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6 Things To Expect From Universal Orlando’s Epic Nighttime Spectacular
Now that Fast & Furious: Supercharged has opened at Universal Studios Florida, it’s time to look ahead to the next major addition to Universal Orlando. There are still a few new additions opening in Orlando theme parks during the summer of 2018 including Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Infinity Falls at SeaWorld
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Attendance For Theme Parks Grows for 2017
The annual attendance report has been released by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and as always, the numbers are fascinating. Overall, the theme park industry has seen steady growth thanks mostly to investments in Orlando and in China. According to the report, attendance for attractions at the major operators globally is almost half a billion
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What Happened To Talking Mickey?
On May 13, 2018, the Mickey Mouse meet and greet in the Town Square Theater at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World became decidedly less magical. Debuting in 2011, Mickey began making appearances on Main Street after Mickey’s Toontown Fair was demolished to make way for the New Fantasyland construction. When he appeared in
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Is SeaWorld Making A Comeback?
Recently SeaWorld Parks made some huge headlines regarding their attendance during the first quarter of 2018. Attendance at their parks was up by 15% which is a huge gain for any theme park because usually, that time of year is the slowest. So does this mean SeaWorld is making a comeback? I would remain cautiously
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Is Jurassic Park River Adventure Closing at Islands of Adventure for a Jurassic World Refresh?
As we predicted several months back, Universal Studios Hollywood has announced that Jurassic Park: The Ride will be closing on September 3rd, 2018. This is to make way for the anticipated Jurassic World Ride headed to Universal Studios in 2019. However, everyone is now wondering – will Jurassic Park River Adventure be closing at Islands
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A Journey Through Saw Escape Room in Las Vegas
Today, we give a taste of the Saw Escape Room in Las Vegas from one of our most loyal TPU readers. Al D’Alfonso recently took a trip to Las Vegas and got to experience this one-of-a-kind escape room just off the Vegas strip. Is it an escape room? Immersive theater? Ultra-themed experience? I’ll let Al
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Universal Studios Hollywood To Close Jurassic Park: The Ride on Sep 3, 2018 Most Likely for Jurassic World
OK, looks like we are still batting a thousand here at Theme Park University. As it turns out, Inside Universal is reporting that Jurassic Park: The Ride will be closing for extensive refurbishment on September 3, 2018. Now, this is not a surprise to us here at TPU, who correctly predicted that theme park patrons
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First Look at Universal Studios Beijing
Word on Universal’s first theme park in China has been fairly silent so far. Reports say that Universal Studios Beijing should open in 2020. Or at least the first phase. A few things to keep in mind as we go through the concept art for Universal Studios Beijing. First of all, everything posted in this article remains
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Why is Fast & Furious: Supercharged A Dumpster Fire?
Now that Fast & Furious Supercharged has opened at Universal Studios Florida, the general consensus is in: it’s a dumpster fire. To be fair, this article is not about my personal opinion. Nor the opinion of other bloggers. If attraction designers had to design rides to appeal to bloggers who cover attractions, they’d pull their
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When Will Universal Orlando Announce Their Fourth Park?
Theme Park University reader Lachie writes in to ask, “I have heard a lot of rumors regarding the announcement of Universal’s fourth gate. Some say it will happen when Disney has their press events from Toy Story Land. You’ve said that announcement is probably a year away. What gives?” Great question! Admittedly, I don’t pay a
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Sea World Orlando Teases Sesame Street Opening in 2019
While Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando have been making announcements about their new offerings, Sea World Orlando is also throwing out some great new concept art! Sesame Street has begun construction in the former Shamu’s Happy Harbor area of the park and today we get a glimpse of what the new 5-acre land will look
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20th Century Fox Dubai Park On Indefinite Hold Due to Oversaturation
The theme park bubble is slowly starting to burst in Dubai. According to an exclusive story with Arabian Business, the CEO of Al Ahli Group who wants to finance 20th Century Fox Dubai, the market is becoming oversaturated. For those unfamiliar, this park was slated for a potential opening date of 2020 and was to
