Posted on Friday, 20th August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Universal Orlando released a “teaser video” previewing their upcoming Halloween Horror Nights event “Twenty Years of Fear”.  In the video, Jim Timon, Senior Vice President of Entertainment for Universal Orlando, talks about how they take everything they’ve learned about frightening people the past 20 years, and evolve it to make it more intense to scare [...]

Tags: halloween, Halloween Horror Nights, Jim Timon, Universal Orlando
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Posted on Friday, 16th July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

“Weird Al” Yankovic is the king of pop culture parody, and has sold more comedy records than any other artist in history.  In a career spanning over three decades, he has amassed 30 Gold and Platinum albums, 7 Gold and Platinum-certified home videos and 3 Grammy Awards (with another 11 nominations).
“Weird Al” Yankovic is back [...]

Tags: Captain EO, Hard Rock Live, Michael Jackson, skipper dan, Skipper Dan Jungle Cruise, Universal Orlando, Weird Al Yankovic
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Posted on Thursday, 15th July 2010 by Kathy Werling

I’ve noticed lately that a lot of people don’t seem to do much planning or research when they visit the great attractions here in Central Florida.  To remedy this, I thought I would do a series of blogs about the different theme parks and attractions at Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and Sea World for [...]

Tags: Beach Haus, Blizzard Beach, disney world, Lottawatta Lodge, Polar patios, Sea World, Universal Orlando
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Posted on Saturday, 19th June 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Universal Orlando Resort released this video from events that occurred during the grand opening celebration from June 16-18, 2010 for the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the Islands of Adventure theme park.  J.K. Rowling, author of the series of Harry Potter books, appeared and commented briefly during her tour of the new land [...]

Tags: Daniel Radcliffe, Islands Of Adventure, J.K. Rowling, Universal Orlando, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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Posted on Saturday, 29th May 2010 by Pete Werner

POV video from Dragon Challenge (formerly Dueling Dragons) at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure.

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Posted on Friday, 28th May 2010 by Pete Werner

A first look video at the new themed Wizarding World of Harry Potter area at Universal’s Islands of Adventure

Tags: Harry Potter, Islands Of Adventure, Universal Orlando, video, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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Posted on Thursday, 29th April 2010 by Corey Martin

Look what the Mailman just dropped off. It’s the invitation to the Grand Opening Celebration for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. This has to be one of the most impressive invitation packages that I’ve ever received.

Tags: grand opening, Harry Potter, invitation, Universal Orlando, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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