlando is the world’s premier Halloween event and Marvel is one of the most widely recognisable brands out there, but did you know that at one point in time, in the year 2002 to be precise, these two worlds collided. In this video, I’m going to explore the most ambitious crossover ever……
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Halloween Horror Nights Orlando 31 ULTIMATE Review (2022)
Halloween Horror Nights Orlando holds the title of being the World’s Premier Halloween Event, so undoubtedly fans expectations are always high. As someone who first attended the event in 2013 and has since returned each year, there’s clearly something that keeps drawing me back. I’ve experienced Halloween events all over the world and can honestly…
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Does The Weeknd belong at Halloween Horror Nights? (The Weeknd After Hours Nightmare)
Many fans of Halloween Horror Nights were confused why The Weeknd had his own house at the event in 2022, and to that I said…you don’t know The Weeknd. I think it’s clear to see for those who got to experience this house, just how well The Weeknd worked at Halloween Horror Nights. Before the…
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Top 5 News Stories of the Week ….new coaster coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2022
1. New coaster coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2022 Six Flags Magic Mountain announced plans this week for Wonder Woman Flight of Courage. This coaster will become the tallest and longest single rail coaster in the world standing over 13 stories tall and more than 3300 ft in length. The coaster will reach…
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‘A Day in the Park with Barney ’ Permanently Closed
Universal have confirmed, via Twitter, that ‘A Day in the Park with Barney’ is now permanently closed at Universal Studios Florida. This closure doesn’t come as much of a surprise, with rumours having circulated for many years about the end of this attraction. We’re sure for most, this doesn’t feel like much of a loss.…
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Our Top 5 Halloween Horror Nights Houses
Halloween Horror Nights has been one of our favourite theme park events since we first attended in 2013. Since then, we’ve attended the event every year apart from 2015 and 2020 when it was cancelled because of the pandemic. We can’t wait for the day when we’re back walking through the fog at Halloween Horror…
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Why did Jaws: The Ride close?
Many theme park fans question ‘Why did Jaws: The Ride close?’, as its popularity seems too great for its demise to have been a wise decision. It is rare for a day to pass without our twitter feed being filled with nostalgic demands to bring back Jaws: The Ride to Universal Studios Orlando. This is…
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5 Lands We’d Love To See At Universal Parks
In my past two articles, I listed what I believe to be the best and worst themed Universal lands at every Universal park, excluding Universal Singapore, which I haven’t yet visited. Whilst racking my brain to complete these lists, I began to think about what could be. Universal are one of the biggest theme park…
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Universal’s 5 Best Themed Lands
Universal’s best themed lands… As promised in our last article, here we are. One of my favourite theme park companies, home to some of the best attractions and, as I shall list off, themed lands. When Universal first opened in Hollywood, a theme park formula based on designated lands wasn’t really their style. This was…