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The 2021 Theme Park Year in Review: What Opened (and What Didn't) at Disney and Universal Parks!

Many of the rides that debuted in 2021 were initially planned for 2020, and likewise, many of 2021's planned attractions will instead open in 2022! So today, let's look back on 2021 with a time capsule review of the big attractions of the year... and what the rides that missed their expected 2021 openings altogether...

Retro Rewind: 2001 Universal Orlando Resort Vacation Planning Video

On July 8th, 2000, the “Universal Studios Escape” sign greeting motorists along Hollywood Way came down, bringing the 28-month branding disaster to an ignominious end. A park had become a resort and, two years deep into its transformation, the average tourist was none the wiser.

Forgotten Festivities: 7 Former Holiday Celebrations That Should Return to Universal Orlando

The history of those Universal holidays, as loosely recounted last year, is even more slippery than that of Halloween Horror Nights

Universal Studios Florida Opening Day Attractions Ranked

The commercial called it “The Greatest Hollywood Production Ever.” Consider these the biggest scenes, from worst to first.

Don't Blink: 4 Unintentionally Terrifying Animatronics That'll Keep You Up at Night

Today, we've collected four theoretically-innocent, unintentionally-creepy Audio-Animatronics you'll find at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort. Our advice? Don't look into their eyes before bed...

Hollywood Horror Nights: 6 Haunted Houses That Deserve Movies

In March of 2020, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum casually mentioned that his studio, no stranger to the event, had talked with Universal about completing the circle: “We haven’t quite figured it out, but there’s definitely a movie in Halloween Horror Nights somewhere.”

Why SeaWorld's Howl-O-Scream Needed to Happen

Will you be checking out this new Halloween event next month?

Wet 'n Mild: 6 Underrated Ways to Beat the Central Florida Heat

Summer is fast approaching in Central Florida and that means one thing - ice cream melting at speeds previously thought impossible. With most of the covid restrictions pulled or in-process, the parks will soon look like mouse-eared moshpits once again. There’s always Dole Whip, Freestyle machines

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