Universal Orlando – “Rock The Universe” This Weekend
September 7, 2011 Comments Off on Universal Orlando – “Rock The Universe” This WeekendDON’T MISS UNIVERSAL ORLANDO’S ROCK THE UNIVERSE 2011 THIS WEEKEND, FEATURING HIT CHRISTIAN BANDS LIKE SWITCHFOOT, CASTING CROWNS, RELIENT K AND MORE … WHAT: This weekend, Rock the Universe 2011 – Florida’s biggest Christian music festival – kicks off at Universal Orlando Resort. Guests can rock out to seventeen of the biggest names in Christian […]
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Tyra Banks, Halloween Horror Nights & Lady Luck
September 6, 2011 Comments Off on Tyra Banks, Halloween Horror Nights & Lady LuckRight before heading out on her five city “’MODELLAND’ Book Tour – A Fierce Experience!” Tyra Banks spent some down time at Universal Orlando Resort with her family over the Labor Day weekend. While there, Tyra came face-to-face with Lady Luck, the blood-thirsty seductress and force behind Halloween Horror Nights 21. Named “the country’s best […]
Continue reading …What Does Pottermore Mean To Orlando?
June 24, 2011 Comments Off on What Does Pottermore Mean To Orlando?Harry Potter author J K Rowling has launched the Pottermore online reading experience, which will invite fans online, and will sell DRM-free ebooks of the series for the first time. The project involves bringing the Harry Potter books online and telling the story through a web site not to mention the small matter of selling […]
Continue reading …The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebrates First Birthday
June 19, 2011 Comments Off on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebrates First BirthdayJune 17th marked the first anniversary of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park. The new attraction has established a loyal theme park following and in a lot of ways the books and films featuring a boy wizard created by author J. K. Rowling have transformed the Orlando […]
Continue reading …Harry Potter Twins at Universal’s Islands of Adventures
June 9, 2011 Comments Off on Harry Potter Twins at Universal’s Islands of AdventuresOliver and James Phelps, the actors who portrayed the Weasley twins in the “Harry Potter” movies, were taping at Universal’s Islands of Adventure yesterday. The brothers were stationed near the theme park’s Hogsmeade village with Hogwarts serving as the backdrop at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The Phelpses read from a prompter and interacted […]
Continue reading …Universal Orlando Summer Concert Series Begins This Weekend
June 8, 2011 Comments Off on Universal Orlando Summer Concert Series Begins This WeekendThis weekend, Universal Orlando’s 2011 Summer Concert Series begins and it will feature the most dynamic lineup in the event’s history. Six hit artists – including Drake, Boys Like Girls and Trey Songz – will take center stage every Saturday night from June 11 to July 16. With a combined total of 30 platinum albums, […]
Continue reading …“Despicable Me” Comes to Universal Orlando
May 19, 2011 Comments Off on “Despicable Me” Comes to Universal OrlandoUniversal Orlando announced today that the blockbuster movie “Despicable Me” will become an attraction at its theme park. The park also announced high-tech enhancements are underway for its Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man attraction. The “Despicable Me” experience replaces the Jimmy Neutron attraction and will be the first-ever Universal animated film to be transformed into a […]
Continue reading …Universal Orlando Makes Record Profits Thanks to Harry Potter
February 16, 2011 Comments Off on Universal Orlando Makes Record Profits Thanks to Harry PotterGood news for the Orlando area emerged this week as Universal Orlando announced that attendance was up 20%. Universal said Monday it drew 11.2 million visitors in 2010, an increase of nearly 2 million from 2009, as huge crowds descended on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which opened last June in the resort’s Islands […]
Continue reading …Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons kicked off another fabulous Mardi Gras season at Univeral Orlando last weekend and every Saturday and on other select nights from February 12th – April 23rd, you can you catch one of fifteen live concerts by some of the biggest names in music, as well as Universal’s most spectacular […]
Continue reading …One Million Mugs of Butterbeer sold at Harry Potter
January 6, 2011 Comments Off on One Million Mugs of Butterbeer sold at Harry PotterTurns out butterbeer is just as popular with Muggles as with witches and wizards…not to mention Orlando area vacationers! Universal Orlando officials said yesterday that the one-millionth mug of the delicious frothy, butterscotchy libation was sold over the holidays inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction… which is some feat considering it has only […]
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