#Universal Orlando Resort

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Universal Orlando 🌴🌿

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Stella Nova Hotel, Universal Orlando Resort

[batneko]

PSA TO FELLOW THEME PARK AND/OR MARIO NERDS because I keep seeing this on youtube and if the youtubers wanna fuck up their toys that's fine but I'd hate to see someone who actually cares do this, SO!

do not bang your power-up band on the blocks! You only need to hit them with your fist, do NOT smack your band on them. You can hit them with your knuckles or the side of your fist, in my experience both work fine. Banging the bands repeatedly on blocks as you run around the park is going to wear away the paint faster than you think. Especially if you've got kids who don't know the meaning of "restraint."

For other sensors around the parks, like the secret 8-bit characters or your Kart steering wheel, you just hold your band up to it. Honestly it doesn't even need to touch it, just get close. I understand the urge! But I swear, I prommy, you don't need to actually physically tap it.

Your power-up band will thank you when you get it home still looking pristine. 💛

[dampfloks]

Emmit Brown's Time Train - Back To The Future III Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, USA

[321spongebolt]

So, I saw "The Wild Robot" on opening night in 3D, and well, given its critical and financial success for Universal, Illumination, and DreamWorks, I feel like Roz should be a meet-and-greet character at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort. I know it can work if you depict her as a mascot character. But as far as if she should be able to talk, I'm sure it's possible thanks to voice AI or something. She is a robot after all. And like in the film, her face would glow whenever she talks.

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[hopefulkidshark]

Hogwarts Express, Amusement ride, United states: The Hogwarts Express is an 1,800 mm broad gauge cable railway, people mover, and attraction within the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, United States. Wikipedia

[thespian-wallflower]

My Hanna-Barbera loving ass meeting Scooby the other day at Universal Orlando 🥰

[sunstained]

Theme Park Shark is starting a new project, where readers can find all the information they could possibly need about restaurants, attractions, shopping, and more right on our site.

We just debuted the first part of the wiki with restaurants menus and information now featured at Epic Universe!

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it's been one week and i'm missing my favorite place

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Universal's Islands of Adventure 🌴🌿

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Review: Epic Universe's Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry Is Thoroughly Fun and Impressively Deep

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Review: Epic Universe's Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry Is Thoroughly Fun and Impressively Deep

While you can expect a good theme park to deliver thrills, entertainment, and perhaps even an emotional sense of immersion, you don’t necessarily expect it to engage with a story on a particularly profound level. The focus is on aesthetics and atmosphere rather than narrative, and that’s okay. That’s why I was so pleasantly surprised to discover the extent to which Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry at Universal Orlando Resort’s new Epic Universe engages with wizarding politics, especially the complex and sensitive issue of elf rights.

We spent so long soaking in the details of the queue compared to the amount of time on the ride that the former is actually clearer in my mind, which is not to discount my enjoyment of the ride itself. After a dazzling entrance by Métro-Floo into the atrium, where the golden Fountain of Magical Brethren has apparently been rebuilt (still with the wizard in a position of privilege), the story kicks off right away with banners announcing that today is the trial of Dolores Umbridge – a weighty issue of justice for a ride!

  Umbridge trial

Golden wizard statue in the Ministry of Magic

House elf relocation offices

Ministry of Magic Public Notice

Ministry of Magic Time Turner notice

Magic cleaning Ministry

  The first indication that elves will matter here is so subtle that most visitors will probably miss it – a plaque on a door just off the atrium labeled “House-elf Relocation Offices.” Hermione’s Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare (SPEW) never got off the ground in the series, and although Dobby’s sacrifice was acknowledged and Kreacher underwent a major change, most elves still seemed uninterested in or actively hostile to freedom, and most wizards seemed unenthusiastic about forcing it upon them. This small detail shows that mere months after Voldemort’s defeat, there are efforts underway to improve conditions for elves – perhaps to find preferable placements for those in the most abusive situations and bring them to places like Hogwarts, where they could work as they please in favorable conditions and slowly be given education, benefits, and an introduction to freedom.

Where this teaser really comes to fruition is in Umbridge’s office, where her former house-elf, Higgledy, has a three-minute monologue that provides much more insight into the current status of elves. Higgledy, wearing a pink bow and shoe signifying her freedom, is excited to see her former mistress face justice, idolizes Hermione for her activism, and refers to Minister Shacklebolt as her friend. Elves still have a long way to go – Higgledly scolds herself much like Dobby for being distracted from work and says that most elves are still content without pay, though she likes the idea of it. But the discourse around elf rights has become mainstream, and it sounds like both wizards and elves are starting to think differently. Progress!

