Demolition of Building 44
While we’ve all been busy following the construction in the former Amity area of Universal Studios, new permits have been filed for the demolition of the long vacant Building 44 near the front of the park.…
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Permits filed for Hogwarts Express Attraction?
New permits filed with the City of Orlando have provided more evidence for the real-life Hogwarts Express attraction that’s rumored to eventually connect the existing Wizarding World of Harry Potter with its expansion, Project 722, taking over the former Amity area of Universal Studios.…
Look Back: Universal’s Royal Egyptian Resort
Our previous look back featured Universal’s Silverscreen Resort, the once conceptualized, but never built, 4th on-site hotel for Universal Orlando. Sticking with the hotel theme, today we’ll be taking a look back at Universal’s Royal Egyptian Resort, an early concept for the “Hotel ‘C’ Site”, which would later become Universal’s Royal Pacific Resort.…
Look Back: Universal’s Silverscreen Resort
There have been quite a few rumblings recently about Universal’s plans to build a fourth on-site hotel, so for this week’s look back, we figured we’d take a look at Universal’s Silverscreen Resort, a proposed fourth hotel for Universal that never saw the light of day.…
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem Facebook Update
Two photos have been added to our Facebook page detailing new progress on the Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem attraction, new frames and a new color scheme. Be sure to like us on Facebook!…
CityWalk’s New Waterfront Promenade
Changes are on the way to Universal’s CityWalk! Permits filed with the City of Orlando and the South Florida Water Management District over the last two months show off plans to completely renovate the waterfront promenade area of CityWalk with a new series of leveled decks along the hills leading down to the lagoon.…
Hollywood Drive-In Golf to Open by February 29th
Hollywood Drive-In Golf, the new mini golf venue coming to Universal CityWalk, is expected to open sometime this week. The venue recently launched its very own Facebook fan page, where it confirmed, in response to fan questions, that February 29th “is the latest date that we will open.…
Lost Continent Demolition Plans
Remember those permits we posted awhile back for the demolition of two Lost Continent buildings? Well, new permits filed today with the South Florida Water Management District reveal the full scope of the demolition, and they paint a pretty clear picture.…
Universal From Above (2012 Aerials)
The Orange County Property Appraiser website has updated their aerial imagery for 2012. The images were taken sometime between January 20th and 27th, so while they’re not the most recent images, they still provide an excellent overview of the resort, showing off views of the new additions from 2011 and coming in 2012.…
New Kid’s Play Area Coming to Wet ‘n Wild
A new permit filed on January 23rd, 2012 reveals that Wet ‘n Wild plans on completely renovating their kids play area, likely for the 2012 summer season. From the plans, it looks as if Wet ‘n Wild will be demolishing all of their current kids play area, keeping only the outline of the main pool, its sand castle theming, and two slides,per this note: “Sand castle to remain.…