Other highlights include the Auror Office featuring portraits of Frank and Alice Longbottom, Hesphaestus Gore, and Mad-Eye Moody (Tonks would’ve been nice too!); a detailed, moving map of the Ministry; an employee locker room with lockers belonging to Harry, Ron, and Neville; and portraits of past Ministers of Magic, as well as a bust of the first Minister, Ulick Gamp, discussing the impending trial.

  Higgledly

Ministry of Magic map

Full Auror office

Auror training schedule

Auror portraits

Auror lockers

Ministers of Magic

  Finally, it’s time for the ride. This is probably one of the most comfortable rides in the park, with leather-upholstered seats and a simple seatbelt across the waist, as opposed to tight bars or overhead restraints. The seating feels stable and enclosed yet roomy, ideal for riders who don’t love the sensation of having their legs dangling or being crammed into a tight space. There are no lockers, as belongings can easily be stowed by riders’ feet and are at low risk of being lost. The ride offers a unique and stimulating experience with a blend of soaring, dropping, and bouncing.

The story of Umbridge trying to steal a Time-Turner feels a little tired – the Ministry’s Time-Turners were supposedly destroyed during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, and yet Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also relies on the idea of finding one that could travel back further than a few hours. But the Time Room is awesome, and the beasts escaping from the Department of Magical Creatures makes for an epic tie-in with Fantastic Beasts, complete with stunning visuals both animatronic and digital. It’s a thrill to see Imelda Staunton as a deliciously evil Umbridge again, witness Higgledly make her mark as a heroic elf, and hear Harry remind Umbridge about not telling lies.

Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry is a highly enjoyable experience as a ride – but the depth of the queue keeps us thinking about the future of the wizarding world long after we disembark.

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Even when some trash cans are unmagical by definition, it's commendable to highlight examples of quality work. The debut of DreamWorks Land at Universal Studios Florida in June 2024 exemplifies such a case. This new land, which has taken over the space of Woody Woodpecker’s KidZone, focuses on characters from the Shrek, Trolls, and Kung Fu Panda franchises. It features attractions tailored for children, such as the Trolls-themed roller coaster, an interactive Kung Fu Panda playground, a Shrek meet-and-greet, and a live stage show starring various DreamWorks characters. Amidst these attractions, one might not expect the trash cans to stand out—yet they do. Universal has eschewed the minimalistic approach of merely adorning a generic can with a sticker, often a standard play for Disney when they even bother with can theme in recent attraction openings. Universal has instead opted for a more immersive trash can experience. Three open-top designs, each aligned with the intellectual properties of the land, boast faux carvings on a rock-like surface that depict elements from the character properties. This thoughtful detail might have been an easy aspect to overlook, but Universal's decision to enhance even the most mundane elements like trash cans is a testament to detail. Intentional design for a small thing is important. As we often say, the level of attention an organization devotes to something as seemingly insignificant as trash cans speaks volumes about their overall focus. Universal's effort here is indeed praiseworthy. // Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Florida, DreamWorks Land, 2024 [Source: LaughingPlace.com. Used by Permission.]

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The Incredible Hulk — The roller coaster where you become The Hulk. A Hulk? This Bolliger & Mabillard launch coaster opened for the first time in 1999, and for the second time in 2015, and is located at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando Florida. After being launched out of the lab as you mutate at 67 mph, you are sent into your first inversion before coming to the rides gorgeous cobra roll. The cobra roll, which is the highest point on the coaster, reaches its peak height of 110 ft.

[where-dreamers-go]

Introducing How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk

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Last chance to enter the My Nintendo Universal Epic Universe SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Sweepstakes for a chance to visit SUPER NINTENDO WORLD

SUPER NINTENDO WORLD opened first at Universal Studios Japan in 2021. The U.S. debut of SUPER NINTENDO WORLD at Universal Studios Hollywood officially opened as of February 17, 2023. SUPER NINTENDO WORLD has also expanded to Universal Studios Orlando in 2025. NO PURCH NEC. Must be US resident age 18+. See Rules 4 details. Enter by 6/30/25 at 11:00 PM PT. Approximate Retail Value of Universal…